Quote Originally Posted by WhiteAccord
If your going to half ass anything, it of course would cost less. For the decent build for the G23 should cost you about 4k give or take. Your also for getting there will be machine work that will be needed.

With alot of research on the N/A G23 it isnt a reliable motor. Ive seen a couple half asses builds on the G23(Cheap) all have failed on reliabilty.
If I was going to half ass it, I would have stated that in the beginning. There are people on H-T that have been running G23's for 30,000+ miles. I am well aware of machine work that will be needed, but are you?

Let me make this clear:MONEY IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE, BUT RELIABILITY IS MORE IMPORTANT! Enough with the post about if you build it cheap it wont last long... NO SHIIT! I'm not a noob, so please don't try me like one.

Please read the original post before posting you opinion on whether i should build it or not b/c if that was the case I would have post a poll. So far, only minor machine work is needed. I'm looking for more significant information that will help me with the build such as piston choices, clearances, and tolerances. Would OEM bearings be a better choice than ACL bearings? Will an extra oil line to the head be necessary?