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best year motor to put into my 93

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Old 05-24-12, 07:58 AM
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Default best year motor to put into my 93

I want to start building a motor on the side so I am wondering what would be the best year engine to drop in, I know that the newer engines Have vv-ti and that they are interference motors but would it be worth converting it to put a newer engine in?
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stick with a 90-94 since it has stronger internals, maybe make a manifold for a roots supercharger,
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pre 95 have stronger bottom ends, 98-00 have the best flowing heads.

only way you're going to run any 98+ heads is if you either go full standalone or convert the entire engine harness+ecu+half the chassis harness to the 98+ harness.

for a mild build, stick to a 93/94 as the electronics will interchange.
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Originally Posted by LiCelsior
stick with a 90-94 since it has stronger internals, maybe make a manifold for a roots supercharger,
Or go BOSS and use 2 roots superchargers! I have thought about it and planed out the whole intake system, including throtlebody location
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The same one that came out of it.
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