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  1. pk2
    That is not a valid VIN - so perhaps a transcribing error? Also, you can not put a 2002 Variocam Plus motor in a MY1999 car without changing the DME, the fuel return system, among several other things. I suggest this car needs further investigation. Ok, here's some picks the seller sent me, do they mean anything as to weather this motor is a true factory 3.6L.All input is greatly appreciated. Regards, PK
  2. pk2
    Beautiful, thank you. I just want to replace my burned up super 2.5 with something durable and fast-ish.stock 200hp was cute, 275hp was perfect, 300+ would be lots of fun. I didn't feel the low end torque I was use to but I didn't push it. if This 3.6 is legit, I guess I'll just need to learn to drive it. Regards, PK (originally from PA to)
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    Thanks much, It looks like the intake manifold looks quite a bit different from the stock 2.5.Am I right? could a quick glance at the manifold give me a pretty good Idea weather I have the real thing.I have no reason to doubt this guy but he may be as naive as I am. Any chance you have some photo editing software you could mark your 1st pic up with a couple of arrows? All help is appreciated, Regards PK
  4. pk2
    Hello Loren, Todd etall, If it is a true 3.6, it should be dropped a few inches as I understand. it were just a bored out 3.2 or 3.4 they probably wouldn't have bothered to change the manifold and drop the motor. Fair assessment? Is a bored out motor, maybe with sleeves all bad? Regards, PK PS.ANy one have pics of what the "Variocam Plus " looks like. Is it obvious?
  5. pk2
    It seems pretty .... umm (breasts) . Oddly, my deceased Box had a vin that wasn't recognized by some P-car dealers, but thanks for the heads up, certainly worth confirming. Lots of food for thought. Regards, Pk
  6. pk2
    Not a valid vin .....hmmm.... I assumed that came off the motor, Should it match a Carrera or something? I think the Guy did do a good deal of dme tweaking,.I know the shop well, I suppose I should check with them. I guess my concern about displacement is that It's just not bored out with skinny cylinder walls. No good for me, I want to join the 150k club...fast. Regards and thanks much, PK
  7. pk2
    OK, heres what I'm bargaining for "The motor is a 2002 3.6 Variocam.WPOAA299X25623860" Am I getting the goods or is this a bored out something-or-other. Thanks much all,....Oh yeah ....HP?? PK
  8. pk2
    All great advice from my faves..I'll be back. Regards, PK
  9. pk2
    Depends what year your seats were.Later models (2002+) used the "CAN-bus system" which is a pain to hack into but can be done. Earlier models just require some rudimentary soldering skills and knowledge of a DMM. To Lorens point, You could either do it your self or have an shop slip your new skins (and padding) over your old frames.Done. Regards, PK.
  10. pk2
    Hello,I'm contemplating Acquiring a cherry 99 Box with supposedly a 3.6 with definitely a 6 speed trans. It doesn't seem absurdly fast (as I would think) and supposedly this is a a difficult transplant. I wonder how I could easily verify it in fact a 3.6L, not a 3 4 or less.Regards, PK
  11. pk2
    Been around here for awhile and hadn't heard but of rods and piiston going souuth, PK
  12. pk2
    THanks, it seems p cars of any sort are alot cheaper in the midwest than here on the left coast. Can't quite see putting a $10k motor in a $10k car, so I'm looking for what really needs to be addressed, build it to beat my mothballed 275hp 2.5fL Something I don't feel likeI have to stay to close to home. PK
  13. pk2
    Well crap, whats the right engine? what can be done with any of them to make them at least as reliable as ...a ford fiesta.I drove the ell out of supercharged 2.5 with no problems...till it went up in flames with my house.I figured a 3.6 must be beefed up and something you could drive without sitting on tenter hooks. Regards,PK
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    Wonderful (thanks) So an 03, 3.6 is no more safe than my 2.5l. i might as welll fit my S-charged 2.5 with an IMS retrofit and feel no safer than a stock 3.6L? Regards, PK
  15. pk2
    Hello, I'm found a 99' I'm contemplating purchasing.It somehow received a 03' 3.6L motor. Is such a motor as susceptible to the same IMS failures (or "D" chunks) as the standard 2.5L & 3.4L's? Also, rated HP of said 3.6L? Regards, PK
  16. pk2
    thanks, always the man I like to here from. I just test drove a 99 986 with with a 3.6 + 6speed.(+ drilled rotors,and supposedly from a carrera, frnt suspention) who and how someone had the gumption to do such a thing,no clue but it was throaty and above 3.5k rpms, blew like a hurricane. How'ed he do that I wonder. No diy's I've found Regards, PK
