I've contemplating what to do with my fc this summer. I'm on a $8.00/hr, 40hr a week, Taco Bell budget here so...

I thought about the TII swap into my FC at first, my car has a very nice body, paint, and interior (1986 GXL). First thing I'm getting ready to buy an everyday driver here shortly (older toyota corolla or honda civic....oh yeeaa!!). TII swap, looking at $1,675 shipped for a S4 TII engine and trans from fc3s.org...I'd want to rebuild the j-spec b/c they should be awesome cores with the low mileage they have. So thats another $1,100 rebuild kit from Racing Beat, $90.00 90psi OPR. Then I need to get a custom driveshaft made to mate my n/a rear end to the TII trans, TII boost sensor and knock control box I believe. I'd probably just go with a Microtech EMS b/c of the cost of finding a used TII ecu and engine harness...might as well upgrade and have the benefits of a Microtech (nicely priced too I might add). So far thats like around $3,600 not counting all the misc. hoses, parts to wire the microtech, fuel pump, etc.

My other idea was to rebuild my current 13B 6port..now heres where I have questions. Would it be desireable to obtain some TII endlates (assuming this can be done..which I'm pretty sure it can, so I'd be 4 port), then street port the intake ports, find some TII rotor housings, put some S5 rotors for the bit high comp., then find a 100+ shot nitrous kit (I've read scathcarts stuff, anybody put together a kit or a kit that can be used with some minor modding to it, Ive hear something about mustang kits working?), along with a Microtech to tune it, a fuel pump and some 550 secondaries maybe for nitrous use (needed or....?) Or would all this just as affect while keeping the engine 6 port? I've just read (I know porting 6 port engine is possible and MANY do it successfully) that porting a 4 port engine yields much better results...What kind of power we talking on the n20? I've heard Judge Ito has had lots of sucess with nitrous on rotaries making nice 1/4 times and power. This would be a cheaper option, but I'd prob. still want to do the TII trans b/c I'm sure the power I'd make would be more than the n/a could handle, or could it handle it if the trans was rebuilt?

Thanks for reading this and I feel these are pretty good questions that others might have too. Heres a pic of my baby next my good friend and teachers Chevelle, 396!!

-Marc



See why I dont want to just sel my Rex and buy a TII with a popped motor. I dont want to have to mess with body work and paint...

 

I thought I'd have HP guys all over this? As Cartman (one of my idols) would say..."screw you guys, I'm going home"...

ahhahahaha....

j.k

 

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It would be MUCH easier to find a TII with a blown motor, but if you're that determined, I'd PM aaron cake about it.

 

look on the partstrader.com for better picing im sure you can get a s4 complete motor for a **** load cheaper than that.... then have the guy send the motor to kevin landers, have kevin rebuild it for you .... then buy a complete drivetrain setup from him... i think like 600 for tranny drive shaft and LSD rear.... probably cost you about 2000 in the end with everything shipped around what not...

 

$1675...that price is for the motor and tranny shipped......so you think i could find one cheaper than $950 for the complete long block? any where you can direct me?