Congrats on a job well done!! The V8 swap is not a walk in the park, you should be very proud.

I was unaware of your project until today when Mrmiata & I were talking about Star-DAS and he told me of your success… Your achievement is certainly an inspiration to me, keep up the good work…

 

Well you have worked thru a lot of challenges to get there....so again congrats. When I chose to build my 2nd SRT6, I gave up on doing a V-8 although I loved the 3 have seen so far, especially that little yellow roadster... They are unique and powerful, s/c or no s/c....

 

I see you found it.. Was just about to send this thread link to you.

I wish I still had half of this determination for a project!

Windows 3.11 to Win 95 were my how - what's - and I know I can days.. LOL.

 

When can you be here? I wouldn't mind being the 3rd, 4th, or 5th one you have had a hand in

A huge congratulations, for those of us that want to keep our six speeds and want to add some pretty great HP to the mix, this is literally the only way - Thank you, sir.

 

wow! glad you got it ,,now doing a v8 swap with a 6 speed is a FIRST great job. if you head east and south ,,i will head north and west Beaner can go south and every one can go N, NE, NW, E ,SE,SW,NE, S SW SE and that puts us all in Florida, LOL for a V8 meet.jim

 

Its a Great feeling to be running at 100% now. Its been quite a journey for me! 3 years in the making.. Thanks! !

 

I remember when you guys bought these bargain engines. No kidding, I was worried. How exciting for all of us that somehow (tons of work) you got it done. WORTHY! That's your tattoo.

Les

 

Lmao, yeah determination is key with these things.

Thank you, and if you ever need anything let me know. How close are you to ECU work on your swap?

Thanks Doc, the gearing is hard to get used to. I'm almost wanting to move in the 2.xx range.

As soon as I can lol. We can definately get something going for you too.

Thank you, it's pretty good money spent lol. No better way to mod one of these things.... well except for an even bigger V8

Thanks Jim! Lmao there we go, everyone head to Florida! I'll be there in 30-40 years when I can actually afford to live there lol.

Glad we were finally able to get that thing going!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for all the help on your end too. This never would have happened had you not helped me get the swap down and an understanding of our electronics.

I was pretty nervous too. The engine I bought was ridiculous to say the least. I almost wish I would have just kicked in the extra bucks for a nicer one. Almost lol. It won't be in there long anyway so we are all good!

 

So back to the updates... I wish it didn't come to this but hey, you gotta pay to play.

100% running friday. Saturday was my birthday. So Saturday my welder was over and we decided to go for a drive. We went to my favorite double hairpin. Well I haven't hit it since everything was running at a full 100% and my second gear drift was good, but for whatever reason decided to snap 3rd for the next hairpin thinking it would hook and stop the drift. Nope, it just kept on sliding but instead of sliding at 50, now we were at around 70 ish. We still made the hairpins but on decel I over-corrected a tad and smacked the curb (insert the biggest facepalm possible)... Note that this is a narrow road, and for all the folk who will say this is reckless, it is very much out of the way of anyone, I would never put others in harm from my stupidity. I have hit this set of turns almost everyday but apparently my mid-range is significantly improved and I should have stayed in second.

Damages didn't seem too bad and price wise they still aren't. Bent a couple tube's and rods here and there. I had spares for most and my welder was able to bend the others back without losing structural integrity so that was all fine. Then we realized the rear camber still looked positive. It took me a full day to finally see it, but the subframe bracket for the control arm is completely bent back and out. Like I said, pricewise we are all good. I already located subframes for $100 ish... The B!*** is that you have to remove damn near everything back there to get the stupid thing out.

Me being the optimist I am though, I am going to cut my springs while I'm down there and lower the back some. Plus I haven't checked anything on that end of the car since I got the sucker so it all works out. Who knows, maybe if I come up with the funds I could get the dif sent out for the wavetrac since it has to be pulled anyway.

More to come on operation albino 5.0

 

Just got a call from my wife, who's birthday was yesterday. She got a flat... I'm a little nervous to ride my bike at this point lol.

 

Congratulations on the V8 6-speed. I've been reading all of the posts with interest but to tell you the truth, most of might as well have been written in Polish. I think now I speak, or at least understand a little more Polish. Thanks for the explanation of what you were doing! Gone are the days of the carburetor and any hopes of my taking on a project like this :-( I'm just not that computer savvy especially when it comes to PC's.

 

Thanks! Don't think hope is lost because of how difficult the ECU work is, it's something that I can do for others and have done, so if you get the swap done and need an ECU just let me know. Although do not expect me to give these away. The price I'll do it for is not outrageous and still stands cheaper than the rest of the parts required but I have already got messages from people who expect this to be a few hundred dollar job for me to build one, which is not the case.

 

You have to pay to play, and you have a unique thing going for you, so IF I were to build one, which I am not at this point, I would pay the proven price. I loved the 1st one Rudy built and Jim's looks just as good. They look stock....like they were meant to be V-8's all along. But, for me, there is just something about trying to get a little more here and there out of the 6 for now... I will close with the fact I have my eye on a friend's wife's blue coupe, that he hates and will sell very very cheap some day...lol

 

Make sure it's just the car you have your eye on, it's tough to make old friends.

 

Yes, just the car. He hates that car... I keep telling him when she's ready to sell to give me a call. You wouldn't like the condition it is in Dave. She never takes care of it, and it will not be worth much in trade. But, she would hold a nice big ole' motor under the hood, and a new tranny just fine if the "Price was Right!"....lol

 

I agree. I'm not asking people to take mortgages out on their house or even charging $15/hr but $10-$11/hr seems fair to me as a unique skill and that's all I expect people to understand.

Look at Anthony, his 6 is smokin fast. I wanted an NA V8 for the driveability, rarity and punch. It's just like the NA V6 was as far as cruising and being easy, it's just a ton more when you step on it. Plus, I really wanted my manual trans and a 6th gear.

 

I'm not even at that point yet. The SRT6 is heart warming enough for me! I love to learn though and that's why I followed the thread. If it ever came to me doing a swap, I'd have no issue paying for things I can't do, don't feel comfortable with or feel it's not worth the expense of the equipment.

 

I like the the way you think (big)....Can't help but sense that maybe another 55 AMG is in the future? Best of luck 2ya!
Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is "timing"
it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles
and in the right way.”
― Fulton J. Sheen

 

[QUOTE=sk8erjosh09;765748]I agree. I'm not asking people to take mortgages out on their house or even charging $15/hr but $10-$11/hr seems fair to me as a unique skill and that's all I expect people to understand.

I agree......You have a great talent and should be fully compensated for your skills. I'm all for keeping it in the family and am getting closer to time to send the donor E55 ECU to Beckmann for "unlock". Would this same service be available through you?

 

Totally understood. Yeah, the NA V8 isn't an upgrade from the SRT from what I understand. It's a different type of beast, plus it will never be as fast as an SRT could unless you get serious about FI. Now the 55K... That's a different story. If I had an SRT, I would have swapped in a 6-speed and then a 55K shortly after.

Yep, and for unlocks I'm $50 cheaper than Beckmann. Also, when it gets sent back I have no problem helping you through the coding in DAS Developer which I'm 99% sure they don't do.