SonySlave
15+ Year Contributor
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- Jun 24, 2004
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Pasadena,
Maryland
Hello everyone! Many have met me at the Shootout and other events. Normally I'm with the English Racing crew helping out Lucas English and Jeff Bush. I've been around the DSM community for about 11 years now. I've had a '98 RS, '95 TSi AWD, '94 GSX, and finally my current '90 GSX. It's been long, expensive, amazing, and sometimes downright heart-breaking. The car started as a manual but was converted to automatic after finding I was breaking 5-speeds like play toys. Got sick of it! So far the car has been 9.93@136mph with a 2.2L 6-bolt, FP3065, no nitrous, automatic, and ECMLink V3. Not too shabby!
Here are some of the pictures from my adventures or the last few years:
Looks like a great time right?!? It was! But, last year at the East Coast Shootout in June 2014 at Cecil County Dragway in Maryland, I had a... mishap. And this was the result:
That green dot in the center is my helmet after I threw it. I was pretty upset, as you can imagine.
Unfortunately I had an injector get clogged up with rust from the fuel tank and I went lean in a cylinder which blew up the headgasket, melted a hole in the cylinder head, pressurized the coolant system, blew a hole in the lower radiator hose, which put water on the track and me into the wall, despite having an engine catch pan. Bad day for me... Good thing though, the car wasn't too bad! Nothing a new front bumper, fender, and a big f***ing hammer couldn't fix!
I put the car away for the winter and now I'm ready to start putting it back together. My engine was mostly intact after the blow up, needing pistons, and a new cylinder head, but most of the parts were still good, like the rods, crank, and valve springs. So I've decided to just rebuild the motor to close to what it was before! Here's the upcoming build, some old parts, some new parts, and some parts that I plan to have but haven't received yet!
Shortblock:
"Short Long Rod" 2.2L 6-bolt Shortblock
Eagle 94mm Crank
R&R 153mm Steel Rods
Wiseco 1400HD 9:1 Stroker Pistons
Kiggly Main Girdle w/ ARP Main Studs
Moroso Aluminum Oil Pan
Fluidampr Crank Pulley
Stewart Electric Water Pump
Cylinder Head:
2G Core
Kiggly Springs/Retainers
Engnbldr STD-size Stainless Valves
GSC S2 Cams
Kiggly HLA Regulator
ARP L19 Headstuds
Fel-Pro 1153-1 Permatorque Headgasket
Evo 3 Intake Manifold
63mm NT Throttle Body
Turbo:
FP3582HTA w/ ATP 1.06A/R TS T4 Housing
Shearer Top Mount TS T4 Manifold w/ Tial 44 Wastegates
Kinetic FMIC w/ Custom Piping w/ Tial Q BOV
Transmission/Drivetrain/Suspension:
Metro Transmission Automatic Transmission w/ Tweaked Valve Body and Welded Center Diff
Precision Industries 1G Billet Torque Converter (<---- Super Rare)
Kiggly SFI Flexplate
Stock 1G Auto Transfer Case w/ Jeff Bush T-Case Brace
ForcedFour Shift Box Color
True Street Fab Chromoly Front K-Member
True Street Fab Chromoly Front Control Arms
True Street Fab Chromoly Mustache Bar
99GSTRacer Chromoly Front Crossmember
Eibach Pro-Kit Springs w/ KYB AGX Struts
Custom Rear Active Toe Eliminator Kit
Fuel System:
JMF Anodized Fuel Cell
E98 Fuel
FIC 2150cc Injectors
Magnafuel 4303 Fuel Pump
-8AN Feed/Return Lines
Engine Management/Ignition:
Haltech Sport 1000 ECU
Racepak IQ3 Race Dash
OmniPower 4-bar MAP Sensor
Haltech IAT
Haltech CAN Wideband
Haltech HPI4 Ignition
SparkTech 300M COP
Haltech TC4 Individual EGT Kit
TurboStart 16V Battery
Body/Wheels/Tires:
6-pt Mild Steel Roll Bar
VIS Carbon Fiber Hood
Frank's Fiberglass Rear Hatch
F-A-L Lexan Rear Window
15x7" Drag DR-17 Wheels
235/60-15 M&H Street/Strip DOT Slicks
That about covers it! I'll update as new parts come in and as the build progresses!
