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930cabman |
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Somewhat getting my a** kicked trying to get a conversion completed. We have a decent chassis and a fresh 2.7 that has made the rounds from Ollies and Eksten's. Still running a small business and often prioritize kids/grandkids when it comes to free time. It is coming up on two years and currently attempting to work through oil lines, exhaust, do I need an external cooler or not??
All the guys who have done them, would you do it again? |
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I don't regret that I did the 6 when I did, but I don't think I would do it again. Main consideration is the smiles-per-dollar. The 6 sounds great, and it's a fun amount of power when you're not stop light racing. Yeah, factory rebuild 2.2T (130hp) with Zenith 40TIN.
One of the big things that made me go with the 6 originally was to keep the pedigree, something that matters less and less to me these days. I built the 6 myself, in my garage. The 6 build went smoothly, but some of the costs and timetables involved are not something that would be agreeable for me today. The case went to Ollies for 8 months and was around $3500 if I remember correctly. The heads took 2 times as long as expected, and $1k more than expected. Every week I was putting in additional orders to Pelican, with shipping wait times seemingly not effected by additional shipping cost spent. And then, after it's all together, driving it is almost a constant worry. Sure I did trial by fire with 2 cross country trips, but someday I feel like it'll all go pear-shaped, with dollar signs shooting out the tailpipe and into the abyss. I've had semi-serious thoughts about pulling the 6 and selling it now, now that it's fairly proven, and starting the Subaru journey. This year is when I start body work, so the engine will be out for that, I guess time will tell if it goes back in. |
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