SilkyJohnson

I just purchased a 00 Si @ undisclosed price.. I was changing my spark plugs and on one of the spark plugs there was coolant. The rest of the spark plugs were dry minus one. The car never smokes or misfires. Here's my questions should since I might have to take off the head should I do work to it? or should I swap a gsr motor in? My b16 has over 175k right now. My goal with the car is to be boosted. Sometime later this year.

Let me know what you guys think!

3 non coolant spark plugs







Coolant spark plug

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

So the real question is "How do I spend my money". Easy. Rebuild the engine for boost then boost it.

hondad6

Al i can say is set a plan and stick to it till the end. I see too many people who get almost done and sell off all of their parts, at half what they paid, because they decide to go in another direction. As for the B16 it might just need a new head gasket, but if it was run hot the head is most likely warped. For a few hundred it can be fixed a a machine shop. A GS-R is gonna run a few thousand off the rip. Also a B16 is a great motor to turbo. they get great numbers with a good tune. GS-r is also good with turbo. Personally i like the B16 because of the response to throttle. shorter stroke with lighter internals= faster revs.

SilkyJohnson

my budget is big at all.. so I'm thinking maybe get the head ported and a thicker headgasket until I boost it



I hear you on that! for some reason the car run extremely cold it doesn't even get to the middle of the temp gauge

split_second650

full engine rebuild then boost .. machine everything back to spec .. i got 248k on my d16y7 and i still race the **** out of it, but im planning to buy another motor that i can run on the car while the other engine gets rebuilt .. reliability FTW!

Former User

Do cylinder compression and leak down tests.

wudini

either you payed WAY too much for it, or it's stolen lol.

SilkyJohnson

full engine rebuild is probably way out of my budget!

I'll try and get that done over the weekend

option 1.

Arthas

haha it happens, just make the best of it.

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

You can rebuild an engine for less than the turbo and/or GSR you say you plan on swapping. If the headgasket is blown, which it probably is, replacing it is even cheaper.

On another note did you even have the car checked out before you bought it?

split_second650

true true .. how much u willing to spend on fixing the 'problem'?

Arthas

Dont get a thicker head gasket, just stick to OEM. You cant just slap on a thicker gasket and expect the car to run.

rick_rabies

silky pilky milky i wish i could help you out. id lend a hand if i was local

hondad6

Also check the thermostat. If it is not getting to run temp the previous owner might have taken it out all together, or the H2O temp sensor could be bad. Is the head really hot when it has been run for a while? I know my radiator never gets hot but the H2O temp gauge in the dash says that it is normal, a little below the mid line.

SilkyJohnson

What ever it takes.... meaning some where around 500-800.
After that I'll just garage it until I save enough to rebuild it.

That would be GREAT!!!

Ya I'll check that out tonight when I get home! I never checked the head after I drive it around... I don't drive it much I need to work on some more security parts