Thinking about building a f23 because.....well nobody does.......


But what Im wondering is..Is it even possible to throw down 13-15 pounds of boost on the f23 without kabooming everything? What would I have to upgrade to to do this? Upgrade the pistons? rods?

ps I know everybody says to just do the h22 but I want to do something different. If I did a swap It'd probably be the g23 frankenstein or even a f20b.

 

cant run that much on a stock block. You would pretty much need a full build, pistons rods sleeves etc.

 

X2 on what rice said,anything really above 5-7 psi...shouldn't be run without a full build,not stock internals.

Also better fuel delivery,and ECM

 

Technically you wouldn-t need a full build ..... but it would be stupid to do what you do need to do without everything else. The necessary parts are pistons, rings, sleeves, bearings, wrist pins, micropolished crankshaft, head studs and a block guard. To make this kind of build worthwhile, you should add valves, springs, retainers, P&P head and a turbo camshaft set. With all of the above, you-d only be a couple hundred away from a full build.

Oh, BTW, be prepared to spend over 10 grand with the turbo system tht can power the build that you are looking for.

 

If you were going to attempt it on a stock block, I would atleast invest ina new headgasket and ARP headstuds and a great tune. Doesn't necessarily have to be fully built but the piston rings wont last very long under that much stress.

 

I-d expect the bearings to be the first to go, then rings, then wrist pins. The studs and gasket would be a given in my book ..... they are cheap insurance in the scheme of things. After these parts, I'd be concerned about the rods.

 

The rings will go long before the bearings or wrist pins do. Unless he tried to spin it to 8k+ rpms...the bearings will be fine.

 

Really?!? .... the bearings on the tC start to have issues around 350 bHP and my car-s limit is at 6300.

 

It'll be smart to do a full-build if you plan on running 13-15 psi. Heck, the K block (Honda's gem! [/shamless promotion] can only take around 8-10 psi stock ( i believe )

 

g23 frankenstein???? wtf