Life span of my baby?

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03-30-2005, 06:32 PM

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hotrex

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Re: Life span of my baby?

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.

03-30-2005, 06:37 PM

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93turbo16

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Re: Life span of my baby?

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Originally Posted by david_jones001

yea but how much are u guys boostin, im wondering if a stock d16z6 will hold 10 psi for a long time

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.

03-30-2005, 07:11 PM

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jhmcrx

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Re: Life span of my baby?

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Originally Posted by hotrex

who cares how long it lasts..... they sell more.

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

03-30-2005, 08:38 PM

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d16tuner

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Re: Life span of my baby?

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Originally Posted by hotrex

who cares how long it lasts..... they sell more.

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!

03-30-2005, 08:50 PM

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jhmcrx

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Re: Life span of my baby?

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

03-30-2005, 09:02 PM

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david_jones001

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Re: Life span of my baby?

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

03-30-2005, 09:05 PM

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jhmcrx

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Re: Life span of my baby?

yah, but theres only so much you can do for a tired motor

(ie 160ish +)

03-30-2005, 09:13 PM

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d16tuner

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Re: Life span of my baby?

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Originally Posted by david_jones001

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

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.

03-30-2005, 09:22 PM

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SkunT

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Re: Life span of my baby?

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Originally Posted by 93turbo16

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Originally Posted by david_jones001

yea but how much are u guys boostin, im wondering if a stock d16z6 will hold 10 psi for a long time

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.

---- 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.