Freshin up 6 bolt?

[justinh722]

I have a 2g gsx chasis that I'm looking to drop my 6 bolt engine in. It was pulled out of my old 95 GST in running condition. I was running E85 and a small 16g turbo at about 22lbs of boost. When hitting around 22 lbs, the coolant would get pressurized and leak out of the overflow. I know it's my head gasket.

I have 300 bucks (for now) to spend on some maintenance items. I'm thinking of going the composite fel-pro route and some ARP head studs. Engine has 120k on it. Recently had a new timing belt and tensioner put on. Engine still has the balance shafts. Also has a 1990 throttle body on it. I went the cheap route with the intake gasket last time also. If you had 300 dollars, what route would you go? Thanks

 

[hazmat6135]

Fresh rings and bearings with a cylinder hone.

 

[justinh722]

So you would do fresh rings and bearings before anything else?

 

[simple jake]

New main and rod bearings, cylinder hone, NPR rings, and a felpro headgasket. All that should be around 300 bucks; maybe less.

 

[justinh722]

So basically just buy some bearings and some plasti gauge and if i need oversize bearings at all then i have to get another set? Or since I already have standard bearings then most likely only need those? How does all that work? If one is out of spec then i just get one oversized bearing?