Roberts 89 GT/U build 3400/3500 WOT-Parts

[alpinestar10]

I was also curious to what the fuel lines/heater core lines were off of (and if you had a picture of how the heater core lines look installed in the vehicle). I really like how you routed those.

z26-t the lines were off a newer beretta 94-96 same as the heater core tower line, They were all off the same car the 94 style heater core line does not have the throttle body coolant ports that people normally block off with hose and clamps, If you want i can grab you the same setup i got jon

[beastberetta]

i mean i did the full 3500 swap in mine, i didnt want to hybrid my car. i did the 3500 for the stronger bottom end over the 3400.

what would be the difference in cost would be over doing the full 3500 swap...you still have to buy head gaskets, prolly at least new head bolts, and lim gasket. what would the cost difference be? and obviously the time. all i had to do for my 3500 swap was grind down a boss pulley to fit the upper motor mount. ohh and file down the "custom made" crank trigger from milzy since wottech was out of the crank trigger when i did my motor. i had to take down close to a 1/4" to make it fit over the u bracket for the lower motor mount.

but like z26-t what was the benefit? i forgot jon told me somethings i just dont for the life of me remember right now...

[Z26-T]

Great build! Was fun to watch the progress. Slow for you, but fast in comparison to others (especially mine)... Now for just curiosity sake. What's the benefit of doing a hybrid 3400 instead of just a 3500 swap with the Wot-tech parts?

I was also curious to what the fuel lines/heater core lines were off of (and if you had a picture of how the heater core lines look installed in the vehicle). I really like how you routed those.

[robert 1980]

Yeah thanks phil i think it sounds good too.Man this car is fun to drive i wish there was more time before winter.

[3400-95-Modified]

None of my mounts are fully solid except for the dog bone, the upper is only an insert and the drivers side I filled with poly just like robert did on his two passenger side mounts, I did notice some more vibration but not much really... I get more from my tires and I think its from my rims being shit or not balancing good, they seem fine RIGHT after I get them balanced but then they always seem to drift so I get a vibration at 75mph and its just annoying. I do notice that with the more firm mounts the lurch of the lope is transfered to the body and makes the whole car move... LOL

[geldartb]

Yeah everything rattles really well inside the car.But i don't have wheel hop anymore.Guess you take the good with the bad.Yeah jon is now beretta master.lol

you get use to it after awhile. when i first did the front trans mount on my car to the solid one it vibrated so much but then after a bit i didn't even notice it anymore then i did the side motor mount and while the in car vibrations didn't change i get something vibrating under the hood.

[onefastV6]

Cam sounds good, glad you got to use it in your car.
Makes me wonder how the MPG/torque cam will sound/run in my 3500 swap.

[robert 1980]

The wheelhop was gone when i did my swaybar bushings with enegry and the lower dogbone.
With a stock 3400 just a clean spin.=) The only burnouts will be at the strip on slicks.lol
Funny video=)

[bob442]

its probably doesnt have wheel hop because the power is there now lol
just dont get caught doing this now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRQUztnhfvE

[robert 1980]

Yeah everything rattles really well inside the car.But i don't have wheel hop anymore.Guess you take the good with the bad.Yeah jon is now beretta master.lol

[3400-95-Modified]

No, not really... Thats an older beretta engine mount setup. There is a front mount just above where the inlet to the radiator is that bolts to right above the AC compressor, look back a page you can see were that mount had issues fitting the original AC delete pulley I got, I had to get the delete pulley for his year beretta, not for the engine type, then reuse his AC bracket.

So there is a mount mid block height on the front and the back and then the single top mount on the trans, He's running the billet solid one, as well as a small dog bone going from the front bottom of the trans to the subframe.... 4 mounts total on the previous years, the newer ones were only three... the large top mount and lower dog bone and then the single trans mount that can easily rock.... My setup would benefit from a dog bone on the passenger side now that I think about it.

[bob442]

i've never seen that motor mount by the jack shaft on a v6 before. Would that engine mount setup benifit from putting in that dog bone mount to the oil pan? wow its been a while since i layed eyes on a beretta

[3400-95-Modified]

Here is the other jackshaft in place.

What I had to grind away







It was way easier to see what was going on and ensure that it was only a small clearance issue when I had it up on the lift, I also decided to fully rebuild the carrier and do a new seal and new bearing.





Seal in trans side

[robert 1980]

I was going to turbo the car before i started this build.
Maybe when jon does more tuning in the spring there might be a 50shot in the future

[pocket-rocket]

Great mind think alike.

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