86starionIA Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 (edited) Alright heres the scoop i have a stock longblock with a rod nock sitting in my shop and a good low milage stock engine in the car now.I am thinking about building a mildly modded engine and am thinkin about going MPI on this. I would like imput from anybody on here about MPI swaps and engine rebuilds that would help me narrow down the best way to do this and still have reliability at the moment this is my daily driver. Also not looking at a large amount of horse power around 250-300 horse would be plenty also have a stock planed head is it worth using More wanting personal oppinions on what ppl think i should do than links to other builds Edited December 18, 2011 by 86starionIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSMvirus1 Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 pretty sure 300+ can be achieved on stock bottom end.. maybe just a stock rebuild if that is your goals? ( i actually think i saw someone on here with 400HP stock bottom end "i think i saw " ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestFan Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Well sure 400hp is capable on a stock bottom end, but for how long? If you plan to build an engine, why not go all out? I wish I would have built my engine after I spun #1 bearing. Now I run MPI on a stock block, cant really harness the full power the MPI has to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89PalermoSHP Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Now I run MPI on a stock block, cant really harness the full power the MPI has to offer. That makes absolutely no sense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86starionIA Posted December 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Well sure 400hp is capable on a stock bottom end, but for how long? If you plan to build an engine, why not go all out? I wish I would have built my engine after I spun #1 bearing. Now I run MPI on a stock block, cant really harness the full power the MPI has to offer. did you do the MPI swap your self ? if so what all did you use and how did you do it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 You don't need one special non stock replacement part except for a clutch and a moderate size turbo to have a 250hp daily driver and if you want 300 then you'll need a fuel translator and fuel pressure regulator to make it more driveable. You sure don't need an mpi swap for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestFan Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 You don't need one special non stock replacement part except for a clutch and a moderate size turbo to have a 250hp daily driver and if you want 300 then you'll need a fuel translator and fuel pressure regulator to make it more driveable. You sure don't need an mpi swap for that. Good point. MPI swaps can be alot of work, frustration, and empty pockets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestFan Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 That makes absolutely no sense... Well duh it makes no sense, that was my point. Why in the world did I go MPI before I built the block. Better yet, why did I go MPI in the first place? I could really make some power by cranking the boost up, but on a stock bottom end, that is not a wise decision. Which was also my point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89PalermoSHP Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 The block, stock or not, has nothing to do with the power your making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86starionIA Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 The block, stock or not, has nothing to do with the power your making. not sure where this comment came from and i know that it has to do with the internals, that was more what i was wondering about like what pistons and cam to use and so on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89PalermoSHP Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 It was a reply to the statement above it. I guess I should have used the quote feature. The stock pistons and rods would be fine for 250-300hp. You could spend 500 on forged pistons if you want. You can have your stock rods reworked or you can spend 800 on Pauter rods. The key to mpi is the tune. If its tuned properly the stock components will hold up fine. The forged stuff will just give you a little more leeway on mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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