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Engine polishing gets good results
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 3:07 PM
I started with this

Then I polished a little bit with some different sand paper grits and got this.

Then I cleared it over a bit and a few months later I ended up with a final product of this.............................................














































Ding! Swap's done.

BTW waiting for an updated Sig.





Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 3:13 PM
lol nice




Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 3:18 PM
HOLY COW!!! i want to know exactly what brand of paper and polished you used!!!! im going to start RIGHT NOW and wont stop till i get those same end results!!!



hahahaha


congrats on the swap!!





Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 3:19 PM
Thanks




Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 3:23 PM
YAY



Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 3:30 PM
now polish that 2.2 eco cover
Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 3:31 PM
Hey! Only been in there and running a couple days.




Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 3:34 PM
ahhahaahhah nice!!!!










Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 3:37 PM
very nice good job man i wish i had the time and money for somethin like that.
Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 3:54 PM
Honestly I didn't really have the time, money, or even want to do the swap....yet anyway.
I had been seeing the success PJ was having with the swap and was amazed, but thought maybe a sprayed 2200 was more in my price range and style.

I was on my way to work one morning and the engine started knocking on I-95. Five miles later the 2200 was toast. I had to pull it to put another one in anyway. Plus, My Uncle hooked me up with a '04 Cav auto donor car.

At least the front half anyway, for $250.
I had a few hang ups in the process waiting and finding parts, seeing as how I didn't expect to be doing this swap so soon. But, all in all, it really only cost me about $1300 from start to finish.
The 2200 would've been less total investment to replace, but for $250 and 30 more HP, I would've been crazy to not do the swap. Besides I've been watching guys on here spend $250 on an intake that might net 5 hp!





Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 5:29 PM
Now THATS an economy car.... put some little wheels on the back and just start buzzin around... lol... Good job on the swap, now just need to get ahold of another valve cover & do the same to that one


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Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:14 PM
CavFire Jake (CavyFreak442) wrote:Now THATS an economy car.... put some little wheels on the back and just start buzzin around... lol... Good job on the swap, now just need to get ahold of another valve cover & do the same to that one


pop the back part on a skate board or two and some wood screws, maybe a nice lawn chair and you would be all set, would feel like a convertable!


Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 9:19 PM
Glad you got the swap finished man! We'd love to see you at our next meet!





Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:50 AM
lol nice man











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Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:31 AM
good job on the swap, looks good.



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Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 5:14 PM
Can't wait to get my upper mount, header, STS, UDP, MSD, and CAI. Got to save up some money now, though.

Micah, still want to, but don't think it will happen. I'm gonna work on it. Might catch another one instead.




Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:06 PM
All those abbreviations you just posted confused me lol...looks good!!!!!



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Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 7:48 PM
I thought about that after I posted it.




Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:04 PM
I'm kind of at a loss here... how does $250 for a front clip end up turning into a $1200 bill?


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Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Thursday, July 12, 2007 3:15 AM
I had a 2200 / 5spd. The donor happen to be a Ecotec / auto.
New parts to complete the swap helped grow that $250 to about $1200. If I would've stayed 2200, I had a LN2 waiting for $550.




Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Thursday, July 12, 2007 9:08 AM
welcome to the club. sucks you had to spend so much to get it in. but looks like yoru happy with it.


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Re: Engine polishing gets good results
Sunday, July 15, 2007 6:04 PM
Hah! Got a new Sig to go with the swap now.




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