ST215 Caldina Swap

**Locker** · 09-14-2007, 10:17 AM

get your grinder out:)

**spoolin_gt** · 09-14-2007, 02:37 PM

3" thick intercooler will do the job. You should be able to fit it in there without any problems.

**Alvos** · 09-15-2007, 11:49 PM

Bah, I'll figure something out...I'd like to go with a bigger intercooler so I have some headroom. Since it's So-Cal, it's usually pretty warm around here, and I want to take any precaution I can think of.

I certainly wouldn't mind buzzing the section out and displacing it (like Locker sort of mentioned) just so I can fit in a bigger intercooler, but for peace of mind I'd prefer if it was a solid piece. For now, I'm only focused on reliability and efficiency--I'll concern myself with performance once I get the time/money to upgrade the ECU and such.

**spoolin_gt** · 09-17-2007, 11:14 AM

is your car gonna be a daily driver??is there traffic all day where you are?

**Ponefish** · 09-17-2007, 01:38 PM

How much did you pay for it?

**Alvos** · 09-17-2007, 04:59 PM

F**KIN A!

My dad pussied out at the last minute. Somehow, over the weekend while I was away, my mom managed to get my dad totally convinced that it's better/cheaper to fix up my p.o.s. '90 GT-S that they've totally ruined since they keep driving it around while it's got a broken rod....thanks to that, it needs a new intake, too...

The ONLY reason I was keeping that damn car was to part it out or use it to swap the interior into the AllTrac. (the interior is still in excellent condition, minus the lack of a stereo)

$1100 for a new 5S-FE (that's just the flat cost)
$1XXX for a new clutch
$1300 for a new transmission and installation
$271 for new power-steering lines, which is utterly ridiculous
God only knows how much to redo all the electrical and wiring harness

All of that takes time and money, and it means I'll be without a vehicle until it's done. Instead of just getting a rock-solid 1990 AllTrac with the 2002 Caldina engine for $9,600 (189/mo. payments with financing), now I have to drop a $9000 bomb.

spoolin_gt: Yes, there's traffic all day--it's California, lol, there's traffic all night too. And yes, it was going to be my daily-driver.

Ponefish: zip...but the guy's name is JJ, and it's still up for $9,600 if anybody's able to make it out to the greater Los Angeles area.

**spoolin_gt** · 09-17-2007, 05:26 PM

so did you end up buyin the alltrac or no?

**hl2k3** · 09-17-2007, 10:01 PM

I'm sayin thats a negative

09-14-2007, 02:37 PM	#22 (permalink)
spoolin_gt Location: Scarborough Posts: 877 Join Date: Jan 2005 Last On: 11-20-2008 11:26 PM Vehicle: 01' S2000 2nd Vehicle: Infiniti QX4	Re: ST215 Caldina Swap 3" thick intercooler will do the job. You should be able to fit it in there without any problems. __________________

09-15-2007, 11:49 PM	#23 (permalink)
Alvos N1nja FAUXP4S Location: So Cal Posts: 120 Join Date: Jun 2007 Last On: 04-28-2008 10:49 PM Vehicle: '08 Scion xB 2nd Vehicle: '90 Celica GTS	Re: ST215 Caldina Swap Bah, I'll figure something out...I'd like to go with a bigger intercooler so I have some headroom. Since it's So-Cal, it's usually pretty warm around here, and I want to take any precaution I can think of. I certainly wouldn't mind buzzing the section out and displacing it (like Locker sort of mentioned) just so I can fit in a bigger intercooler, but for peace of mind I'd prefer if it was a solid piece. For now, I'm only focused on reliability and efficiency--I'll concern myself with performance once I get the time/money to upgrade the ECU and such. __________________ "Perhaps, brother, but I need not be in the water, nor have gils, to know that fish is happy." What ensued afterwards was the loudest bitch-slap ever received by a monk on this side of the Western Hemisphere...

09-17-2007, 11:14 AM	#24 (permalink)
spoolin_gt Location: Scarborough Posts: 877 Join Date: Jan 2005 Last On: 11-20-2008 11:26 PM Vehicle: 01' S2000 2nd Vehicle: Infiniti QX4	Re: ST215 Caldina Swap is your car gonna be a daily driver??is there traffic all day where you are? __________________

09-17-2007, 01:38 PM	#25 (permalink)
Ponefish Rehab is for quitters Location: United States Posts: 264 Join Date: Apr 2007 Last On: 09-16-2008 03:05 PM Vehicle: 97 VW Jetta GLS	Re: ST215 Caldina Swap How much did you pay for it? __________________

09-17-2007, 04:59 PM	#26 (permalink)
Alvos N1nja FAUXP4S Location: So Cal Posts: 120 Join Date: Jun 2007 Last On: 04-28-2008 10:49 PM Vehicle: '08 Scion xB 2nd Vehicle: '90 Celica GTS	Re: ST215 Caldina Swap FKIN A! My dad pussied out at the last minute. Somehow, over the weekend while I was away, my mom managed to get my dad totally convinced that it's better/cheaper to fix up my p.o.s. '90 GT-S that they've totally ruined since they keep driving it around while it's got a broken rod....thanks to that, it needs a new intake, too... The ONLY reason I was keeping that damn car was to part it out or use it to swap the interior into the AllTrac. (the interior is still in excellent condition, minus the lack of a stereo) $1100 for a new 5S-FE (that's just the flat cost) $1XXX for a new clutch $1300 for a new transmission and installation $271 for new power-steering lines, which is utterly ridiculous God only knows how much to redo all the electrical and wiring harness All of that takes time and money, and it means I'll be without a vehicle until it's done. Instead of just getting a rock-solid 1990 AllTrac with the 2002 Caldina engine for $9,600 (189/mo. payments with financing), now I have to drop a $9000 bomb. spoolin_gt: Yes, there's traffic all day--it's California, lol, there's traffic all night too. And yes, it was going to be my daily-driver. Ponefish: zip...but the guy's name is JJ, and it's still up for $9,600 if anybody's able to make it out to the greater Los Angeles area. __________________ "Perhaps, brother, but I need not be in the water, nor have gils, to know that fish is happy."** What ensued afterwards was the loudest bitch-slap ever received by a monk on this side of the Western Hemisphere...

09-17-2007, 05:26 PM	#27 (permalink)
spoolin_gt Location: Scarborough Posts: 877 Join Date: Jan 2005 Last On: 11-20-2008 11:26 PM Vehicle: 01' S2000 2nd Vehicle: Infiniti QX4	Re: ST215 Caldina Swap so did you end up buyin the alltrac or no? __________________

09-17-2007, 10:01 PM	#28 (permalink)
hl2k3 Resident Man Whore Location: Halton, Ontario Posts: 1,513 Join Date: Jan 2006 Last On: Today 09:14 PM Vehicle: 08 Golf 2L 2nd Vehicle: 90CeliGT(unfit)	Re: ST215 Caldina Swap I'm sayin thats a negative __________________ HL2k 2008 VW City Golf 1994 VW Golf GL 1990 Toyota Celica GT - Unfit

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