supraspeed Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 (edited) ok as my gearbox plan has fallen through, was wondering what it takes to transform my single back into an n/a. is it a lot of work or is it a simple removal of the turbo and a few pipes? diy job or pro work? Edited February 1, 2009 by supraspeed (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 The money you have spent on this car taking it backwards sounds like a mistake to me, I would do one of two things Sell it and move on, you have a car that seems to have been through some poor workshops in its time and the love seems to be lost from reading your posts, and I know from bitter experience that the car will never be the same once this happens Bit the bullet, get it to a good gargage to access the car fully and get it sorted, It seems to me that if you get the single working you have a good base car, I would fit a second hand 5 speed and run modest boost levels, it should be ok, I fear the fitment may have been the issue in your past experience, I have to add that getting it sorted at one of the better tuners will not be cheap so think abut the above option before you decide Can you tell us what is wrong with the car right now, apart from having no gearbox ?, i might have someone who would be interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 If you must keep it, couldn't you consider an R154 gearbox instead? It'll be cheaper, hold a lot more power than a W58, and it's much more common.. plus it would give you more money to put into getting the rest of your car working properly. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraspeed Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 The money you have spent on this car taking it backwards sounds like a mistake to me, I would do one of two things Sell it and move on, you have a car that seems to have been through some poor workshops in its time and the love seems to be lost from reading your posts, and I know from bitter experience that the car will never be the same once this happens Bit the bullet, get it to a good gargage to access the car fully and get it sorted, It seems to me that if you get the single working you have a good base car, I would fit a second hand 5 speed and run modest boost levels, it should be ok, I fear the fitment may have been the issue in your past experience, I have to add that getting it sorted at one of the better tuners will not be cheap so think abut the above option before you decide Can you tell us what is wrong with the car right now, apart from having no gearbox ?, i might have someone who would be interested it currently has a low mileage 5spd in so i can drive around. currently the problems are as follows: need to remap as i have no idea what its running at fuel guage and speedo not working (thinks its the converter chip i bought for the speedo playing up) small chip on rear bumper below light and small paint crack below it- minor things but still adds to the list lol. boot has no plastics/moulds as they were all cracked when i bought the car so i removed them. alternator just packed in so getting it sorted next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 How much is the single kit worth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Doesnt sound like allot wrong with it. You just gotta put your mind to it and get it done. Has the head gasket been changed to alter the compression for the single. As that is the only big job i could see, the rest of it could all be taken off and swapped back in a weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraspeed Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Doesnt sound like allot wrong with it. You just gotta put your mind to it and get it done. Has the head gasket been changed to alter the compression for the single. As that is the only big job i could see, the rest of it could all be taken off and swapped back in a weekend. no idea. would be strange not to have been done though as all the parts under the bonnet are apexi and blitz hks etc so whoever did the conversion would have spent a fair bit of money. no idea why it never came with a 6 speed though. seems like they either put it back to stock or never bothered in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Done right it should be a nice drive, just get the issues sorted and dont run silly boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraspeed Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 is it worth changing to a tt engine later on or is it not really an issue on a single? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 is it worth changing to a tt engine later on or is it not really an issue on a single? I thought there wasnt anything wrong with the turbo set up, just the small issues you mentioned earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraspeed Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 I thought there wasnt anything wrong with the turbo set up, just the small issues you mentioned earlier. there isn't but a few people have told me the tt engine is just better than the n/a one. just wondering if it would play better with a tt engine rather than a n/a- also being single i was wondering if it would be better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Just sort the few problems out, get a better gearbox in, and enjoy it for a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraspeed Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Just sort the few problems out, get a better gearbox in, and enjoy it for a bit! sounds like a plan. just waiting for these gearbox ppl to ring me back now to see what the future lies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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