Internals or Turbo 1st??

[mattbrye]

Sup yall, I want to get a turbo eventually in my 99 ls...ive heard many stories of blown heads from turbos. SO should i get internals befor ei get a turbo?? What all falls under the category of internals and whats the price for all of the internals?? How much boost and HP gains do internals give??

[hayhursm]

Originally Posted by mattbrye

Sup yall, I want to get a turbo eventually in my 99 ls...ive heard many stories of blown heads from turbos. SO should i get internals befor ei get a turbo?? What all falls under the category of internals and whats the price for all of the internals?? How much boost and HP gains do internals give??

It depends on how much boost you want to run.

[mattbrye]

I will want to run around 7 or 8 psi daily and be able to turn it to around 14-16 on the drag strip..so should i go with internals 1st?? and what falls under the internals categories besides pistons??

[f22a6]

you will need pistons,rods,and have the bottomend fully balanced you'll probly want to replace your main bearing bolts and head bolts with studs also use a better headgasket like one made out of copper

[hayhursm]

Originally Posted by mattbrye

I will want to run around 7 or 8 psi daily and be able to turn it to around 14-16 on the drag strip..so should i go with internals 1st?? and what falls under the internals categories besides pistons??

I am not sure but doesn't the LS run a 9 or something to 1 compression ratio. If that is the case I have heard of people running about 10psi on stock engines with a block guard but 16psi is getting up there so ya I would definately put, rods, pistons, rings, and since you have it apart through a block girdle on there to. I am planning on running 26psi-30psi on the strip with my B16A2 so I had mine sleeved by AEBS, they do great work and I would highly recommend them. Also you should look in to Total Seal piston rings. They have a Max Seal set that I am planning on getting that would be perfect for you. It has a gapless top ring and you get a leakdown of 2% or less which means less blow by and less oil contamination. They really are cool rings and the techs there are easy to talk to if you have any questions. I would stay away from copper gaskets most of people I know who run high boost just put the Honda OEM back in and it holds up great.

[mattbrye]

Hey what is a block gaurd?? and all the internal stuff you just said kinda confused me, i dont know a whole lot about all that but i am sure i can go to my local shop and they can tell me all about it huh?? But whats a block gaurd?

[hayhursm]

Originally Posted by mattbrye

Hey what is a block gaurd?? and all the internal stuff you just said kinda confused me, i dont know a whole lot about all that but i am sure i can go to my local shop and they can tell me all about it huh?? But whats a block gaurd?

A Block Guard goes around the sleeves to keep them stable under boost, see Honda's have "free floating" sleeves in which the deck is not closed but it is open. If you go to your shop and they have a head off of a Honda block it will be become more clear. I would send you pictures but they are to big of files.