Originally Posted by
B20.eg
bro, listen. rods, pistons and rings are about 900 alone! there is no way a built d will be cheaper than a bolt-in k-swap. no way. i have done them in eg's. a lot easier, less time involved and a thousand times better motor/trans.
if i had more time i would go into detail... but taking out and building a D and all the turbo accessories, machine work, labor and everything is not cheaper than swapping in a K. K's are very common motors for swaps now and are not that expensive. shit, you can get an accord/crv k24 longblock for $700! which is less than the d- pistons, rods, rings! lol
prices will change depending on the build. eagles and forge pistons(wiesco, je, srp ect.) will go 900+. but eagles and vitara(which have been proven to hold up) can go for 700 w/ bearings and gaskets.
ive seen base model k- series go for 1300. and ive seen typ-s k series swaps go for 5000.
IMO building a d for boost is cheap and still carries plenty of potential. building n/a on the other hand is a waste IMO