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JoelC · 01-30-2020, 06:03 PM

Everything was swell, I purchased a 6 speed G35 Sedan as well as a 1995 S14 shell which I ended up trading for a running Miata.

So I decided that the stock KA was too reliable and went on to fix that.

I have little to no pictures of this as this was when I jumped into a pool with my phone, shame really. The synopsis of this time was that the engine had been sold to me with a spun bearing and that engine didn’t get very far. I’m now very skeptical of buying engines.

On the bright side, I did get into real wheels for once. I settled for a set of VS-KFs that needed rebuilding with faces that were in good shape.

These things ended up super baller, 18x9.5 -12ish and 18x10.5 -12ish. They were my dream wheel at the time and I finally was able to make that a reality.

So now I needed an engine. I still had that lousy KA sitting around so my brain hatched an idea. Put the T28 on the KA. Simple enough.

I needed some additional clearance for my sweet ebay FMIC so I purchased a street faction bashbar. The thing was looking like it might come together.

It certainly came together, the engine went in very easy and the car drove
great. I utilized a RSEnthalpy ROM tune. Butt dyno said about 280whp.

But as quickly as it came together it all fell apart, my big dummy self at the time (acting like I’m not anymore lol) really sucked at wiring. As a result the engine bay caught on fire. This managed to smoke all of the electronics. I have no pictures of this as of course they were on my damaged phone.

I was at a loss.

I was looking forward to putting aero and paint on this thing and having a cool car for once. No such luck. My dumbass ruined the heart of the thing.

To add insult to injury, I found out that the OEM headgasket had failed and there was a ton of oil in the coolant.

I was so frustrated at this point I almost gave up cars altogether. I had failed to make the car of my dreams, not once but twice. I didn’t know if I could justify all this work with no fruition at the end.

01-30-2020, 06:03 PM	#5
JoelC Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Seattle Area Posts: 20 Trader Rating: (0)	Everything was swell, I purchased a 6 speed G35 Sedan as well as a 1995 S14 shell which I ended up trading for a running Miata. So I decided that the stock KA was too reliable and went on to fix that. I have little to no pictures of this as this was when I jumped into a pool with my phone, shame really. The synopsis of this time was that the engine had been sold to me with a spun bearing and that engine didn’t get very far. I’m now very skeptical of buying engines. On the bright side, I did get into real wheels for once. I settled for a set of VS-KFs that needed rebuilding with faces that were in good shape. These things ended up super baller, 18x9.5 -12ish and 18x10.5 -12ish. They were my dream wheel at the time and I finally was able to make that a reality. So now I needed an engine. I still had that lousy KA sitting around so my brain hatched an idea. Put the T28 on the KA. Simple enough. I needed some additional clearance for my sweet ebay FMIC so I purchased a street faction bashbar. The thing was looking like it might come together. It certainly came together, the engine went in very easy and the car drove great. I utilized a RSEnthalpy ROM tune. Butt dyno said about 280whp. But as quickly as it came together it all fell apart, my big dummy self at the time (acting like I’m not anymore lol) really sucked at wiring. As a result the engine bay caught on fire. This managed to smoke all of the electronics. I have no pictures of this as of course they were on my damaged phone. I was at a loss. I was looking forward to putting aero and paint on this thing and having a cool car for once. No such luck. My dumbass ruined the heart of the thing. To add insult to injury, I found out that the OEM headgasket had failed and there was a ton of oil in the coolant. I was so frustrated at this point I almost gave up cars altogether. I had failed to make the car of my dreams, not once but twice. I didn’t know if I could justify all this work with no fruition at the end. __________________ Last edited by JoelC; 01-31-2020 at 08:47 AM..