# To Swap or Rebuild, that is the question.

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**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [August 10, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-swap-or-rebuild-that-is-the-question/184171 "2006-08-10T18:40:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![yamaha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamaha/32/5929_2.png) [@yamaha](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamaha)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-swap-or-rebuild-that-is-the-question/184171/1 "2006-08-10T18:40:36Z")

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So, I am coming up on the **final** purchase of my beater car. And the J2 will be going away for the winter to get some engine work done. I was debating on rebuilding the engine with a whole bunch of stuff. But had another oppurtunity come my way that I may take. I’ll break down both and let you folks chime in from there.

The engine rebuild would cost me around 800-1200 dollars. This includes:  
Shot-Peened Rods  
Low Compression Pistons  
New Gaskets  
Headwork  
Balance, Clean, Magnaflux Engine  
Hone Cylinders

Mind you, this is on a engine that is coming up on 100,000 miles, along with the automatic transmission. The transmission would stay the same, and would hopefully take the abuse of 15+ psi driving.

My other option came to me from a friend over at RDTiburon, who can get me a **Complete** engine and manual transmission sway for around 1,100 dollars shipped to my door. The BetaII motor has been found to fit directly into the chassis of the J2/RD with little modification, and would use the old ECU and sensors I already have.

Option B seems like a better bet at this time, as the engine has around 30,000 miles on it, and would come with a manual transmission so I could run higher boost, and not have worry.

Now, there would be some modifications done to the BetaII engine if I chose that option. I would be installing a decompression plate, and installing a clutch and flywheel at a later date.

Thoughts and Comments are appreciated.

Thanks,  
Sean

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**Author:** ![FourGee6Tee3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5ac83/32.png) [@FourGee6Tee3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FourGee6Tee3)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-swap-or-rebuild-that-is-the-question/184171/2 "2006-08-10T20:46:58Z")

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> The engine rebuild would cost me around 800-1200 dollars. This includes:  
> Shot-Peened Rods  
> Low Compression Pistons  
> New Gaskets  
> Headwork  
> Balance, Clean, Magnaflux Engine  
> Hone Cylinders

If you can get this done for this price thats cheap as hell. So i guess do it