Post your car!

[Kenny_McCormic]

I'm assuming you mean LS1...a bit spendy for me..

A 302 ford BOLTS RIGHT IN!

In that case bolt a built 302 ford in there and have fun.

 

[crazycart]

Turns out the car is a total rustbucket, not buying it.

 

[Jerryburger]

81 RX7... Beautiful car! There was one down the street with the 302 conversion, and man... if I had the means, I'd jump on it. Oh well. My dream Mazda would be the 85 with the conversion.

 

[ed1380]

lookie what i found. going to get it right now. im giddy as a schoolgirl at prom

 

[kibble]

Are you gonna get it?

 

[ed1380]

already did...kinda. we left home with a dolly and i forgot its AWD. so i paid and well pick it up sunday

the things been beat to hell but still for the price cant complain.

 

[modelengineer]

It's automatic...

Still, for the price I guess it is pretty good.

 

[ed1380]

still a 5sp. and its tiptronic

 

[kibble]

Tiptronic... I think tiptronic's a bit of a joke.

 

[modelengineer]

Tiptronic... I think tiptronic's a bit of a joke.

Agreed

 

[BradenM]

Auto's just ain't that much fun.

 

[kibble]

BTW, I'm not trying to diss, my car's an auto too... :arf:

 

[Jerryburger]

Much nicer than any car I've owned. Congrats!

 

[ed1380]

Auto's just ain't that much fun.

i know but theyre easier to sell

btw whats wrong with tiptronic? its the same as paddle shifters

 

[peppy]

Is it a 1.8T? I have a Giac Tip chip for it. The chip addresses the "lazy" shifting as delivered from the factory, without losing any smoothness. Users of this chip have described the results as similar to "superbike" shifting! The GIAC trans chip solves gear "hunting" under full throttle caused by the massive torque of a well designed engine chip. Good cars though.. I had a 1.8T putting 304WHP down on the ground. Stock was 180HP. Of course I had to get a level 10 Tip makeover though to handle the TQ.

 

[ed1380]

no its a 2.8 should be good for 190 and 210tq. im not planning on keeping it long though

 

[peppy]

Not bad for that price. Wish I saw that and it was closer to me... I have the VAG tools to pulll the heads off and the belt. 95% chance the valves are bent. If you can do it yourself, I would keep it.....or part it out.

 

[ed1380]

weve done it twice before. audi/vw have a high tendency to break the timing belts on the 2.8l.
my moms passat was like this. one of the valve heads actually broke off. we fixed it and a week later the timing belt broke again

BTW no special vag tools needed. just need to take the whole front off. also a pain in the

 

[porsche930dude]

yea it was like 400$ to have my moms 1.8 timing belt changed. money well spent judging by the extent of the job

 

[killawatt]

well its awork in progress but heres mine