Finally turbo swapping my vert
06-26-2008, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='902826' date='Jun 26 2008, 11:21 PM
but the stock filter is like 2" from the flywheel?
impossible for the flywheel to shoot off and reach it, plus its on the motor., im not saying its bad or dangerous im just letting you know its an nhra rule, no FPR's on the firewall or mounted within some **** of the flywheel. theyve hadnflywheels shoot off the cars and rip apart the fuel system, big bang boomy but your car probably will never spin its flywheel off. man im drunk as hell right now and youre all posiring fast
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06-27-2008, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='902835' date='Jun 26 2008, 11:49 PM
stock fuel filter is on the firewall
meh im just saying its a rule, mines on the firewall too, under the wiper motor but still on the firewall.
maybe they changed the rule, i dunno, like i said tho i was just letting you know at least at one time there was a rule about it. maybe tech inspectors dont enforce it anymore?
kevin.
06-27-2008, 10:15 PM
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I aint drag racing it anyhow, its built as a nice driver.
I drove it tonight for just a little bit after the WOLF guy tuned it real quick, it feels so nice and smooth.
Im starting to fall in love with the car all over again.
I even boosted a tiny bit!
I drove it tonight for just a little bit after the WOLF guy tuned it real quick, it feels so nice and smooth.
Im starting to fall in love with the car all over again.
I even boosted a tiny bit!
07-03-2008, 05:13 PM
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Gave it a quick wash today, put it head to head with my V8 car.
Im looking forward to putting some miles on it this holiday weekend.
Going to take it down by the beach tonight with the top down.
The car has not been waxed in 2-3 years, not since the last time I took to rotorfest.
It really needs a good detailing and carpet shampoo to get that sitting smell out of it.
I borrowed the bumper off my other car because it was already cut for a intercooler, now I can put a stock S5 bumper on that car.
I also have a new Odura lip for it, but I have to paint it.
Im looking forward to putting some miles on it this holiday weekend.
Going to take it down by the beach tonight with the top down.
The car has not been waxed in 2-3 years, not since the last time I took to rotorfest.
It really needs a good detailing and carpet shampoo to get that sitting smell out of it.
I borrowed the bumper off my other car because it was already cut for a intercooler, now I can put a stock S5 bumper on that car.
I also have a new Odura lip for it, but I have to paint it.
10-17-2008, 05:04 PM
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this is going to be long, it is my summery of my swap.
well we changed a few things in the engine compartment, by now im sure most of you have seen plenty of pictures of my engine bay floating around.
We got the ribbed pulley swap finished, in the end I ended up with 2 rotor cosmo main and water pump pulleys, a FD alternator pulley, I used a non-ps bracket from a TII which was modified so that it could line up with the main pulleys. On that is a FD AC compressor and a FD tensioner. Now all I have to do is have AC lines made, but I have all winter for that.
The mechanical OMP is in operation, we swapped out the S5 throttle body for a S4 one and using a rotary aviation adaptor I pump 2 stroke oil through the OMP lines, it works off mechanical linkage just as a S4 TII does. The main difference with using my set up and the OMP system is that the car now BURNS 2 STROKE oil, it no longer just pumps some motor oil, it now pumps 2 stroke oil that is meant to be burned. We get heavy traffic here sometimes, I did not want to sit in traffic with 2 stroke pumping out the exaust through the open roof.
I swapped out the HKS boost controller for a new Greddy profec-b- spec 2. Its a little complicated to set up because it does more then high boost and low boost, it allows you to adjust feed back, when to start the boost, and some other stuff which honestly I dont know much about yet as I just got back from test driving the car.
So now onto the car- it drives like it came from the factory. It idles, runs, steers, and operates as if it was a factory car. Its not too loud or annoying to drive at all. I swapped out the tired stock suspension for Racing Beat springs and KYB AGX adjustable shocks with new mounts. I have Tein coil overs in my other FC and I hate the ride.
I sent the car out for its alignment and everything is perfect. I did order new rear steer eliminator bushings and mazdatrix adjustable rear camber links as well to get the rear up to snuff.
So far I have only put a few hundred miles on the car because it seems like I am always changing something and only get to drive it a little on the weekends.
