Boost and Engine Question

[M Aryan]

My Current Setup is a Big 16G, Apex'I FMIC, S-AFC, 550's injectors, 190lph pump, 3" Exhaust and the rest in the profile.. and since I blew my engine, I have a few questions.. should I replace my engine internals with aftermarket or OEM products? If u recommend aftermarket, what would be the best setup? and how much boost would be safe with 91 pump gas, race gas, and engine internals+race gas?

 

[GSX4LIFE]

If you can afford it, go with forged pistons/rods. Eagler makes a very nice set of rods that wont kill your budget and are good for at least 600hp. Ross, Wiseco, Venolia are all very high quality forged pistons. Go with the cheapest. You could also just go ig Rod/95 pstons if your on a tight budget. Lose the balance shafts,and the bottom end is set. As far as the top end is concerned, use ARP head studs. The valve train in these cars has shown that it can withstand alot of HP as long as your not going to be winding out past 7500rpm. If you want cams get HKS. They are the best IMHO. 264/264 would probably work great for you. Go 264/272 for a bit more top end. With this setup, the engine will be able to withstand a high amount of HP. You could honestly take the B16G to its max , on race gas, without the engine even flinching on. Then again, I have seen first hand someone running 30psi from an ETE32 and supp. mods, on a bone stock 6bolt engine.

 

[rubbersidedown]

HKS cams are also the most expensive. I heard Web cams are just good as well as some other company that i can't remember off hand. The only difference is, is that w/ Web cams and the "other" company you'll need to adjust your base timing to get them to run properly like the hks. I can't remember exactly why this is. I don't deal much w/ cams because i'm not to the point where i need to really. You might want to look into it though. Its a cheaper solution.