99% of street builds shouldn't require any sort upgraded internals IMO.
Now, many major pitfalls that I believe have resulted on blown VQs:
*tune- I dont care who is putting together your tune, if you use a canned tune, or an e-tune without a VERY significant amount of datalogging, you are asking to blow **** up, do it right, get it on a dyno with a REPUTABLE VQ TUNER. it will be the singe greatest 600-2000 dollars you will ever spend on your car.
*cheap builds- some things aren't meant to to be skimped on, if you cannot pay the price to do it right, just enjoy this car na. it's not cheap, set your budget 2-3k what you are quoted, just do it..oh and DO NOT buy used parts for your shiny new TT/SC/turbo kit..if you are buying a used kit, do your research, know how many miles, who installed it, who tuned it, who maintained it etc etc. time is money, if you don't have the money, then put in more time
*install- you can do it yourself, but take your time, for the love of god. every bolt, every fitting, every pipe must be perfect, check clearances over and over. Way too many cars have blown an engine because something as simple as a vacuum line burnt up and the car saw 30lbs boost
*sensibility- lets not beat around the bush, user error and foolishness will kill a n/a engine, let alone destroy a forced induction application. Maintenance schedule is a simple thing so many get wrong. Know your limits. If you are running 91 octane and want to shove 14lpsi into the car, you are asking for it. One spike, one bad tank, one exceptionally cold day...pop, all it takes. If you really want to up the power, do it gradually and with the blessings of your tuner. Then, bring it back in, get it retuned and move on.
Only time will tell how much this engine can make. Things will get interesting here this year, both good and bad(success stories and failure stories alike). A built engine is not a requirement. But building one off to the side with whatever you can set to the side is a good insurance policy.
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