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also very turned on about the idea of power washing that engine bay and removing all of the nasty cosmoline in there. can't see too well in that photo but most of my engine bay is yellow (or black)
Wow just got a call from the shop I ordered the manual transmission from
I ordered it on Wednesday last week “it’s going out by end of the day today, should be there Friday, you need to be home to receive it”
I call Friday about arranging receipt of the trans and “oh whoops it hasn’t gone out yet we’ll get it out by end of business today you’ll see it early next week”
I call today “you should either get it by end of today or early tomorrow”
Just got a call now “hey man you’re in AZ, right?” No I’m in TX..
“Ok well it hasn’t gone out yet we’ll get it out by end of today”
swapping to a manual trans and prepping the motor for boost.
pulling everything out seemed like the easiest way to go as i also want to clean up my disgusting engine bay, run clutch lines, swap steering racks, clean up wiring, etc.
still haven't ordered a clutch.. been having a tough time deciding and i don't want to pay out of my ass for one either
apparently the transmission that's coming does not have a clutch on it so i have to order one no matter what... i can easily stomach a stock clutch but would it be foolish to do that? i plan to just "get it running" with MS and boost and then slowly upgrade for power... probably worth just buying a decent clutch right out the gate huh?
i've currently got my eye on a spec stage 3 but mixed reviews are making me worry and I don't want to pay more than $500ish for a clutch ugh
I had no problems with my Spec stage 2 clutch. Was used on a boosted m42 for a number of years with no probs. Wasn't making crazy power though...
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trans showed up today
inside of the bellhousing is FILTHY so i'm just gonna go ahead and order a set of new seals for this thing. slave cylinder looks newish so that's cool. came with a shifter but it's in worse shape than the one i have so i probably won't use it.
also rolled the dice on an fx stage 3 six puck sprung clutch from gripforce. definitely overkill for now but my goal is to make it to 350tq and by then i'll have decided on a new direction i'm sure.. whether it be building for more power or swapping
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