Engine Questions and Help

[detroit54703]

So my week started off great.. got called at 6am from the wife saying the car die... her being kinda blonde at times that could mean anything. Well i hear the motor making a really load noise that was hard to explain. luckly the guy that lives next door heard it and came outside and said its the rod bearing. Well i know that means MAJOR engine rebuild. Our motor and tranny are the orginal and gave 207000 miles. I know that i can get a low miliage motor for about 1500 bucks. My wife is the racer in the house right now and we want all the power we can get from a motor but not break the bank. My questions is what motor or add-on can we do to a motor for 3000 buck or less. Tax money is great but we still have bills to pay and have to pay out mechnic.. If u know anything about beefing up the orginal tranny please all and any help will me great

 

[AK Maniak]

I'm kinda confused by your post, are you looking for what you could do to the engine itself, like internals? Or are you talking about bolt-ons. if your budget is 3000 including the engine then i would just leave it stock and maybe look for a used 16g or even a 14b, and of course supporting mods.

 

[GsXdSmKingGsX]

Im with Maniak. If you want a beefed up tranny look at a shep tranny. But those are expensive but worth the money. And specify what you mean by a "motor add on for less than 3 grand". Theres a lot you can do for that kind of money.

 

[detroit54703]

I'm kinda confused by your post, are you looking for what you could do to the engine itself, like internals? Or are you talking about bolt-ons. if your budget is 3000 including the engine then i would just leave it stock and maybe look for a used 16g or even a 14b, and of course supporting mods.

sorry to confuse u guys. we are looking to get more then the stock 210bhp out of the 2.0 turbo motor we have on order. the turbo is a big 16g. my wife like to drag race it at BIR in MN and we have a car club where our car is the center piece no matter where we go. When i sat beef u the tranny im talking about upgrades that can handle the beating it gets on a dragstrip