13BT conversion
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Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Portland, OR
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?
Radiator?
Transmission?
Fuel Pump?
Fuel line size?
Do the Jspecs come with the top mounted intercooler?
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Joined: Jul 2001
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From: NJ
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
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
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Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 689
Originally Posted by rxseven' date='Sep 18 2002, 06:42 PM
so your tranny went out already? Boy that was quick!
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?
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From: Pimp'n ain't E-Z! But driving ur FD makes it easier!
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...
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...
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Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 4,848
From: Mike is a Liar!
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.
Plus I can find N/A trannys all over the place and real cheap too.
