i have a 91 teg pushing 183 thousand miles. Is it rebuild time? b16 time, or can a turbo still be put on without blowin the **** out of it?

 

Only 183k? I just got to 290k and aside from replacing the head gasket & valve seals around 280k (precautionary work) and normal maint, never had problems, get almost 30mpg if I keep my foot out of it, but I run the **** out of it daily. From looking inside the motor, you'd be hard pressed to tell it had more than 30k on it. If it's been taken care of (oil changes, normal maint) these engines go forever. IMHO if you want to add a turbo and the engine in the car is in good shape, get you another engine and save the engine you have as is. That way, when/if you blow up your boosted motor, you can swap your stocker back in. If your trying to boost it on a budget, you'll probably skimp on something that'll end up causing a meltdown and then you'll have to spend even more. 'been there!

Mike
91 teg

 

go for a complete rebuild.. its like getting a new engine kinda. im probably go rebuild mine soon.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by auslander &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Only 183k? I just got to 290k and aside from replacing the head gasket & valve seals around 280k (precautionary work) and normal maint, never had problems, get almost 30mpg if I keep my foot out of it, but I run the **** out of it daily. From looking inside the motor, you'd be hard pressed to tell it had more than 30k on it. If it's been taken care of (oil changes, normal maint) these engines go forever. </TD></TR></TABLE>

agreed
I've had a few over the 200K mark, and they were very reliable.

Before you spend money on another motor or rebuild, do a compression test, and leak down test. If they both show the motor to be in acceptable condition, and you want to boost, go ahead and boost it the way it is...just make sure to tune it properly and you should be fine.

Then if you happen to have a few problems, you can alway pick up another b18a/b18b longblock for $250 to $500 bucks.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by auslander &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Only 183k? I just got to 290k and aside from replacing the head gasket & valve seals around 280k (precautionary work) and normal maint, never had problems, get almost 30mpg if I keep my foot out of it, but I run the **** out of it daily. From looking inside the motor, you'd be hard pressed to tell it had more than 30k on it. If it's been taken care of (oil changes, normal maint) these engines go forever. IMHO if you want to add a turbo and the engine in the car is in good shape, get you another engine and save the engine you have as is. That way, when/if you blow up your boosted motor, you can swap your stocker back in. If your trying to boost it on a budget, you'll probably skimp on something that'll end up causing a meltdown and then you'll have to spend even more. 'been there!

Mike
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yeah, im just getting at 200, w/ normal maintence you have nothing to worry about.

 

thats not too much if its been taken care of.. i got 237,xxx on my B17 and it sees VTEC and 8000 RPM everyday.