>if I could find pistons and rods from a GS-T at a salvage
>yard, would those work? My goal is to eventually have my

No. Different motor entirely.

>internals upgraded, plus an intercooler, preferably FMIC. I
>mean it'll cost about a grand at least to upgrade my bottom
>end, unless i can find some good quality used parts. Also,

Used internals aren't the best thing to use. Always buy new.

>what kind of compression ratio should be used? 9:1, 10:5.1?

You want lower. Most people run 8.8:1 or 8.6:1.

>Like I said before, some of the jargon has me confused. What
>does running lean mean?

Lean is the opposite of rich. For a given mass of air (o2) you need a specific amount of fuel to be able to burn all of the available fuel, and all of the available oxygen. In a rich mixture, you have more fuel than you need for that given mass of air. In a lean mixture, you don't have enough fuel for the given mass of air. Lean mixtures run hotter. and heat can cause the air/fuel mixture to ignite before the sparkplug fires, or to ignite from a point that is not the plug, and so you end up with an unstable flame front. That's one form of detonation, and it breaks shit.

>I see stats like .98v, what does that
>stand for?

Voltage reading from the stock switching O2 sensor. In open loop, it cycles from high to low as the ECU trims fuel. At WOT, the ECU goes into closed loop, and just gives fuel by its builtin maps. At wot, the voltage stabiizes. The higher the voltage at WOT, the richer you are. it's not the most accurate method to tune fuel, but wideband sensors are expensive.

>I really feel like an idiot asking all these
>questions, but in all honesty this is the only place where i
>can really find my answers. Thanks!

Welcome.

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