how much oil does your motor burn or consume? I burn a quart every 1500 miles, my motor has a 167k miles on it, but i try to change the oil every 1000 miles.

 

build the motor, if you boost for another year you will have spent more money on oil than you could on pistons/rods

 

Mine barely burns any oil at all, and the ringlands are worn. I add maybe a 1/4 or 1/2 of a quart every 3000 miles.

 

How can you tell that the ringlands are worn? Is it better to install new/better ones when putting on your turbo and avoid the aggravation later?

 

Mine doesn't burn any, but I think the bottom end also has low miles on it.

 

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You can't just "replace ringlands" It involves getting new pistons...preferrably forged ones.

 

Mine doesn't burn any oil at all... 105k and runs like a champ!

 

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You can't just "replace ringlands" It involves getting new pistons...preferrably forged ones.</TD></TR></TABLE>

hehe, yeah, new ringlands would negate the whole stock motor premise.