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1337Dakota

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Now im new to this hole engine swap and stuff but would like to build nice turbo or n/a..
could anyone link me some posts or sits and give me some good tips for me?
Thank you for taking time and reading this
 

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are you looking to do a v8 swap or turbo the 2.3?
 
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madspeed said:
are you looking to do a v8 swap or turbo the 2.3?
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Would like to find a 2.3 and swap for turbo i dont have skills to swap mounts and stuff but if i find cheap 5.0 ill have a shop swap mounts
 
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So you have a 2.3L now? What year?
 
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KhanTyranitar said:
So you have a 2.3L now? What year?
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I dont have one yet just lost mine do to someone hitting it but i just wanna know if these builds are hard or what
 

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turboford.org
stinger-performance.com
 

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Those are two of the best sites for swap info. I just finished my swap a couple of months ago. Wasn't too bad at all.

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fess40 said:
Those are two of the best sites for swap info. I just finished my swap a couple of months ago. Wasn't too bad at all.

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What was some of the worst things that is needed
 

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swapping mounts is a bolt on each side. boom. done.
 
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stykthyn said:
swapping mounts is a bolt on each side. boom. done.
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From what people said they make sound like takes weeks of welding and
 

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negatory. These cars were built to accept the v8 or the L4 with minimal work at the factory.
 
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negatory. These cars were built to accept the v8 or the L4 with minimal work at the factory.
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So i can get a 5.0 and.convert it to 2.3 in a week cuz we just got done building a 240sx in 4days
 

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If you have all the swap parts ready its bolt and go. I will say that unless you have a complete donor car the swap is a bitch that is going to nickel and dime you
 
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If you have all the swap parts ready its bolt and go. I will say that unless you have a complete donor car the swap is a **** that is going to nickel and dime you
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Thats what i want to do find a none running turbo merker or bird then rebuild engine and swap it
 

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The turbo swap is a piece of cake. None of it is hard if you can follow instructions. It's a whole lot easier than a v8 swap especially if you don't have a complete donor car.

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where you located, i might have a friend with spare 2.3 turbo stuff
 
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madspeed said:
where you located, i might have a friend with spare 2.3 turbo stuff
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Kansas
 

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Look up Stinger Performance. He's in Shawnee, KS.

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