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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Well the fuel pump is what it is and isn't broken in any way.
The transmission is a different matter. There are a few guys that have had issues but the majority seem to be fine. I have over a 100k miles on mine and it shifts perfectly every single time. The good ones outweigh the bad ones by a huge margin so maybe just swap a whole different tranny in.
You realize just how difficult and expensive an engine swap is right? It isn't just a matter of buying a kit and slapping it in in an afternoon. Even when (if?) it is complete you will have more reliability issues than a noisy fuel pump and some wonky shifts. That isn't even getting into all the other things on the car that you can and will break with the swap.
Totally get the frustration but the swap could very well end up with you going from bad to worse.
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Willing to take that risk.
I've been under a lot of cars, and I did a V12 from an 850CSI into an E24, so pretty well aware of what goes into it. and that one was a bear.
When there's at least a mounting and OBD kit available it's at least a little easier, and I have seen examples of LS2 in BRZ. so willing to take the risk.
I'm not sure why I'm having so many transmission problems. As I said to the other guy just before, who knows... maybe they just did a synchro repair and then told me they replaced the trans but actually didn't. I just find it really upsetting that they both could be having trouble grinding.
I'm sure it's only exacerbated by the cold that we have in the midwest this time of year as well. I'll have to see how it wants to behave after I get it out of the garage next spring. Fingers crossed maybe it will be alright.
the matter with the fuel pump is when it was at its worst for me it was really crazy how loud it got. It sounded like loose belts (it wasn't) and it's embarassing to be seen in a car that the know-nothing folk mistake for a ferarri when they see how clean it looks, when it's also chirping away the perception changes a lot. That's not what you want. Might not matter to everyone but it matters to me.