I want to rebuild my 6 bolt engine before i sawp my N/T to Turbo. the car i got it off of had only 113k miles. What should I get inside the block? New pistons or should I just get new rings?

My power goals are 250WHP maybe 300WHP if i am lucky

could i get that on a 14b turbo?

For that goal...

Just get:
*The block hot tanked
*Decked
*Honed
*Crank Polished
*New Bearings/Gaskets
*New Piston Rings
*Head Cleaned
*New Valvestem seals
*Re-Surfaced

Done

A 14b can get you that power (especially since your FWD)

But an EVO III 16g would be more fun

DSM_PWR said:

For that goal...

Just get:
*The block hot tanked
*Decked
*Honed
*Crank Polished
*New Bearings/Gaskets
*New Piston Rings
*Head Cleaned
*New Valvestem seals
*Re-Surfaced

Done

A 14b can get you that power (especially since your FWD)

But an EVO III 16g would be more fun

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how much would you think this would all cost?

Machine work would be anything from $350-$450

cant i try to clean it up myself?

The machine shop uses chemicals when hot tanking the block/head, what it does is clean inside/out to remove all that gunk/buildup in the oil/coolant passages...

Im not sure what chemicals are used nor the process, usual hottank will cost about $40-$50

so could i just get away with just getting the block honed and hot soaked

At the machine shop your going to want to get it decked, honed and hot tanked. Don't skimp or you'll wind up unhappy.

Decking will give you a flat surface to mount you head on.

Honed will give your cylinder wall a nice surface for your rings to ride on.

He described above what hot tanking will do.

Another good idea might be to have the block line bored. It's a little extra, but if there are any deformities where you main caps are located it will fix any problems you might have there.

if i get it bored then the new pistons need to be bored and thats it

No line boring is a little different that boring your cylinder walls. Line boring is done to your main cylinder caps to correct any out of roundness. They shave a small amount of metal off of your main caps and rebore the caps in a straight line again. It has nothing to do with the pistons.

They can do the same thing with your rods as well.

I would recommend getting a set of factory turbo pistons for piece of mind. I would also mention the machine work which has already been mentioned as well

o sorry i didnt read it right. um do you wanna add anything to the rebuild?

can i use the haed bolt again? and what headgasket should i get?

check the classifieds. You can get a set of used 2g rods and pistons fairly cheap on there. They have a little higher compression than the 1g set.

Also I've had problems with the alumiglide bearings and would recommend clevite 77 bearings.

There are many things to consider when doing a full rebuild. Search the site for a bit.

Always remember you get what you pay for in the end. I've learned that the hard way one too many times.

92blutalon said:

so could i just get away with just getting the block honed and hot soaked

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You need to lose that "Cheap DSMer" mentality...

92blutalon said:

were do i get factory pistons?

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DSMGraveyard has some good deals

Personally i will be running EVO 9 Pistons with 1g rods in my 1g Build and going for 500awhp Daily Driven

92blutalon said:

can i use the haed bolt again? and what headgasket should i get?

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PLEASE USE THE SEARCH BUTTON

All your questions have been answered plenty of times... no need to spoon feed you information

NO dont resue headbolts, you can go with a Stock Mitsu headgasket for your levels (iv'e used Felpro's with good results)