We dyno tuned the car to a VERY safe and conservative tune at 14lbs. We did initally have it up to about 18 lbs but I am not running that boost and did not get power pull numbers from 18lbs. I am now going to install my coolingmist kit so I can safely run 18lbs of boost- but I KNOW a turbo change is in order. I did not build the car to run this small turbo and now that the car is sorted out its larger turbo time with a GT35R as my current choice. I dont want the car to be a dyno queen and I know there are plenty of faster cars out there. I just want the car to run and drive responsive on the street.
The "3630cfm" electric fan cools the car right down and on the highway if I cruise along at 70mph nice and easy the car runs right at 180-185 with no fan on.
The alternator is keeping the voltage at 14volts+ sitting at a stop light with the headlights, electric fan, and stereo w/amp on.
Here are yet more pictures of the engine bay showing the pulleys and one over-all shot. I still have to put my mazdatrix strut bar on, I just had it sitting there to see if I liked the color or not.
Winter plans are body updates, I know I have to paint the front bumper, I have all S5 conversion parts for the car as well.
I also changed out the tailights as well since those pictures, there is a thread in the 2nd gen section somewhere about it
well we changed a few things in the engine compartment, by now im sure most of you have seen plenty of pictures of my engine bay floating around.
We got the ribbed pulley swap finished, in the end I ended up with 2 rotor cosmo main and water pump pulleys, a FD alternator pulley, I used a non-ps bracket from a TII which was modified so that it could line up with the main pulleys. On that is a FD AC compressor and a FD tensioner. Now all I have to do is have AC lines made, but I have all winter for that.
The mechanical OMP is in operation, we swapped out the S5 throttle body for a S4 one and using a rotary aviation adaptor I pump 2 stroke oil through the OMP lines, it works off mechanical linkage just as a S4 TII does. The main difference with using my set up and the OMP system is that the car now BURNS 2 STROKE oil, it no longer just pumps some motor oil, it now pumps 2 stroke oil that is meant to be burned. We get heavy traffic here sometimes, I did not want to sit in traffic with 2 stroke pumping out the exaust through the open roof.
I swapped out the HKS boost controller for a new Greddy profec-b- spec 2. Its a little complicated to set up because it does more then high boost and low boost, it allows you to adjust feed back, when to start the boost, and some other stuff which honestly I dont know much about yet as I just got back from test driving the car.
So now onto the car- it drives like it came from the factory. It idles, runs, steers, and operates as if it was a factory car. Its not too loud or annoying to drive at all. I swapped out the tired stock suspension for Racing Beat springs and KYB AGX adjustable shocks with new mounts. I have Tein coil overs in my other FC and I hate the ride.
I sent the car out for its alignment and everything is perfect. I did order new rear steer eliminator bushings and mazdatrix adjustable rear camber links as well to get the rear up to snuff.
So far I have only put a few hundred miles on the car because it seems like I am always changing something and only get to drive it a little on the weekends.
We dyno tuned the car to a VERY safe and conservative tune at 14lbs. We did initally have it up to about 18 lbs but I am not running that boost and did not get power pull numbers from 18lbs. I am now going to install my coolingmist kit so I can safely run 18lbs of boost- but I KNOW a turbo change is in order. I did not build the car to run this small turbo and now that the car is sorted out its larger turbo time with a GT35R as my current choice. I dont want the car to be a dyno queen and I know there are plenty of faster cars out there. I just want the car to run and drive responsive on the street.
The "3630cfm" electric fan cools the car right down and on the highway if I cruise along at 70mph nice and easy the car runs right at 180-185 with no fan on.
The alternator is keeping the voltage at 14volts+ sitting at a stop light with the headlights, electric fan, and stereo w/amp on.
Here are yet more pictures of the engine bay showing the pulleys and one over-all shot. I still have to put my mazdatrix strut bar on, I just had it sitting there to see if I liked the color or not.
Winter plans are body updates, I know I have to paint the front bumper, I have all S5 conversion parts for the car as well.
I also changed out the tailights as well since those pictures, there is a thread in the 2nd gen section somewhere about it
