 Transmission Swap OR 7afTe, ??Tranny or Turbo?? |
 Mar 5, 2004 - 6:39 PM
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I have about $1,000 right now. My car is automatic, my dad and I have been researching and what not on how to do a transmission swap. Ive wanted to do a turbo but it seems to cost to much and it worried me about blowing the motor. Im about to roll over 100,000 miles in about 30minutes or so, after im done typing this.
Anyway, heres my question. Should I do a auto to manual transmission, with a TRD shortshift kit, and stage 1 clutch? Or should I turbo the automatic. Ive read all about the 5sfe $600 turbo setups at stock boost but nothing on a 7afe. I know where to get parts and what not but im afraid of what will happen to the motor. Im also one of those guys that wants a good turbo, not a cheap setup, id like to get an intercooler kit and blowoff valve. I just figure that im so close to a turbo setup money wise that if I did the turbo kit now that i could always get ahold of $600 for a tranny swap. Its a hard decision and my friends are split in the middle of which to do. Help me out guys. ---Scott --------------------  hows it taste motha f*cka |
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Mar 7, 2004 - 10:51 AM
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everyone has a reason why they think their setup went. zipstrips thought his went because of bad gas and he was running stock fuel pump too. what types of measures did you take to control your cars timing? see the problem is, that even if you retartd your base timing, the ecu will still advance it based on what it thinks is right. since our cars were never ment to be turbo, the ecu gets all confused when you start to cram 5-10psi of boost into your engine. it actualy starts to advance timing! so boost+advanced timing+93octain=a ****ed up motor. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Sev408 Transmission Swap OR 7afTe Mar 5, 2004 - 6:39 PM
lagos well, think of it this way....everyone who did a c... Mar 5, 2004 - 6:45 PM Digndoug I would say sell the car, and buy an gt man, it wi... Mar 5, 2004 - 6:46 PM Sev408 dude, i understand the whole blowing the motor up.... Mar 5, 2004 - 7:00 PM lagos yeh selling is a dumb thing to do. you can get all... Mar 5, 2004 - 7:07 PM macavely i would go with the tranny swap first.. Mar 5, 2004 - 7:08 PM hyp3rk1d Nah dude dont do the swap... do a custom turbo set... Mar 5, 2004 - 9:21 PM FallenHero How about buy rims... or a cat-back system. Eithe... Mar 5, 2004 - 11:30 PM hyp3rk1d but he wants more power... turbo all the way Mar 5, 2004 - 11:50 PM lagos the problem with the turbo projects is not fuel or... Mar 6, 2004 - 12:01 AM hyp3rk1d so what would u do in a problem such as this? Mar 6, 2004 - 12:14 AM Sev408 lagos good point,
just to let you know i am get... Mar 6, 2004 - 11:30 AM edo17982 I'd say....go for manual transmission, in the ... Mar 6, 2004 - 7:56 PM slipgun Though I love the manual tranny.... I say go for t... Mar 6, 2004 - 8:09 PM YellowTwo I think it depends on how much more you like a man... Mar 7, 2004 - 2:45 AM 97sccelica QUOTE (hyp3rk1d @ Mar 5, 2004 - 6:21 PM) Nah dude ... Mar 7, 2004 - 3:59 AM lagos QUOTE (Sev408 @ Mar 6, 2004 - 9:30 AM) lagos good ... Mar 7, 2004 - 10:45 AM 97sccelica OBD2 controls the timing on my car
based on knock... Mar 7, 2004 - 12:36 PM Sev408 well 97sccelica your setup you said cost almost ... Mar 7, 2004 - 1:01 PM 97sccelica QUOTE (Sev408 @ Mar 7, 2004 - 10:01 AM) well 97scc... Mar 7, 2004 - 1:52 PM zipstrips my motor went due to some bad gas, and probably du... Mar 8, 2004 - 7:49 PM 97sccelica QUOTE (zipstrips @ Mar 8, 2004 - 4:49 PM) my motor... Mar 8, 2004 - 11:36 PM OOBE Hey man, honest: You're not going to have a re... Mar 10, 2004 - 5:13 PM zipstrips QUOTE (OOBE @ Mar 10, 2004 - 3:13 PM) Hey man, hon... Mar 10, 2004 - 7:02 PM hyp3rk1d i thought u didnt even really need new injectors, ... Mar 10, 2004 - 9:31 PM 97sccelica QUOTE (hyp3rk1d @ Mar 10, 2004 - 6:31 PM) i though... Mar 10, 2004 - 10:51 PM
KnightRider i have been through the turbocharged st stage an a... Mar 12, 2004 - 12:09 AM |
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