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Well, I would say LS, but from what I understand, the 5-spd gear box in the solstice is an Aisin unit and bolts up to the 2JZ perfectly and I think the motor mounts do as well. Read up on this about a year ago or so, so I'm not sure if my memory is serving me correctly right now.

Allegedly the Solstice trans is just a renamed R154, but having driven both I can confidently say that the gear ratios are different. The Solstice was just garbage. I'm astonished any 2JZ swappers have used the Solstice trans and actually put power through it.

Hmm, interesting.

Pretty much the only domestics I have any faith in are RWD with a V8. Though the cars with the 3800 V6 weren't bad. I always thought if GM took the V6 and 5-speed from the F-body and put it into a car about the size and weight of the 240SX they'd have had a winner. Just in the F-body platform it's kind of pointless.

You mean a Fiero?

From the factory the Fiero was pretty much not good. The only good year was the last, go figure, since it had a proper suspension on it. Even then the V6 was pretty weak. The '88 GT with a LS would be a blast though.

So there's a nice Miata with everything I was looking for, go figure. I just hope this Trans Am is as nice as he says since I'm holding off for it...

Replaced the alternator on a GM Northstar V8 in a cadillac limo

Never again

The water cooled alternator?
Those things are a tight fit, they shoehorned that engine and accessories in there. Try doing the coolant pipes that run around the back of the engine, even less fun.

At least with the F-body the engine being tucked under the cowl was for better weight distribution, not so sure about the Caddy. I had thought about getting a third gen for that reason, but there's a giant leap in performance. Plus that's provided you can even find the rare 305 TPI with 5-speed. It's what has kept me from buying one every time I've been shopping. Though the amount of time spent working on it should be no worse than any other car of the age. I will say I hope the seller had the spark plugs changed recently.

this is the one you want
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/4776897345.html

Nope, one like this:

Today I drove Focus ST. It was pretty nice and quick.

I'm actually excited for the next generation of FoST, the one that will get the mustang engine. I don't know if that's actually true, but Ford should totally do that.

It's still a Focus though.

Meh focus is a fine car. It's practical and fast. It did have a fair bit of torque steer, and the shifter wasn't that great. Besides those small niggles I love it.

bought my first actual Shun 8" Chef's knife today. Wasn't really planning to buy it, but I was egged on to go ahead and get it since it was on sale. Now I just need to get some whetstones and some kind of sheath or carrying case for the knife. Others will join it soon.

beh, for most of the stuff you do at home you just need a steel. You'll hardly ever need to actually sharpen it.

Depends what you're cutting and what you're cutting on. A steel will only raise a slightly folded edge, not repair a flatted one.

For a quick but effective sharpen I have the little smith and wesson sharpener. Costs like 10 bucks, but it makes a faded edge sharp again.

...well I assume anybody who knows what to do with a chefs knife is using a cutting board and not reenacting a Ginsu commercial.

Well at some point someone will flat the knife against the counter or a plate. It's good to have a decent fine stone around to resharpen.