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  1. ChristmasGT

    88 A4LD with 87 TC Motor?

    Hey guys, I was wondering what the limitations would be on my AF4LD (cooled) with the 87 TC motor, I haven't picked up a Computer or Vam Harness yet and I needed to know what to do. I'd love to do the swap, but it seems really hard to attempt I have a T-5 In my garage but the auto to manual...
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    Turboing an N/A 93 LX.

    I've been down your road seriously :) after tearing down a spare N/A engine I have and finding out the Head isnt ideal for it I decided to pick up an 87 TC motor :) To properly run a turbo to an N/A engine you need a Turbo head, Oil line to the turbo, and Forged Pistons with the Turbo...
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    A call to help from a future Turboer!

    Awesome! I'm buying those Pistons off of ebay tommorrow, that'll save me a fortune! Can you please direct me to the rings that I need for them I cant find them on that site And how bad would it be to use the head on the stock NA 2.3? Thanks a ton man for helping me out!
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    A call to help from a future Turboer!

    Well, I had an engine that ended up falling through :( In my garage I have a 2.3NA block already mostly torn down. If I put a turbo motor in I'd really like it to be rebuilt and run as new as possible, so I was thinking, I've already priced a rebuild Kit for a 2.3 with the forged Pistons...
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    2007 Gnx

    God..Im in love...I love the GNX, why? WHYYYYYYY?
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    A4LD w/ 85 TC Motor

    Awesome thank you very much! I'm very very very excited that it'll work for now :)
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    A4LD w/ 85 TC Motor

    Hey I was wondering what kind of proplems I would run Into when Using my Exsisting A4LD (with Trans Cooler) with the motor next weekend. ANY help would be greatly appreciated! TY in advance!
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    ok, so how do you find a turbo?

    The Junkyard In KC will be selling me My Turbo Motor next week :) The pain now is Convincing them to throw in the computer and VAM harness :)
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    About to be a member of the KC Turbo Club! (hopefully)

    Hopefully I wont be power breaking it, I'm going to treat it very very nice until I have the T-5 (which is in my garage) installed. I'll look into a Transmission Cooler as you suggested, Is it increadibly hard to switch from Auto to Stick? Im leaning to "yes" Any more Info and Suggestions...
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    About to be a member of the KC Turbo Club! (hopefully)

    Yeah, Im hoping I'll be one of you very soon :) any Help with the Installation would be Fantastic!
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    About to be a member of the KC Turbo Club! (hopefully)

    Yeah I've been reading alot of Stingers Posts. Im just happy that the Auto Will hold up. I dont plan on running it for more then 10-15Lb's of boost Until I can get the car the way I want it. It seems like a very good start :)
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    About to be a member of the KC Turbo Club! (hopefully)

    Awsome! So all I need is To Do the engine swap and im done? Im VERY happy to hear the A4LD will hold up to her, I Cant wait to get this project going! I've wanted to be apart of the turbo gang for over a year! the very first thing Im doing to it is giving it an Intercooler, That'd be...
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    About to be a member of the KC Turbo Club! (hopefully)

    Lately My good ol 2.3 Has started having Oil Pressure problems with an EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK! (3-5 quarts per 3k miles) I've been looking for a few weeks to find a 2.3 Turbo Motor http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7969681117&category=33615&sspagename=WDVW...
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    ChristmasGT's rims

    lol lol they we're just pushed over my Ponies to get the affect of what they we're :) lol like i'd EEVVEERRRR put wheels on that would stick that far out, I'll send a few better pics of em when i get my new tires this week :D i just ordered them this morning, they should be here monday or...
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    What type of pistons?

    turboflush whats your email so i can send you A pic? Websites not working
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    What type of pistons?

    Okay i'll send you a few pics of her, (note when you post, the wheels dont stick out that far LOL i just put them up to where they would be if they we're bolted on, Should be back next week ^^. Anyway, My actual true goals for the car is to be in the mid 13's, I really dont need it to be Too...
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    What type of pistons?

    I cant wait to get this project done :)
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    What type of pistons?

    i had a couple pics of em there rather a...Unique wheel (no not ricer) I got them through a guy who had a 90 Cobra clone and said he had them custom made, part of me believes him due to the fact that i've just never seen this wheel other then on my car I have a pic of em but they're not loading...
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    What type of pistons?

    Yep i have 16's I may have mixed up the sizes its 215's on front and 245's on back sorry my mistake, Nah the engine has been stored right, it just came out of the car, but it didnt hold any Oil pressure it ran, but rocked real bad, thats why i kinda just want to start over with it, If it takes...
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    What type of pistons?

    Not exactly sure, I know alot, It didnt run so well, I know the block is good on it though, but I want to make sure i do this right, so i'll probably end up replacing alot of stuff, thanks for the info about the oil pump will do :) any recomendations as to what type of cam to pick up for it...