I know this has been asked 1000 times before. But if I buy a 13BT_Jspec what should I look for when buying the engine? and what do I need to swap?



Radiator?

Transmission?

Fuel Pump?

Fuel line size?



Do the Jspecs come with the top mounted intercooler?

if you get a JSPEC



REBUILD IT

REBUILD IT



did i mention



REBUILD IT ???



radiator is the same i think..... tranny is different, driveshaft, differential, axles, fuel pump, other stuff i have forgotten



jspecs' have a top mount stock

Don't worry about the fuel lines. They're the same.



ECU

Wiring harness

fuelpump

AFM

pressure sensor

exhaust

Turbo drivetrain(ask me how I know about that one)

clutch



i think thats it...

so your tranny went out already? Boy that was quick!

Pressure sensor? You shouldn't have to change that should u? I didn't...



lol..oh well...

Oh yeah Darius, DON"T USE THE NA TRANNY ON A TURBO MOTOR!

lol.. yup lasted about 2000 miles. Everyone told me it would blow, but I never thought it would go out that fast. I probably shouldn't have raced that 5.0 twice the other night. Live and learn I guess. At least I won.



I've got another NA tranny I'll swap in as a temporary, but I've got to get a T2 tranny ASAP. The upside is, a guy in Dallas is gonna give me the LSD rear, half shafts and driveshaft out of an 87 T2. While I'm there I'm picking up a 91 T2 tranny for $250.



So does this mean I'm making more than 250 hp? Maybe, but more than likely it means that the NA tranny was crap to begin with.



Rotaryman88.... Yeah, they are different!! Maybe thats why your engine blew?

pressure sensors are different!

Well ****, now I gotta get a T2 Pressure sensor from a s5, or does the series matter? probably does....



DAMNIT! lol...just when I thought I was getting soo close.



On a side note, the motor was blown prior to installing it, we just didn't know for sure...

If I hadda known you needed a pressure sensor before I coulda sent you one. I had a couple extra several months ago.

Sold em for like $60 each.

for the swap I'm doing in my truck I need a tranny but I also wanna get the truck running as soon as possible. If I put my series 5 engine in there with a N/A Tranny, how long would it last. I am rebuilding the engine so I wouldn't be able to drive fast till it breaks in, and I don't drive like a maniac anymore.



Plus I can find N/A trannys all over the place and real cheap too.