I'm quite attached to it...and I'm quite mechnically inclined. the swap itself doesn't scare me in the least...I'm just uneasy about all the comments of unreliability. Yes, I have a 2nd car, my Stealth officially became a weekend toy about two months ago when I got my F150.
91 Stealth RT/TT -New Mitsu Complete Shortblock, 13G TD04 Turbos, GReddy BOV, CXRacing SMIC Intercoolers with full Hard Pipes kit, Stillen Downpipe
Stillen Intake, DN Polished Y-Pipe, Borla Catback Exhaust system, MSD Performance Wires, Vac Delete, 550 DR Injectors, HKS Boost Controller, HKS Super AFR, Rebuilt ECU, RPS Max Street Clutch and Pressure Plate, Crossdrilled & Slotted Rotors all around with Ceramic Pads, Stainless Braided Brake Lines w/ Red jackets all around, CXRacing 14kg Fully Adjustable Coilover Suspension, BT Freestyle 1-Off 18" Rims on 245/40/18's
I've got the proper suspension, I have the Tein Flex Adjustable Coilover System on her. ...I need to really update my sig pic because she looks much different nowadays...sits much meaner (3 1/2 inch drop) and has the Venom bumper.
I wouldn't mind doing a little dragging on rare occasion, but this is primarily because I want more power from a roll, so traction at a stand-still isn't so much my concern. The tires I'm running are the Falken Ziex ZE-502 series in a 245/40/18 front and back.
If you are sentimentally attached to the car, by all means do it. It really is not that difficult for a decent backyard mechanic. Finding the used parts for a good price is not that difficult if you are patient.
If the car is just a car, just upgrade to a VR4.
Yeah, I am very sentimentally attached to her lol. That's why there's not a TT already in the garage instead, by the time I could afford one I had already fallen for mine. I certainly have the patience to gather the parts, and that was kind of the plan is to just assemble the parts as I find good deals on them. I've got every tool you could/would need to work on these cars, so I'm quite the backyard mechanic to say the least...no other mechanic rarely ever gets their hands on my cars; I usually tend to only trust my own work.
My fiance says the Stealth is my mistress that i go out in the garage and cheat on her with. I spend about equal amounts of time with the car as i do with my soon-to-be wife!
I would if I could. Just not enough space. The wife and I have 4 cars right now and only a 2 car garage. Just not worth it. My FWD-TT isn't costing me anything right now really though, she is on storage insurance until I do the de-modding (back to 9Bs with no piggy backs) so that is all of $12/month for insurance.
The whole sale of my '95 will be going into my IRA/ paying down my '99 VR-4.
Very reasonable. A FWD-TT is a great car! I daily drove mine for a couple of years. Only issues I had were from some cheap mods. (I went for a budget TT ECU, it leaked and caused issues, went for some budget 9B turbos, they blew oil and I replaced them with 13T turbos.) The big issue that took my car down was when I was in traffice and had to straddle some stuff in the road. It tore up a lot from under my car, that happened right before we closed on our home, so money was gone!
All the horror stories about a FWD-TT being unreliable are from those who didn't do it right, or had some bad luck.
-John
edit: Also, listen to Green-Lantern, the man is a bad ass with converting FWD to TT AWD cars of beauty.
I remember helping him out when he was first doing his TT conversion, now the man is a master! Puts any and all of my help to shame. haha
Last edited by J-Groove; 09-15-2010 at 01:59 PM.
Do NOT do it. I just bought a vr4 in perfect running order for LESS than I paid just for my JDM TT engine. And you will never have traction, have to do all the work. It is fun to drag if you have 26x10 slicks but sucks for a fast street car. Never getting traction and having power on the street is a downer. I did it for 4 years.
92 Eagle Talon TSI AWD Auto = 10.61@127.8 (1.4 60ft)
94 3000gt SL 8:1TT 5spd getrag = 11.87@123 (1.8 60ft)
91 3000gt VR4 13gs = 11.61@115 (1.59 60ft)
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