the block in my t leg is garbage, blown out from a bad over heat. i will upload pictures soon. is a N/A block the same as the turbo block. i hope.

I think there are differences such as the open vs closed deck thing maybe, oil misters for the pistons and stuff?

the block in my t leg is garbage, blown out from a bad over heat. i will upload pictures soon. is a N/A block the same as the turbo block. i hope.

 

Nope. The turbo block is closed deck, the NA block is open deck.

Sorry to hear of your misfortune.

 

Nathan

nope, not the same.

it probably could work, but i'd be careful about boosting it. the NA blocks are quite solid and handle boost well...for an NA block, i know others that have turboed their NA blocks. and you'll need to address the oil and coolant supply to the turbo, the NA block won't have the oil supply and return lines.

well its a 91 i dont belive they had open deck blocks then did they? even the NA here are the pics. tell it to me straight doc

Nope, n/a ej22's are all open deck. You can stick one in there, but I would recommend at least putting a set off ej22t pistons in there. They can hold about 300 hp with those pistons and the right tune.

 

Best illustration of block difference that I know of.

http://legacycentral.org/library/literature/deck.htm

wowsers, that block blew up huh? did it run like that? what caused it? overheating, blown turbo, detonation?

blown turbo+overheating= that mess. what if i got a open deck 2.5 block? would that work?

You'll have to either get custom, or modify the headgaskets. And then you run into the problem of the ej22 heads pumping the compression way up when put onto the ej25. You'd need aftermarket pistons for that.

 

I've got a spare ej22t shortblock that I'd let go pretty reasonable to a good home if interested pm me.

is there any block i can put on there that is easy to find? and will be just as reliable without swapping pistons ect..

pay the money for a known good EJ22T. if that's not a good option then look into an NA install, i know people have turboed and supercharged the NA blocks very reliably. myxyphlyx...i still can't get his username straight, i probably know him the best of all the board members...anyway, he ran his 1997 OBS NA with a turbo and nitrous years ago, raced it and loved it. he still owns the car and has the turbo stuff still removed, car is in great shape. i wouldn't push it, but they are very easy to find. start a new thread if an NA block is a better option for you, just need to find someone who's done it, NASIOC may be a place to look if you can't find much here. but i would anticipate some not so friendly remarks!

no joke these are hard to find, that's an understatement. personally i'd probably look around NASIOC for sale forums and see if you can find one, call CCR and then consider a non turbo block.

thanks for the advice everyone. ill let you know what i find if you are interested

You could maybe post in the parts wanted section on this board and see what happens. You're in an area that has a lot of scoob's so you might find a front clip or something available.