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Took the car to the shop to get it flushed. Turns out one of my ignition coils was snapped in half. Fun.
My primary goal for this car over the next few years is reliability. What should I do to get there? Skip right to a forged engine?
I got an oil pressure gauge as that's a vary important thing to monitor. When my engine blew I upgraded my oil system to the doc B setup.Are you planning or have relocated your maf and put a bov or are you keeping a bpv? I wouldn't recommend a cai with a bpv due to compressor surge.
Honestly when its not modded too badly and you just take care of the problems like the crappy lsd and front/rear engine mounts that car is pretty reliable... I also pushed over 200whp for a couple of years on the stock block with no issues before I decided to build it. Keep the boost at or below 10psi and you should be fine. (I did blow up a built engine but that's another story..)
I got an oil pressure gauge as that's a vary important thing to monitor. When my engine blew I upgraded my oil system to the doc B setup.
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Forging the motor is so you can make more power, it doesn't make the car more reliable. These are actually good cars, I have had a protege as a daily for about 6 years now and have only been stranded by a dead battery.
Honestly when its not modded too badly and you just take care of the problems like the crappy lsd and front/rear engine mounts that car is pretty reliable... I also pushed over 200whp for a couple of years on the stock block with no issues before I decided to build it. Keep the boost at or below 10psi and you should be fine. (I did blow up a built engine but that's another story..)
After my third time pulling the engine I started putting every bolt back where it came from.
Intercooler upgrade, SRI (or CAI if you prefer), SS AFC, exhaust upgrade, AWR motor mounts, electronic boost controller. The cheapest and a reasonably safe way to push 10psiThanks
I wasn't too sure about the quality of the engine after having issues with the intercooler and exhaust manifold. I don't plan on getting rid of this car. I am fine with the car's power when stock, so I'm sure 10psi will be more than enough. What do I need to do to get there?
Are you planning or have relocated your maf and put a bov or are you keeping a bpv? I wouldn't recommend a cai with a bpv due to compressor surge.
Honestly when its not modded too badly and you just take care of the problems like the crappy lsd and front/rear engine mounts that car is pretty reliable... I also pushed over 200whp for a couple of years on the stock block with no issues before I decided to build it. Keep the boost at or below 10psi and you should be fine. (I did blow up a built engine but that's another story..)
I do this every time. Or baggies. Buckets of bolts never get sorted straight and you always are short of have lots of leftovers.