Diary of a Madman; TitaniumTT's see you @ DGRRXI RE-REbuild

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I think sport tuner down here in TX as a good rep for coatings along with IRP.

[TitaniumTT]

IRP doesn't coat. They sub out to SportTuner where all my shit is right now

[helghast7]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

TwinTurbo ness when they're working properly is truly devine though.... I've gotta take you for a run in my car when she's back together again.

ahh id be down for that, i do agree with you, they were a blast when i was sequential, and the second set still pulled real hard when i went nonsequential, i mean you remember how pissed i was i kept blowing block off caps i had you shut them all lol

im just tired of the car constantly breaking, i want to get rid of all weak links, and the twins are definetly one of them however fun they are, ill miss the stupid insane response, but i am building the car to get the best response i can and so far im satisfied with the path im taking, everytime i speak to dave he does nothing but tell me how much he likes what im planning so we will see

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

That's really not that bad at all when you think about what some of these "kits" are going for... and I use that term loosely. So that's some pretty good shit right there

yea, thats why i wanted to build my own..plus it helps that i found some great deals along the way

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Meh, don't upgrade until it's needed. Bigger intercooler, bigger oil coolers, new lines, all that crap might not even be necessary. I say do it and see where you land with it all and roll from there.

yea i know, i think the biggest thing i might do is a little sumtin sumtin for the fuel system...you know im still on the stock pump? lol and dual oil coolers to really drop temps

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

If she's a keeper she'll contribute to the cause in any way shape or form she can damnitall!!!!

lmao!!! funny thing about her is before i mentioned i had a sports car she said everyone that has one is an asshole lol...my first though "oh crap" lmao but shes warmed up to the idea since then and is finally meeting the ol' girl sunday, well see how that goes

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Cool shit for sure man. Yeah, I'd definately be interested because the ones that I'm looking for are becoming more and more difficult to find and I don't feel like paying $180 each for new ones... so yeah, as of right now I'm open for suggestions

yea tell me about it, thats why the fc is still stuck with only setting 1 and 2 and no mist or intermittent lol

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by helghast7

ahh id be down for that, i do agree with you, they were a blast when i was sequential, and the second set still pulled real hard when i went nonsequential, i mean you remember how pissed i was i kept blowing block off caps i had you shut them all lol

im just tired of the car constantly breaking, i want to get rid of all weak links, and the twins are definetly one of them however fun they are, ill miss the stupid insane response, but i am building the car to get the best response i can and so far im satisfied with the path im taking, everytime i speak to dave he does nothing but tell me how much he likes what im planning so we will see

Sequential twins + 6spd + 4.3 Torsen = 4.1 0-60 and just an absolute blast around the auto-x WHICH you mothers from Jersey need to get to this year. I'm sure they'll have the sched up soon and yeah, I'll post it.

I think it's a good path to take. Most everything is bolt-on and can easily be changed, which is a good thing. Sometimes even the best plans don't go according to plan.

Originally Posted by helghast7

yea, thats why i wanted to build my own..plus it helps that i found some great deals along the way

yea i know, i think the biggest thing i might do is a little sumtin sumtin for the fuel system...you know im still on the stock pump? lol and dual oil coolers to really drop temps

Finding deals always helps. Sounds like you're getting a mani built, who's doing it?

Fuel system is so critical. Depending on goals, that will determine where you go with it. For a street car, you can't get better than Denso pumps.... one or two of them... and definately get the thing rewired and ditch the stock white connector.

Originally Posted by helghast7

lmao!!! funny thing about her is before i mentioned i had a sports car she said everyone that has one is an asshole lol...my first though "oh crap" lmao but shes warmed up to the idea since then and is finally meeting the ol' girl sunday, well see how that goes

You're gonna have to bring both of them to the TNC meets when the weather turn's nice. I've gotta get down there but I've been so eff'ing swamped and the comp shoots are always on Tuesdays too... so it's tough

Originally Posted by helghast7

yea tell me about it, thats why the fc is still stuck with only setting 1 and 2 and no mist or intermittent lol

I was actually talking about the cupholders, the ones that I want are up around $180 each new so I've been scouring the boneyards for them but coming up empty. I dunno exactely what I've gonna do but I'll figure it out. Right now that whole thing just got bumped down a few notchs on the todo list becuase of the time I need to take off for a few weeks to go back to CA

[helghast7]

My biggest problem with tracking the car is everytime I'm just about ready something breaks lmao! I've been wanting to go real bad to really see what my creation can do lol and how well I handle her

Lmao oh god bringing her to a tnc meet lol I'll wait till things get a little more serious before I do that

Yea it's a custom Manifold my buddy is making guy named tito, he builds manifolds for supras, I haven't seen it yet but 2 of my friends saw it and said it looked amazing, he should be done this week, I'll post up pics when I get it

Yes I wanted to get the denso supra pump, I was contemplating doing what you did and do a surge tank but I'm still planning that part out

Right now my biggest concern is the single setup, I'm almost positive my fuel system can handle like 10lbs from that turbo to at least get me by till my next big modification spree

[tweiss3]

I've been thinking (yes, that can be dangerous), does motec have a cruise control system available for it?

