Hi there, My s3 hasnt been feeling 100% from day one and everyday i feel like i loose that bit more power.
After all the car has done 175k! so instead of replacing parts willy nilly and never have it running 100% due to the allover wear im thinking about saving up over the next couple of months and starting an engine build.
The car will be used for daily driving but a reliable 300-350bhp would be what i am after, i'm just wondering what options i have and what people think is the best way to do it?
eg: Buy a used lowish mileage engine, stick some forged rods in it etc etc or is a 175k mile engine save'able? by re-honing the bores and a new set of piston rings and bearings all round? obviously the second option would be cheaper but is it worth the hassle? Its starting to get tappy on startup so i dont think theres much life left in the oil pump as ive already cleaned the oil pickup pipe out.
I have built engines before and i have built 1 forged engine which was a ford crossflow so im sure with a bit of learning over the next couple of months i am definately compatent enough to do it myself.
If buying a used engine and sticking rods in it is the way to go which engine codes should i be looking at? my engine at the moment is AMK, also what would be needed to get the figure i want? Is this figure acheived with forged rods, standard pistons and which turbo would be best? injectors? i dont mind lag but i do want the car to be driveable off boost which it isnt at the moment, i even ****** stalled it yesterday as it has 0 power below 3k.
Im not going to be doing this straight away but a heads up would be great so i can get learning and saving, thanks
Obviously it goes without saying brakes and suspension definately need to be uprated as theyre on par with a boat at the moment but i can deal with that lot in the mean time, i was thinking about getting a mk5 golf r32 as i came from a mk5 golf and i do like them, but it will be cheaper to do this and i do enjoy tinkering with and tuning cars so why not ey, you only live once.
After all the car has done 175k! so instead of replacing parts willy nilly and never have it running 100% due to the allover wear im thinking about saving up over the next couple of months and starting an engine build.
The car will be used for daily driving but a reliable 300-350bhp would be what i am after, i'm just wondering what options i have and what people think is the best way to do it?
eg: Buy a used lowish mileage engine, stick some forged rods in it etc etc or is a 175k mile engine save'able? by re-honing the bores and a new set of piston rings and bearings all round? obviously the second option would be cheaper but is it worth the hassle? Its starting to get tappy on startup so i dont think theres much life left in the oil pump as ive already cleaned the oil pickup pipe out.
I have built engines before and i have built 1 forged engine which was a ford crossflow so im sure with a bit of learning over the next couple of months i am definately compatent enough to do it myself.
If buying a used engine and sticking rods in it is the way to go which engine codes should i be looking at? my engine at the moment is AMK, also what would be needed to get the figure i want? Is this figure acheived with forged rods, standard pistons and which turbo would be best? injectors? i dont mind lag but i do want the car to be driveable off boost which it isnt at the moment, i even ****** stalled it yesterday as it has 0 power below 3k.
Im not going to be doing this straight away but a heads up would be great so i can get learning and saving, thanks
Obviously it goes without saying brakes and suspension definately need to be uprated as theyre on par with a boat at the moment but i can deal with that lot in the mean time, i was thinking about getting a mk5 golf r32 as i came from a mk5 golf and i do like them, but it will be cheaper to do this and i do enjoy tinkering with and tuning cars so why not ey, you only live once.
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