MY BABY'S GOING 2 THE SHOP BYE BYE CVT HELLO TURBO 6SPD =D

[Still-Breathin]

I have a 3.5 and yes the swap is in the 3.5k but like I said I'm spending alot more than 3.5 on my car, as far as boost goes that's up to the shop, we're going for max performance that the transmission can take. The scariest thing about this obese HP is the transmission, what it can take/can't. So once it's done I'll let you know the boost lvls, also when yours get's done I'll be looking forward to what all you have done. Who know's our shops may finish at the same time so we can both hold the title of first transmission swap lol.

[Mr.Coupe]

the swap is in the 3.5k but like I said I'm spending alot more than 3.5 on my car, as far as boost goes that's up to the shop, we're going for max performance that the transmission can take. The scariest thing about this obese HP is the transmission, what it can take/can't.

DAMN that is a great price you got for the whole swap. I know I spent way more than that on the parts needed. Remind your shop not to max out the boost to what the transmission can handle, but what the engine can handle. A VQ engine with stock internals and what not can handle around 400HP safely if I remember correctly from a thread that was up a while ago. That's why I will be taking my car back to SFR to have the whole engine built so I can raise the boost and get from what I was told by Tim 600HP and more. Main thing to remind your shop like I said is to boost to what the engine can handle because the transmission will handle more than the engine.

Ricky C.

[stillbreathin]

ok guys, this is just a bump and to let ya'll know I have pics coming in atm, my transmission change is 70% of the way done and on monday or tues I should have the pics in to link on here, warning there is alot over 70 atm of the work being done, so just link the best ones.

ALSO WHO THE f*** LOCKED MY ACCOUNT

[nig1]

can't wait for pics! 70% completed? wow, seems like everything is going smooth thus far

[lGonz]

i kinda regret getting cvt instead of stick..
but s*** i was just happy i was getting a car(plus a car no 1 else really had cuz it had just came out)
damm i wish i had the money to do a transmission swap and put some turbo in my baby..
one day..hahaa

[stillbreathin]

Good news guys my transmission swap is 100% done, pics/dyno coming soon, shop is now building my turbo kit, but I have some pics of my car dropped and a few of my doner car. Well, I was going to post pics, f*** afghan s*** internet isn't working. Pics should be up by tomorrow.

[stillbreathin]

doner car

springs

my car dropped



pics coming of the inside of my car so you can see the new shifter

[nig1]

pics are tiny :/ congrats on the fast transmission swap, hope it's the same w/ur turbo!

[masterbeatty]

Lookin good dude. I love the suspension im getting mine next week.

[mcheddadi]

damn that was fast! Mr.coupe had to wait a whole year an it still isn't done. you soo fast you don't even need a turbo lol

[Mr.Coupe]

damn that was fast! Mr.coupe had to wait a whole year an it still isn't done. you soo fast you don't even need a turbo lol

Yeah the swap was fast, but the difference was that his shop had a donor car next to his car to swap the parts from car to the other. Tim and the guys at SFR had to order each part individually and do the research of what parts were needed to do the swap on my car.

Ricky C.

[stillbreathin]

lol @ the you don't need a turbo comment. Without a turbo though, how am I doing to bea 370zs and make the owners + car cry?

[Ranga14]

wow, you must have had like a 100 worker bees buzzing around getting that job done. :P

[stillbreathin]

UH OH, I FINALLY GOT IT..... CHECK THIS OUT PICS OF MY NEW SHIFTER.


another angle


next pics to come of the turbo once it's completed and prob pics of them making it =D

[Ranga14]

So Jealous.

[jh3p]

Is this a 3.5 (sorry i havent been paying attention) and Is there any advantages of having a transmission swap to just getting a manual from the factory? o.o that shiftstick is the same size right.... and reverse lockout...right...

[stillbreathin]

it's a 3.5 dude, and yes considering the shifter was ripped out of another 3.5 A/C it is the same =D. outside of that, for normal day drivers, there is no advantage, if your doing a turbo kit like me, then the answer would be yes. A CVT can't take the horses that I am running threw my car and will blow up =D.