Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by Russell:
the cost of the 3L with pretty much everything is ridiculous even if you do it yourself!


Define ridicuous please.





im talking about what i spent on my setup, im going from a mostly stock 2.5L to a wild 3L.

i had to buy SVT cams, LIM, and UIM
i had to buy a new tranny, and have it modified
i had to buy an extra set of heads to avoid downtime (got them real cheap)
got my heads PnPed, with combustion chamer option and 3L valves.
bought new pistons, rings, main and rod bearings.
had block bored out 1mm
had engine balanced.
painted various engine parts
had to fix axle, boot was leaking
countless gaskets, bolts, etc
bought 65mm TB
bought new MAF, filter, adapter, intake pipe
custom streetflight 2 program chip
msds headers
apexi s-afc 2
exhaust (still didnt buy)
soon ill buy that wideband o2 sensor also

yes, you can do a cheap 3L swap, but i went all out, thats wht i have rediculous costs

im not going cheap on ANYTHING, ive invested far too much money to do that

Russell Oval Port 3L Nearly Done MTX75 w/ Homebrew Zetec FD and Torsen Complete