haha my gsr has 145,000 on it, and its boosted, uses no oil and purrs like a kitten, gotta love the homo driven highway miles... who cares how long it lasts..... they sell more.

 

If you drive it sensibly and have a good tune on it, the motor will last. If you do stupid ---- like 4th gear pulls and un tuned, then don't expect it to last.

 

so true, i mean $350 give or take a few and you can have another used motor...and they can last for a while at that

 

yeah, but swapping new engines in can get old fast. I was sick of it after the 3rd engine, which is why I'm not boosting right now. Maybe if I had a garage... But right now I'm stuck with a carport that I really don't feel safe leaving my stuff out in. All the parts and tools in the kitchen was causing some serious marital stress! I guess when I finally build a garage I can destroy all the engines I want!

 

dude, were in the same boat i live in an apt with no carport/anything tho and you are right about it gettin old fast! it gets hard finding somewhere to do what you gotta do

 

maybe if u guys used the right type of managment, you whouldnt need to change engines so much. no offense, i dont know what u were running

 

yah, but theres only so much you can do for a tired motor (ie 160ish +)

 

Personally was using uberdata and an afc, but I think I had a fuel problem that didn't relate to the tuning. There was actually something wrong with the fuel system (other than the pump) that kept causing me to run lean no matter how much fuel I programmed in. Next time I boost I'll get a fuel pressure gauge and probably a vac gauge so I can tell what is happening. Oh well, lesson learned. Back to your normally scheduled thread.

 

---- you, i do it almost everyday comming home from work on the off ramp. holding fine for me.


ooo...and i hold a solid 5psi untuned. tuned, i will raise it to 10-12 with no worries. bbka daily drives his stock boosted sohc, i think 12psi, and no problems what so ever. its all in how you build it.

 

since you guys are talkin abuot tunning, about how long SHOULD it really take a pro to decently dyno tune your car?