Blog Title: FWD 14b project
In the beginning, there was Christine. I bought her from a friend that had left the car sitting in a field for years. It cost $300. Within a few hours, we had the car running again (entire turbo inlet pipe had a mouse nest in it). Then we started with the cheap/free mods.
With just an MBC, K&N, o2 dump, and upper/lower IC pipes, the car ran a best of 13.6 @ 108, killing the stock clutch in the process. Then we picked up a used B16G, FMIC, 550s, pump, clutch, 264s, and AFC, and fabbed a full 3" exhaust. This got us to a best of 371whp and 13.1 @ 111.
Fast forward a few years, I bought back my '93 Talon that I had previously sold to buy a house. I decided to go back to a stock appearing setup and see what it could do. With a 14b, Dejon SMIC, HKS 272s, 255/550s, hacked 1G MAF, 5 knob AFC, full 2.5", 2600, and little else I ran a best of 12.12 @ 112.1 on VP 103 unleaded. In '07 the car was totaled.
Skip ahead a couple more years, and I decided to give the 14b another go with a FWD setup this time.
With just an MBC, K&N, o2 dump, and upper/lower IC pipes, the car ran a best of 13.6 @ 108, killing the stock clutch in the process. Then we picked up a used B16G, FMIC, 550s, pump, clutch, 264s, and AFC, and fabbed a full 3" exhaust. This got us to a best of 371whp and 13.1 @ 111.
Fast forward a few years, I bought back my '93 Talon that I had previously sold to buy a house. I decided to go back to a stock appearing setup and see what it could do. With a 14b, Dejon SMIC, HKS 272s, 255/550s, hacked 1G MAF, 5 knob AFC, full 2.5", 2600, and little else I ran a best of 12.12 @ 112.1 on VP 103 unleaded. In '07 the car was totaled.
Skip ahead a couple more years, and I decided to give the 14b another go with a FWD setup this time.
FWD Build Part 4
Figured it's time for another update even though things have been kinda on standby for the winter. The car is up and running, drove it around a couple times to make sure all the bolts are tight and nothing leaks. Still need to register and add insurance before I can really drive it. Atco re-opens in about a month so I'm going to start buttoning up the loose ends soon.
The exhaust still needs to be finished, it's currently running an open DP. I'm going to do a short route side exit in front of the pass. side rear wheel. I've still got a '90 trans in the car, but I picked up a '91 trans in better shape that I'm going to throw the LSD in. Hopefully I get around to doing that before the track opens. Otherwise it's pretty much ready to go, just needs a little tuning.
Stay tuned, hopefully the next update has dyno sheets and timeslips!
Mod list recap:
1993 Talon AWD converted to FWD
'90 FWD trans
gutted 3 bolt dummy rear
ACT 2600 with unsprung 4 puck and Fidanza flywheel
Ross/Eagle bottom end, stock 1G head/intake/cams
(2G head/EVO 8 cams/springs/lifters/EVO 3 intake to be swapped later for before/after comparison)
14b-7cm on 2G manifold and dumped o2 housing
Homemade cold-air pipe 3"
Extreme psi race FMIC core with self fabbed pipes & ETS J-pipe
DSMlink V3 SD (AEM 5 bar & IAT)
FIC 950s & 255HP (stock lines, rail, & FPR)
Eibach Pro-kit & KYB AGXs
Tial BOV
Drag DR17s with M&H 24.5" slicks front
Mitsu OEM Enkei 16 x 7 wheels and Falken Azenis sport rear
8 pt mild S&W cage installed by JMFab
Corbeau seats
JMFab exhaust mani shield
JNZ Finishing powdercoated VC
VIS CF hood
Urethane engine mounts
Tubular front crossmember
Subframe bushings and rear toe elim (still need to install)
Weight reduction, currently around 2450-2500 lbs
Close-up of the turbo setup.
Engine bay finished
Finally! Got my VC back from JNZ Finishing. Pics don't remotely do this color justice, it's a flat purple, came out really cool.
Here's how it's currently sitting.
With my EVO and my friend's mint 49k original '94.
The exhaust still needs to be finished, it's currently running an open DP. I'm going to do a short route side exit in front of the pass. side rear wheel. I've still got a '90 trans in the car, but I picked up a '91 trans in better shape that I'm going to throw the LSD in. Hopefully I get around to doing that before the track opens. Otherwise it's pretty much ready to go, just needs a little tuning.
Stay tuned, hopefully the next update has dyno sheets and timeslips!
Mod list recap:
1993 Talon AWD converted to FWD
'90 FWD trans
gutted 3 bolt dummy rear
ACT 2600 with unsprung 4 puck and Fidanza flywheel
Ross/Eagle bottom end, stock 1G head/intake/cams
(2G head/EVO 8 cams/springs/lifters/EVO 3 intake to be swapped later for before/after comparison)
14b-7cm on 2G manifold and dumped o2 housing
Homemade cold-air pipe 3"
Extreme psi race FMIC core with self fabbed pipes & ETS J-pipe
DSMlink V3 SD (AEM 5 bar & IAT)
FIC 950s & 255HP (stock lines, rail, & FPR)
Eibach Pro-kit & KYB AGXs
Tial BOV
Drag DR17s with M&H 24.5" slicks front
Mitsu OEM Enkei 16 x 7 wheels and Falken Azenis sport rear
8 pt mild S&W cage installed by JMFab
Corbeau seats
JMFab exhaust mani shield
JNZ Finishing powdercoated VC
VIS CF hood
Urethane engine mounts
Tubular front crossmember
Subframe bushings and rear toe elim (still need to install)
Weight reduction, currently around 2450-2500 lbs
Close-up of the turbo setup.
Engine bay finished
Finally! Got my VC back from JNZ Finishing. Pics don't remotely do this color justice, it's a flat purple, came out really cool.
Here's how it's currently sitting.
With my EVO and my friend's mint 49k original '94.
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