swap officially finished! (but still has minor probs), i just drove it.. WOOOO HOOO! Options

[brianforster]

ok guys, i consider my swap FINISHED now because i just drove it around the block, however there are some minor problems i noticed during the test drive

first it idled about 1800 rpms, then after driving it it jumped up to 3000

my boost gauge reads 20 vac at idle so i assume no vacuum leaks

my power steering doesnt work, this confuses me because everything is hooked up

its hard to get it into gear, in fact when i first started it it would not go into gear, then it ended up going into reverse with some force (no grinding though) the car would lurch forward when trying to go into first and reverse when trying to go into reverse. my friend told me to re-bleed the clutch but before i went to do that i went for one more try and it finally went in, the shifting seems to get smoother the more i play with it so maybe it has something to do with the tranny being sitting bone dry for the past few months?

at idle my motor shakes a bit, and by a bit i mean that even with my not so vast experience with cars i know it should not do this.

btw tomorrow i will have pics and vids of everything, and ill start a before and after thread!

edit: jeff, how do you drive withot power steering man, i could hardly reverse into the driveway!

This post has been edited by brianforster: May 6, 2006 - 6:34 PM

[brianforster]

if you notice both of the studs are broken on that hole, chuckys dad said he has easyouts at work so as soon as he brings those home im putting in new studs + my o2 sensor, im hoping this will resolve some of the problems.

god damn we did a good job on that intercooler piping

and no that 45 degree out of the TB does not touch the manifold, and will have even more clearance when i get the stock manifold from yungazzdriver, although i am thinking about going 90 degree out of the TB because that pipe gets real hot as it stands right now