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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 02:08 AM
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alright i got an 94 LS and i'm just wondering what i should do for the mean time before i think about swapping my motor with a GSR. i have about 200k miles on it and it runs great still. dad's a mechanic so he says it'll probably last 20k - 30k miles before it starts to die out on me. so i'm thinking i use it as a daily driver and i travel not even 20 miles a day so is there anything i can add to this baby to make her quicker and gain more power without going TURBO or swapping the motor? i mean i'm planning on doing this down the line and i kno it seems like wasting money but i'm just trying to use my motor 4 wats left of it. LOL so any suggestions DC guys? thanks hoping for suggestions
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 02:18 AM
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it will last way longer if you say it runs good now take care of it..
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 03:18 AM
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save your money till the day you need a new motor then you can use some of the saved money to build that motor
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 03:59 AM
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Originally Posted by BoboyRS
alright i got an 94 LS and i'm just wondering what i should do for the mean time before i think about swapping my motor with a GSR. i have about 200k miles on it and it runs great still. dad's a mechanic so he says it'll probably last 20k - 30k miles before it starts to die out on me. so i'm thinking i use it as a daily driver and i travel not even 20 miles a day so is there anything i can add to this baby to make her quicker and gain more power without going TURBO or swapping the motor? i mean i'm planning on doing this down the line and i kno it seems like wasting money but i'm just trying to use my motor 4 wats left of it. LOL so any suggestions DC guys? thanks hoping for suggestions
Save some money for a swap.
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 06:04 AM
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wtf only 20K-30K more miles? Has your dad not worked on or been around Hondas very much? My GS-R turned 200K back in 2005, and now it has 275K miles and still runs like a top! Doesn't even leak any fluids of any kind.

Seriously, if it's in good shape now and you take good care of it, it could go 300K, 400K who knows.

I've spent WAY more money in the past few years replacing worn out suspension and steering components than I ever have spent on the engine itself.
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94
wtf only 20K-30K more miles? Has your dad not worked on or been around Hondas very much? My GS-R turned 200K back in 2005, and now it has 275K miles and still runs like a top! Doesn't even leak any fluids of any kind.

Seriously, if it's in good shape now and you take good care of it, it could go 300K, 400K who knows.

I've spent WAY more money in the past few years replacing worn out suspension and steering components than I ever have spent on the engine itself.
Seriously.
Save your money if you want your engine to last. Take care of it and she will take car of you.
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