So it's time for an update I suppose. We hit a snag with the landi build when the firewall came back a different color, so I decided to spend the weekend working on the 7. I really didn't do much aside from winterize it and start tearing the interior apart to fix the shitty sound quality in the Sirius, and add a 12V adapter specific for the Laptop. I decided I don't need an inverter, I'd rather buy a DC adapter for my Laptop for $20 than go through the hassel of finding, mounting, wiring an inverter. So I raped a beautiful socket from an old XJ dash and mounted it in the glove box. After a trip to the boneyard later this week I'll have that finisihed.
Mechanically I didn't do much, I was too disgusted. After I pulled the elbow off the TB to get the fogging fluid in there I happened to glance into the intercooler and saw a POOL of oil in there..... turbo's puked AGAIN. That's a total of 6 turbo's that I've killed in the course of 6 weeks....  I'm done with these Hitachi's. I got in on a GB for some BNR's and I'll be pulling them off tomorrow night and sending them out for coating assembly on Wednesday. Plan is to break the old record with them of 426 rwhp. More importantly, they should be RELIABLE!!!! That's the key right there, if they last a few years I'll be happy.
Originally I was going to rock a supersecret turbo, and I may still do that next winter and use the FC as a year long test bed so everything's pretty much sorted out for the FD. But, I've been through too much with this car to make it sequential, and I just can't see going any other route with it. So yeah, BNR's for DGRRXI! and a 6-spd, and a 4.3 Torsen. If the TC works well I should be able to LOG 0-60 in 4s!! WEEEEE!!!!!!!
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-The Angry Stig-
DGRR 2009, 2011, 2012 & 2013 - Best FC
DEALS GAP!! WOOHOOOO!!!!!
2015 Audi S4 - Samantha - Zero Brap S4
2004 RX8 - Jocelyn - 196rwhp, 19mpg fuel to noise converter
2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport - Wifey mobile - Now with 2.5" OME lift and 30" BFG AT KO's! So it begins
1998 Jeep Cherokee - 5 spd, 4" lift, 33" BFG's - Rotary Tow Vehicle
1988 'Vert - In progress
1988 FC Coupe - Gretchen -The attention whore BEAST!
I'm a sick individual, what's wrong with you?
I'm pure Evil
I'm still insane, in the best possible way.
I think Brian's idea of romance is using lube.
Your rage caused the meteor strike in Russia. The Antichrist would be proud of his minion.
You win with your thread. Most everything
It's a truck with a steel gate on the back. Just a statement of fact
Motec M820, AIM dash, ported 13B-RE Cosmo, 6-spd trans, 4.3 Torsen, custom twin wg fully divided mani, Custom 4" split into 2x 3" exhaust, Custom HMIC, Custom custom custom custom I like to welder stuff....
No Bolt-ons allowed. Dyno'ed @ Speed1 Tuned by me - 405rwhp on WG.... WM50 cuming soon.
-Angry Motherf*cker Mode ENGAGED-
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