Another Ecotec swap done!

Mr. Unpopular · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:26 am Post subject:

Just because you can't imagine something doesn't mean it's not real.

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

Damn man, I told you I own one of these transaxles and it's in my garage. I'm not lying and I know what I'm talking about!

And of course there won't be an off the shelf solution for axles to adapt this trans to VW hubs, but I own a welder, so anything is possible.
_________________
"In any racing engine, the nearer you are to it disintegrating, the better it's performance will be"
-Keith Duckworth, creator of the Ford/Cosworth DFV

Mr. Unpopular · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:29 am Post subject:

And FYI, NAPA shows the right side axles are 17" longer for a stick than for an auto.
_________________
"In any racing engine, the nearer you are to it disintegrating, the better it's performance will be"
-Keith Duckworth, creator of the Ford/Cosworth DFV

ORANGECRUSHer · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:56 am Post subject:

I stand corrected. Not that I was acting like I was right anyway. In that pic it still looks like there's half the case missing on the other side but that's just my auto-bias tricking me. Liar

Just for argument's sake, it seems like one side would still be pretty close to the wheel since you have the length of the engine to contend with on the other side.

BTW I hope you didn't think I was being a know-it-all, smarty pants. I just couldn't see why they'd have a 17" longer axle on one side. Seems like it'd cause an imbalance somewhere, but what do I know lol I over analyze things too much some times.
_________________
Brian H.
I may not know everything,but I will try to help if I can
OrangeCrushER Berrien Warrior 2.4L Quad4
LAZY MARY 1970 Baja ~~1835cc~~

Stingray250 · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:41 pm Post subject:

Or you could always just drive a 2004 Cavalier...

Valen76 · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:38 pm Post subject:

Mr. Unpopular · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:59 pm Post subject:

I'm sure people used to say "why don't you just drive a 63 beetle". At least an 04 cobalt makes 150hp and has a trans axle designed to hold it.
_________________
"In any racing engine, the nearer you are to it disintegrating, the better it's performance will be"
-Keith Duckworth, creator of the Ford/Cosworth DFV

Aruba1 · Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:59 am Post subject:

I can comment on the longevity on the Quad 4 engine. My father was a taxi driver in Aruba and he had a 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass. He never replaced any internal engine parts. At 550,000 miles, the head gasket quit. We removed the heads and to our surprise the pistons and bores looked like they only had 50k miles on them. Had the head milled, put new gasket and off he went again. The tranny quit for the 3rd time around 600k and he retired the car. I do remember issues with the coil though, sounds like he had to replace it every 100k miles or so. The Quad was the only engine that came close of being as reliable as his other diesel cars (Nissan Laurel, Pathfinder, Landcruiser, Toyota Crown, Hyundai H1, etc Smile

).

shephard_scott · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 11:05 am Post subject:

I am in the middle of an ecotec swap and am interested to know what thermostat you are using and what the fan temps are set at. Did you leave them stock or lower them?

72Pstroke · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:06 pm Post subject:

I used a stock thermostat, as that is all I could find locally. I think it was only available in 180* or 185*.
I did lower the fan temps on the ECU. I think the fan comes on around 197, off at 192 or so.
Tim

ponyboy88 · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:19 pm Post subject:

Has anyone tried a mtx75 transaxle for a mid engine build? I've had it kicking around in my head for quite sometime. It's a light weight fwd or mid engine transaxle available with an LSD that puts up with 300-400 hp (in the old nobles). Cool build, I'll probably go water cooled once I need more power, but being as I'm a swing axle I'll probably wait till I swap or find a new pan.
_________________
1970 Baja Bug.

EnjoyNukaCola · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:36 pm Post subject:

Looks good. Everyone is installing Ecotecs and I'm just here like "I fixed the parking brake!"

WD-40 · Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:02 am Post subject:

KrAzY-BaJa · Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:47 pm Post subject:

I dug up this old pic. for this sidways idea some said Laughing

its a 5speed-diesel out of a rabbit intsalled sidways in buggy
http://s232.photobucket.com/user/yamaha50/media/IMG_1932.mp4.html

_________________
70% of what you buy is something to start with.
ForYotaWagen: A Ford/Toyota/Volkswagen http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4871576&highlight=#4871576

JabaDubRider · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:55 pm Post subject:

Can u Carburate an Ecotech?
_________________
America, everybody is in too big a rush. Lay back, take a sip of tea, mow a little grass. Then if you get tired, take a nap.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=536093

shephard_scott · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 4:54 am Post subject:

Ken48442 · Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:10 pm Post subject:

Did you brace the engine at all with the rear cage? Also, are you running stock rear arms or did you go longer and wider with them?

ORANGECRUSHer · Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 1:18 pm Post subject:


Hello! Log in or Register \| Help \| Donate \| Buy Shirts	See all banner ads \| Advertise on TheSamba.com

	Forum Index -> HBB Off-Road	All times are Mountain Standard Time/Pacific Daylight Savings Time Page: Previous 1, 2
Page 2 of 2