4G63 in a Conquest/Starion

[AJ]

"If" I was to do something like this I'd swap it to a 4G63/4 and nothing else. It wouldn't be anything insane and if the stock motor coudl handle 300hp boosted I'd probably not do a swap. I've read a lot of bad shit about the stock heads as well.

Mo, what's an asking price ;)

[Kracka]

Oh shit be ready for Reid to pounce.

[Super Bleeder!!]

i bet you mo would pay you to take it away!

[Kougar]

Why does Reid need to be the one to pounce? Meh.

Yea, stock heads are flowing nightmares compared to a 4g63 head. Even with everything you can do to the head, it's flow still won't be all that impressive. Who cares though. People who buy a conquest (and stay g54b) are looking for torque, and that's exactly what it dishes out. MPI + big turbo have yielded awesome results already. 500hp+ is a reality, even with the flow rates of the head.

Alan - Honestly, I think it's cheaper and easier to get 300hp (and gobs more torque than a 4g63) out of the stock engine, then it is to swap a 4g63 in it.

And as for the F-body comment: What would be easier to work on? LS1 in a conquest, or LS1 in the F-body. Hmmm...

[1ViciousGSX]

Twin turbo LS1

[Shotgun!]

LS7 or no LS...anything else is dumb. Why use a turbo V8? The power is unusable. Stay with a G54B, make power and be happy. If you can make a DSM work, you can make a Conquest work. Less breaks and the power comes with less effort. If you don't believe me, look at the 9 second Starquests out there.

[xveganxcowboyx]

I agree with Kougar. Enough power to play with should be pretty easy. Maybe not 300 horses. I would expect 275 with ease, but you'd probably have 350-400ft lbs to go with it. They have unbelievably torquey motors.

Not that I know too much about them. Mine blew up before I could really tear into it.


On a side note, does anybody know a guy who put a new engine in a black on black 87. F*cker never paid me.

[Speedfreak]

"If" I was to do something like this I'd swap it to a 4G63/4 and nothing else. It wouldn't be anything insane and if the stock motor coudl handle 300hp boosted I'd probably not do a swap. I've read a lot of bad shit about the stock heads as well.

Mo, what's an asking price ;)

Well if you wanted to stick with the stock motor, it's all there, minus a good head. The head is there, but I took it off, and the journals are messed. I'm not sure what a reasonable price is for something like this.. anyone have any ideas?

[1ViciousGSX]

There are some aftermarket heads that wake up the stock engine.

[FattyBoomBatty]

Well if you wanted to stick with the stock motor, it's all there, minus a good head. The head is there, but I took it off, and the journals are messed. I'm not sure what a reasonable price is for something like this.. anyone have any ideas?

If you recall, I think I talked to you about it at the NSX/s2k meet. The price we talked about is about right. More for a really clean body. What journals are messed up? The ones in the head? I have a bare head sitting in my garage that is free and I'm pretty sure it's fine.