Mayor West
Goblin Guru
I'm having a hard time finding "the right one" when it comes to a sub 130k mile SS/TC Cobalt. There are a few I'm keeping an eye on but their auctions are TBD. The two I'm really holding out for are ideal but if anyone else bids on them my goal of not spending a billion dollars on a donor gets extended until the next lower-mileage one comes around. Shipping makes these a lot less economical and there's only one SS/TC car up for auction within ~800$ of shipping to me.
There are 2 of the brand new LNF engines for sale on eBay, so I was wondering what all it would take to buy separately off eBay or craigslist to replace from an NA donor that has to come from an SS donor? I thought about the F40 swap but as I've read it's not as direct of a fit and that's a lot of money for an extra cruising gear... I guess the idea of a new transmission coupled to a new motor is appealing.
Basically, if I ordered an SS/TC goblin and bought a manual NA donor because they're so much more available, what would I need to replace in addition to the engine/transmission/ecu? The idea of a brand new engine is appealing given that my experience with old turbos have always lead to replacement anyway. I think i'd feel better about having a brand new engine but I wouldn't want to pay the premium for a SS/TC donor and take a chance on a used engine if it's not too much of a hassle to get an NA donor and just replace what was different.
There are 2 of the brand new LNF engines for sale on eBay, so I was wondering what all it would take to buy separately off eBay or craigslist to replace from an NA donor that has to come from an SS donor? I thought about the F40 swap but as I've read it's not as direct of a fit and that's a lot of money for an extra cruising gear... I guess the idea of a new transmission coupled to a new motor is appealing.
Basically, if I ordered an SS/TC goblin and bought a manual NA donor because they're so much more available, what would I need to replace in addition to the engine/transmission/ecu? The idea of a brand new engine is appealing given that my experience with old turbos have always lead to replacement anyway. I think i'd feel better about having a brand new engine but I wouldn't want to pay the premium for a SS/TC donor and take a chance on a used engine if it's not too much of a hassle to get an NA donor and just replace what was different.