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Old 04-09-2012, 02:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
Ecky
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Ecky's planned Del Sol mods

Earlier today I had a guy come by and buy some engine parts off me, and it looks like we might be doing some considerable haggling over the next few weeks.

He would be willing to trade transmissions with me (his is longer) with him doing the labor free as my transmission is more valuable. He would also like my 2.5" straight pipe and puerto-rican muffler in exchange for his stock exhaust which still has the cat on it. I'm going to borrow his timing light and set my ignition timing forward 2 degrees (16->18).

The transmission swap should be good for around 15% lower RPM in top gear (3900->3300) on the highway, but I'm not certain if I should swap exhausts with him. Thoughts?

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