F1CrazyDriver

What to do ?
Not interested list: engine build
guards diff
tune
lwfw
lw pully

Interested:
3.8 manifold - expected gains ? ?

Getting done: Coolant lines welded.

Car is primary street (99%). Some track. Would be interested to keep up with mooty/Lar/chasen/Chris/James and likes at track days w his RS Thanks for feedback!

sharkster

do a guard, LWF, coolant fix change the water pump too. That's about it really.

Jamie_GT3

If you're not interested in tune, don't be interested in 3.8L manifold,

Headers would be first before intake mods... otherwise car is still corked and unlikely to see much benefit.

Just more track days!

Spyerx

Pm me your email and I'll send you a copy of the "while my engine is out getting pipes fixed" list. :-)
All parts are in. Work starting.

My feeling is I hate to pay for just maintenance so it makes me feel better to get some fun bits done same time.

996FLT6

Replace the intake manifold rubber hoses or nething rubber hosed. Mike

mooty

i think u keep up fine.
just dont do T5 bypass hahaha
while engine is out, change all rubber hoses. water pump, coolant pipes.

bmwtye

If u do water pump do thermostat too.

Snowboarder54

3.9

a_Y

4.1

F1CrazyDriver

change water pump, why do that ?
guard's - i know what happens if i head this way.
LWF- i didn't feel a difference on turbo- thought it was biggest 3k i regret on that.

thanks for info.



thank you for the info via pm.
i agree with replacing bits of rubber.

thanks mike.

look at my passengers eyes when we follow you...look at me shake my head thinking " wtf did i just do- not doing that again"




why that stuff ?

lol to much power for me to handle.

F1CrazyDriver

Update:

While engine out, besides welding the coolant lines. I only did the following : sharkwerks 2 oil cooling lines ( replaces the plastic ones ) / replaced a few hoses that looked meh / water pump / serpentine belt.

Spyerx

how'd your water pump look? mine was pretty much perfect inside, no scale, no play/wear, but replaced it anyway along with thermostat and several other goodies. this is most of the rubber. all the clamps got replaced too. Rubber was in decent shape but the clamps were beginning to cut into a few hoses pretty bad.

My 'while in there list' was a bit longer though :-)

F1CrazyDriver

wow that + your long list you pm me..

my water pump was had a hint of a leak, but perfect inside / no play but decided to change now vs later. I'm not sure of the hoses that are getting replaced yet, told dealer to replace whatever looked like it needed attention- whiz knowing them they might replace the whole motor ?

the L shape oil lines that are plastic and are replaced by the sharwerks were slightly leaking a bit so a good call getting those.

Andover Bill

About to pin my coolant lines. Think even GM would do a recall on this one. Rassn Frassn Porsche.

Thinking about RSS Tarmac Series Performance Engine Mounts while motor is out. Anyone done this who can speak to differences (good and bad)?

Thx!

mooty

u didn't mention the turbo you stuffed in