The torque converter locked in 3 times when you put it in the trans correct?
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The torque converter locked in 3 times when you put it in the trans correct?
this may be where i messed up
after i already had it all together, i found out i was supposed to install the tq converter to the trans 1st
i mounted it to the flex plate first
i installed same way i took it out, i shouldve read up on it first
guess i'm just used to mtx's
and look what came in the mail today :)
wish it would have came a few days earlier
that way i could've done the exhaust only once
oh well, this thing is really light and it did give me a chance to see if the stock exhaust fits on a 3.5
now to see if this fits as well. hopefully it will have a little more clearance and not less at all
one thing i don't like from looking at it is the curve of the pipe from the rear manifold
it looks like it was put on backwards, so that the exhaust will flow from the rear head towards the exhaust from the front head
http://i54.tinypic.com/ir0vmv.jpg
ahhh....the ebay n/a downpipe. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by n2nsanity
all the more reason to get a tt conversion; the ebay tt downpipe is better; rivaling any of our platform shops' offerings.
i'll try it at least
i'm going to try to get this and the battery relocation done today
tomorrow i should have more time to work on the transmission problems
Ya I was a little confused when you said you bolted the torque converter to the flex plate first. You have to drop it into the trans first.
how do i seem to be the only person that didnt know this? lol
well i got the car all jacked up and sitting on stands
was about to put the new downpipe on when i noticed there was no o2 bung on the new downpipe
so thats on hold until later
also, upon further examination, the exhaust is touching, but just barely
i guess i didn't look at it from all angles last time
from the passenger side there is all kinds of room, which is where i was when i mounted it
from the driver side, its just barely touching the lip of the lower part of the oil pan where the upper/lower are mounted together
i worked more on routing the power cable for the battery relocation, but ran out of time
ground is done, but having trouble finding a good spot to route it along the passenger side floorboard because the wire is so thick
so, nothing accomplished today :(
maybe i shouldve just stuck with my original plan and did the mtx conversion
then i couldve sold the upgraded atx and had more funds to play with
if i dont have some luck with this trans soon, i'm going to do that
i really want to try out this route tho, i don't think anyone's done it yet
noone knows what the buzzing sound is? that was leading me to believe it was something electrical
and how likely is it that any damage has resulted from what ive done so far?
anyway, here is a pic of the exhaust
it could probably be bent slightly towards the passenger side and you might not need spacers
http://i56.tinypic.com/qn1c9u.jpg
I cant wait to see this finished. Dont count out your atx yet 8) I am alittle biased though. I am really interested in how this turns out.
wow, long time no see
how's ga treating ya?
i know who i'm voting for ATX ROTM.... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jomojr
just an fyi, i've ran that downpipe before. it worked just fine on my stock 3.0L n/a. probably doesn't have as much power as other types of downpipes...but you're not going to really notice the difference.