jksmith

Im doing a rebuild on my 99 Si, was originally planning on just doing a OEM rebuild on the b16 and keeping it SIMPLE, but i have some nice parts laying around and want to know if its feesable to stay reliable on this

i have these parts laying around

9:1 wiseco pistons
b16 eagle rods
Precision SC44 .60/.63
Greddy 24V Big Intercooler Kit
HKS BOV


only looking for 250-300 whp on VERY CONSERVATIVE 93 pump tune

bad thing is i dont have the cash to buy the rest of what i need to run it,

questions are

1. when i rebuild it should i put the rods/pistons in and run it on a stock P2T ecu til i get to funds?

2. should i go oem b16 bottom end and throw the turbo on later, and sell the rods/piston


it could be awhile b4 i get the funds, i have a baby coming next month , and btw this is my DD and needs to be safe the little one

hmoobhero

pretty sure you can put those rods and pistons in and run all motor untill turbo. stock b16 CR is around 9:1 anyways.

also, you can get 300hp with stock bottom end, but wont be as reliable as forged pistons. just depends man. if i were you, i would sell the pistons and rods and use that money to fund the project.

jksmith

thanks thats what i was thinking, i may end up selling it all in anyways, but i had them laying around

so 250-300 whp, will be pretty easy stock bottom end b16? figure that would be about 8psi on this turbo