Re: 340sb with 5 speed conversion?
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Clair, the issue with the Header - Starter clearence is a nightmare for me. I have all in and isolated the Starter but I had to dent a Headertube to the half of diameter. And there is maybe just 5mm airgap between them. With the wrap on the Starter they are touching. But I will give it a try.
There is defenitly no room now for Headers. A Buddy gave me a set of 2002 318 Magnum exhaust manifolds. Have you had a thought on them? Are they any good instead of my Cheapo headders? what do you think?
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Re: 340sb with 5 speed conversion?
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Are you using the mini-starter from the Magnum trucks and late cars, or the full size? I found the mini starter (Nipondenso) to actually sit a little wider than the larger starter, so that may help. There is also another starter out there that can be clocked to fit better... RobMc? I need to look for details on that one again.
This is really the worst case scenario for me, as I can't tolerate modifying my TTI's, so I need to find a work-around for this.
I'm not sure about the Maggie manifolds, it looks like the driver side will have some interference with the steering column. I've never tried them though, but even they look like the down pipe or head pipe will have to be fairly crushed to fit as well. Worth investigating, I guess, but it doesn't look promising.
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Re: 340sb with 5 speed conversion?
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So, the header is hitting the starter body, not the solenoid? Hmmm... Not good. I couldn't tell exactly what was going on in the photos. I'll have to see if I can round up a large starter in my stash, but I don't have an extra ND starter to compare to. The Liberty starter I have is a totally different design, so not much use there - although it is a tiny little starter. Sleep? I've got a 2.5 month old, and I get the 2-3am feeding. It's when I get caught up on my car shows on the DVR... Clair
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Re: 340sb with 5 speed conversion?
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07/17/08 07:52 AM
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Buschi, Can you give a list of all of the parts required for this swap. That would really be helpful. Excellent work!
Greg
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Re: 340sb with 5 speed conversion?
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07/18/08 03:25 PM
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Just joined to throw some info your way. R154s are VERY tough transmissions, there are some Supra guys making over 1000rwhp on stock trannies over on SupraMania and SupraForums. Obviously a high HP turbo car is different than a high HP V8, but it should still hold what most of you folks want it to. Just some food for though, YMMV
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Re: 340sb with 5 speed conversion?
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07/18/08 04:18 PM
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Quote:
Buschi, Can you give a list of all of the parts required for this swap. That would really be helpful. Excellent work!
Greg
sure I can but everything is discussed here I think. I will do it after test driving, I won't provide informations for a swap which is not complete or won't work well.
Ok?
Ok, next problem:
My X pipe does not fit anymore. The Tranny is longer and the X too close to the x-member. They hit. But this is just simple work - but work...
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Re: 340sb with 5 speed conversion?
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07/26/08 01:03 PM
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He Clair, been out today for a testdrive... and it works so far. Drove only 2-3 miles. On the first drive the clutch sliped horrible so I shortened the pushrod on the Slave approx 1 cm. Too much! So I welded 0.5 cm back on - perfect. The test will be Autobahn. Lets see what happens then. But so far everything works good (for 2 mls...)
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