ideas on a longblock

[Skusssssh]

hey everyone well, i just recently purchased a 88-92 jdm 4g63 off ebay, and well i am not too sure how to go about nor what to really do. this is my first engine swap. i have done a little research on this but just a little in over my head, thankfully i have buddies that have done many swaps. but just want to know what the brains of dsm think i should do.

thanks for the ideas,
Derek

 

[ZmanIV]

let your buddies handle it.

 

[saiyansniper]

Jeez, I'd start by thinking about what you're doing before you got out and buy a motor for your car.

Other than that, buy a haynes/chilton/service manual, get yourself a metric socket set, some wrenches, couple pair of pliers, screwdrivers, pretty much all the basic handtools and go to work.

Cars in general are pretty simple things. If you take something off, generally you put it on in the exact opposite order. Make sure you read through the manual several times before you actually start pulling crap out as well.

That is all.

*edit: don't let you're buddies handle it, thats ###. No pride in driving a car around that someone else put together for you.

 

[avw0516]

Hey, I can't really give you any advice seeing as I've never swapped an engine before. But in March I will be starting my engine buildup on my car. Please keep us updated on how it goes and any problems/difficulties you had. Thank you.
-Andrew

 

[Turbo Talon DL]

hey everyone well, i just recently purchased a 88-92 jdm 4g63 off ebay, and well i am not too sure how to go about nor what to really do. this is my first engine swap. i have done a little research on this but just a little in over my head, thankfully i have buddies that have done many swaps. but just want to know what the brains of dsm think i should do.

thanks for the ideas,
Derek

Dont let all your boyz have all the fun. Its pretty straight forward actually, I did my motor swap alone, only help was with the stuff that requires two people. Any good manual will have instructions on how to safely remove the motor. Dont do any backyard shadetree stuff either...You want this to go well.

 

[wolf20043]

There are situations where you need two people WTF . Wish someone would have told Me . But anyway, it really is pretty straight forward, but it would help to have your buddies helping as well in case you get to a stuck point. But I would suggest you help, because it wont be the last time you have to get under the hood.
Mike

 

[Superbeast406]

First off I would ask myself "Why did I spend money on a jdm motor when I could have spent less for the same thing without the jdm in front of the name". I've never heard of any advantages to a jdm 4g63 (other than the cyclone manifold which I hear is more trouble than its worth), they are not like Nissans or Toyota jdm motors. But that mistake is in the past.
If you don't have a repair manual for your car, get one now. Assuming the crank turns, first off I would start to dissasmble and inspect the motor. Start by pulling the the timing covers, valve cover and oil pan. Check for debree or anything that shouldn't be there (I found bits of turbo internals in mine ). Next, as long as the internals look okay, I would think about what you want to do with this motor. If you've got the time and money, tear it apart and freshen it up. Beef it up even. If you're on a time limit and/or a budget, put it back together and shove it in the car.

 

[Skusssssh]

well i must say all you had absoulutly no help at all i know the basic stuff like tools. come on now i have done things like trannies and clutches so i know about taking the motor out and what to do to get it done safe. and the only reason i said it was a JDM motor was to refer to where it was imported from and i only spent $600 on the engine and that includes shipping. it has had the block pressure tested so its a good motor. the help i was refering to was building it up im talking about mods here people. not how to get it out and all and the buddies helping well yeah they are there to help with things that i cannot do myself.

for anyone else that has something HELPFUL to say.

how would you go about building this longblock up. ig. what have you done with a longblock, why, and what was the outcome.

as for everyone that posted thus far

Derek

 

[larsrya8]

hey everyone well, i just recently purchased a 88-92 jdm 4g63 off ebay, and well i am not too sure how to go about nor what to really do. this is my first engine swap. i have done a little research on this but just a little in over my head, thankfully i have buddies that have done many swaps. but just want to know what the brains of dsm think i should do.

thanks for the ideas,
Derek

Ummm... you don't ask about beefing up the motor in your original post. Just doing the engine swap. When you say you have a JDM 4G63, what exactly did you get? Just the block, block and head but no front cover? People don't usually "build up" the front cover, they usually just put it on... so do you need help choosing a head? Piston and rod combos?