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by helghast7

My biggest problem with tracking the car is everytime I'm just about ready something breaks lmao! I've been wanting to go real bad to really see what my creation can do lol and how well I handle her

Yeah, mine seems to do that before every track day. Drove me insane for 2 years. Hopin' NOT to have that problem this year.

Should definately try to make it up... especially for some of the FCSCC's events, and the CART one in Torrington... I missed Torrington last year but my buddy in a Miata... underpowered MIATA was hitting 70+!

Originally Posted by helghast7

Lmao oh god bringing her to a tnc meet lol I'll wait till things get a little more serious before I do that

Originally Posted by helghast7

Yea it's a custom Manifold my buddy is making guy named tito, he builds manifolds for supras, I haven't seen it yet but 2 of my friends saw it and said it looked amazing, he should be done this week, I'll post up pics when I get it

duh... that's right.... you were telling me all about that last week

Originally Posted by helghast7

Yes I wanted to get the denso supra pump, I was contemplating doing what you did and do a surge tank but I'm still planning that part out

From what I understand, FD tank + Supra TT pump + hyperion cover is a pretty kickass setup. No need to do the full custom fuel cell deal like I did...... even though I will when I do my FD

Originally Posted by helghast7

Right now my biggest concern is the single setup, I'm almost positive my fuel system can handle like 10lbs from that turbo to at least get me by till my next big modification spree

For the cost of it all... ~$200 for a pump and another $1-200 for injectors... I'd do that when you do the turbo so you can push the boost a little more cuz you know you're gonna want to a week after you get the 10lbs dialed in

Originally Posted by tweiss3

I've been thinking (yes, that can be dangerous), does motec have a cruise control system available for it?

Nope, don't think any aftermkt ECU has a dedicated cruise control but there are aftermkt units that you can buy

[helghast7]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Yeah, mine seems to do that before every track day. Drove me insane for 2 years. Hopin' NOT to have that problem this year.

Should definately try to make it up... especially for some of the FCSCC's events, and the CART one in Torrington... I missed Torrington last year but my buddy in a Miata... underpowered MIATA was hitting 70+!

once im single...dont quote me buuuttt....id be down for that, at the moment thats really my last weak link on the car when it comes to breaking stuff, though upgrades wise i could use coilovers

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

From what I understand, FD tank + Supra TT pump + hyperion cover is a pretty kickass setup. No need to do the full custom fuel cell deal like I did...... even though I will when I do my FD

hyperion cover? im in need of doing some research now

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

For the cost of it all... ~$200 for a pump and another $1-200 for injectors... I'd do that when you do the turbo so you can push the boost a little more cuz you know you're gonna want to a week after you get the 10lbs dialed in

ehhhh sorta, i still need a secondary rail, + fittings + lines +installing my FPR(which i own already thank god)

so yea its not bad but i know its gonna add up real quick

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by helghast7

once im single...dont quote me buuuttt....id be down for that, at the moment thats really my last weak link on the car when it comes to breaking stuff, though upgrades wise i could use coilovers

pssshhhh. excuses excuses.... here's all you need to know

http://www.cartct.com/auto_schedule.shtml

Whenever it says Thompson Speedway, keep that day open and you and Abdul get yer asses to CT! I haven't driven that course, but I was talking to one of the CART officers and he told me the whole club really liked it and they were going to see about getting there at least twice. I guess they REALLY liked it and Thompson was accomodating. It should play in a little more to our cars strengths. They're not as nimble as some of the other cars but when they stretch their legs, watch the fuck out! If Rob was hitting 70 in his Miata... I should be in 4th gear at points


Bigger club in CT....

South lot is where it's at!

Damn... these guys are starting early this year and I ain't got a car Sad Brian is sad

Originally Posted by helghast7

hyperion cover? im in need of doing some research now

Yeah, cool little product, I know guys that swear by it.

Originally Posted by helghast7

ehhhh sorta, i still need a secondary rail, + fittings + lines +installing my FPR(which i own already thank god)

so yea its not bad but i know its gonna add up real quick

It will.... next time you talk to Dave, ask him about Gordons car at idle with his new injectors.

