just bought a sh!tbox

[LOCKjaw]

hi, im new to anything mitsubishi. just bought a very cheap vr4 90 model. has supporting mods and makes me smile.....but seems to be missing a (working) engine

any ideas on what would bring her back to life?

options are rebuild vs stock engine.

how much do you think it would cost for a rebuild of the engine, e.g. cams, pistons etc? budget is roughly 4K but depends how long i can keep the job for.


thanks

 

[mattrat]

for 4 k buy a whole new long block with turbo, manifolds etc, much easier and no headfuck running it in, unless your chasing some decent power a stock motor will be fine

 

[EVOCPE]

Rebuild will cost you more than 4k unfortunately

My suggestion would be buy another motor that you know is in good condition, you can pick up a VR4 motor for around 1000-1500 now days, or a half cut for 2000-2500

And make sure you buy a good clutch

Then gradually over time rebuild your non working motor with forged items

 

[GVR40]

+1 to what has been said already, i have just spent 6k on parts alone. although you could do a budget rebuild for 4k it isn't worth it in the long run

 

[SIVART]

the stock internals are pretty strong, just buy a good engine and bolt on 20G etc

 

[mattrat]

what i was thinking the other day, can stock cast pistons with the 63dt on top of them heat up enough to actually get those letters red hot as its a pretty small piece of metal to heat up

 

[LOCKjaw]

thanks for the help. il probably save the rebuild till the engine blows then

any suggestions on what a good sized turbo would be? what do u guys think about the 20g? my aim for this car is 200+kw and 13's maybe even 12's later on.

the shopping list is: ecu, injectors, 272 cams (or should i go with 260's?), zorst, fmic, fuel pump