making a 7mgte

[huggybear16]

i currently have a 86.5 n/a 5speed and a 88 n/a auto i want to pull the motor out of the 88 and tear it down and tottally rebuild it into a 7mgte..... is this possibly?? what all will i need to do this?? and how much you think it will cost??? also can i drop the 88 7mge conversion to 7mgte right into the 86.5??? what all will have to be down?? also will the 5 speed bolt up 2 the 88 turbo motor???

[Isphius]

Search around. The 7mgte has lower compression (necessary for boost) and oil squirters that cool and lube the rods and pistons. It is possible to get these machined into a ge block, But ive never seen it done, Just read about it. Otherwise, There is 2 knock sensors in the turbo block. I dont know how you would hook the turbo ecu up to one without it working right. You can run a turbo on an n/a computer and all, But I think you would need some kind of fuel computer to keep it fueled right and to run bigger injectors. If you can find a way to get the throttle body in front of the turbo, Youd be fine, It would run as factory.

[huggybear16]

were can i get a 7mgte shortblock and how much u think it whould cost to build on from shortblock to complete road burner good for about 500 hp or a little less