Currently working out all the wiring for the swap.

I need the following new connections. Everything else stays the same on my current harness.

TPS
Knock
VVT
Crank
Cam
VICS

I have connectors for all of these, but I have had wires break on old connectors so I will be purchasing new pins, depining the old connectors, and putting new pins and seals in. Instead of buying a whole bunch of new connectors.

Anybody have a reason I shouldn't do this?

 

Aidan is loud, and definitely on the loose side. These are perfect for him.

 

EFR water fittings. I thought I had read people having issues finding them.

Can I not just run one of the many M14x1.5 to AN6 fittings I find on ebay/jegs? Seems like there are tons.

 

Buy a vvt engine harness, carefully crimp it to your engine harness. It's incredibly clean, and makes engine pulls very easy. A lot of work, but essentially converts your engine harness to nb.

 

I have one. But I'd rather just add 2 wires than do that. If I'm doing that much rewiring I'm going to get bulkhead connectors and wire from scratch.

 

M14x1.5 with copper crush washer -> AN6 male, then use whatever AN6 fittings you want. It's working fabulously for me. If space constrained, forged AN6 90 will save you some space over the tubular longer radius 90 or whatever angle you need, but I see very few reasons to buy the ultra expensive low profile reduced diameter banjos unless they are actually needed.

But again, its all about space and how much you have to work with.

 

Thanks @Savington for the oil cooler bits. Going to start a new setup with the giant setrab I got from ebay.




Also picked up some gates stuff for timing

 

Paging Aidan to the old Ford colored courtesy phone -

 

Ah man if it were a truck I would buy it for sure.

 

I wouldn't go narrower than .004 on a 2618 piston, regardless of the noise. With STs you can run smaller and not worry because of the alloy. My DD (Acamas) has Supertechs and it's no louder than a stock engine on startup. I light it off and go immediately, just like I would on a stock engine. Just stay out of heavy boost until the EBC turns on at ~160*F.

 

Thanks. Thats what I've seen.

I did that on my stock 1.6 as is, so not really an issue for me, heck i don't drive any of my cars hard cold. Especially with the special 200*F thermostat

 

What a great way to spend a Wednesday morning before work.

 

You ever make any progress on that fastback group buy you were messing with?

 

Not really. Got too many other financial commitments right now. And if I wasn't buying one, then I wasn't gonna organize it.

Also never heard much from CCP. Still haven't seen anything.

 

I think they learned from the lessons of others in just taking their time to do it. Maybe they'll release it, maybe they won't. I hope they will, but only time will tell.

 

I'll have one eventually. Just not right now. Maybe next winter.

 

You and me both, one of these days. ****, if oe hardtop prices keep rising I may be able to afford one just by selling my hardtop haha

 

ughhhhhhhhhhh that snow looks awesome

 

It was amazing. 6* out. Freaking cold. But the snow was so good. About 2-3 feet of fresh over that last couple days.

Hailey is about 9 days in and already killing it.

This was from out last time up. Haven't had better days at hood in years.
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Haven't been up to the mountains since I started school, maybe I'll make it up this year. Makes me wanna go so bad