I am not entirely sure when I'll get it pulled. Hopefully sometime before the end of this month. I know nothing about rebuilding engines besides some youtube videos that seemed helpful. I am having a well known engine builder do all of this for me. He is actually a friend of the family and has agreed to let me watch him rebuild it so I can get some experience. Same guy that has worked on my brakes.
Anyways.... I do not have a massive budget to do this with but was wondering what would be some worth while upgrades. I am planning on boring to a 306 if my budget allows, I am expecting $1,000 to $1,500 total. I will get an estimate from him this Tuesday when he fixes an exhaust leak and puts new mufflers on. The only thing I want to do in the future is maybe a turbo so I would need forged pistons right? Or would the cheaper hyper pistons work? What would be the best rebuild kit along with upgrades that are easily done with the engine pulled?
It will still be a DD and I was satisfied with the speed it "had." I don't bring it much over 2K RPMs anymore due to a small tick coming from the engine. The turbo, if I go that route, won't be for a few years. I'll be satisfied with the 200ish HP this engine will make when it has been refreshed. I do not expect to see anymore than 300ish HP if I ever do the turbo.
Anyways.... I do not have a massive budget to do this with but was wondering what would be some worth while upgrades. I am planning on boring to a 306 if my budget allows, I am expecting $1,000 to $1,500 total. I will get an estimate from him this Tuesday when he fixes an exhaust leak and puts new mufflers on. The only thing I want to do in the future is maybe a turbo so I would need forged pistons right? Or would the cheaper hyper pistons work? What would be the best rebuild kit along with upgrades that are easily done with the engine pulled?
It will still be a DD and I was satisfied with the speed it "had." I don't bring it much over 2K RPMs anymore due to a small tick coming from the engine. The turbo, if I go that route, won't be for a few years. I'll be satisfied with the 200ish HP this engine will make when it has been refreshed. I do not expect to see anymore than 300ish HP if I ever do the turbo.