CP

Specifically an early 90s VW 2-liter 16V. Mileage over 120K. Usual cost? Or on the turbo front, an early 90s 2-liter Mitsubishi turbo in the Galant and DSM cars?

Ray Khan

but I know you need to have a liscense to drive a car regarless of how well it runs :>P

speedymon

why not get a new motor? engine rebuilds cost alot and with an old engine w/ high miles youre better off with just buying another

xr4tic

do you want to do the minimum to get it running, or do you want to go all out, or somewhere in between?

What's your budget?

CP

I'll be looking to buy used, and most of these decade old cars have over 100K on them. If the car has a bunch of mods (suspension, brakes, bars etc) and is in good shape, I'd like it to last for another 50K miles, with track days included. I don't want to go nuts with it, but may look into adding a turbo or something down the road. I don't like the VR6 into the A2 chassis idea because of weight issues, even though there are a bunch of them out there. Is there anywhere that sells these engines new?

I can imagine that a high mileage turbo motor will have more issues than a NA motor will. Thinking about a 91/92 Galant VR4 too.

xr4tic

A little stoplight racing won't put as much abuse on an engine compared to hitting the 1/4 mile every weekend or running Auto-X/Track Days.

I would think that as long as the compression is good and it doesn't burn/leak any oil, it will probably be OK. A leakdown test could also be done.

Ray Khan

what compression #'s do you want to see on a NA motor?

xr4tic

Higher compression usually leads to higher cylinder pressure. Sometimes the factory manual will say.

I'd say between 130-200psi, as long as all cylinders are within 10% of each other.

CP

I think.