Quote Originally Posted by TRYMY4.0
stock block? no work what so ever? if u ever build the bottom end, find a nice forged piston that is slightly larger than stock. get the machine shop to bore it out and install the new pistons. it wont cost that much more and you will have more options down the road (boost, juice, etc...) knowing you have a nice almost new engine under the hood is a good feeling.
She's a virgin...

I THOUGHT hardcore about building her, but I work at a paintshop, and currently the shell it's going into is getting decked out with a Marine Corps theme (seeing as I'm going, soon) and (as stated) will be covered and garage kept and mostly just come out to show and let the recruiter's use...stuff like that. The b18 has MORE than enough power for that...as I can vouch. She runs high 14's in the quarter (I never said she was fast) at about 92-95mph, and I've taken her to 120mph on the interstate with plenty more to go...and it gets up to 120 ALL too easily to have a "USMC" down the side of it...

As this was GOING to be my only/daily...I would have built it. But...seeing as I'll probably want something a little more...comfortable when I return home (such as I'm looking at 350z ) this car will be more of a garage queen than a daily/racer.

So...I mean, I dont' know. Granted, I've always got the option of building the bottom and then putting the motor in another car to finish off when I return home... But again, I see myself wanting a more "adult" car than a Honda (sorry, honda tuners...) when I return home...