Quote Originally Posted by BillBoost37 View Post
Since you are NA.. lookup say 2007 NA GP engines. Here they are very cheap with low miles. Put on your UIM and fuel rails and off you go.

As far as locked up. Here's my take. You can pull the engine and trans together then pull the trans off and fight the engine on the hoist to unlock it to get your converter off. (engine has to turn to get converter) Or for $100 you simply get a new converter, fresh engine and poof.. you're back in action.
@ BillBoost37 Thanks, searching for a used L26 yielded a better selection. Looks like these models used them




Now you mentioned in a previous thread
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L26'ing requires a TB adapter, different intake and a pcv hose where you likely drill/tap the TB. Not horrible, but more than some want to do.
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So are there modifications to deal with using the original UIM to circumvent ? Thanks again