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Ive started on a swap for Craig. Some of you might know him on SQC as Busdriver. The car is a mint '87 Conquest with red paint and awesome wheels. Car will also be getting coilovers while it is up here.

Engine is a 4G64 wideblock from a pickup with a 100mm crank, Eagle rods and Wiseco pistons. The head is a fresh rebuild from Slowboy with Crower springs and retainers. Cams are FP3 cams. The turbo is in the mail. GT3582r on a cast Slowboy Racing manifold with a Tial 38mm external waste gate.

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Craig is going to be using 1000cc injectors and a Haltech E6X ECU.

I'm basically doing this swap for free in order to do a simple swap to develop a budget, how to, and jigs for future swaps.

Here are some photos of the progress after one day:
http://picasaweb.google.com/DJpowerHaus/CraigsSwap#

It's interesting to see the 6-bolt 4G64 doesn't have main cap braces like the turbo 4G63. Also, what kind of plug are you using for the front (exhaust side) balance shaft? I've always just used a freeze plug, but yours looks better. Hopefully after this project is done, we'll have some more test data on items like the front water outlet and fitting the RWD water pump. You're not reusing that thing are you?

" GT3582r on a cast Slowboy Racing manifold"

How does that manifold work for a RWD application...IE: were there any modifications/will there be any modifications needed for that manifold.

if not you just saved me a bunch of time (though it has been plenty already)

EDIT: I was cash strapped so I had to sell the Hoslet H1C...my buddy recently wrecked his EVO VIII so I possibly have access to a spair EVO VIII turbo for free...I just need a RWD manifold on the cheap

Maybe I will have this car built by next year lolz

No modifications to the manifold have ever been required for a swap. It replaces a stock style manifold and all the flanges are in stock locations.

The Evo 4 and up turbos will not work with a 1G, 2G, Evo1-3 manifolds. They have a totally different flange. If you want to use your buddies Evo turbo, you'll also need his Evo exhaust manifold, longer studs and a 1/2" flange to use as a spacer.

DJpowerHaus wrote:No modifications to the manifold have ever been required for a swap. It replaces a stock style manifold and all the flanges are in stock locations.

The Evo 4 and up turbos will not work with a 1G, 2G, Evo1-3 manifolds. They have a totally different flange. If you want to use your buddies Evo turbo, you'll also need his Evo exhaust manifold, longer studs and a 1/2" flange to use as a spacer.

Excellent info as always. I will see what is what and go from there.

Craig's swap slowed down something serious once I got a job and moved the car from my parent's house to Craig's house. Warm weather inspired us to get back to it and just the other day we got it started.

Primed the oil within about 5 cranks! Started first try. I'm not a tuner so I'm going to pass it along to MA-motorsports.com in Baltimore and hopefully they can get it tuned up in time for a show Craig wants to do in June.