TitaniumTT's I hope I make it to DGRR '09 Build

[MaczPayne]

Damn, an FD as well? It's a vicious cycle now!

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by NoDOHC

Hey, I have an idea, make up an NA exhaust for the emissions test, then there will be no boost, and they can't hurt the engine. You have to fab up exhaust for the cat anyway.

You can download the driving cycle they will run and go to Dave's and tune the map to run in the Stoic range throughout that cycle (and get some NA power numbers too).

Because of the way the engine mounts are turbo/mani mounts are, it's REALLY difficult to get the turbo's out of the car without hauling the engine. I'm reluctant to go through all that for a severe lack of time. On the other hand, you make a good point about it not being turbo for the emmisions test. However, it wasn't the turbo that fucked everything up, it was 6500+rpms for over 5 minutes that did it, not boost. We'll see when I go back in a few weeks time though.

First order of business is going to be building a centersection with the Magnaflow cat I have, then it's off to a local dyno with the CT emmisions machine so we can do a little tuning in an attempt to get her to pass. If she don't, airpump and "exhaust leak" time Meh, I really don't care honeslty, as long as I get my new stickers, CT can go eff itself.

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

New thread - I have to change my title too, I'm on year 7 now, lol.....

That's what I'm thinking too, mainly becuase I'll be tearing the car down deeper than she was a year ago to put her on the rotisserie for the undercarriage work. That will be badass to see for sure. I'm only hoping I have funds after this FD purchase to do the brakes that I want to do. Hopefully, we'll see. I had that cash earmarked for the brakes, now 66% of it is going for this roller...... vicious cycle.

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

Oh, and I hate you and your FD buying SOB ass I expect nothing but perfection with that build as well!

This will be another 2-3 year build. Along the same lines as what I've done in the past but not nearly as raw as my FC. I won't go as out of control as I did on the suspension becuase, well, you don't have to in order to get the same level of handleing. No fixed back racing seats, although there will be a bar and harnesses (I LOVE them for the auto-x's, so nice NOT to be thrown all over the place) Custom paint, custom interior, custom wiring for both the engine and the chassis harnesses, as for powertrain, I'm undecided. Alex and I were talking last night and tossing around 20b ideas but that adds a ton of coin to the build as well as time and complications. I love the 13B-RE and I have an iron in my basment that can be tapped to use the stock REW mounts so the thing can just drop right in. Infact, all I need to drop an RE in is the UIM, LIM, and TB that I actually HAD, but sold about a year ago but that's OK becuase I still would need one rotor and two housings so I might as well just buy a new-used engine anyway. Turbo's I was thinking twin GT28's, either internally gated or all v-bands for external WG's right on the snails, or maybe I'll just re-create the set-up I have now, although I doubt it, there's nothing new in it for me. I like the twin GT28 idea though. It has been done before, but not very well. Body mods will be simple and subtle, R1 lip, FEED side, some rear diffuser..... meh, I gotta get it first and spend a day and a bottle staring at it

Originally Posted by MaczPayne

Damn, an FD as well? It's a vicious cycle now!

Yeah it is! I'm still hoping to get that 1st gen up here around x-mas as well. That would be awesome, all three gens under my knife at once.... DAYUM! I need more space