Yo, 95gsx, another 2.0 6 bolt going in this winter and old 6 bolt coming out and going on the drawing board to be stroked. My own porting, k&n intake, evo 8 ic with custom pipes, other than that stock on old motor in the car now...New motor is new crank, eagle h beam rods, Ross 9:1...

I wouldnt use standard arp's in a 600 hp build. L19/a1/h11

Ah yes I didn't think of worse case scenario with breaking in... Thanks for the good advice everyone, looks like I'll swap on the motor and run stock for break in.

Are those questions? I'm asking if I should get link and tune the car now, and then swap the new motor in, or just swap the new motor in and then instal link and tune?

Ok, so as I'm nearing the final decisions for my fresh motor and getting ready to start building the rest of it, I got to thinking about how I'm going to tune it. My car is running basically stock at the moment with no tuning capabilities. I will be running stock boost levels to break in the...

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Holy run-on sentence! Used evo 560s, 190 rewire and safc.

I guess it depends on what you want. I myself would never build a fwd car. But if all you are looking to do is zoom around and race people from a roll on a stock turbo, fwd might be for you. Otherwise, definately hold out for an awd.

Not bad. If that's what you are looking for than I'd go take a look at it. That car is 10x better off than mine when I bought it.

This is what I would do.

I'd say it all depends on your plans for the future. I put a nice front mount on my 14b knowing I would be upgrading and didn't notice any lag whatsoever extra. I'd advise against upgrading all your side mount pipes if you are just gonna go with a front mount eventually...

I had a similar problem, very random startup issues. It turned out to be my firewall ground, connection was terrible. Might check all the grounds associated with the starter.

+1 for fiav block off. Fixed my nasty idle creep and the coolant leak I had there.

Welcome! Let the learning curve begin.

I don't on mine.

Your next step should be something to tune and log with. Especially with cams, you need to see what going on and adjust.

+1. Seafoam rocks.

Yes, do the egr block off. I made mine out of a electrical box cover and some rtv.

My car wasn't even running when I bought it. Took me a little over 6 months to figure out what was wrong, get the parts/tools, and figure out how to work on a car I'd never worked on. Worth every second/dollar as it turns out, driving these cars is a great time.

If you are swapping in a 94 motor you should do a timing job on it anyway. Best to play on the safe side and rework it all instead of just rigging up a quick fix. Is this your dd?

^^^ good info. You can also start by checking obvious grounds, like at the firewall, starter, etc. This won't fix your short if that's what you have but it'll make taking readings easier and more accurate.

Thank you for all the feedback! I will probably end up with the L19's, just to be on the safe side of my ocd i know i have when i build motors :)

Sure thing man. I'm not sure when I'll be there, I'm building the new motor from scratch at the moment so it won't be ready to drop in for a little while.

You have a lot to cut out, I'd use a cut off wheel. You'll spend a fortune on dremel discs. Over the winter I am going to be pulling my motor and welding my towers in hinckly, which is about 20 minutes from you. If you can wait I'll weld them for a case of beer :) mind you I am not a...

9.1 Ross pistons, probably a 3052 or a blouch, and really I'm not sure how much boost I'll have to run to achieve my goals. I'm still green on this idea, I plan on running a 14b with the fresh motor so I can learn to tune. Any information will be helpful, on any amount of boost.Ok after...

I am building a fresh 6 bolt for my 2g and plan on going for 500+ hp, would the regular arp headstuds be fine or should I opt for the L19's? This isn't my first 500 hp car but it's my first boosted one...

To find tdc pull the number one plug (yes it's the one closest to you while you are looking at the timing marks on the cam gears) and stick something long and thin in the cylinder so it touches the piston and you can see it while hand cranking the motor. When it goes all the way up and then...

You could see if it moves with the car off by hand but id pull the timing cover off and check things out.

Front mount/tuning/porting/upgraded exhaust parts/cams/fuel at least, all long before thinking about a new turbo.

Local tow place by me will pick up a car on their flatbed and bring it to anywhere in a 25 mile radius for $50. Maybe check with places like that around you?

Another thing to consider if it's been sitting is rodents and what not screwing around in there. It sounds far fetched but my car was a barn car when I bought it as well and mice had built a crazy nest in the airbox almost totally blocking off the thing.

I got a brass rre mbc in a parts bin i got from an evo friend of mine. He said it was 20 bucks new and it worked great until I got my hallman. Not sure if they still make them...

Sounds kinda like my car when I bought it. Got some plugs and wires and fixed the 4 boost leaks it had and got rid of the malfunctioning cruise control and it ran fine. I'd do a boost leak test first and foremost.

When i did my swap I had to order a used black top cas, was the only one I could get to work, all were wired correctly.

Boxer.