Driftwell 240

speaking of ss autochrome.....

will a downpipe and test pipe made for a sr fit the ca?

iroc07

testpipe should, all of them are about the same, as long as its for an S13 chassis.

Driftwell 240

sweet.

I should have my ca swap done within two weeks.ive been running into all types of unexpected problems.its jsuty one big headache....

Catharsis

they always are....

and there really isnt a name brand manifold for the CA

cleveland180

so when I get my CA should I spend the cash to get all my pipes ceramic treated? I am getting it this summer! I'm so pumped, i'll ave 2.5 k to use for the clip and whatever i need.

Catharsis

put back 3k jsut for fun dont bother with the ceramic coating though

Driftwell 240

Good advice..


One thing ive learned is everythnig goes way over budget..

DriftOrDieTryin

haha like that old sayin
"whatever can go wrong will go wrong"

cleveland180

Shyt you think it will run me that much? Well I'll do that then, if I don't have enough then I guess I will have half of a ca in my garage. What is the most expensive thing that went wrong with your CA?

Catharsis

well i got screwed by some people so that would be.... but i am also a perfectionist with it so just time

Driftwell 240

On mine, there was a blown turbo, and you can barely tell becuase the turbo spun fine and there was no shaft play.

i still havent even gotton the motor in the car, so there still might be a problem we have yet to uncover.
but im sure there will be some more problems, with the type of luck i have, the engine is probably siezed, the hg blown and the bearings are shot.

cleveland180

OH crud!!! I think this is gunna be alot of work... good thing I have you guys to help me out when i get burried in problems. As far as teh getting screwed over by people that website you gave me at the begining of this thead isn't one of those people is it? I don't wanna buy something from a shady dealer. Luckly or unluckly I have a truck that I can frive if I need a car to get me around once I start the swap, but I want as smooth of a swap as possible. What part would you recommend that I buy before I even start the swap? parts that are commonly bad and nice to have lying around. I will buy it from a store like murray's or autozone, so if I dont use the parts I can take them back. Thanks

Driftwell 240

The only parts i would reccomend you buy BEFORE the swap are things you dont need, but should have, like:

S-AFC, turbo timer, boost gauge, boost controller.

As long as everything you buy the first time around is good quality, you wont need to buy anything else.

Just make sure you get the full swap, engine,harness,ecu, so on....

cleveland180

Yeah I plan on getting a front clip so that should set me off on the right foot.

Catharsis

turbo timers are a waste of money you dont need one just drive the car off boost for a little bit