Advice about bad bearing, rod, and crank

[xveganxcowboyx]

$200 with head, intake mani, TB, Fuel rail and injectors, 90 oil pump housing, etc...


I'd love to go with better rods and pistons, but I'm on a budget here and accepting it will have to be pretty basic. Most gaskets will be replaced with mitsu stuff. I'm planning on TRI-Metal bearings in the bottom end, APR head studs up top, new main studs. Even if I had the $$$ to do the rods and pistons I don't know whether the cylinders were bored. I dunno. This is a lot to tackle without having planned on it and I'm a bit overwhelmed.