I forgot you have hydraulic lifters and the valve lash did not need to be set

I changed to SUB so lash had to be set...just not by me lol

More Parts
 

I was on vacation for a week but excited to find all this stuff when I came back.

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EBAY GV Lip -- I just like the look

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Fab 9 350HP intercooler -- did this for ease of mounting truthfully. Should do the trick.

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A couple of basic additions to round off the FM silicone pieces.

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Pretty excited the driveshaft showed up. The rest of the transmission swap should follow soon. Im hoping there are adapters for the BMW transmission and the Getrag diff because as this thing sits its not a direct bolt on. I assume thats the case but its not super clear yet lol. Ill wait and see what shows up.

I'm glad you're back. We need to get your car together! Track days are being wasted.

Can you learn the art of casting and make me a manifold?

If your trackspeed manifold is delayed a third or fourth time then I can loan you my spare Flyin Miata cast manifold so you can at least get a few days in this year.

Whattaguy!

Ok Im writing this for serious advice lol. The theme here is my manifold is delayed yet again...now November or something. Im getting a little disenchanted with the engine portion of this due to the constant delays. I know people say its worth the wait but I really want to drive my car. Im not too enthusiastic with just piecing things together as a temporary fix because I'm ---- and don't want to get everything in just to have to change it around when the other parts eventually show it up. Im seriously considering doing what I mentioned in Psyber's thread and just selling some of my pieces including the newly built motor and putting a K20 in this car. I like dealing with David a lot. Soooo the thought being calling David and seeing if he has a subframe available or if that has to be manufactured. If that has to be manufactured then Im not sure its worth the effort at the moment. I fully realize that this may not speed things up even if he does have it available but Id like to move forward. I would just run the car as a NA K20 then add a turbo at a later date. Any thoughts...anyone want to talk me off the ledge here lol. Im not very patient and this is becoming super frustrating for me.

no way in the world your car would be ready even by next year if you changed directions now

Reason? Im not sure it'll be done by next year as it sits.

Because I've yet to see a single person here, minus maybe mr Kmiata himself, do that type of thing in a couple months, much less quicker than that.
I've nothing at all against a K swap. But to think you can do one in less time than have a mani sent to you in November, is just dreaming.

The issue is that he's convinced that it will not show up, even in november.

i know it will show up...but when has become a mystery...Look I know the idea is sorta bozo and I'm not claiming I could bust it out in a month...I just am tired of the constant delays...I mean reality is that even when the manifold shows up that this will be a gremlin fest. This is the first car I've ever built and I most certainly am still learning so with the delays on top of that I just threw it out there...it's about the principle of it too. Obviously the reality of me changing is low...just venting. Always nice to have people talk you off the bridge.

The answer, like most things, is... It depends.

I 100% believe that the K20 will be a far more interesting platform, and it's certainly capable of far more than the BP. Will it be ready sooner? Probably not. Will it deliver far more than the BP? Yep.

So it depends... If you just want to drive the car, stick with the BP because that'll happen sooner. If you just want to feel like you're making progress, and progress towards a better platform, the K will be better.

The k is badass. David's company car is absolutely friggin wonderful. If I were building a car today, no way I'd build a BP.

Having researched Kswaps very indepth, I don't see why you couldn't get a K20 running in the car by end of November IFF you had the time after work and on weekends to work on it and the money to buy it all right now. It's really not that complicated of a swap. The wiring harness gremlins have been worked out, base maps exist, parts lists to make bulk orders exist, etc. Nothing behind the trans needs to be touched if you're just wanting to get a K running in it.. swap a subframe out, drop a motor in, figure out wiring (the longest part), and send it! I've seen people complete LS swaps in as little as 8 weeks, a K swap is cake compared to that...

Sorta what I was thinking but Im new to this so I know I personally could not do it...that being said Im just going to carry on and get everything together and probably just wait on the manifold. Im curious to see what this motor I have will do but after its for sure demise I may just sell the current subframe and put the K20 in. I may start collecting the parts for a K swap including sourcing a motor and acquiring the subframe because the more I look into it the more I think I want to put one in the the car. That way when the time comes I have the parts and can just put it in...that will get rid of the downtime of waiting for shit to show up. Perhaps by that time I will have a little more knowledge to help me dive into something like that...especially if I plan to turbo it. Thanks for all the words. Im just frustrated. I ordered the part in July.

The Trackspeed kit was originally a September delivery at time of order or am I thinking of something else? I thought you originally said September on the turbo kit. I think these were in regular production since a while ago. Is he mad at you or something? Lol. Did your check bounce?

Only good checks here...I have ones with kitties printed on them.

That's dedication.

A brand new aftermarket crank angle sensor ended up being one of my gremlins. Random cutting out. Second hand OEM sensor swapped back in solved it.