And go CJ rails, can't get anything better than those. I still need to get in touch with him and get som Mani's off to him so he can build a secondary rail for my Cosmo that's going in the FD.

Aight..... Landi owner aint coming by today.... and this aint getting it done... I'm heading out to get some Argon then hopefully crank out a good 12 hrs or work today

[helghast7]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

pssshhhh. excuses excuses.... here's all you need to know

http://www.cartct.com/auto_schedule.shtml

Whenever it says Thompson Speedway, keep that day open and you and Abdul get yer asses to CT! I haven't driven that course, but I was talking to one of the CART officers and he told me the whole club really liked it and they were going to see about getting there at least twice. I guess they REALLY liked it and Thompson was accomodating. It should play in a little more to our cars strengths. They're not as nimble as some of the other cars but when they stretch their legs, watch the fuck out! If Rob was hitting 70 in his Miata... I should be in 4th gear at points


Bigger club in CT....

South lot is where it's at!

Damn... these guys are starting early this year and I ain't got a car Sad Brian is sad

the coilovers wasnt an excuse, just something i want, but i wouldnt use that as an excuse....the grenaded diff i would and the shit ass turbos i would, there starting to have trouble reaching 10lbs

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

It will.... next time you talk to Dave, ask him about Gordons car at idle with his new injectors.

mmm i can only imagine what kind of pure sexiness that car is doing lol

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

And go CJ rails, can't get anything better than those. I still need to get in touch with him and get som Mani's off to him so he can build a secondary rail for my Cosmo that's going in the FD.

hmmm ill have to look into it, the guy building my manifold said he could make me a primary rail for a good price so ill have to really compare

speaking of my manifold, i took a little pitstop today at my buddys shop to check it out since thats were it was at the time, its only half way done but damn does it look sexy






he still has to make the second wg port, clean it up and smooth it out, and weld on the flanges, then off it goes to get ceramic coated

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by helghast7

the coilovers wasnt an excuse, just something i want, but i wouldnt use that as an excuse....the grenaded diff i would and the shit ass turbos i would, there starting to have trouble reaching 10lbs

Yeah but you got that S4 diff now and the things at Daves right now..... so no more excuses for you.

Originally Posted by helghast7

mmm i can only imagine what kind of pure sexiness that car is doing lol

hmmm ill have to look into it, the guy building my manifold said he could make me a primary rail for a good price so ill have to really compare

speaking of my manifold, i took a little pitstop today at my buddys shop to check it out since thats were it was at the time, its only half way done but damn does it look sexy


he still has to make the second wg port, clean it up and smooth it out, and weld on the flanges, then off it goes to get ceramic coated

Damn, that does look pretty good. Are you re-routing the WG back into the DP or is it gonna be in your face goodness?

[TitaniumTT]

Soooo I actually got a little work done today... imagine that! Started off by ripping into the interior to do a little reworking on the whole stock 12V socket that won't contact any charger whatsoever. First happened on the epic adventure... the fix was a quick stop at WalMart and a little re-wiring. It was originally mounted with a ZipTie or two... yeah... I wasn't digging that at all so I decided to grab a spare socket from my stock of Cherokee parts becuase it looks just so damn good



Then I mounted it in the glovebox



right next to the Ipod connection.



and then I decided to accessorize I got dual USB port adapter so my GoPro will never go dead again and I also got 12V adapter for the laptop so this whole 90minutes of battery power doesn't interfere with the long arduous tuning that will be going on in the very near future

[TitaniumTT]

I also got back intouch with RedLineGoods and ordered this little gem to match the custom shifter boot and ebrake boot



Now... take a good look at the stock S4 armrest with absolutely zero padding and what appears to be a bolt of some sort poking through.



Now... imagine sinking into this for 22 hrs straight.... mmmmmm...... no more sore elbow.



I'm not sure if I'm going to keep them or not. I may transfer them all to the grey interior'ed 'vert and gbet something a few shades darker for this mostly black interior..... thoughts??

I had to pull the stereo to get to the lines to drop the fuel cell...... so I decided to build a few things that I didn't get a chance to do back in December. Yeah.... these are going to be helpful... that's about 6k worth of oil in there



I actually did a lot more than that today.... but I'm tired... it's like 3 in morning....

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Check your emails/.

[helghast7]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Yeah but you got that S4 diff now and the things at Daves right now..... so no more excuses for you.

yea i know, once thats in all thats left is the turbo business and im pretty much set

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Damn, that does look pretty good. Are you re-routing the WG back into the DP or is it gonna be in your face goodness?

thanks, yea im going to re-route it, as much as id love to keep it out, i like my ears way to much, and i do drive the car on the road fairly often, i might try and work out some sort of quick bolt on thing for the track to make it open