Calling all engine swaps
07-10-2011, 03:28 AM
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Uncontrollable drifter
EXACTLY!!! I was cleaning inside with one of those microfiber towel and it took the red right off! Cheap *** leather steering wheels, the black doesn't come off though. Those are all old pictures, once I finish with everything I'll post new pics.
07-10-2011, 03:24 PM
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LSX/T56 Swap In Progress
Here is what i am currently working on, Its far from complete, but its moving along pretty well.
Teaser pic of the Heart of the project
Another
And of course the 06 Galaxy Grey RX8 its going to go into
Thanks for looking guys, i just cannot wait to post pics of it mounted!
Teaser pic of the Heart of the project
Another
And of course the 06 Galaxy Grey RX8 its going to go into
Thanks for looking guys, i just cannot wait to post pics of it mounted!
Rew swap
07-14-2011, 10:42 AM
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My question is how in the hell do you guys do that wire tunck in the engine bay. That makes the car look 1000 times better and oh so clean. Someone post up a DIY with pics lol.
07-15-2011, 07:29 AM
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Looks like alot of blue wire. You jsut cut the harness, fed each in into the fender, then extended and soldered them back together as needed? I thought the factory wires could not be extended due to there being more resistance with the longer wires. I am can obviously be wrong if you had no isses though.
07-15-2011, 10:10 AM
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Looks like alot of blue wire. You jsut cut the harness, fed each in into the fender, then extended and soldered them back together as needed? I thought the factory wires could not be extended due to there being more resistance with the longer wires. I am can obviously be wrong if you had no isses though.
Lets not forget the fact that my engine is controlled totally by the Haltech ( cooling system, ignition system, fuel system), so It is not in any way the same as if I still had my OEM ECU still in charge.
with that said, I did had the concern but I did it anyways and as of today the car works perfectly fine. I hope that helped.. Remember, I'm just a cabinet guy...
07-15-2011, 10:16 AM
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I noticed in a couple of your pics you posted, its before you did the wiring tuck. I jsut need ot do alot of clean up in my bay. Especially since i have the chance since the motor has to come out again. Need to take that stupid insulation stuff off my firewall also
07-15-2011, 10:23 AM
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Are you talking about the whole stack of light blue cables on the passenger side?
Those ended up being part of the engine stock harness, so they came of when I did the final tuck.
Those ended up being part of the engine stock harness, so they came of when I did the final tuck.
07-15-2011, 10:49 AM
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stay tuned for more upgrades, I'm addressing a couple of small issues and getting some new parts. I have an excuse to take the car apart... and I love it.. Its my stress release.
07-15-2011, 11:08 AM
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I was talking about the factory harness on the driver side tht goes to the fuse box. I noticed it was still un-tucked in one of the pictures that you hvae posted at the beginning of the thread. Another thing that makes all your guys, look clean is no air conditioning. That and the motor swap allows for no cheesy *** big black plastic intake.
07-15-2011, 11:33 AM
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Uncontrollable drifter
Looks like Firecran still has his air conditioning, and so do I(although mine doesn't have the clean look-working on that right now). There's also Kevin Dawson(Dietbudda) with his project which is still in the works.
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