Hello!
My name is Nathan, I live in Port Washington.
I've got a couple vehicles right now. Besides the project, I've got a 1986 RX-7 pushing 400whp and a truck.
But, this is about my 2000 Saturn SC1. Second car I bought...I've owned it since 2003. Many, many projects along the way, swapped to a twin cam, leather seats, brake, suspension and power upgrades. Nitrous'd, the car put down 199whp/208wtq, and ran a 14.5@98, with room for more. Along the way, went through 3 transmissions and blew the engine at Tail of the Dragon in 2008. Car was trailered home and put into storage until very recently.
Blown engine/transmission, ecu have all been sold off. Shell is now in my garage. The highlights of the planned upgrades list:
L61 2.2 Ecotec from a 2003 Cavalier (Nobody has done this to a Saturn S-series as far as I know)
F23 getrag manual transmission with LSD
M62 supercharger
Megasquirt spark and fuel control.
Possibly custom a-frame front end, depending on how the swap goes.
Big questions include, what I'm doing for engine mounts, axles, clutch hydraulics, etc. Waiting for some parts to show up, and then it's time to dig in 100%!
I'm confident in my engine building, fabrication, and welding skills, but I've never attempted a project of this magnitude. Will be looking for help on BSM as I go forward in this.