Andrew's engine swap (pics)

Now go run the PISS out of that thing.

Get it tuned, and wrinkle black that valve cover...

YouKnowWhoIBee said:

Get it tuned, and wrinkle black that valve cover...

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1. Tuning is after I run it a little bit. It's got a S2 basemap in it, and it seems to run GREAT with it!
2. I was actually thinking wrinkle red... like ITR red... what do you guys think?

Ahhhh... "the morning after" .. haha

Dooooo eeeeeetttt!

yes.. do eeiiit..

looks good....nice job

Red would be ok... but definatly stand out with your clean wiretuck. I had wrinkle red valve cover on my old green civic hatch and i felt like a douche when i opened my hood and had that tiny red valve cover. Just my opinion

great job on the swap...
i wish i couldve been there, looks like you guys had lots of fun....


i always thought that "racing" engines did not have warantty, just oem rebuilds...
it must be on special condidtions... the first Machine Sho i used did not want to warantty my first LS because i used b16 pistons....

doo eeiiitt!

so what are your power goals out of this engine? and is this the one you plan on turbo'ing even with the high comp?

Blanco said:

I should probably reread what I type before I hit post more often.

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Andrew said:

1. Tuning is after I run it a little bit. It's got a S2 basemap in it, and it seems to run GREAT with it!
2. I was actually thinking wrinkle red... like ITR red... what do you guys think?

Ahhhh... "the morning after" .. haha

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I would still get the air/fuel ratios checked out before you do too much driving- you don't want to be running too lean or too aggressive on the timing and overexpand a piston or something. Did the basemap come from KMS as the recommended setup for that engine?

on getting it done.

formby said:

i always thought that "racing" engines did not have warantty, just oem rebuilds...
it must be on special condidtions... the first Machine Sho i used did not want to warantty my first LS because i used b16 pistons....

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It all depends on the shop- but if a shop isn't going to give you any kind of warranty on their work, don't buy from them.

Calesta said:

I would still get the air/fuel ratios checked out before you do too much driving- you don't want to be running too lean or too aggressive on the timing and overexpand a piston or something. Did the basemap come from KMS as the recommended setup for that engine?

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Ok. I'll try to get my hands on a wideband soon. Thanks for the reminder!
The basemap came from the guy thats gonna tune it. It told him specs of the motor, and he chose the best one he could think of. After I break it in, he's gonna tune it for real, by sitting in the pass. seat and tune it with Crome with a wideband 'till it's perfect.

eg6sir said:

doo eeiiitt!

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Damn.. now I REALLY want to do it!!!
Looks so good....

Andrew said:

Ok. I'll try to get my hands on a wideband soon. Thanks for the reminder!
The basemap came from the guy thats gonna tune it. It told him specs of the motor, and he chose the best one he could think of. After I break it in, he's gonna tune it for real, by sitting in the pass. seat and tune it with Crome with a wideband 'till it's perfect.

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That's good- if he's a good tuner, then your basemap should be pretty stable on your setup. I hope.

He's an old friend of Taco15, and has always done great work, so I'm confident in his 'guessing' my basemap.

Abel's basemap was right on the money, so I think I'll be straight!

I just drove it down the road!
Put an alternator belt on and went for it.
felt awsome!!!

Andrew said:

He's an old friend of Taco15, and has always done great work, so I'm confident in his 'guessing' my basemap.

Abel's basemap was right on the money, so I think I'll be straight!

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Well, I've got some coolant hoses that are leaking that I gotta take care of, but other than that, I don't have any leaks.

I've got about 15 good miles on it. I've been driving it pretty hard(harder than just DD'ing), and I'm feeling OK about seating the rings, but I guess the compression check will show the real results. Even if it's a little "low", I'll still be ok about it. It's my daily driven-get-to-school car, so thats my main concern- getting it driving reliably(no coolant leaks and wutnot).

Thanks for the help and reminders fellas!

Couple quick photos...





Thats me.
Nice porta-potty in the background eh? Makes my eyes almost sparkle...

Sweet! I want to see what kind of dyno numbers you get.

its gorgeous!

didnt realize you were such a young kid though