5SFE All-Motor Anyone?, Who has built it better... Options

[celicazero]

Just moved from IL to CA. To make a long story short ran into engine trouble so I pulled it. Its out and I want to know if anyone has gone all motor with this engine sucessfully. I checked with the local smogman and basically I cant legally do a 3sgte swap. Is there anyway to make the engine better in its current state? Also local engine builder not speaking highly about working on. Are custom titanium rods worth it?

[Digndoug]

You could build it up. From what I have been readinf ro the past twqo years your not going to get much power. but some power is better then nothing.

Start with a rebuild. You can use the 3s-ge head, which I have read it will give you about a 10% increase from the lack of the eco fe design. Im sure you can find some performance pistons and a new gasket set to raise the compression. Then a nice intake free flow heaer to cat back exhaust. Then some nice tunning.

You might get 160hp maybe a little more.

Your best bet you be to swap out the engine and just pay some people off where an when ever you need it to be checked.