I already have a suburb 2.5 that was recently professionally rebuilt.? I read small cars clutch could be problematic but the article was old.? Just want to start with solid parts but have to order asap.? Wondered what parts the garages are using that professionally do the swaps?? ?Thanks. Forward progress on rainy? NH day.
On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM, Richard Montgomery via groups.io
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I have found the Bostig Kit (2000-2004 Ford Focus base) good: lots of them out there for next to nothing, and Jim Akiba is so good at answering any questions not covered in his online manual: that said, he is now prototyping a kit for Honda 24A engines (Accord) and has several early adapters doing beta testing. and I think he has sold the last of his Focus kits, though he still supports those customers. I am impressed with him, and his kit. Good luck with your search, and let us know what you do choose & how satisfied you are with it.
All the best,
Rick in Austin, TX
On Friday, May 23, 2025 at 09:44:51 AM CDT, John A via groups.io <xstreamcanadian@...> wrote:
They all have their pluses and minuses. If you have a 2.1 I¡¯d consider looking into Marco Mansi upgrades, I have a 1.9 and went with RMW. Their support kind of sucks and their instructions also are not amazing, but you should be able to get help from the group. The items I have purchased from Smallcar in the past have not been of great quality and I don¡¯t like their buried clutch slave cylinder idea, so that wasn¡¯t for me. The bostig kit is honestly a kind of stupid. Makes no sense to use a hard to find motor that doesn¡¯t really give much more HP and sits too low. Same with the diesel kit, now I¡¯m trying to remember what that¡¯s called, it¡¯s very very expensive, very well put together and super high quality but you end up with an engine that sits VERY low and that is not for me, nor was I interested in a diesel. The think with all of them is that the ¡°kit¡± isn¡¯t complete. None of them really are. The diesel one seems to be the most complete. With RMW you¡¯ll need someone to do your harness(I used Jeff at Autoventures as he is the best and has amazing support) also you¡¯ll need an oil pan, a better intake, an engine to start with that isn¡¯t tired and high miles, likely a transmission refresh on yours, new clutch, also get the tank reservoir as it¡¯s great and bomb proof. Replace the sensors on the motor with new oem ones, likely you¡¯ll also need a subie timing belt kit. I probably missed things but that should give you an idea of what you¡¯re getting into. Also these are strictly my opinions and are meaningless to anyone but me, so there is that?
On Thu, May 22, 2025 at 7:39?PM dhillmanskibum via groups.io <dhillmanskibum@...> wrote:
What's the best conversion kit
