New Project Closes chapter on Turbo
04-18-2007, 09:43 PM
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New Project Closes chapter on Turbo
New Project Closes chapter on Turbo
Well, after giving this some thought I've decided what to do. My turbo kit that Ram built is up for sale in the Black Market.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...37#post5336837
I'm not out of the CL business by a long shot. I've been looking for a decent wreck for over a year and finally found one. Here is a pic of the salvaged CLS I picked up last week. The plan is to make it a RWD with my 3.5 I've been working on forever. It goes to the shop once I move the turbo.
Here's the car, it came from Georgia in the Atlanta area, don't know if it was a members car from Acurazine.
Don't asked for parts from this car as I'm not ready to part it out yet, that will come but I have my work cut out for me on removing the turbo from the other CL.
Well, after giving this some thought I've decided what to do. My turbo kit that Ram built is up for sale in the Black Market.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...37#post5336837
I'm not out of the CL business by a long shot. I've been looking for a decent wreck for over a year and finally found one. Here is a pic of the salvaged CLS I picked up last week. The plan is to make it a RWD with my 3.5 I've been working on forever. It goes to the shop once I move the turbo.
Here's the car, it came from Georgia in the Atlanta area, don't know if it was a members car from Acurazine.
Don't asked for parts from this car as I'm not ready to part it out yet, that will come but I have my work cut out for me on removing the turbo from the other CL.
04-18-2007, 09:54 PM
#6
Originally Posted by mrsteve
Why not mount the motor in the rear seats/trunk area and make it a mid engine/rear wheel drive car
gonna keep the ssm as a daily driver and put it back to stock.
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04-19-2007, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by mclarenf3387
Very interesting.
Any ideas on how your gonna set up the rear? Planning on a solid rear axle or an independent suspension set-up?
Any ideas on how your gonna set up the rear? Planning on a solid rear axle or an independent suspension set-up?
a 9 inch rear with 4 link.
Originally Posted by Moodist
Very nice...the salvaged CL looks to be in very decent condition.
Originally Posted by spdy0001
why not keep the turbo to boost the 3.5?
04-19-2007, 01:50 PM
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ThinJim - That is awesome, doesn't look like any frame damage at all. The structural integrity should be fine for your projects.
Also, Not sure about the oil jet. I have been fortunate enough to have a 6 speed. What sort of transmission are you planning with the new beast?
Also, Not sure about the oil jet. I have been fortunate enough to have a 6 speed. What sort of transmission are you planning with the new beast?
04-19-2007, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TCM 01 CL-S
Rwd Cl??? 
I now know that if I see a CL around here doing a burnout with the rear tires, I'ma know who it is.
I now know that if I see a CL around here doing a burnout with the rear tires, I'ma know who it is.
I don't envision this car being driven on the street...
04-19-2007, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by mrsteve
I don't envision this car being driven on the street...
04-19-2007, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TCM 01 CL-S
Hmmm, well that wouldn't be a problem anyway, the only near-by drag (1/8th mile) strip (soon to be 1/4 mile) just opened less than 4 miles from my house on us-27.
04-19-2007, 05:27 PM
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I am not sure if any of you guys have seen this
Its a rwd ls-1 prelude. He hasn't finished it yet but he works pretty quick.
I have always thought the 2nd gen cl as a big brother to the 4th gen lude. Thats why I am soon upgrading.
ls-1 prelude rwd
Its a rwd ls-1 prelude. He hasn't finished it yet but he works pretty quick.
I have always thought the 2nd gen cl as a big brother to the 4th gen lude. Thats why I am soon upgrading.
ls-1 prelude rwd
04-19-2007, 08:59 PM
#25
Originally Posted by TCM 01 CL-S
Hmmm, well that wouldn't be a problem anyway, the only near-by drag (1/8th mile) strip (soon to be 1/4 mile) just opened less than 4 miles from my house on us-27.
10 miles from my house. I didn't know they were going to make it a 1/4 mile track. You sure?
04-19-2007, 09:25 PM
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says "hello to my TLX".
man, this is the stuff of dreams. props for you even considering undertaking this sort of project. i can't wait to see the progress. will you be doing a trnny swap with a 6 speed while you're at it?
04-19-2007, 09:35 PM
#28
I now drive an accord....
Originally Posted by Sun Diego CL-S
will you be doing a trnny swap with a 6 speed while you're at it?
04-20-2007, 12:04 AM
#30
an asshole from florida
Originally Posted by ThinJim
10 miles from my house. I didn't know they were going to make it a 1/4 mile track. You sure?
well i might.... in six years
04-20-2007, 12:51 AM
#31
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Sweet. I know a couple people that have done such projects. One is a local car repaid guy. He has a Ford Festiva with a Mazda 323 1.6L V6 (smallest V6 ever put in a production vehicle) mounted in the rear with a turbo and NOS (and full roll cage). And the most badass of all, the SHOgun.
What do ya get when they throw a Yamaha built SHO engine in the back of a Ford Festiva along with the SHO suspension? How about a 12 second car that can pull 1.04g in the corners (even today less then 5 production cars can beat that).
This is one of the 8 originally made (Jay Leno owned #3 but later blew it up with a bit too much NOS). It was supercharged and runs 425HP (about what you get when you supercharge the SHO engine with no other mods). It'd eat up just about any Ferrari or Porsche out there.
[img]http://www.motorcities.com/media/image/640/05J98293125700A/1990-Ford-Festiva-ShoGun-A-640.jpeg[/img
Why not make it real interesting and go with the dual engine, one in the front and one in the back? Someone over on the SHOForum.com is doin it (fairly far along in the project). Auto tranny in the reat and manual in the front.
What do ya get when they throw a Yamaha built SHO engine in the back of a Ford Festiva along with the SHO suspension? How about a 12 second car that can pull 1.04g in the corners (even today less then 5 production cars can beat that).
This is one of the 8 originally made (Jay Leno owned #3 but later blew it up with a bit too much NOS). It was supercharged and runs 425HP (about what you get when you supercharge the SHO engine with no other mods). It'd eat up just about any Ferrari or Porsche out there.
[img]http://www.motorcities.com/media/image/640/05J98293125700A/1990-Ford-Festiva-ShoGun-A-640.jpeg[/img
Why not make it real interesting and go with the dual engine, one in the front and one in the back? Someone over on the SHOForum.com is doin it (fairly far along in the project). Auto tranny in the reat and manual in the front.
04-20-2007, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by TheWeez
Why not make it real interesting and go with the dual engine, one in the front and one in the back? Someone over on the SHOForum.com is doin it (fairly far along in the project). Auto tranny in the reat and manual in the front.
Originally Posted by 01s
2 speed FTW!
04-20-2007, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by TCM 01 CL-S
Hmmm, well that wouldn't be a problem anyway, the only near-by drag (1/8th mile) strip (soon to be 1/4 mile) just opened less than 4 miles from my house on us-27.
06-08-2007, 12:38 PM
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Uses turn signals in my
werd^.
Where are you getting the work done if you don't mind sharing, I plan on keeping this car for a long time and might want to do a 3.5 conversion down the road.
Where are you getting the work done if you don't mind sharing, I plan on keeping this car for a long time and might want to do a 3.5 conversion down the road.
