PLEASE HELP ME! Can no longer fathom LS1 swap!
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PLEASE HELP ME! Can no longer fathom LS1 swap!
You guys remember the story, $4500 FD, going ls1 blah blah blah, had to replace the clutch, install aluminum ast, aftermarket downpipe, chopped the airbox, solenoids were reversed for boost control
well, now it has 63,500 miles on it and i've been driving it for about a thousand miles, say 500 miles since it was running properly, i'm a little disturbed with the around town mileage but i deal with it (new plugs/o2 sensor already), I am severely addicted to this car though, everything about it is just "right", the wrx is for sale and will be gone this week and I do not want to face a day when this engine no longer runs, considering doing a premix and making sure boost pattern is in spec and not overboosting until I inevitably buy a PFC
what do i do! besides premix and general maintenence/common sense, do i just wait for it to pop?
well, now it has 63,500 miles on it and i've been driving it for about a thousand miles, say 500 miles since it was running properly, i'm a little disturbed with the around town mileage but i deal with it (new plugs/o2 sensor already), I am severely addicted to this car though, everything about it is just "right", the wrx is for sale and will be gone this week and I do not want to face a day when this engine no longer runs, considering doing a premix and making sure boost pattern is in spec and not overboosting until I inevitably buy a PFC
what do i do! besides premix and general maintenence/common sense, do i just wait for it to pop?
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Originally Posted by BoostFrenzy
You guys remember the story, $4500 FD, going ls1 blah blah blah, had to replace the clutch, install aluminum ast, aftermarket downpipe, chopped the airbox, solenoids were reversed for boost control
well, now it has 63,500 miles on it and i've been driving it for about a thousand miles, say 500 miles since it was running properly, i'm a little disturbed with the around town mileage but i deal with it (new plugs/o2 sensor already), I am severely addicted to this car though, everything about it is just "right", the wrx is for sale and will be gone this week and I do not want to face a day when this engine no longer runs, considering doing a premix and making sure boost pattern is in spec and not overboosting until I inevitably buy a PFC
what do i do! besides premix and general maintenence/common sense, do i just wait for it to pop?
well, now it has 63,500 miles on it and i've been driving it for about a thousand miles, say 500 miles since it was running properly, i'm a little disturbed with the around town mileage but i deal with it (new plugs/o2 sensor already), I am severely addicted to this car though, everything about it is just "right", the wrx is for sale and will be gone this week and I do not want to face a day when this engine no longer runs, considering doing a premix and making sure boost pattern is in spec and not overboosting until I inevitably buy a PFC
what do i do! besides premix and general maintenence/common sense, do i just wait for it to pop?
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Originally Posted by Cgotto6
What does any of this have to do with a LS1?? Im so confused.
now after some mechanical fixes and detailing, i'm willing to put up with any **** the car throws at me
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Originally Posted by BoostFrenzy
I was stating at first how I purchased the car for $4500 and only needed the above fixes and was running like crap, I intended on going LS1 immediately, turned out the plugs were just bad from prolonged frequent idling as it didn't move with the bad clutch, coolant o-rings and compression were good so I decided to drive it, at which point I fixed the boost issues and added downpipe and chopped airbox, now i'm addicted to the rotary power!
now after some mechanical fixes and detailing, i'm willing to put up with any **** the car throws at me
now after some mechanical fixes and detailing, i'm willing to put up with any **** the car throws at me
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Most lightly modded motors make it over 80k miles, many to nearly 100k. If you drive 10k miles a year, you should expect at least two more years of trouble-free driving. If you are that worried about it, this isn't the car for you.
Nice clean white FD.
Nice clean white FD.
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I'm not worried about it, I do all my own work and can pull the engine no problem, but i'm hoping by the time it's ready to go i'm fluent enough to fix all this car's problems and rebuild the engine myself
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Originally Posted by dgeesaman
If I were you and I had the space, I'd buy a either a good core, or one that needs rebuilt and tear it down and rebuild it myself. Then swap when this motor finally dies.
I forget - did you say this one was already eating coolant?
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I forget - did you say this one was already eating coolant?
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Originally Posted by dgeesaman
Wow, 4500 for a car with very little wrong with it. You are dead to me, Fredo
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heh, trust me, i respect and appreciate the deal i got, i'm 24 years old and conservative with my income, i have wnated one of these since i could afford purchasing it, but i don't make enough to pay retail AND keep it on the road... this is heavensent for me
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he had no clue how to work on cars, didn't know the turbo solenoids were switched and somehow killed the clutch by 62k, who knows what happened but whatever i'm happy
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he had no clue how to work on cars
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Originally Posted by Railgun69
You've been a very big noob here...asking a LOT of pretty general questions that could have been easily searched...and I gave you a lot of crap. But it's nice to see you've come around. Congrats.
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