Re: New guy, building a Sy-clone
ok, I hate to burst everyones bubbles, but I know it won't be a real sy. Lemme break it down for ya:
10K is for the motor, I do have a spreadsheet, and I have been building motors for 5+ years now. After totaling up everything (except for valve springs, locks and retainers, as well as the price for getting the crank cryoed cause I haven't decided on who to do it yet) the price comes out to $8692 (not including shipping as well).
So even with all of the stuff that isn't on the list yet, I don't think I will bust 10K. Although if I do bust 10K, it won't be by much.
that 10K does not include the 4L80E trans and performance build (I will be doing the tranny build myself), nor does it include the rear diff (which I will also be building myself).
All tolled with the tranny and rear end, it should come out to somewhere around 13-14K and be able to put down somewhere in the neighborhood of 700HP.
As for the people with the ECU questions, I will be running a MegaSquirt ECU. I have used these extensively in the past, and with the new processor that they have for them now, they rival any other aftermarket ECU out there, and I have used pretty much all of them at one time or another (Motec, F.A.S.T., Big Stuff 3 and several other piggy-back solutions as well.) and it costs WAY less while still meeting or exceeding them.
Any other questions feel free.
P.S.
I would actually rather see people doing buildups on non-Sys and leaving the real Sys for collectors who want to have nice stockers.
That's the reason why I am doing this to a Sonoma instead of a Sy. I do want to own an actual ty one day, but if I had the real thing, I would prefer to keep it as a really nice clean stocker.
