Help a Newbie!
11-20-2002, 12:26 PM
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Help a newbie!!!!!
Hi all,
My buddy let me drive his max, supercharged, bunch of other goodies, and I still can't sleep at night. Please, I need somewhere I can go to learn about this stuff. I have been reading a lot of the posts and most of it is greek to me. I have a decent picture of what I would like to get.
springs, intake, exhaust, and a y-pipe.
The only problem is that my '96 has 120,000+ miles, now my question is, should I go ahead and get a new motor, or will that be a waste of money? I have not had any success finding a decent place that sells the VQ30DE. I saw one for $600 but it had 75K. Any advise at all would be greatly appreciated.
My buddy let me drive his max, supercharged, bunch of other goodies, and I still can't sleep at night. Please, I need somewhere I can go to learn about this stuff. I have been reading a lot of the posts and most of it is greek to me. I have a decent picture of what I would like to get.
springs, intake, exhaust, and a y-pipe.
The only problem is that my '96 has 120,000+ miles, now my question is, should I go ahead and get a new motor, or will that be a waste of money? I have not had any success finding a decent place that sells the VQ30DE. I saw one for $600 but it had 75K. Any advise at all would be greatly appreciated.
11-20-2002, 12:58 PM
#2
120,000 the motors just breaking in. Assuming it's had regular oil changes and other maintenance I would just mod away and save money towards a motor or another day. I wouldn't replace the motor until I needed to. If I were to mod my car all over again, I would do it in this order: lowering springs and struts first, then a FSTB, then a y pipe and finally a RSB. Depending on your tastes an intake can be made relatively cheaply and can be done right away. Fyi, I began modding my 95 about 50,000 miles ago and I am currently at 140,000 and haven't had any major problems.
11-20-2002, 01:02 PM
#3
i have approximately 122k miles (or 195k kilometers) and I haven't done a single engine mod yet, but as soon as I find another job I will do all the mods I can. I've been here a whileand have seen nothing but praise for the VQ motor. they will last a lifetime if maintained properly so, I so mod your heart out! 
11-21-2002, 06:15 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
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Re: Help a newbie!!!!!
Originally posted by Futoket
Hi all,
My buddy let me drive his max, supercharged, bunch of other goodies, and I still can't sleep at night. Please, I need somewhere I can go to learn about this stuff. I have been reading a lot of the posts and most of it is greek to me. I have a decent picture of what I would like to get.
springs, intake, exhaust, and a y-pipe.
The only problem is that my '96 has 120,000+ miles, now my question is, should I go ahead and get a new motor, or will that be a waste of money? I have not had any success finding a decent place that sells the VQ30DE. I saw one for $600 but it had 75K. Any advise at all would be greatly appreciated.
Hi all,
My buddy let me drive his max, supercharged, bunch of other goodies, and I still can't sleep at night. Please, I need somewhere I can go to learn about this stuff. I have been reading a lot of the posts and most of it is greek to me. I have a decent picture of what I would like to get.
springs, intake, exhaust, and a y-pipe.
The only problem is that my '96 has 120,000+ miles, now my question is, should I go ahead and get a new motor, or will that be a waste of money? I have not had any success finding a decent place that sells the VQ30DE. I saw one for $600 but it had 75K. Any advise at all would be greatly appreciated.
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