Hey I'm logan! I'm new to this site. I have a 92 eg hatch with a 94 b18c1 swap with around 155k miles on it. I have basic bolt ons cai, stage 2 clutch skunk2 gen 1 intake mani, type r rep header, p28 chipped ecu and a dyno tune. It made 148whp. I had a exhaust leak and oil leak that was coming from between head and block where head gasket tab is. I thought it was vtec solenoid, cam seal, or dizzy o ring. Turns out it's none of those. I wanna build a reliable weekend street car. My close buddy got a b series turbo kit. He's offering me Garrett t3/t4 60 trim, tial wastegate, hks bov, brand name manifold, custom downpipe, aem fuel rail, precision 450cc injectors, and no name intercooler for $500. I wanna jump on this and get ARP head studs with a cometic head gasket. I'm wondering what your thought are?? I'd get gauges for cheap, I'm looking for 200-250whp. Is this reliable?

 

psi isnt a measurement of power for starters.
a head gasket with new head studs isnt a 10hr job, if it takes your mechanic that long to do that, then i would go else where. post pics of this kit your friend has in full detail and find out the condition of that turbo. i highly advice you read FAQS as well, spoon feeding isnt allowed here so just be aware.

oh yeah, do a leak down adn compression test before you do anything to that motor.

 

​​​​​You don't need a new gasket or ARPs, unless the maintenance calls for it. And if you do change, stay with OEM. No Cometic, no eBay. Do the compression and leakdown test as suggested

 

say bro..youre telling me this for....

 

I know that psi isn't a measure of power.. I'm hoping to make 200-250whp on stock internals safely. I just want a low boost fun weekend driver. Thanks for the reply!

 

I'm telling Civichatch301 this. Not you, sir. Especially for that particular power goal. That's a matter for the tuner. As long as the car is mechanically sound, there's no real insurance benefit to gain from it. The head shouldn't lift either way.
You're talking to a guy who had a bone stock GS-R making over 300whp in 2000. No Hondata, no ARP, No Cometic, nothing but an old GReddy blue box from back in the day.

 

^ Low 300s is fairly common on turbo B series.

 

ive always wanted that greddy kit when it was still brand new back in the hay day

 

Consider finding a new tuner. Unless your engine has compression loss or leakdown you should have made at least 15whp more than that. And that's with me assuming it was a Mustang dyno, and not a Dynojet.

 

i had a exhaust leak and yes it was a mustang dyno