my oil seals are shot looking at a rebuild but i want a little more power with out having to mod i was wondering how hard will it be to swap a 13b twin turbo or the single turbo in my 1st gen what will i neeed how much wiill it be or should i just street port the 12a neeed advice oh and are them engines from online from japan any good ??????? dont wanan waist 1700 then gotta spend another 2000 PLEASE HELP WANAN HAVE THIS DONE SOON

 

Lets see, you don't want to mod but your thinking of a 13B twin turbo or
street ported 12A

So you don't want to do a lot of work but you want a lot more power?

I don't know but I think you need to search and read up a bit before even
discussing it more.

 

Even a stock S4 13BT will give you a lot more power than a streetported 12A, and it'll be nicer to drive. But it's also a lot more work and expense.

 

what am trynna say is am trynna get a jdm engine and throw it right in dont go threw alot of problems

 

jdm's are dice rolls. You may get a winner, you may not.

 

I'm certainly no expert, but if you've got a 12a and you're planning on "just" dropping in a JDM 13b turbo..... trust me, it's a LOT of work.
Fuel delivery, engine management, electronics....it's a ton of work.
If you do deciede to take this on.....keep my name and number handy....I'll be happy yo give you 30 cents on the dollar when you post in the For Sale section

 

Yeah... there's nothing "throw it right in" about it. And those JDM engines are usually good as rebuildable cores, not much else.

 

Budget between $10-$12k for the entire swap, and you will pass it. It is a lot of work and lots of little things come up that quickly add up (ask me how I know).

The only JDM engine I ever bought needed a rebuild. You will need a turbo, manifold, GSL-SE parts, intercooler, fuel pump, ECU, BOV, gauges, better wheels and tires... I would rough estimate that everything that I have done to my car (including widebody) has run me $15-$20k.