where to get engine parts to build 2000solara engine better

[imtweakinit]

hi solara buds where is the best place to order pretty much complete rebuild bottom to top and what price range am i looking at to do it would like it to handle maybe 6lbs but still be an every day driving car

[JoeB]

I saw your post on CarDomain, I'll just answer here. If you are only looking to run 6PSI, if you are careful, you can do that with stock internals. When I say careful, you need to do the right fuel mods to ensure you don't lean out, blow knock sensors and ring lands.

Walbro 190LPH pump from URD.
330cc injectors from trd4life (member here).
Apexi SAFC-II from eBay.
Fuel line upgrade kit from Jim@ForeignAffairs .
And probably most important, a good tune from someone that REALLY knows what they are doing.
Did I miss anything?

I'm not sure, you may be able to get away with the stock injectors @ 6PSI. My testing there wasn't very detailed, I upgraded quickly. If you can get away with the stock, your idle and tuning will be much easier. The further you go up in injector size, the more you will fight the stock ECU fuel map especially on the low end.

If you're really set on building the internals, be prepared to spend a lot of money. There is no 1-source to go buy a "build kit". No such thing for our car. You have to piece everything together, use parts from other applications, buy custom made parts etc, it gets very expensive. You can buy custom forged pistons and cm rods from Stoid Racing. From there you need a good engine builder who will just know the rest and get the right parts. If you really still want to go that route, I would strongly recommend Arrieta Motorsports for a build that would probably handle at least 400whp. If you want to go even bigger than that, talk to Brian Stoid of Stoid Racing who has made some serious horsepower monsters. I saw 1 of his 800+whp monsters in a magazine. -JoeB

[SC V6]

running 6 psi is risky... I haven't gone back uip since I Had a rebuild from running 7 psi.. and both my buddy and I agree.... that the setup im running now is way faster than 7 psi ever was

[StockSolara]

Get the lower compression ported and polish head from Jim and you can run at 7 psi safely. . . along with all the other stuff Joe mentioned too

[imtweakinit]

is that with stock internals im running the 6lb pulley and havent got on it much when i do it hesitates first , if i unhook the battery and reset the ecu do you think that will help at all.the fuel system is upgraded and has bigger injectors, it needs to be tuned in it seems to run smooth but hesitates till i hit around 4ooo rpm

[imtweakinit]

also does jim@foreignaffairs have a web site that i could go to

[StockSolara]

also does jim@foreignaffairs have a web site that i could go to

Call him (503) 236-2871 or email ForeignAffairs@aol.com

[Turbosolara]

is that with stock internals im running the 6lb pulley and havent got on it much when i do it hesitates first , if i unhook the battery and reset the ecu do you think that will help at all.the fuel system is upgraded and has bigger injectors, it needs to be tuned in it seems to run smooth but hesitates till i hit around 4ooo rpm

No, just reset ecu is simply not enough because your ecu cannot make such big adjustment by itself. if you keep running like this, your knock sensor will be out soon. you need to get a air fuel management and good tuning.

with bigger injectors you also need bigger fuel pump.

[Grazi07]

Dude, you already have the fuel mod in the car.... talk to Marc before you do anything...

FYI, he bought WortownSolara's "Midnight"

[imtweakinit]

i didnt know at the time when i was asking but i do now and its not hesitating anymore it just keeps pullin