xSeNcEo89x builds a race car (56k FTL)
well i started building my "racecar"
i used the camera more for the pictures. il make a nice little vid later but for now.. enjoy
well before you ask, i stuck with d series cause there cheap like me
the z6 motor/z6 head/z6 auto tranny and s20 manual tranny came to 180 + b series header. the motor/head/auto tranny had about 100k on them but idk how many miles are on the 5spd tranny.
the difference is, a full b series vtak swap goes for about $2,000.
now i picked up the stuff i needed for around 100 (selling the head and auto tranny). now for another 600, i put in eagle rods, vitara pistons, 4 puck clutch and arps. the turbo setup i bought was around 600. i sold the mani and bought a new one for 150. bigger intercooler was 200. the ems came to 400 with jumper harness.
add that up..
swap - 100
built bottom - 600
turbo setup - 600
mani - 150
ic 200
ems- 400
injectors - 220
cam gear -50
so in total $2320 for around 300hp (300hp is my goal. people have made 400hp on this setup)
meanwhile a gsr swap goes for around $2000 with only 180 hp.
d16z6
eagle rods
vitara pistons
acl bearings
oem headgasket
s20 tranny
act clutch and lightened flywheel
things ive broken..
pvc valve thing
hood trigger for alarm
ground wire
12.22.07
my boy jay. one of the only kids i let touch my car.
more to come... stay tuned
12.23.07
got the motor out at like 330.
hours later..
swapped the head to the z6. i was running a breather so all the oil built up. brake cleaner ftw! i also had a problem with the arps. the z6 ones threads are lower in the block then the d16y8. it f**ked me up but i got em working.
my "polyurathene" mounts. i used window weld make them stiff. they were broken so i think.. broken mounts + $20 window weld = racecar mounts!
dont mind the ziptie.. it keeps my dizzy cap on.
12.24.07
motors back together and in the car. i got the mounts and most of the stuff on top of the car done. it took forever for me to get the slave cylinder thing on. then i ran into a problem with the belts. the z6 crank pulley is different then the y8. it sucks. i put the old red valve cover on so the new one doesnt get dirty. i learned from the last swap that gray doesnt stay clean.
12.25.07
it looks like a car again lol. everythings bolted up. i put the rest of the poly stuff inside the shift linkage. hopefully it will make it stiff. i gotta run to honda tomarrow to pick up a pvc valve and an alternator belt. should be rolling tomarrow.. :fingers crossed:
12.26.07
it runs! great success! timing off but it starts and idles
well i started building my "racecar"
i used the camera more for the pictures. il make a nice little vid later but for now.. enjoy
well before you ask, i stuck with d series cause there cheap like me
the z6 motor/z6 head/z6 auto tranny and s20 manual tranny came to 180 + b series header. the motor/head/auto tranny had about 100k on them but idk how many miles are on the 5spd tranny.
the difference is, a full b series vtak swap goes for about $2,000.
now i picked up the stuff i needed for around 100 (selling the head and auto tranny). now for another 600, i put in eagle rods, vitara pistons, 4 puck clutch and arps. the turbo setup i bought was around 600. i sold the mani and bought a new one for 150. bigger intercooler was 200. the ems came to 400 with jumper harness.
add that up..
swap - 100
built bottom - 600
turbo setup - 600
mani - 150
ic 200
ems- 400
injectors - 220
cam gear -50
so in total $2320 for around 300hp (300hp is my goal. people have made 400hp on this setup)
meanwhile a gsr swap goes for around $2000 with only 180 hp.
d16z6
eagle rods
vitara pistons
acl bearings
oem headgasket
s20 tranny
act clutch and lightened flywheel
things ive broken..
pvc valve thing
hood trigger for alarm
ground wire
12.22.07
my boy jay. one of the only kids i let touch my car.
more to come... stay tuned
12.23.07
got the motor out at like 330.
hours later..
swapped the head to the z6. i was running a breather so all the oil built up. brake cleaner ftw! i also had a problem with the arps. the z6 ones threads are lower in the block then the d16y8. it f**ked me up but i got em working.
my "polyurathene" mounts. i used window weld make them stiff. they were broken so i think.. broken mounts + $20 window weld = racecar mounts!
dont mind the ziptie.. it keeps my dizzy cap on.
12.24.07
motors back together and in the car. i got the mounts and most of the stuff on top of the car done. it took forever for me to get the slave cylinder thing on. then i ran into a problem with the belts. the z6 crank pulley is different then the y8. it sucks. i put the old red valve cover on so the new one doesnt get dirty. i learned from the last swap that gray doesnt stay clean.
12.25.07
it looks like a car again lol. everythings bolted up. i put the rest of the poly stuff inside the shift linkage. hopefully it will make it stiff. i gotta run to honda tomarrow to pick up a pvc valve and an alternator belt. should be rolling tomarrow.. :fingers crossed:
12.26.07
it runs! great success! timing off but it starts and idles
