Damn Larry. Sorry to hear it. On the bright side, at least now you can quit wondering when it's going to pop. Good luck with the build man.

 

Tig, I'm a little hesitant to hit rev limit, but I powershifted at the drag meet yesterday... So far so good.....

Sorry to hear that JETPILOT.. Seems like you'll be back up with more power soon... Good luck~

 

Sorry to hear bro, to answer your questions yes the stock turbo can handle 475whp you just need 550cc injectors and should be good.
As for the engine parts
Crower Rods $1000.00 somthing
Wiesco pistons 8.8:1 $650.00
Arp main and head studs $300.00 somthing togeither
Cometic head gasket $180.00

Should be perfect!!!

 

Well I can say I know exactly how you feel. I shot the rod through my block back in April. As someone mentioned earlier... "waiting and wondering when it's going to pop"...I got over that feeling after a while being F.I. and just had fun- Until of course it poped My hat is off to you with wanting to jump right back into the game ( building right away ). I'm more than a little weary after my experience. I still don't know how reliable even a built motor will be.

 

^thats why im thinking about selling my car and building something else, cheaper and more reliable, like an s14 with a built KA and boost the hell out of it.

 

More reliable? heh... hardly. Cheaper? Yes.

 

Sorry to hear about your loss. Good luck with the build.

 

I personally would opt for Arias extreme pistons or CP pistons, not Weisco..

 

rod bolt failure maybe?

anyways good luck on the build!

 

I think more along the lines of rod failure at the thinest point of the rod.

 

haha, i dont really mean more reliable, just more durable, more reliable on my wallet, lol.

 

That's what I did....I'm a pu$$y, I couldn't take the daily suspense.

Of course the new car is no slouch.

 

im sorry youve been thru alot with your Fi build GL in teh future!

 

Holy crap Larry, how did I miss this post....damn you and Alberto in the same week. Its shaping up to be a bad summer I guess. Ditto goes for you bro, if theres anything I can do to help let me know..

 

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on a more relevant note, sorry to hear about this... starting to get re-gosh-darn-diculous.

-Don

 

I have been painting and cleaning the new shop...just saw this today, Larry. What the heck happened? Any signs of anything amiss? AF ratio good? Overyboost??

 

First off, JET, I'm very sorry for your blown motor. It is something I would not wish on anyone. I can see how it can be extra frustrating to you, considering that you ran as safe of a setup as FI could be.
Second, I will not go into the "screw the VQ" model, like in the previous thread (whoever saw it knows what I'm referring to). However since then I have been growing receptive to the FI idea, but it is back to square-1 now. I'll take even more time, evaluate every aspect very carefully, and really decide if this is worth persuing. At this point I will apologize for the thread hijack.

Here is a question for the shop owners:

There is a number of 500whp-safe shortblocks that can be had for about 3500$.
How much extra on top of a turbo install would it run me to add the built bottom end? It looks that running FI on stock internals will save $$ initially, but later on you won't be able to take advantage of any core exchange program, since I doubt that anyone will accept a returned core with a hole in it's side.

Thank you.

 

This is a very good point. A basic easily 600whp safe shortblock is about $3600. Engine removal/Replacement/accessory swap is about $2500...around $6000-$6500 complete.

 

Plus a lot of the little things that add up, as I am finding out. Cometic Headgaskets, Nissan overhaul gasket/seal kit, oil pump, Head Studs, clutch, injectors.

 

I included $500 in the estimate to cover gaskets, and minor things. But yes, there are always optional and incidental items that add up quickly, as you pointed out. But since they vary based on the buildup, I was just giving the ballpark numbers.