Need Honest Oppinion With My Car..

[2ez4me]

Ok i have a mint 97 GST. It has no major mods. Has ACT 2100 Clutch Injen Intake Greddy RS BOV and hardpiping.. Now I have no signs of crankwalk or anything but is it worth me still putting money into this car incase I do get it..Should I swap it out with a 6bolt? Or just keep messing with this motor..The motor thats in there has 110k Miles..But runs perfect..Im in quite a delema..Please give me some personal views thankyou

 

[TSG59_Steve]

Just let it be and save your money. That way if it does break, you'll have money. With 110k miles I wouldn't worry about modifying that motor. Not saying you can't, but IMO it'd be better to leave it where it's at for now. Then when it comes time for a rebuild you'll have plenty of money saved to do what you want, and most importantly, enough to do it right.

 

[1g_tsi_awd]

Keep saving until you can do the 6 bolt AWD swap. Sexxxxy.

 

[Splitpi]

What is your compression on the motor?

 

[2ez4me]

What is your compression on the motor?

Never got it compressed but im sure its goodd

 

[96gstdsm]

Usually when the motor has over 100k and hasn't crankwalked yet, it most likely will not. Not saying it is not possible for it to still crankwalk, but not too likely. Check your compression and then go from there. 110k is not that many miles really, but once you start pushing more power out of it obviously it will put more strain on it and make things more prone to breaking etc.
What are your goals for this car? What sort of parts are you thinking of modifying it with?

 

[JayRolla]

Man these guys are giving bad advice. How many miles is on the car. If its over 80,000 miles you can safely say you will not get crank walk because it should have already happened. Also larger clutchs have been known to cause it.

If the compression is good, I would just keep modding it. No reason not to if its not broke. You can build a 7bolt stroker just as strong as a 6 bolt and some would say its even stronger. 6 bolts are good 2.0's and 7 bolts build better 2.3's and up.

 

[96gstdsm]

Never got it compressed but im sure its goodd

Wow!! Don't just assume it is good. Why would you start building on an engine that you don't actually know is good. What makes you assume it is good? If you have low compression then it would not be worth it to add power to until you rebuild or swap in a good 6 bolt engine.
Do a compression test, or if you can't yourself bring it somewhere and for a few bucks they will do it for you and tell you where your at. Always do all maintenance first before just throwing parts at your car.

 

[RedTurboEclipse]

You should be fine modding your car. If something ends up going bad on it, chances are its how you installed the part, tuned the car, or your overall treatment of the vehicle.

 

[2ez4me]

My goals for this car for now is do everything but change the turbo...I dont really want to do it..Im aiming for 300 hp..I dont really want any more then that ..I just dont need this engine to go on me it would suck..

 

[JayRolla]

If it still has teh t25 you will need to change it. They are crap ass turbos. I would go with a t28 because its direct bolt on, or a 16g/14b but will need a little modification.

 

[2ez4me]

If it still has teh t25 you will need to change it. They are crap ass turbos. I would go with a t28 because its direct bolt on, or a 16g/14b but will need a little modification.

my boy has a 14b he would give me because he just got a 16 g but i was trying to stay away from changing it im gonna see ### happens

 

[96gstdsm]

The t25 will not get you to your goals! The t25 can take to around 240fwhp I think. That little thing does out bad though. Tried maxing mine out and really ran out of steam over 5k.
Felt like it punched hard but really did not stay strong.
The 14b would be a good choice for you especially since you said your friend had one for you. Just get an install kit and your good. Then if you ever decide to go bigger you are set up for a 16g already.
As for the engine get it compression tested and leak down tested and that will give you a good idea where your at with it. If solid then have fun with it and if it dies out on you after a while, then a good time for a nice rebuilt 6 bolt engine. Thats the way I went, except stayed with the t25 till it went out.

 

[2ez4me]

YEaa...okk thanks guys any more oppinons please leave them

 

[deflator]

I'm in about the same boat. Just got a 95 with 109K which I plan to mod the hell out of. I figure I can get maybe 30K more out of the motor with luck, so I thought it would be a good idea to go with a mildly larger turbo until the engine goes, then get a built 6 bolt. I say mod, but stick with in the 16G power range. Oh and keep money aside in case it craps out.

 

[2ez4me]

I'm in about the same boat. Just got a 95 with 109K which I plan to mod the hell out of. I figure I can get maybe 30K more out of the motor with luck, so I thought it would be a good idea to go with a mildly larger turbo until the engine goes, then get a built 6 bolt. I say mod, but stick with in the 16G power range. Oh and keep money aside in case it craps out.

yeaa thats what im gonna do because i bought the car it had 100k now i put 10k on it..and i just did minor ups nun crazy but now im gonna add some stuff see what happenes

 

[smores114]

122k miles here. no cwalk but at least make sure ## maintenence is up to date just incase.

