i am almost at 120,000 on the clock. ive done no major mods because it is an automatic and my other project is not done. so it is my daily driver. i do plan to swap out for a 5 speed.

what i would like to know. before boost (no more than 10psi) on that many miles .... would it be a good idea to tear down and rebuild my motor? new gaskets ... seals ... little things, clean it up basically. i dont have the money to "build" a motor, but would a re-build be a bad idea?

i just dont know how long these b18s would last under boost at 120k miles.

 

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if you have the money i dont think it would be a bad thing. You could allways shotpeen the rods and get some new pistons and it should hold up really well under boost

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Racermech &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you have the money i dont think it would be a bad thing. You could allways shotpeen the rods and get some new pistons and it should hold up really well under boost</TD></TR></TABLE>

changed my mind. im thinking 6-7 psi

 

If the compression/leakdown test is good, 6-7 PSI wont hurt anything.

Ive heard of a guy with a stock blcok DA that was running 5psi for many years.

 

IMO it wouldn't be a bad idea to rebuild if you're fitting a turbo. If money is really tight, maybe do as was said above but it would definately be a good idea to fit new rings and gaskets.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by notstock93 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If the compression/leakdown test is good, 6-7 PSI wont hurt anything.

Ive heard of a guy with a stock blcok DA that was running 5psi for many years.</TD></TR></TABLE>

whats 5-7 psi gonna get me .... HP wise. and what kind of fuel management will supposrt an auto? ive not found one.