what would you do

[blacknightteg]

what would you do first, get rims, or swap engine, engine i have now has 165 and some chang miles on it , rims and tires are around 1000 and an engine is around 2500 what would you do?

[YokotaS13]

engine of course, but thats me,


however to begin with i woudl of bought a DSM, no need for an engine swap, and for what you bought your car for and do the engine swap, its still faster stock lol

But on a real note, whats hte compression on the engine? are you wantign to turbo? etc you might be able to stick with yours

[The Golden Child]

i would get rim and rebuild engine ..

[blacknightteg]

i dont know what the compression is, i mean i have only had the car since january its an RS, b18 something...no limit, are you sure its good to rebuild an engine thats got 165,000 miles on it?

[YokotaS13]

when you rebuild it, it brings it back to 0 miles, depending on how far you go, you replace everything, get it all cleaned etc. costs much less nad you can play around with compression numbers as well with diff pistons and such. It depends on if youw ant to go fast, or look good, if you want vtec, or turbo, all motor etc.

[A.P. Photography]

figure out what you want first. Do you want all motor, turbo, vtec, non-vtec, LS-Vtec? What do you want the car to look like?


There is a rule I use to build cars with. Would I rather have a car that looks good first and possibly sitting on the side of the road or would I rather have a car that is reliable that I can slowly build up? That is why I always start from the inside out. Engine/suspension, interior, body/wheels

[blacknightteg]

well it being a daily driver, id think it'd be hard to rebuild the engine

[YokotaS13]

not really, go to a junkyard, pull and engine and go to work
it takes a weekend to swap a motor

[blacknightteg]

but yeah teg i can totally understand that way of thinking, cuz when i first got my teg, i really wanted to make it an ls/vtec

[blacknightteg]

yeah, thats what i was thinking about pullin a motor form a junk yard, but i have no idea how to buld up an engine

[YokotaS13]

Here is a picture of Vu's 02 Celica



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MOD LIST FOR VU'S CAR
**17 inch ICW RACING RIMS**
**Tinted Altezza tails**
**Apexi auto timer**
**Neons on Interior**
**aftermarket Exhaust**
**Tinted windows**
**2 inch Drop**

lol sorry i had to know, why does he have a Turbo timer and no turbo?

[blacknightteg]

haha, it was originally in his car when he baught it, and it snot a turbo timer is an air/fuel

[A.P. Photography]

but yeah teg i can totally understand that way of thinking, cuz when i first got my teg, i really wanted to make it an ls/vtec

If that is what you want then make that your goal. This car is going to be LS/Vtec in a short time. Now he went the more expensive way and got the REALLY good stuff but you can talk to Vteckidd and he can set you up with something.

The car

[Georgia_boy]

Would I rather have a car that looks good first and possibly sitting on the side of the road or would I rather have a car that is reliable that I can slowly build up? That is why I always start from the inside out. Engine/suspension, interior, body/wheels

that is so damn true!!!

I ask so many people that same question
especially older model cars

I helped a guy the other day who couldnt get his car to crank
it had 22", beutiful paint job clean as hell.......on the outside
but once i looked under the hood.
oil was everywhere, hacked up wires, and it was leaking power steering
"but he was ridin' clean"!!! his words exactly

[blacknightteg]

what do you mean ? like help me rebuild an engine to put in it ?

[A.P. Photography]

what do you mean ? like help me rebuild an engine to put in it ?

Yes, Vteckidd works at Mainstream Performance. He has connections to get what you need and can build it for you and get it ready to go.

[YokotaS13]

hes a cool guy to deal with, never met him, but i talked to him online when iw as doing my suspension research

[Julio]

swap motors.. Take your time. The hardest part about it is, being your daily driver.

Or if you can, Buy another car as your daily ( a beater ) and build the teggy. Would make things 150 % much easier, I know is more money, But it would help alot.

And yea, Vteckidd I buy stuff from him and would reccomend him for parts and he will def go the extra mile to help you out.

[blacknightteg]

yeah, thats one of the options that i was thinking but i think in the situation that i am in , buying another engine and just puttin git to the side would be a better thing to do

[YokotaS13]

id personally, build an engine, and sit it aside until yours gives out. Then use the time between to do your body, and when you paint the car, Then swap the engine in so you can paint hte engine bay

[blacknightteg]

ah its already painted so i wouldnt need to worry about that any time soon except for when i put a lip on or something

[YokotaS13]

well then your a step ahead, yeah id just build it, est it aside until you need it. That way its there and ready

[Georgia_boy]

as far as rebuilding goes
buy you a cheap ass motor from the junk yard
tear it apart buy the parts to rebuild it
either bottom up or just a slight rebuild
then sell the engine. thats how I learned
then when you think you've got it figured out start on yours
but a motor swap is a little easier in some cases depending on the swap

[blacknightteg]

well i don twnat a gsr or anything i just want to make an ls/vtec and if i buy the engine, im not workin on it a shop will

[A.P. Photography]

well i don twnat a gsr or anything i just want to make an ls/vtec and if i buy the engine, im not workin on it a shop will

Talk to Vteckidd, tell him what you want and he will give you a ballpark on what it will cost and what you need to buy first and then you can go from there.

[blacknightteg]

he's not on here to much is he though

[Georgia_boy]

but i have no idea how to buld up an engine

thats cool,
I was just saying IF you wanted to learn
thats how I figured it out
w/ a little help of course

[blacknightteg]

na i mean i might learn later on but for my first one i'd rather let the shop do it

[A.P. Photography]

he's not on here to much is he though

He is on here quite a bit actually

[blacknightteg]

lol i just never see him talking and what not

[YokotaS13]

he responds atlo to technical discussions

[blacknightteg]

well i just pm'ed him so i guess we will see what happens, listen guys thanks a bunch for the help, im still trying to learn and every little bit of knowledge i get i love it!

[The Golden Child]

if its gunna be ur DD i think id go with buying an swap ..

[The Golden Child]

and yes VTECKIDD will help .. cool guy also ..

[speedminded]

Why would you want another engine, what's wrong with the one you have...does it smoke, burn oil, run bad, etc.? You want a swap but don't want a GS-R engine? What are you wanting...for it to go faster or look better/differant? I'm just trying to figure out what's going on, what's going through your head...what's the basis for wanting a "swap"? Most importantly, how much are you wanting to spend...you're gonna have a budget on anything you do, how much are we looking at...i can tell you exactly what you can get done for that amount.

[blacknightteg]

what i want to do is have an ls/vtec i don tknow if building up the engine that i rpesently have right now would be a good idea since it has 16500 miles on or will have more once i am ready to do shit to it, it doesnt smoke and or burn oil as far as i know,i want the car to go faster look sleak not nessasarliy different , thats hwy im just putting a lip kit on it nd rims,