Help needed(motor pull)
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Depends on your level of experience, what (if any) mods you are doing, whether you're doing a hose job at the same time, etc. To do a meticulous job figuring 3-4 hours per day, figure on about a week for the average guy. If I had shortblocks sitting around ready to swap stuff over onto, I could probably do it in the better part of an 8 hour day (again, being fairly meticulous).
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**** I can handle that. Probably won't get but an hour a day at best, so it might take me a few weeks, but beats the hell out of a 3k charge just for labor.
With the change over, are most of the parts basically straight swap, meaning I don't neccessarily need any rotary specific tools, and all I am really doing is making sure everything goes to the same place it was on the old block, or is there alot of "technical" steps above just moving the pieces from one puzzle to the next? I mean, I know it's probably all "technical" but, well, I guess I could say plug and play but I know it's not that easy. Hope you know what I'm getting at because I don't
With the change over, are most of the parts basically straight swap, meaning I don't neccessarily need any rotary specific tools, and all I am really doing is making sure everything goes to the same place it was on the old block, or is there alot of "technical" steps above just moving the pieces from one puzzle to the next? I mean, I know it's probably all "technical" but, well, I guess I could say plug and play but I know it's not that easy. Hope you know what I'm getting at because I don't
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Also, and I am assuming the answer to my question is "yes dumbass" but would having the shop manual help for part identification, or is it that detailed? I read through your (rotaryressurection) writeup about a million times the last day, and I'm familiar with most of what you are talking about, but some parts I am unsure of which ones are which to be honest (I know, ****** newbs ).
Also, is there a gasket kit I will need for the motor swap?
I think the only mods that will be done is I will have the wastegate ported at the shop that I have already talked to (and have them tune it as well) and replace the fuel pump with the denso pump.
Also, is there a gasket kit I will need for the motor swap?
I think the only mods that will be done is I will have the wastegate ported at the shop that I have already talked to (and have them tune it as well) and replace the fuel pump with the denso pump.
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Originally Posted by spandy
With the change over, are most of the parts basically straight swap, meaning I don't neccessarily need any rotary specific tools, and all I am really doing is making sure everything goes to the same place it was on the old block,
or is there alot of "technical" steps above just moving the pieces from one puzzle to the next? I mean, I know it's probably all "technical" but, well, I guess I could say plug and play but I know it's not that easy. Hope you know what I'm getting at because I don't
Also, and I am assuming the answer to my question is "yes dumbass" but would having the shop manual help for part identification, or is it that detailed? I read through your (rotaryressurection) writeup about a million times the last day, and I'm familiar with most of what you are talking about, but some parts I am unsure of which ones are which to be honest (I know, ****** newbs ).
Also, is there a gasket kit I will need for the motor swap?
If your engine has already been gone through once, then it likely has the reuseable metal intake gaskets. Turbo gaskets are also metal and are usually reuseable. This means you could save a lot of money by just replacing the few remaining paper gaskets...water pump etc. and simply order them one by one from mazda, malloy, atkins, etc. This is often how I do it, assuming the engine has been gone through at least once (as most have).
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Originally Posted by spandy
Probably won't get but an hour a day at best, so it might take me a few weeks, but beats the hell out of a 3k charge just for labor.
I would also take this time to recondition parts like the fuel system (fuel lines, injector o-rings, grommets, etc), new coolant lines, test/replace sensors, omp lines, etc.. Your time will end up being taken by waiting for replacement parts more than anything.
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