  17. pk2
    Ya that's all it should take accept the 3.6's are drive by wire and a 2000 is cable throttle so it's gets messy..I agree though dropping the engine a bit shouldn't be a big deal, theirs only 3 motor-mounts (I think) Regards, PK
  18. pk2
    Hmm, Not somthing I'm dying to do but Ive done a lot of work in the hvac industry and In general it's simply the cross section of runners or plenums that matter and not having to tight a bend in the runners. Even a reduced cross section will work, it will take in the same amount of air, it just robs a little horsepower. In the HVAC world it will howl. Just an alternative I thought of to avoid some of the formentioned costs. I've got lots of experience in plastics, a small machine shop and acesse to lot of state of the art rapid prototyping resources. So I dunno, 6 of one half dozen .... need to find out exactly whats involved and can't find any dyi's before 2002. Regards, pk
  19. pk2
    Can it be done? Sure, with enough money, time, welding rod, and duct tape; anything is possible. Some differences; DME, engine wiring harness, intake system (height), fuel system, and exhaust system. If you are well equipped, and enjoy fabrication, it is an interesting project. unfortunatlly my welding rigs went up in flames with my car. I seem to recall the 3.6 trnsp[amt in later models just reqired lowering the engine mounts or somthing ,I guess to acomodate the manifold. Since it's plastic,I wonder if you couldn't go at it with a heat gun and flatten it out.(and widen to keep th airflow) What i don't have in money I try to make up for in tenacity and clevernous.(I like to think) Regards, PK
  20. pk2
    THanks for the replys, My issue is that the stock 200hp 2.5l was lacking. a little oversteer snaped back into a frihtening understeer.With 275hp supercharged 2.5, youcould practically drive around a corner wwithout touching the wheel, just the throughtal.rded over the wiring diagrams The 3.4 is 240hp witch would be a let down, i THINK A 3.6 pushes 275+ and offers some durabbility.. Though my tools largely went up in flames,I know all that wiring like the back of my hand. And though I don't relish the thought of reiventing the wheel again,I know I can do it. Ideally, someone who has done it could give me a step by step and make my life easier. FYI; I instaled and tuned my super all by myself.I'vs also rebuilt a myriad of porshes and bmw's in addition to v-dubs an stuff Regards, PK
  21. pk2
    Hello, Title pretty much says it all, will a 99 2.5l motor bolt up to a 2000 s (3.2l) 6speed trans? If not, how much of a hassle is it to addapt? (I know some outfit out there does some sort of adaptation for some P-cars). Thanks, PK
  22. pk2
    Thanks,. I guess the question is, can a 3.6 go into a 2000s, i Know its done DIY on 2002 and later without to much fuss (depending on who you are) but from dated articals I've read, the best I can do is a 3.4.L. Regards, PK
  23. pk2
    Recently my 99 Box burnt to the ground.Reamaing is the drive train complete with 275 supercharged 2.5l motor. I am contemplating the purchace of a 2000 s 3.2 with a bum IMS. Thought of transplanting my 275hp SC motor but would rather have the peace of mind of a 3.6l of similar hp. - Dated Articals I've read here and elswhere indicate max for this car (2000s) is 3.4@ 240 hp ....yawn. Have any advances been made to facilitate a 3.6 transplant into a 2000 s? How about using a reflashed 2000 DME to avoid the edrive stuff spliced to a 3.6l. - Can a a 3.2l or 3.4l be bored and tweaked to get me up to the magic 275+ hp # i like without undue exspence? - Conversly, Will a 2000 s 6 speed bolt to my 99 2.5l if thats the best route. Regards, D-
  24. pk2
    Thanks, It turned out to be the imobilizer ring transceiver. Took awhile to find out how to check it but I did and that was it. Still want to lose the imobilizer. Turns out they're not even that great at all. 40 bit encryption as opposed to the 128 bit encryption everywhere else these days...probably including this site. About 6 years ago a team at Johns Hopkins U. proved how hackable the systems were, completely.. It's annoying that anything that acts up in the car has this mystery relic in the loop. Of my soap box, PK
  25. pk2
    Thanks, Ya, it's currently out of the car, past the airbag stage. Paint and maybe, the addition of a couple function buttons ala F1, Lamborghini, etc ( a little more subdued though!). Regards, PK
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