ziiz996

I hired a reputable tuner to do the engine swap from 3.4 to 3.6 (dead 3.4). The tuner assured me that he had done many similar conversions before (to find out otherwise later on) and that he would be putting a newly remanufactured 3.6L 02+ Porsche engine in my 2000 C2 Cab with variocam plus (min 320 HP + Software upgrade to about 340HP). The original swap was supposed to take 2 weeks which turned into more like 2 months. When I got the car back, aside from the fact that the new engine seemed less powerful than the older smaller engine (Tuner dynoed the car after 1500 miles at 242HP at the wheel and told me these numbers are normal for a new 3.6L and should get better after 2000 miles-they did not), the following also happened: 1. No cruise control 2. Coolant light flashes after every cold start 3. No HVAC control. It is always on. Cannot shut it off. 4. Cooling fans lo speed stage do not work. Only the Hi speed fans come on when the engine is getting very hot (way right of 180). 5. The car has a hard time doing warm-starts (30min to an hour after turning off the a warmed up motor) 6. I swear that there is no VarioCam Plus 7. PSM Light constantly on (C2 Cabs had no PSM switch, PSM was constantly on) 8. Disabled Check engine light (Off all the time even with ignition on before start) 9. Stereo Does not work From one of Famous Loren's responses Loren mentioned that in order to do the conversion from 3.4 to 3.6, one has to replace other items (CPU, fuel pump, etc). The tuner did eventually admit on one occasion your suggestions, but only after I brought the car back to him 5 or 6 times. He originally said that there is nothing wrong with the engine, but then he hinted once that he under-estimated the job and that there are other parts that needed to be replaced on the car to get it to fully work. But he won't tell me what they are. I am at a point where I have to cut my losses with this tuner and take it somewhere else to complete the job. (And most likely deal with him later). Any recommendations? I believe he did upgrade the DME to 7.8 but I don't know how he got the engine to work without rewiring aroung the VarioCam Plus. P.S. I did pay an extra $3000 over Porsche's quote to replace the 3.4L at the dealership.

If it is very high pitch, this means that your unit is dirt or going bad.. Inspect it before it gets worse

I have those bumperettes. I just converted to a 02 look. They are in great condition. Along with supporting brackets if you need them. Let me know. ziiz@cox.net