Here are some of the pictures from my adventures or the last few years:
Looks like a great time right?!? It was! But, last year at the East Coast Shootout in June 2014 at Cecil County Dragway in Maryland, I had a... mishap. And this was the result:
That green dot in the center is my helmet after I threw it. I was pretty upset, as you can imagine.
Unfortunately I had an injector get clogged up with rust from the fuel tank and I went lean in a cylinder which blew up the headgasket, melted a hole in the cylinder head, pressurized the coolant system, blew a hole in the lower radiator hose, which put water on the track and me into the wall, despite having an engine catch pan. Bad day for me... Good thing though, the car wasn't too bad! Nothing a new front bumper, fender, and a big f***ing hammer couldn't fix!
I put the car away for the winter and now I'm ready to start putting it back together. My engine was mostly intact after the blow up, needing pistons, and a new cylinder head, but most of the parts were still good, like the rods, crank, and valve springs. So I've decided to just rebuild the motor to close to what it was before! Here's the upcoming build, some old parts, some new parts, and some parts that I plan to have but haven't received yet!
Shortblock:
"Short Long Rod" 2.2L 6-bolt Shortblock
Eagle 94mm Crank
R&R 153mm Steel Rods
Wiseco 1400HD 9:1 Stroker Pistons
Kiggly Main Girdle w/ ARP Main Studs
Moroso Aluminum Oil Pan
Fluidampr Crank Pulley
Stewart Electric Water Pump
Cylinder Head:
2G Core
Kiggly Springs/Retainers
Engnbldr STD-size Stainless Valves
GSC S2 Cams
Kiggly HLA Regulator
ARP L19 Headstuds
Fel-Pro 1153-1 Permatorque Headgasket
Evo 3 Intake Manifold
63mm NT Throttle Body
Turbo:
FP3582HTA w/ ATP 1.06A/R TS T4 Housing
Shearer Top Mount TS T4 Manifold w/ Tial 44 Wastegates
Kinetic FMIC w/ Custom Piping w/ Tial Q BOV
Transmission/Drivetrain/Suspension:
Metro Transmission Automatic Transmission w/ Tweaked Valve Body and Welded Center Diff
Precision Industries 1G Billet Torque Converter (<---- Super Rare)
Kiggly SFI Flexplate
Stock 1G Auto Transfer Case w/ Jeff Bush T-Case Brace
ForcedFour Shift Box Color
True Street Fab Chromoly Front K-Member
True Street Fab Chromoly Front Control Arms
True Street Fab Chromoly Mustache Bar
99GSTRacer Chromoly Front Crossmember
Eibach Pro-Kit Springs w/ KYB AGX Struts
Custom Rear Active Toe Eliminator Kit
Fuel System:
JMF Anodized Fuel Cell
E98 Fuel
FIC 2150cc Injectors
Magnafuel 4303 Fuel Pump
-8AN Feed/Return Lines
Engine Management/Ignition:
Haltech Sport 1000 ECU
Racepak IQ3 Race Dash
OmniPower 4-bar MAP Sensor
Haltech IAT
Haltech CAN Wideband
Haltech HPI4 Ignition
SparkTech 300M COP
Haltech TC4 Individual EGT Kit
TurboStart 16V Battery
Body/Wheels/Tires:
6-pt Mild Steel Roll Bar
VIS Carbon Fiber Hood
Frank's Fiberglass Rear Hatch
F-A-L Lexan Rear Window
15x7" Drag DR-17 Wheels
235/60-15 M&H Street/Strip DOT Slicks
That about covers it! I'll update as new parts come in and as the build progresses!
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