Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ July 02, 2008, 04:46:57 PM just took it in for an E test and it brutally failed it. and I dont have the money to fix it to pass in time. so I am going to take it to the track tonight and beat the out of it. then prepare to swap in my 5.0L HO.Guess I will be taking the beat up XR-7 this year. cracked windshield and all... :hick: Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #1 – July 02, 2008, 04:59:51 PM Will an engine swap car pass the E-test? We don't have 'em here (thank God, they'd frown upon my catless T-Bird, EGR-less Saturn and A.I.R. pump-less F-150), so I don't know, but I seem to remember California's laws blocking engine swaps... Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #2 – July 02, 2008, 05:54:41 PM Seafoam! Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #3 – July 02, 2008, 10:44:54 PM why 5.0?why not ....5.8? :D Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #4 – July 03, 2008, 07:13:36 AM Quote from: 32VFoxBird;225614Seafoam!I doubt that will help. here are my test results;I failed by a huge amount....If you swap in an engine that didnt come in the car, you can get what ia known as a hot rod clause, and the emissions limits are higher. but I have never had a problem with my 5.0L's acing the e test, which is why I like them. Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #5 – July 03, 2008, 08:07:34 AM Quote from: 1WLD BRD;225604 Guess I will be taking the beat up XR-7 this year. cracked windshield and all... :hick: Beat up? when you bought it was in near show condition. What did you do to it? :hick: Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #6 – July 03, 2008, 09:34:12 AM LOL, you seen it the other day, I need a new fender still, and still gotta replace the windshield. and do some major cleaning and detail work in the engine bay. Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #7 – July 03, 2008, 09:43:23 AM Quote from: 1WLD BRD;225685I doubt that will help. here are my test results;I failed by a huge amount....If you swap in an engine that didnt come in the car, you can get what ia known as a hot rod clause, and the emissions limits are higher. but I have never had a problem with my 5.0L's acing the e test, which is why I like them.People have never had an issue with the 2.3T's passing the test either.The SB's aren't magically any cleaner than the 2.3's, actually they were more heavily-laden with emissions than the 2.3T's ever were from the factory.However, as we all know you're dead set on swapping in a 5.0 :mullet: , it really makes no difference. Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #8 – July 03, 2008, 11:12:17 AM Ive heard of many passing their 2.3's even WITHOUT a cat.Oh well, be unique with your 5.0 then. AHAHA Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #9 – July 03, 2008, 03:38:22 PM Quote from: 1WLD BRD;225604I am going to take it to the track tonight and beat the out of it. and? Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #10 – July 03, 2008, 08:19:02 PM Do an oil change:lower hc/co.Pull the pcv out of the hose for the crankcase and set it off to the side:lower hc/co.Pull the spout connector-lower everything as it locks the timing at 10deg throught out the rpm range.Replace the plugsRun ultra 94 with methal hydrate in the tank.With that it should pass,are the injectors stock????What's the fuel pressure and does it have an adjustable regulator,turn it back to stock if it does. Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #11 – July 04, 2008, 02:31:26 PM Quote from: bhazard;225723Ive heard of many passing their 2.3's even WITHOUT a cat.Oh well, be unique with your 5.0 then. AHAHAplease keep your whining about my engine swap to yourself... thats all you do is whine when ever somebody mentions swapping a 5.0L into one of these. yeah Im happy for you that you are an originalist, (but you have modified your TC?!?! ) heard it a thousand times.... getting boring.... look at all your on your car and you STILL only run 15's?!?!? I swapped a STOCK HO highmiler junkyard 302 into my '88 bird and ran a 14.8 with it with an inadequite fuel pump... (the motor was from my '91 Cougar that I had at the first CJ I went to. it had a rough life.) still wonder why im doing the swap? wake up and read... There is over $5000 of work done to this 2.3L whizzer, and it still is nothing to brag about. If I put that kinda cash into a 5.0L for this? I would easily be into the low 12's. the guy says this thing runs 13's... doubt it, unless a stang is going to be pushing me, but we'll see.tonight I will be finally trailering it to the track to make a few passes and see what it has. my only hope is it blows up to give me a reason to pull the four banger out and put something worth while in its place. And something that sounds nice, instead of a john deere on roids.who says I am dead set on the swap Chuck? yeah I would like to, but I dont care either way. ask baXo what I think of it. I took him for a rip the other day. and as I told him, for a four banger it is a fun car to bomb around town in, especially when I open the wastegate between a row of buildings with people walking on the street. once it is going it is a fun car, I just hate the fact that there is NO torque off the line.Chris almost all that stuff was done besides pulling the spout connector. and the meth hydrate. FP is set at 37psi, and it is stil running rich. Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #12 – July 04, 2008, 03:39:46 PM Quote from: 1WLD BRD;225903There is over $5000 of work done to this 2.3L whizzer, and it still is nothing to brag about. If I put that kinda cash into a 5.0L for this? I would easily be into the low 12's. just cant resist the classic debate, eh? everyone who knows anything about building a motor knows that the combination of parts is more important the the amount of cash thrown at it. jus cause the PO spent over 5gs doesnt mean the combination is gonna work.Quote from: 1WLD BRD;225903who says I am dead set on the swap your negative attitude toward the powerplant from the onset of this purchase has shown it. :disappoin Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #13 – July 04, 2008, 05:11:06 PM what do you expect? they are gutless and sound retarded, and now I have first hand experience to say so... :flip: lol Quote Selected
Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ Reply #14 – July 04, 2008, 07:22:05 PM well hell, good luck with that gutless, retarded sounding turd at the track tonight. i cant wait to see your slips! Quote Selected
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