killerrx710

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I'm putting a whole 88 TII motor swap(motor and tranny) into my 85 gslse.
Just want to ask the people who have already done the swap where they got their custom driveshaft from?


Oh and whats a good size intercooler to use?

RotaryRevn

Any driveshaft shop can do it. It cost me 300.00 for all new parts. Look under the FAQ's /how to turbo a first gen, and read the chronicles of a t2 swap. All of the info you need can be found there.

steve84GS TII

I used a TII rearend yoke that was machined down to fit the 1st gen rearend,then took a stock TII driveline into a run-of-the-mill driveline shop to have it lengthened.Since they didnt stock metric driveline pipe,he just matched up the front and rear yokes with standard SAE units (FORD) and made me a new shaft with replaceable 1310 u-joints and grease fittings.Over 6 years and 50K miles later, its never had any problems.
The yoke machine work and new seal cost about 30 bucks and the custom driveline was about 175 bucks.

For an IC,the "right" unit depends on your setup.The stock turbo doesnt move a whole lot of air,so smaller is better.Smaller pipes with less length are also advantageous to limit lag caused by the larger intake volume.The main advantage to a FMIC is getting the intercooler......any intercooler.....away from the radiant heat coming off the engine.This slows heatsoak and allows the IC to concentrate on cooling the hot intake air running through it,rather than having to deal with heat energy coming from an outside source.
Even with the stock IC,your still good for some spirited driving or a couple drag runs without too much problem.Sustained boosting will overrun the stock IC,but its compact nature also ensures quick spooling and great throttle reaction.I didnt drop the stock IC until after I upgraded to a TO4B hybrid.The bigger compressor of the TO4B is able to offset the greater volume of my FMIC and long charge pipes.