Limequat's 4.2l I6 Swap

[SacoMan]

Just moved it under its own power!
Flakey clutch switch...

Hurra!

 

[speedgilligan]

Just moved it under its own power!
Flakey clutch switch...

Giggetty! Vids? :naughty:

 

[limequat]

Moved out of the garage:

 

[IJ.]

Damn good to see at least one of these things move under it's own power

 

[empera]

damn that thing sounds mean, good job

 

[JZ_killa_t68]

sounds good.

 

[limequat]

Thanks guys. Hope is still sounds good when it actually has an exhuast

 

[lewis15498]

Nicework man, congrats!

 

[suprarx7nut]

Badass man. A tip of the hat is certainly in order. ::salute::

 

[SupraDreamPDR]

Nice. Glad to see it moving... Great job. :biglaugh:

 

[boricua114]

Nicee sounds beastly, can't wait to see it running down the road

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

so how much do you have into this swap (if you don't mind me asking )

Car sounds beastly btw.

 

[limequat]

Thanks, all!

so how much do you have into this swap (if you don't mind me asking )

Let's see here...

$900 for the engine and all acessories. I built the mounts with about $50 worth of metal. Ditto the oil pan. Spent $200 on a core engine for test fitment. $500 for HPTuners software. $150 for the clutch. $300 for the flywheel. It all adds up to about $2500.
I probably could have saved a few hundred by paying for a reflash instead of buy HPT, but I want to go turbo down the road.

Before I started the swap, I compared the costs to a 2JZ NA-T. Power wise, this swap compares to a 2JZ running about 10lbs of boost. For that swap you'll spend $700 just to adapt the R154 + cost of the engine + turbo.

For my purposes I found the Vortec to be a better deal ... even though I'm way over budget

 

[toyotanos]

I thought it had exhaust on it in the video... Looking very nice and clean too! Congrats.

 

[NashMan]

hood scoop

 

[limequat]

I thought it had exhaust on it in the video... Looking very nice and clean too! Congrats.

Thanks! Open manifold and dangling cat back.

I'm having trouble sourcing the manifold flange ...

 

[limequat]

hood scoop

I hope not!

 

[supra90turbo]

Thanks! Open manifold and dangling cat back.

I'm having trouble sourcing the manifold flange ...

Hold that thought, I may have a solution for you...

 

[limequat]

Hold that thought, I may have a solution for you...

Any help appreciated. The only way that I know of to get it, is to buy the entire pipe (with cat) from GM. Not cheap.

 

[supra90turbo]

haha not cheap at all.
Holding on for a core return I think we have out, then I'll cut the flange off it with a bit of pipe and send it to you.

Checked it against a couple cores we have from full size trucks with similar looking flanges, but go figure, the bolt spacing is different on them. Damn GM...