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Ok I have a 01 ex with 105000 miles...on it....I'm lookin to boost it this summer.....I'm planning on using it as a everyday driver.......I wat to get like 300 hp............wat to I need to do internaly (if I even need to work on internals for that amount of hp).....wat kind of clutch....and controller...I want to do this the right way so it won't blow in my face later on.....I need to know everything every little detail.......plz give me the best advise possible.....and let me kno if this engine is even worth workin on should I rebuild it or get one with less miles........and I would like to kno if I need to do anything with my tranny.....as far as gears...that guys hope to hear from u soon
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may want to search around the turbo/forced induction section of the forum, lots of useful info regarding turbo builds.
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Idealy, it'd be better to mod a lower mileage motor.
300hp is a lot. From what I've seen done, sleeves on the cylinders are a waste of money, along with a block guard.
You will probably want to get some headwork done- aka a port and polish along with the 3 degree angle valve job.
You can build the internals of the motor up and go really crazy, but unless you got hella money to spend, I would just start off with a decent turbo kit and then upgrade pistons and rods and valves later on down the road if you do want more power.
Where people skimp on is tuning. Get kpro and a good tuner- dont try to do any tuning on a turbo car with a vafc2 or a piggie back.
300hp is a lot. From what I've seen done, sleeves on the cylinders are a waste of money, along with a block guard.
You will probably want to get some headwork done- aka a port and polish along with the 3 degree angle valve job.
You can build the internals of the motor up and go really crazy, but unless you got hella money to spend, I would just start off with a decent turbo kit and then upgrade pistons and rods and valves later on down the road if you do want more power.
Where people skimp on is tuning. Get kpro and a good tuner- dont try to do any tuning on a turbo car with a vafc2 or a piggie back.
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Ive got somewhere around $4k+ in my kit that i put together( to scared to add it all up when i did the build) And to this day its been issue free , short of one transmission that grenaded! But i built mine using quality parts and didnt really skimp on one single item! And i took my time and did TONS of research on each and every item. The key to most systems is the tuning! Get it right or get ready for lots of problems! Like gearbox said above , check out the boosted sub forum section!
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