How many miles is too many miles?

[RufusAZ]

Hey all,

My 94 ls teg turned 150,000 miles today. I am getting some money soon for graduation and am considering some power mods beyond the normal bolt-ons. I want more power but was wondering if I would be a fool to boost a car with that many miles on it. I need the car to last me at least 2 years more of daily driving.

 

[92civicb18b1]

put some new pistons and rods in it ($6-700) do necassary tune up then boost away.

 

[SolLess16]

if you do pistons look into a sweat headgasket and ARP head studs

 

[gen_x_performance]

it's not miles . . . it's maintenance . . . if you took proper care of your motor then it shouldn't have any problem taking boost. There are people boosting motors that have 220,000+ miles on them, but it's just the maintaining that helps everything go great!

 

[Loco Honkey]

Do a leakdown test to be sure.

97-100% Very good.
92-96% Serviceable.
89-91% Acceptable, but should be fixed.
<88% Ya dun broke it.

 

[hcivic.com]

also it depends on the level of boost you are runnig and what you expect to get out of the car

 

[spectacle]

Originally posted by Loco Honkey@Nov 29 2003, 06:31 AM
<88% Ya dun broke it.

LMAO