so i bought this turd for 1k
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thoughts?
-ps belt taken off?
Ac lines cut out and interior completely gutted but the ac compressor is still there?!?
got a bumper and support on there
massive exhaust leak
fans controlled by switch, probably overheated.
bad wheel bearing
horrible brakes
has a hard dog roll bar
supposedly w/lsd
came with cxracing turbo manifold and front mount w/ some piping
runs and drives
Plans are to get the brakes and cooling sorted out, add the bilstein's to it that i picked up, and maybe turbo the 1.6 / 1.8 swap and turbo / lm7(ls1) and t56
hoping for 250+whp cone slayer more interested in response and torque than whp#'s.
Im wondering if its possible for under 1k with everything I have now (would need a t25/8 and wg, bov, oil, injectors, and diypnp
-ps belt taken off?
Ac lines cut out and interior completely gutted but the ac compressor is still there?!?
got a bumper and support on there
massive exhaust leak
fans controlled by switch, probably overheated.
bad wheel bearing
horrible brakes
has a hard dog roll bar
supposedly w/lsd
came with cxracing turbo manifold and front mount w/ some piping
runs and drives
Plans are to get the brakes and cooling sorted out, add the bilstein's to it that i picked up, and maybe turbo the 1.6 / 1.8 swap and turbo / lm7(ls1) and t56
hoping for 250+whp cone slayer more interested in response and torque than whp#'s.
Im wondering if its possible for under 1k with everything I have now (would need a t25/8 and wg, bov, oil, injectors, and diypnp
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good to know - maybe the right play is just to buy a 1.8 and put some rods and pistons in it and swap it in down the road. I would need a new turbo mani but the rest should all swap over...
how much of a limiting factor is the axles and diff? (ie what power level are they mostly safe until?)
how much of a limiting factor is the axles and diff? (ie what power level are they mostly safe until?)
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The stock 1.6 diff breaks at stock power levels. You are looking at $500-$1000 to replace it with a 1.8 setup. That will include the diff, axles, and driveshaft which all need to be replaced.
If you are planning on building a 1.8 motor, expect to be $2500 or so into the bottom end. Your best bet if you want a built motor is to call Savington@TrackSpeedEngineering and write him a check for $3000 and get the built bottom end he has sitting on the shelf.
If you are planning on building a 1.8 motor, expect to be $2500 or so into the bottom end. Your best bet if you want a built motor is to call Savington@TrackSpeedEngineering and write him a check for $3000 and get the built bottom end he has sitting on the shelf.
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Yeah, that's a bit of a risk for $1k. Finish stripping it, fix the brakes and the wheel bearing, new fan switch in the thermostat housing (probably why the fans are on a switch), flat black the bumper, and hope to get $250 above what you've now put in to it.
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I might just keep it how is it for my wife to beat on so I dont have to worry about her destroying a nice car.
Thanks again guys for all the quick info