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Originally Posted by spitfire481
first off, sorry if you contacted us and someone forgot to get back. we are a small shop and this is the busiest time of the year. the last couple months have been hectic with our small crew.
to get the trans tunnel properly fit, I would suggest engine mounted, front cross member notched (depending on which crank damper you use) and an intake manifold installed. intake manifolds get very close to the brake booster and clutch master so you take it as close as you can so you can get the drive shaft angle as close to in spec as possible. the cd009 is so large in the center that the floor can barely be manipulated enough for it to fit. the metal just doesn't have anymore stretch to it. some spots can be 1/8" clearance or less when finished. the poly mounts all around limit movement well enough that 1/8" or so is enough of an air gap.
we have not done a swap without using our custom motec firmware to retain all of the factory functions, so im not sure what it would take to keep ac functionality with another setup. The hoses end up routing a few different ways depending on exhaust manifold and turbo setup. we build them to spec once all of the hot side parts are installed so we can route them as far away as possible. Heater lines are a little tricky, but do-able. also routing depends on hot side parts.
we usually have a cd009 in and out 7 or 8 times during the floor modification phase to get it right, and get the angles correct.
every 2jz drop out we have received had almost useless factory twins on them. from shaft play to crumbling vacuum hoses. fitment is much easier and way cleaner/easier to work on with a single. there are a ton of budget singe turbo exhaust manifolds out there, and a 62-66mm borg turbo can be had from $200 used to under $1k new.
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All good on the lack of response, didn't intend the initial name drop as any kind of commentary for you guys as a shop, I think the forum all know you guys are top notch people. I meant it so any would-be dbags wouldn't just say 'why not contact X shop?' as a useless response.
Anyway, I would DEFINITELY be using your plug n play solution with MoTec, $6k well spent IMO. I just didn't know if using that system A/C would work since A/C is not listed as one of the retained stock features from the Motec plug n play page.
Now that I'm getting more and more clarity on the dirty side of what is needed to make this work outside of simple part lists...a few new questions if you don't mind...
-Do you recommend another tall(ish) geared 6 spd trans robust enough to handle 600+whp and torque that fits better than the CD009? T56? V160 is too rich for my blood : ( And do you think 1/8" clearance is enough to not experience rattle from the trans or a large amount of heat through the floor (yeah, this seems a bit nit-picky, but just seeing if there's a better option I should be looking at for clearance)
- Does the CX Racing turbo manifold you offer flow enough to support 800whp with a larger T4 turbo? That's probably the max I'd want to run on this platform personally, and even though I plan to swap out the initial turbo with another to support that power, if you say you guys have to fab lines to fit around that manifold, I'd rather do it once and be done on that part.
-With everything discussed above, how much time (labor-wise) do you guys allot to these builds? Knowing that I can calculate a ballpark $ figure to add to the parts list I already have going.
Thanks, again!