 

[daren_p]

With 110K already on the clock, chances are you won't get crankwalk but it still can happen, thought the chances are less likely. Personally overall I think crankwalk is really blown out of perportion. From results I have seen the number of CW victims for all 2g's is somewhere in the 30-35% range & some years are much less then that (98's ~10%). My opinion & what Im doing is first get your compression checked so you know your in good health to start off with & then mod away. If crankwalk happens, its happens. If that time comes I'll drop in a 6 bolt but until then I see no need to do the swap when there are already a tonn of guys making big power on the 7 bolt with any issue.

For a 300 whp goal, there is no way you'll reach that with a T25 (well unless your running about an 80 shot of NOS ). Its max is more around the 250-260 crank mark. With things such as a FMIC or meth injection you may be able to squeek abit more then that out of it but the turbo life will be very short lived as even stock boost is pushing that tiny thing fairly hard. For that goal I'd slap on an evoIII turbo & never look back

 

[TSG59_Steve]

Man these guys are giving bad advice. How many miles is on the car. If its over 80,000 miles you can safely say you will not get crank walk because it should have already happened. Also larger clutchs have been known to cause it.

If the compression is good, I would just keep modding it. No reason not to if its not broke. You can build a 7bolt stroker just as strong as a 6 bolt and some would say its even stronger. 6 bolts are good 2.0's and 7 bolts build better 2.3's and up.

Uh, bad advice? I WISH someone had given me that advice when I needed it. And I didn't say jack about cwalk. I've NEVER seen it nor have I known ANYONE to actually have it. I HAVE HOWEVER, had a 95 GST with <90k miles on it spin a bearing. I have had a 97 GSX with 120k miles spin a bearing. So with MY experience and MY OPINION, your advice SUCKS. Just like the POS 7 bolt. That motor is JUNK (in stock form) and I dont give a shit who thinks otherwise. Also, for the record, the GSX was bone stock.

Take my advice or leave it, either way I don't really care. But don't expect any pity, from me at least, when you put all this money into your 7 bolt, it fails, and your broke and can't afford to fix it. That's how I turned out because I took advice from a lot of people like the ones posting here, it ended up costing me 9 months down time because I didn't just save up and do it right the first time.

 

[1g_tsi_awd]

Uh, bad advice? I WISH someone had given me that advice when I needed it. And I didn't say jack about cwalk. I've NEVER seen it nor have I known ANYONE to actually have it. I HAVE HOWEVER, had a 95 GST with <90k miles on it spin a bearing. I have had a 97 GSX with 120k miles spin a bearing. So with MY experience and MY OPINION, your advice SUCKS. Just like the POS 7 bolt. That motor is JUNK (in stock form) and I dont give a shit who thinks otherwise. Also, for the record, the GSX was bone stock.

Take my advice or leave it, either way I don't really care. But don't expect any pity, from me at least, when you put all this money into your 7 bolt, it fails, and your broke and can't afford to fix it. That's how I turned out because I took advice from a lot of people like the ones posting here, it ended up costing me 9 months down time because I didn't just save up and do it right the first time.

Amen, I agree whole heartedly... When it breaks on you and you're broke...

 

[2ez4me]

Uh, bad advice? I WISH someone had given me that advice when I needed it. And I didn't say jack about cwalk. I've NEVER seen it nor have I known ANYONE to actually have it. I HAVE HOWEVER, had a 95 GST with <90k miles on it spin a bearing. I have had a 97 GSX with 120k miles spin a bearing. So with MY experience and MY OPINION, your advice SUCKS. Just like the POS 7 bolt. That motor is JUNK (in stock form) and I dont give a shit who thinks otherwise. Also, for the record, the GSX was bone stock.

Take my advice or leave it, either way I don't really care. But don't expect any pity, from me at least, when you put all this money into your 7 bolt, it fails, and your broke and can't afford to fix it. That's how I turned out because I took advice from a lot of people like the ones posting here, it ended up costing me 9 months down time because I didn't just save up and do it right the first time.

Yea its just gonna be hard to save up for a 6bolt even tho be worth it in the end I know But i can get the engine for 1300 and it cost about 7 to get it installed so I think im just gonna throw little stuff on the 7 bolt and just start saving

 

[1g_tsi_awd]

Read and learn, there are people on here that would help you install it... Don't get raped by a mechanic.

 

[2ez4me]

Read and learn, there are people on here that would help you install it... Don't get raped by a mechanic.

I know i know..the kid that is teaching me everything has a fully built 96 gsx so he knows everything about these cars..And its not really not knowing what to do its not having the rite tools..

 

[MelloEclipse]

yea crank walk is so over done nowadays, it's almost like a urban legend. when i bought my gst the guy said it had crankwalked, but the truth was it spun a bearing. he proceeded to rebuilt the 7bolt with forged everything, so i guess i'll see how that goes.

but yes compression test...please. . go from there, do some general matience...replacing belts, checking anything and everything that could break.

 

[1g_tsi_awd]

I know i know..the kid that is teaching me everything has a fully built 96 gsx so he knows everything about these cars..And its not really not knowing what to do its not having the rite tools..

Ahhh, well with the money you save by not taking it to a shop, go to sears and buy craftsmen. They have sales all the time. I picked up a 120 piece set for 145 I think it was. And then when you need a tool, go buy it while you're working...