Would it be wiser to turbo a 98 GS, or look into swapping in a GS-R engine? just wondering

 

Depends what you intend on using the car for.

I would turbo the GS personally.

 

vtec is crazy, i 'd had my car for a couple of days (94GSR), and i love it.. sounds awesome, has 175kms onit, and it still pulls. it;ll cost more but I think it will last u longer ...

 

Why would it last you longer?

A b18b is a perfectly good engine to turbocharge (some people even prefer it over the b18c). I think this topic has been covered before; I'm sure if you do a search you can find info on this. A lot of LS/GS owners on this board have turboed their tegs and will give you plenty of reasons for choosing the b18b over the b18c. Just don't supercharge it or go all-motor.

Shingo

 

thinking theres more of a risk in the long run to blowing the engine. then to have a all motor gsr.. depending how long he wants it for, when u try to get rid of a car that has a aftermarket turbo, not many people want it, because its common sense that its been abused..

 

Well, having a modified car period lowers the car's resale value, all-motor or turbocharged. Especially if you've swapped out the engine for a different one. And while you can take off the turbo, return the car to stock, and sell both seperately you can't reverse an engine swap. One the factory motor has been swapped out it's been swapped out, and you'd have to advertise the car as a GS w/gsr motor swap. Not a good way to attract buyers looking for a clean car IMO.

With all-motor you're going to be running well north of 6000 rpm, and depending on the cams you may even see 9000+ rpm. Either way, all-motor or turbocharged, the engine will be taking a beating. Going all-motor requires the same level of attention as going turbo. If he does it right, reliability can generally be achieved either way.

I basically don't see why he should swap out a perfectly competent engine. Spend $3-5 grand on a turbo kit and he'll be much faster than if he decided to swap in a gsr engine for the equivalent cost.

Shingo

 

Yeah, what those guys said.
I pretty much was gonna post what Shingo said - but I told him and then he posted it making him sound all smart and me all stupid.
ahahhahah jk man
=]

But yeah, I agree with Shingo.

 

thx for the advice... just need to decide what i want to do ultimately first... i mean... going for a turbo right off the bat, is gonna kill my wallet heh. ..

 

A motor swap would kill your wallet too.

 

If you've already got the GS, put a turbo on it.