Rebuilding an old 1G-GTE engine

[gtwinman]

As per the title, the time (and money) :bigeyes: has come to let me (finally!!!!!) get round to stripping and rebuilding the 1G motor that has sat under a tarp for a year. First off, I'm looking at reliability on the standard internals then I'll worry about creating a street sleeper.:umm:

So, now for some major questions for the expert builders/1G el33t amongst this forum (please bear in mind that this will be a ground-up rebuild using new parts, with the exception of pistons and rods for the time being) ........

1. Is it really worth it first of all??? :banghead: (i.e. don't want to go to this expense only to have it deteriorate due to age - yeh, catch 22 I know)

2. Apart from the obvious: engine rebuild kit(s), bearings and ring sets, water and oil pump sets, cam shims; what else should I be looking to replace on the 'perishable over time when left partially open to the elements' side of things?

3. Is shot-peening the rods and having the crank lightened/balanced (while at the engineers for a head skim and block deck, probably with a port and polish for good measure) a good idea for reliability and future "limited" power increase?

4. How far should I have the oil passageways opened up (in order to avoid the oil starvation that probably fecked up the old motor)? Are we talking thou's of an inch or more?

5. Anything else I've missed that's important (apart from 1 above)???

All (informative) answers :notworthy are greatly appreciated and all others will be open to forum ridicule :argue: with the chants of "Post Whore" :crybaby: added for dramatic effect... lol

[cptsideways]

Errr no

Assuming its a jdm engine & it nice & clean & shiny on the inside?? or is it all coked up?

My 1G-GTE made 282bhp on stock tubbies & 320 odd on some blitz hybrids all on stock internals, never missed a beat in 10k miles most of which was on track being abused! So long as it's not detting you should'nt have any major issues so long as the engine is'nt hanging.

[Tom_d]

While on this subject and I hope you dont mind but what rods are available for the 1G? as I have a set of carrillo's at home for a 1JZ and it would be great if they fit as I'd build a 1G instead!

[Tom_d]

My 1G-GTE made 282bhp on stock tubbies & 320 odd on some blitz hybrids all on stock internals, .

what boost was you running and other supporting mods on the stock turbo's? :) mine made 165rwhp the other week at 8psi?

[gtwinman]

Errr no

Assuming its a jdm engine & it nice & clean & shiny on the inside?? or is it all coked up?

It came out of a 'history unknown' jdm 2.0tt breaker (via Bondy) with a starter motor issue, therefore it'll be getting stripped to the bone, cleaned, ported, polished, etc before I even begin rebuilding it. Hopefully begin stripping it this weekend then I'll know what options I have.

Anything that can be saved from my fcuk'd 1G engine will also be getting shelved just in case (i.e. the new Dizzy and Cap, BOV setup etc). Therefore I might just have a few bits and pieces for recirculation into the 1G community soon.

All I'm worried about is the possibility of a huge rust build up in the block just waiting to eat it's way through at the first turn of the key - but I'll let the engineering works find out all that good stuff for me.