Originally Posted by Rock~1
alright well now that my post has turned into a flame fest let me get this strait. seems like most people like the b16 head with a port and polish. fairly consistant with what HT said so it sounds like a good idea. as far as boosting goes should i switch out to a lower comp piston, say 9.5ish. should i bother sleeving the block with darton or whoever, my goal is above 11's so im looking prolly over 300hp. correct me if im wrong im just going off what i see on other cars. mydel sol should be lighter than alot of cars so maybe not so much HP is necessary. thanks again for your responses in advance
If you have a competent tuner, stock sleeves should easily hold up to your power goals. I would definitely go with forged pistons and rods, though. You could probably do 11's with 300 whp, slicks, and a good driver.