ok so i boosted my ls for the first time a little while back but didnt take my time with it and now things are kinda messed up with it, stock internals, 118k miles ran 20lbs of boost like an idiot at one point. so now its on it last leg and im thinking with all the money and time it takes and constant tedious engine work for turbos to run perfectlly, im deciding to go all motor instead for reliability with power since i need to replace the engine anyways im wanting to do a b18c type r swap and tranny swap (s80) the reason i want to do this is because i want to eventually build it up a little bit when i have time and because i hear n/a cars seem to be more reliable, and the power is there when u hit the gas no lag. is this a good swap to do for low-mid range power and a bulletproof start to a decent n/a build for the future? gimme some feedback and let me know what you have experienced or what you think. thank you.

 

I plan on doing a N/A swap pretty soon hopefully, it won't be a b18c tho

 

i hope whatever you do it works out for you, any reason why you wouldnt do a type r swap?

 

Its all based on what you want. People have different goals and mindset. Might as welll take all the money you're going to spend buying a new swap and actually build your ls from bottom up for boost. Turbo's are reliable IF you get a proper tune for it. Any motor built for racing will eventually break down N/A or Turbo.

 

I'm building my car for longevity in simplicity.