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ericjon262
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FEB 23, 10:35 PM
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Guess this means I should hop to on the LZ9 header flanges I was drawing... I look forward to seeing the progress, do you already have the engine? ------------------
"I am not what you so glibly call to be a civilized man. I have broken with society for reasons which I alone am able to appreciate. I am therefore not subject to it's stupid laws, and I ask you to never allude to them in my presence again."
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ignorant prodigy
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FEB 24, 10:38 AM
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zkhennings
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FEB 24, 04:33 PM
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Thanks! Let me know if you ever want to come see it, I would love to check out your 3800 too
| quote | | Guess this means I should hop to on the LZ9 header flanges I was drawing... I look forward to seeing the progress, do you already have the engine? |
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I would buy some header flanges off you for sure, were you planning to swap your 3500 out for a 3900 anytime soon? And I am actually going to pick up a motor tomorrow, I'll post some pics. The yard said it ran excellently before they pulled it out.
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ericjon262
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FEB 24, 05:05 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by zkhennings:
I would buy some header flanges off you for sure, were you planning to swap your 3500 out for a 3900 anytime soon? And I am actually going to pick up a motor tomorrow, I'll post some pics. The yard said it ran excellently before they pulled it out. |
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Not planning on soon, but still planning. I have a few major hurtles to jump still with the LZ9 before I pull it back out, the biggest being the lack of a performance cam with VVT capability. I have another cradle, so now I just need an engine, and 2 F23's to hybrid so I can make it more of a plug and play swap. I'll keep you in the loop on flanges. ------------------
"I am not what you so glibly call to be a civilized man. I have broken with society for reasons which I alone am able to appreciate. I am therefore not subject to it's stupid laws, and I ask you to never allude to them in my presence again."
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zkhennings
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FEB 24, 05:16 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by ericjon262:
Not planning on soon, but still planning. I have a few major hurtles to jump still with the LZ9 before I pull it back out, the biggest being the lack of a performance cam with VVT capability. I have another cradle, so now I just need an engine, and 2 F23's to hybrid so I can make it more of a plug and play swap. I'll keep you in the loop on flanges.
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Is the VVT capability anything to write home about on the LZ9? My understanding is that it is really more for fuel economy when you are puttering around more than anything, but I haven't looked into it a ton
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ericjon262
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FEB 24, 05:40 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by zkhennings:
Is the VVT capability anything to write home about on the LZ9? My understanding is that it is really more for fuel economy when you are puttering around more than anything, but I haven't looked into it a ton |
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I just want the challenge, My MS3 Pro can control it, in fact, I'd likely only need to add 2 wires to use it, and it could lead to shorter spool times, and a broader torque curve.
So far, it looks like my greatest challenge will be to produce a cam blank, I have a buddy who said I can have his stock cam to measure off of, then I can draw it up and make and have it cut from a billet stock.
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"I am not what you so glibly call to be a civilized man. I have broken with society for reasons which I alone am able to appreciate. I am therefore not subject to it's stupid laws, and I ask you to never allude to them in my presence again."
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zkhennings
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FEB 24, 08:34 PM
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I think I have seen people get the stock cam reground, would your specs be too wild to do so on the hollow stock cam?
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Patrick
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FEB 24, 11:29 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by zkhennings:
This has also happened at an ideal time as my WRX is sitting at 272,000 miles and while it is in good shape, the engine is tired, and it needs some rust repair and paint. It needs a new motor, a bigger turbo, general TLC...
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After I bought my '98 JDM Impreza STi and joined NASIOC at the tail end of 2016, I was pleased to see a familiar name there... but then you disappeared.  Great to hear you still have your WRX, and glad to hear you're on the road to recovery. 
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ericjon262
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FEB 24, 11:48 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by zkhennings:
I think I have seen people get the stock cam reground, would your specs be too wild to do so on the hollow stock cam? |
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I like big cams, and doing things the really hard way...------------------
"I am not what you so glibly call to be a civilized man. I have broken with society for reasons which I alone am able to appreciate. I am therefore not subject to it's stupid laws, and I ask you to never allude to them in my presence again."
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zkhennings
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FEB 25, 05:05 PM
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| quote | | After I bought my '98 JDM Impreza STi and joined NASIOC at the tail end of 2016, I was pleased to see a familiar name there... but then you disappeared. Great to hear you still have your WRX, and glad to hear you're on the road to recovery. |
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Thanks Patrick! I appreciate NASIOC but I made a few threads on there, one in particular where I swapped my WRX engine and took lots of pictures and did it step by step... and all I got were replies where people were telling me I shouldn't check plug gap with feeler gauges  . There was no community compared to here so I stopped posting as it felt like a waste of time. I did some cool stuff too, made some custom tools to replace all the suspension bushings with Group N ones, I made an electrolysis setup powered by a computer power supply to de-rust all the suspension components and brake components and rebuilt all the calipers, made custom AN hose power steering lines, did a partial rebuild of the motor where I resurfaced the heads and block with a calibrated granite block, did a lot of custom bodywork repair, etc. Oh well.
BTW I love the GC STis, I would love to build a USDM version with an EJ207.
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I figured!
And here is the official start of the project 
LZ9 from a 2007 Uplander. If I run out of time to make custom headers I can utilize this exhaust in the meantime.
165,000 miles, and the yard said it ran great. It has a Purolator oil filter on it, so someone put some money into its maintenance which is a great sign.
Unfortunately no wiring harness, but I only need the plugs with pigtails, so if anyone has a good source for those let me know.
Stay tuned
PS my company has encouraged me to use the handicap spots due to my injury, but I am parked in some spots that are next to a closed building entrance currently, there are plenty of others closer to the main entrance, as I can imagine I look like an a-hole for taking up three handicap spots  [This message has been edited by zkhennings (edited 02-25-2021).]
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