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Small progress on the swap, dropped off my PCM and wiring harness with RMP Motorsports in Vandergrift. Shop about 45 minutes from Pittsburgh that specializes in LS stuff.
6.0 truck motor with an LSA blower on top. The story behind this vehicle is pretty cool: the owner had a built RB25 in the car, but unfortunately, it was stolen along with a few other cars, when he finally found it, the entire vehicle was stripped minus a few things.
I also decided to play tourist since I have never been to Pittsburgh, didn't spend a whole lot of time in the city, wanted to get home haha.
Got the entire ISR swap kit for the car, this particular one mounts up to the CD series transmissions. Still waiting on my long tubes, clutch, and driveshaft. I also still have to figure out what cam package I want to run.
Haha man I wish I had a clue, I like the color, but there's also a few other ones I want to do as well. I'll figure that out once the car runs and drives
So after a lot of contemplation, instead of rushing getting the LS motor into the car, hoping I didn't mess anything up, driving it a month or so then taking it back off the road to rush getting it caged/tube framed, I have decided to just get the jump start now, do everything right and take my time with the swap and other things I want to do to the car. So I will have it done for next Spring.
In the meantime, my old daily, a 2000 Audi A6 Avant had bit the dust, I bought the thing for $1500 to get me to work everyday over winter, then expected to drive the Z all summer, as it turns out, things don't always go to plan. The poor girl had 200k on the clock by the time she decided it was over.
A 2003 Audi A4, 3.0L with a 6 Speed manual, already on ST coilovers. Currently it sits on S4 wheels but I am looking around for a set of affordable cast wheels to get rid of these things haha.
Thanks guys! On the topic of heads/intake manifold. I think I'm going to run a set of LS6 Valvesprings paired with a TSP low lift cam to get some decent power, probably around the 425-430hp mark at the crank, not sure about my intake mani yet.
Haven't had a lot of motivation over the Summer to finish this thing. Dad asked if I wanted to take Sunday afternoon to try and drop the motor in so after a lot of swear words, a sledgehammer to the firewall, we got it in, temporarily.
I still need to reseal the oil pan and order remanufactured heads (these ones are kinda beat) for the car so in the meantime I'll start doing other things on the car such as ripping out the old harness, gutting the interior, etc.
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