my motor has 200K on it, and i am planning to put the turbo kit soon. someone suggested that i do swap because something very small can messed up the whole engine during rebuild. but some say rebuild the engine instead of doing swap. i am planning to get about 200 to 230whp, and curious whether doing a swap is worth it or not. thanks.

 

I'd say yes, u can find d16z6s pretty cheap with WAY less than 200k on them, and the money ud spend on rebuilding ur old engine could go into that. Plus, with good tuning, a stock d16z6 can make between 200-230whp no prob. I think beerbongskickass makes around 230 whp on a stock d16z6 with uberdata and dsm injectors, i think. Check out turbod16.com . Great site! Good luck.

 

thanks. i actually talked to beerbongskickass and he gave me the specs of what he is running and etc. but isn't rebuild motor more reliable in a way that it can take a bit more punishment?

 

It's worth it you can get one for like 80 bucks anywhere usa. Back in the day i had a hatch 92dx and it had that slow d series and i swapped it for the z6 and wow what a difference. 200k is pushing it imo.

 

Built with forged internals, etc. would make it more reliable, but I'd still rather spend some extra money building a z6 then throwing a whole bunch of money at a 200k mile motor. Not saying it cant be done though. I just think it'd be a lil less weight on ur conscience knowing u had a solid powerplant.

 

anybody else??

 

need more opinions...

 

if you are going to do any sort of rebuild, do it with forged internals the first time. if you are swapping, 230whp is real close to what i would push on a z6, and i think i would at a minimum upgrade to aftermarket headstuds.

not to be a dick as some might take it, but an ls motor can take the 230whp on a totally stock block for probably longer than you will own the car. ive been doing it on a 200k mile motor for like 8k miles already