87T2 Major Overhaul :: Highlight Reel

[stylEmon]

Along the way, I picked up another T2. It had no motor, so I got a good deal on it.


I found a motor, put two and two together and sold her. I made some decent cash, but man she was a nice looking lady!


Back to the black beast... I had the internals balanced.


Started upgrading the fuel system with a Walbro HP pump, and some 750cc injectors.


Picked up the popular, BBS gold meshies. They were much wider than the Mazda rims that came on the car.


Got FD stationary gears; I've planned to do oil mods to this motor from the get-go, so this was a natural choice.


The motor went together with studs.


And in she went.


Got the MoTeC M2R


Wired it up.



I've never been a fan of the S4 interior...especially the gray.


So I began stripping it out.


And got a S5 interior... Much nicer!

[stylEmon]

In the process of upgrading the interior, I relocated the battery to the rear passenger side bin.


I was able to get my hands on some 2-way adjustable Koni coil-overs




Oil filter relocation kit by Turblown.net


Complete with catch can line.


Here's a cool mod; NA throttle cable on a T2. (ignore the temporary ghetto intake)


FD alternator.


Custom TID. It's right up front, so I suppose it passes as a true CAI.


She started!!
Halfway down this page.

I went with the single exhaust. This system is QUIET, and really makes this thing a sleeper.




Picked up an LC-1...


And the tuning fun began.


I passed emissions once I disconnected the wastegate rod. Soon after, I raced a 95-ish Corvette. I beat the vette, but the oil seal on my turbo went bye-bye.


UPGRAGE TIME!!! T04E, .60/1.24


Hardlined,


Tial 38mm External Wastegate,


Turblown, handmade divided tubular manifold.


Oh yeah, no physical intercooler.

[stylEmon]

So that brings us current. I was forced to upgrade my secondaries to 1600cc!! I was running out of fuel with the T04, so I don't think I'll have that problem with the 1600s. I have a 2-stage methanol injection system that is being perfected now. Here is the first stage. It's a very small injector, pre-turbo that comes on at 1 psi.


I'll get some pics of the rest of the system. Basically, it's the Devil's Own, 150 psi pump, and a much larger injector. Mounted after the turbo, and will be activated at 6 psi, by the MoTeC.