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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Jims5543' date='Nov 24 2003, 06:55 PM
Back in July my boost controller got switched off by accident. My hoses were routed wrong and my car boosted 30+PSI three times in a row during an Autocross run in Sebring. Its still running strong.



I have no idea how high it boosted my guage only goes to 3 bar and it was pegged when I did a peak hold. My MAP sensor was also off the scale when I downloaded my datalog and looked at it. The worst I got in A/F was 14.1. My car hit an ignition cut when I exceeded 3 bar. The Motec was setup for that.



Stock block... not too many people can say that.



I forgot about my oil cooler lines they were custom made braided SS lines. I also did an acid wash on my oil cooler so it was nice ind clean when I reinstalled it. I basically gave details on the big stuff in this thread. There are tons of little things that were done to make the car more reliable.



It sucks when you think about a weak point and BLAM it lets go right after that. Frustrating too.
I always know what I SHOULD do, but I'm a hyprocrite. I only tell other people to do it. The oil cooler line breaking wasn't a big deal. I caught it right away(hard to miss), and we towed it to my friend's house. So I just put a used one in the next day to hold me over until I did the SS hoses.
Old Nov 24, 2003 | 10:39 PM
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i understand too, my fc has been reliable except for me screwing it up, but hey its made it to sevenstock twice now, and i havent blown the motor tuning it either.



there are certain things to go overkill on and certain things you can leave alone for a while
Old Nov 24, 2003 | 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Nov 24 2003, 08:39 PM
i understand too, my fc has been reliable except for me screwing it up, but hey its made it to sevenstock twice now, and i havent blown the motor tuning it either.



there are certain things to go overkill on and certain things you can leave alone for a while
The motor, fuel system, and cooling system are the good things to beat to death. Everything else can be replaced easily nowadays, but good motors are hard to come by.
Old Nov 24, 2003 | 10:57 PM
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I am the kind of guy that would take a Bazooka rabbit hunting. You kind of get the idea of how I did my car now.
Old Nov 24, 2003 | 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Jims5543' date='Nov 24 2003, 08:57 PM
I am the kind of guy that would take a Bazooka rabbit hunting. You kind of get the idea of how I did my car now.
Did you ever see the saturday Night Live sketch where Charlton Heston used a bazooka on a cow?
Old Nov 24, 2003 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Nov 24 2003, 04:54 PM
mine would be the perfect sleeper but the engine pokes out of the hood scoop
Just put some aluminum mesh in the scoop.I still think thats a sleeper tho.Who would take the time to look at the scoop?
Old Nov 25, 2003 | 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Nov 24 2003, 08:57 PM
[quote name='j9fd3s' date='Nov 24 2003, 08:39 PM'] i understand too, my fc has been reliable except for me screwing it up, but hey its made it to sevenstock twice now, and i havent blown the motor tuning it either.



there are certain things to go overkill on and certain things you can leave alone for a while
The motor, fuel system, and cooling system are the good things to beat to death. Everything else can be replaced easily nowadays, but good motors are hard to come by. [/quote]

yah i my goal is to not have to pull the engine out ever again.



about 1 in 10 notice the engine in the scoop and do a double take, its funny
Old Nov 25, 2003 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Nov 24 2003, 10:04 PM
[quote name='13BAce' date='Nov 24 2003, 08:57 PM'] [quote name='j9fd3s' date='Nov 24 2003, 08:39 PM'] i understand too, my fc has been reliable except for me screwing it up, but hey its made it to sevenstock twice now, and i havent blown the motor tuning it either.



there are certain things to go overkill on and certain things you can leave alone for a while
The motor, fuel system, and cooling system are the good things to beat to death. Everything else can be replaced easily nowadays, but good motors are hard to come by. [/quote]

yah i my goal is to not have to pull the engine out ever again.



about 1 in 10 notice the engine in the scoop and do a double take, its funny [/quote]

I hate downtime!
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Another hijacked thread...
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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Nov 24 2003, 10:27 PM
[quote name='j9fd3s' date='Nov 24 2003, 10:04 PM'] [quote name='13BAce' date='Nov 24 2003, 08:57 PM'] [quote name='j9fd3s' date='Nov 24 2003, 08:39 PM'] i understand too, my fc has been reliable except for me screwing it up, but hey its made it to sevenstock twice now, and i havent blown the motor tuning it either.



there are certain things to go overkill on and certain things you can leave alone for a while
The motor, fuel system, and cooling system are the good things to beat to death. Everything else can be replaced easily nowadays, but good motors are hard to come by. [/quote]

yah i my goal is to not have to pull the engine out ever again.



about 1 in 10 notice the engine in the scoop and do a double take, its funny [/quote]

I hate downtime! [/quote]

my friend todd is like that. if a car doesnt run, he freaks out. i dont mind having a car not running if theres a reason for it, ie motor swap, ecu install etc



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