Are you looking for turbo selection and other bolt-on mods? This is kinda off-topic from your original post though...

Please be more specific. Then we can help you the way you'd like us to.

 

[bullettdsm]

as for everyone that posted thus far

Derek

How endearing!

Look at your original question in your post and reconsider your position. You gave no indication that you were looking for help in modding the engine. From what I could see you were just trying to figure out if you should attempt the swap.

Please collect your thoughts and either re-post or just explain what you want help with. What are your goals? Are you looking for just street? Just strip? In between? Unlimited budget? I hate to lean on the "just search" answer but searching does help you to collect your thoughts and answer some questions (I still use it).

Remember the guys (and gals) that answer you ARE looking to help you but the answers you get are only as good as the questions that you provide.

MB

 

[need2boostpsi]

the help i was refering to was building it up im talking about mods here people.

you will build little to no power from rebuilding your block, most of the power is made by porting the head, cams, bigger valves. you only need to build the motor up if, one: the motor is shot, signs of heavy use. two: you plan on having an all out monster with over 400hp. three: reliability in the long run. otherwise i would spend your money elsewhere.
depending on your plan you could go with 2g pistons and 1g big rods that's a pretty good combo for around the 400-450 horsepower mark, or go all out and spend thousands. sorry i can't be much help, but it's mainly up to you with your choice.

 

[Superbeast406]

Your original question was not clear on what you wanted. Now what your asking us to do is basically tell you what to do with YOUR motor. There is an entire website, no let me rephrase that- entire internet at your fingertips, and you are asking us what you should do with your motor. You might as well ask us to build it for you too.

If you don't know what you are gonna do with your car, you better figure out why you just spent 600 bucks on another motor. Or you can figure out what you want to do with your car and ask a specific question on how to arrive at that goal. But without that goal, all your gonna get is a whole bunch of mixed input. One guys gonna tell you that he put a massive turbo, massive manifold, and massive cams in his car and made it run 10's. The next guy is gonna tell you he's running a conservative turbo with beefed up supporting mods and has a whole lot of fun on the street. Its your car, your budget, your goals. If we don't know these things, we can't give you any helpful info. Different goals= different mods.

 

[Spoolin4Ever]

Yeah the subject has been gone over many times, a simple search under rebuild would have helped a ton.

So what is the car going to be used for? Drag racing? Rally racing? Commuter?

Probably the most popular setup is the 2G pistons and 1G rods in a 6 bolt. The 2g pistons have higher compression, for better power off the line. But not too much compression to where you can't turn up the boost. That's what I would go with if I was to guild an engine.

And ARP hardware is recomneded.

Do a search on rebuild and you will see what others are doing for different purposes. I have found that to be helpful and informative.

Don't complain about people helping you, we want you to specify your goals so we can help you get there is all.........

 

[ZmanIV]

hey everyone well, i just recently purchased a 88-92 jdm 4g63 off ebay, and well i am not too sure how to go about nor what to really do. this is my first engine swap. i have done a little research on this but just a little in over my head, thankfully i have buddies that have done many swaps. but just want to know what the brains of dsm think i should do.

thanks for the ideas,
Derek

Again this is your original post. It has no mention of modding the long block.
Try and do some reserach and see what everyone has done.
If you want to modd the block first you need to determine what your needs are going to be then go from there.

 

[evers310]

the only reason i said it was a JDM motor was to refer to where it was imported from and i only spent $600 on the engine and that includes shipping.

Hate to tell you this dude but you purchased the non-turbo version of the 4G63

 

[Spoolin4Ever]

That does sound suspicious, I must agree. I turbo engine is about $1500-$2000 shipped if you buy a "JDM Engine" off the net.

Worse case, just sell it to someone else that needs an NT engine.

Assuming you got the wrong one that is.