'96 T/A SBE 5.3 Turbo Build
03-13-2017, 11:56 AM
#22
Little update. Scored a nice set of coil overs and shocks in a trade deal. Much needed.
Pulled all the backing off the stock carpet and get it laid back in the car. Looks much better than the **** I had before. Still need to vacuum it up.
Started mounting my a4 center console and fitting it for my ratchet shifter.
Pulled all the backing off the stock carpet and get it laid back in the car. Looks much better than the **** I had before. Still need to vacuum it up.
Started mounting my a4 center console and fitting it for my ratchet shifter.
03-21-2017, 08:40 AM
#24
Make some progress over the weekend. Got a little impatient and rigged up a battery so I could drive it.
Saturday I actually drove it around town a little bit. Tune needs some work for sure.
Got my Odyssey PC680 in yesterday.
Just need to run a wire to the ALT. Finish the power wire for the fans. Install the coil overs, and its ready for some street tuning.
Saturday I actually drove it around town a little bit. Tune needs some work for sure.
Got my Odyssey PC680 in yesterday.
Just need to run a wire to the ALT. Finish the power wire for the fans. Install the coil overs, and its ready for some street tuning.
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transam5.7lt1 (02-04-2020)
11-30-2017, 10:18 AM
#26
Little update, was driving the car quite over the summer working on the tune. Let it eat one night and the car died on the 2-3 shift. Got it started back up and noticed the oil pressure wasn't right so i limped it home. Drained the oil and the drain plug was covered with stuff. Filled it back up with some new fresh oil and the oil pressure was back. Kept sending it until i put it on the 2step and it died. Fired it back up and was knocking 
Sat for a while until i had motivation to tear it apart.
Ended up spinning 3 main bearings, and the front cam bearing was jacked up and almost out of its journal. Luckily it didnt hurt my BTR camshaft.
So i bought another $300 gen3 5.3. Stuck my heads/camshaft on it and stuck it back in the car.
Wife snapped a pic on its maiden voyage home from my shop.
Sat for a while until i had motivation to tear it apart.
Ended up spinning 3 main bearings, and the front cam bearing was jacked up and almost out of its journal. Luckily it didnt hurt my BTR camshaft.
So i bought another $300 gen3 5.3. Stuck my heads/camshaft on it and stuck it back in the car.
Wife snapped a pic on its maiden voyage home from my shop.
