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Old 09-17-08, 10:00 PM
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thinking bout T2 swaping my 1990 GTUs.. need feed back

i have a 1990 GTUs, its clean, has a tranny issue, and is what appears to be Limp mode. But over all the shell is CLEAN, no body damage, nothing.

i also have an 89 GTU that i swapped my 91 Tll into, but my gtu shell isnt clean, needs lots of body work, and title is slavaged.

and heres onething, im tired of N/A power. ive had my fair share of tracking and fun with the n/a but i want more now..(im taking the easy route)

soo heres my delema, i wanna swap my turbo ll into the GTUs,,

and i wanna get some feed back on what every one thinkgs.. should i do it??
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**** it!! i want to, because im tired of n/a, although i could build it up, but i have everything for the t2 on my other car.. might as well swap it..
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I don't think anyone's going to tell you not to do it; least of all me. Especially since you likely won't have to buy a thing since it's all in your other car. Lots of work, but it's all straight-forward.
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Originally Posted by RotaryRocket88
I don't think anyone's going to tell you not to do it; least of all me. Especially since you likely won't have to buy a thing since it's all in your other car. Lots of work, but it's all straight-forward.


yea, ive been getting some good and negitive responses bout swappin my GTUs.

its fairly simple. wouldnt be the first time i do this ****!

yea, ima get a stand alone soon, bigger turbo, etc, looking to push atleast 300whp in the near future, but for now semi stock t2 is bad,,

thanks!
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Do it..and sell the Parts you don't need.That way you may even come out of it with a couple hundred bucks for your "down time" and Effort.
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If you like any sort of power, turbo is the only way t go.
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doooo ettttttttttttttttttt
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Originally Posted by 93rx74lyfe
If you like any sort of power, turbo is the only way t go.
20b or LS1


-just sayin'
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I would do it. It's the closest your probably going to get to a Infini in America since you have the 4.3 rear.

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Originally Posted by misterstyx69
Do it..and sell the Parts you don't need.That way you may even come out of it with a couple hundred bucks for your "down time" and Effort.
yea thats what ive planned to do, i wanna make as much money as i can from all
my parts, lol


Originally Posted by 93rx74lyfe
If you like any sort of power, turbo is the only way t go.
+1

altough N/A does offer instant throttle response, i love the feel of boosting!! its pure FUN!!!

Originally Posted by xeccentric
doooo ettttttttttttttttttt



Originally Posted by sunburn
20b or LS1


-just sayin'
im got something planned for the near future, the t2 is just a teaser for now!
hopefully everything goes swell, gonna unvail my real intentions at next years seven stock! Ls1 are cool, but im pure ROTARY!



Originally Posted by Boost or Bust
I would do it. It's the closest your probably going to get to a Infini in America since you have the 4.3 rear.
yea, i actually planned on doing an Infini swap, i was in mid process, but my plans changed, soo ima just drop in my t2 into my GTUs should be fun!lol


well thanks for the feed back,, the ppl over here in the west have been getting on me for even saying, "i was thinking bout turbo ll swapping my GTUs".

but **** it! ima do it any ways,
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G/L saving up for my swappppp. BOOST FTW



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Originally Posted by 89fc3sT2
G/L saving up for my swappppp. BOOST FTW



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haha thats the best part. i dont need to save, i have a running t2 but the shell is ******* CRAP!!frame damage etc..

soo all i have to do is swap everything over..
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^ Lucky. I wish I would have bought this one TII I looked at a while back. 80,000 miles and immaculate interior. Body was rusted to **** though (even worse than my car ) It would have been a perfect donor car though, and I probably could have gotten it for like $1000. I was only in 10th grade at the time .
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^^ oh wacksauce bro, yea i passed up too many oppertunities, but they come and go.. lol

yea, well i t2 swapped my GTU, but i was never happy with the shell i have, soo i started looking for better cars to do my swap, and i just happen to come across the GTUs, its PERFECT for the Swap,


i should start it soon, after seven stock.
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Originally Posted by zerox7
oppertunities, but they come and go.. lol
They sure do. They always seem to come at the worst times though.
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Originally Posted by need RX7
They sure do. They always seem to come at the worst times though.

i know. sadly thats how things work out lol...

but

it seems like im getting pretty much positive feed back.. i should start the swap on the 4th... i hope,.
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Time and money...

Time and money...
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^EXACTLY!,

for now ima just do a Basic Tll swap. im still saving up for some Goodies!.
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T2 to GTUs DO IT, DO IT
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Originally Posted by zerox7
**** it!! i want to, because im tired of n/a, although i dont know to drive and the car probablt wont be running afterwards anyways, but i have everything for the t2 on my other car.. might as well swap it and whine and cry when things go wrong..

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Originally Posted by zerox7
i should start the swap on the 4th... i hope,.
w00t!! Good luck with it.
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If you live in an area where most of the roads are straight and flat an NA FC is a completely useless vehicle. Boost that bitch! If you're worried about lag go 6 port turbo.


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