rebuilding my engine

glorkar · Jul 23, 2006

Okay, so I've decided to rebuild a turbo block for my car (88 lx vert). I've already done the swap, I just want a fresh engine. Any recommendations? I'd like to supe it up a bit, but not too much. She's still only going to be a street beast. Any recommendations on brand of parts is welcome too.

Shawneebear93 · Jul 23, 2006

www.northernautoparts.com
EDIT: Sell many rebuilding kits for the 2.3T motors.

88stangmangt · Jul 23, 2006

just did mine...i should take my lazy butt over there and take some pics. ooh i'll give you a tip....everybolt is metric.....just incase you get in a jam....8,10mm are the common ones used...

Red_LX · Jul 23, 2006

tealtiger, did you mean that link to be to Northern Auto Parts?

Anyway, the only thing I can say about the commercially available rebuild kits is don't get one that has pistons in it. They all come with hypereutectics which are junk in a turbo motor. You can usually reuse the stock pistons, otherwise get some quality aftermarket forged pistons.

Oh yeah, look into porting & polishing the head too. Biggest bottleneck on these engines.

Shawneebear93 · Jul 23, 2006

88stangmangt said:
ooh i'll give you a tip....everybolt is metric.....just incase you get in a jam....8,10mm are the common ones used...

That is very good information to keep in mind. Thanks!

Red_LX said:
tealtiger, did you mean that link to be to Northern Auto Parts?

Oops ... I meant to check that link.

glorkar · Jul 23, 2006

"commercially availible" isn't really an issue with me. I just got a job at Competition Products. If you haven't heard of it, it's a mail order perfomance part company like Jegs and Summit. Check it out at http://www.competitionproducts.com The website is still under construction, but our tech guys are great. So anyway, back on topic. Yeah, I can get pretty much anything from any manufacturer for cheap.

Red_LX · Jul 24, 2006

Well what I was saying was that the "kits" they sell have crappy pistons.

Anyway, I just got all my stuff at Advance Auto Parts. Sealed Power rings & bearings, Fel-Pro gaskets. All good stuff. You might look into gapless rings if you can get them cheap, though.

glorkar · Jul 26, 2006

What are your opinion on boring and stroking the engine? I know I've seen stroker kits (2.5, 2.7, 3.0?) on Esslinger's site.

Red_LX · Jul 27, 2006

Stroking...well, I suppose if you have a couple grand burning a hole in your pocket, go for it. I don't think the cost-to-power ratio of one of the stroker kits is very cost effective personally. You'd be better off spending $1000 on an aluminum head than $2000+ on a stroker kit.

As for boring it should only be done if absolutely necessary (deep scratches in the bores for example), and then, you can't go more than .030" over.

glorkar · Jul 30, 2006

gotcha...so pretty much keep it stock is what it sounds like as far as internals go. What about head work though. Would it pay to rework that? I mean, port and polish is a definate, but what about something like putting in bigger valves?

Red_LX · Jul 30, 2006

Head work is a "must have" because the head is the biggest bottleneck in the whole engine, but big valves seem to be a bit of a tossup. A lot of people get them done, but then shrouding is usually even worse when you do go to a bigger valve, so I dunno. The stock valves in the turbo head are already pretty big as it is.

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