engine swap
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ive been looking into all options for increased hp/tq. i know nothing about swaping an engine. which ones fit, cost, etc.... i know some of you will say im taking away the soul of the car but i dont care. i just want some info and discussion on the process of swaping your engine for something different.
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your biggest problem you will have to overcome with putting in an ls1 is your steering rack. its really the only thing thats holding you back. there are two ways to make it work though. #1 is make a custom low profile rack that is moved forward a bit, then go about ties rods and such. #2 cut a big *** hole in your hood to allow the engine to peak through. i have already been down the road for trying to do a v8 swap. it can be done but will cost a whole hell of alot of money. My newest interest is the sr2det. reason for this is its smaller, very easy to find and build if you want, and its way way more reliable than that stock renisis peice of **** that we have for an engine. Im doing a swap soon because i have a dead car in my driveway and my enigine only has 75k on the odometer. If you want to do a swap i say do it, there are pleny of people out there like me and you that think that it will be the best thing and thing to do. besides we dont road race so who cares. im just in it for the fun.
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im not talking **** about the car. i love the car and everything about it, except the engine. I have not abused it and has been very well maintained since it was new. I drove it like i was supposed to and had all the recalls done just to have ti let me down now. im not giving up on the car just the engine that has pissed me off so bad. we all have opinions to by the way i was just exspressing my own, dont take it the wrong way or personal or anything.
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