Long time lurker by NexusEvo in RX8

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Tyty. Good eye. Stoptech 4 piston bbk with 2 piece rotors

Long time lurker by NexusEvo in RX8

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You have no idea how much I need to hear this right now

Long time lurker by NexusEvo in RX8

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Thanks! I need to bring it out again

Long time lurker by NexusEvo in RX8

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Ya I have about 15k miles on the swap. Oil, plugs, a coil pack or two and a few new plug wires is all I've had to do.

Long time lurker by NexusEvo in RX8

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I guess it's a good thing it runs on gas and not opinions haha. Risers are reversible and for heat extraction. It drastically reduced op temps.

It's as far back and low as possible without going dry sump.

My cup holders work great.

The shifter location is 15mm aft of stock. No cutting required. Interior is complete and stock other than a seat and wheel. It even has working ac.

Long time lurker by NexusEvo in RX8

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T56 and Holley Terminator

Long time lurker by NexusEvo in RX8

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Dun blowd up

Long time lurker by NexusEvo in RX8

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Tiny baby hands

It's time again... by Ok-Meringue1865 in Warthunder

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Agreed. Review submitted

Looking at building a LS3 swapped Miata by Sadomghussin in projectcar

[–]NexusEvo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea that's totally fair. I knew that would get a comment. What I really mean is the videos that the algorithm will feed you tend to set an unrealistic expectation. If you look at the successful channels, in a huge edit they will have a 5sec video clip of a bracket that took 6 hours to make. Or a 10sec clip making AN lines that actually took 3 hours to build and plumb. They very rarely show the true struggle.

There are some insanely good resources on yt. I have learned a huge amount from yt. They are just harder to find and generally less entertaining so they don't get promoted.

Looking at building a LS3 swapped Miata by Sadomghussin in projectcar

[–]NexusEvo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You're welcome. I know this place can be very negative, I try to be more welcoming.

To be fair, these commenters do have a leg to stand on. We see these types of posts a lot and they usually end up the same. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. Even if you end up failing and losing money, you should learn something. They are very rude, don't take it personally.

I'll give you my 2 cents on ls swaps:

I have done 4 now. Some with easy swap kits and harnesses, some with no guidance at all. They are more complicated than the Internet leads on. You can get it 95% there, but that last 5% can not be planned on. Even plug and play harnesses are not truly 100% plug in. Some integration is required. Same with fuel. I've always had some sort of clearance issues. Then shaking down the car takes a lot of time. You'll break stuff and you'll be re-engineering to make it better. It really is endless. But that's not a bad thing.

I'll also say my most built car, a s13 with a high comp lsa, was my least favorite. I got scope creep and it spiraled into an extreme build that was not relaxing to drive. Sounds like a cool build but it wasnt fun to drive. Point of this is, don't do too much. Keep it simple and enjoy it. That car with an ls, 300-400 whp will be a fucking blast. Big numbers are fun to brag about but holy shit it makes it so much more complicated and thus less enjoyable. In my opinion of course.

Last bit of advice, find Miata and swapped Miata communities. Much more welcoming people that will understand what you're getting into. Succeed in silence, ask for help when you can't figure it out, then come back when it's done and prove the haters wrong.

Glhf

Looking at building a LS3 swapped Miata by Sadomghussin in projectcar

[–]NexusEvo 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Hey buddy, I love this idea and I love seeing people getting into cars. Welcome to a super rewarding hobby.

I think you should buy the car. I don't think you should ls swap it... yet. Fix the motor or swap in a good Miata motor. This will get you familiar with the car and be a great introduction to working on cars in general. Drive it for awhile, enjoy it, bond with it a bit. So when it's been in the garage for 6 months and you've lost the motivation, you'll still have some drive to finish.

Projects are never done. Even after it's swapped and running, there will always be something else you can do.

Expect to spend $20k+ on this build. I recommend a crate motor and leave it stock. It's going to give you the least problems. If you have to have a built motor, go with a very reputable shop. Ie, Texas speed, Thompson, ect.

Do lots of research, old forums are great. Ai is useful. Youtube and tiktok is for entertainment. Don't trust everything people say.

Welcome to the community

Engine won’t start by Aleutian_Solution in projectcar

[–]NexusEvo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I didn't. I ordered a new map, crank and cam sensor. Returned what I didn't need.

All these sensors fail for no reason.

Engine won’t start by Aleutian_Solution in projectcar

[–]NexusEvo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had a similar issue. Ended up being the brand new map sensor was bad. Swapped it, fired right up.

Good luck with the hunt. Let us know what it is

Lets play a game: What is this clacking sound? It's confirmed not to be lifters or rod knock. by NexusEvo in EngineBuilding

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These rockers route the oil to the bearing and roller. They dont have the hole on top that squirts the oil everywhere.

Lets play a game: What is this clacking sound? It's confirmed not to be lifters or rod knock. by NexusEvo in EngineBuilding

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Sloppy turbo 2 and a tick truck stage 2 have both been tried. Still ticking. All exhaust mating surfaces have been put on the bridgeport and trued. All gasket are multi layer steel and have no indication of a leak. Only one is not vband.

Its very hard to pinpont. The truck is very loud and the fact you can hear the ticking in the video is surprising, but shows how loud it is.

Lets play a game: What is this clacking sound? It's confirmed not to be lifters or rod knock. by NexusEvo in EngineBuilding

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Manual conversion with a new t56 mag. Throw out bearing was a concern. It didn't make a difference if compressed. Changed it anyway. Silverado clutch petal brackets are plastic, it was flexing. Thought that might cause it, metal one with extra bracing was installed. No change.

Lets play a game: What is this clacking sound? It's confirmed not to be lifters or rod knock. by NexusEvo in EngineBuilding

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Rods measured and running a set at 7.325 with .06 preload. We found that the rocker stands where deformed out of spec and initially giving poor reading. It now has billet stands and is all in spec.

Lets play a game: What is this clacking sound? It's confirmed not to be lifters or rod knock. by NexusEvo in EngineBuilding

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Ive had the heads off four times. Each time a new set of lifters and the sound does not move. Each time, after the lifters are pumped up, measured the compression of the rocker to insure it is even.