Thanks for the heads up on the rebuild kit but i'm using a volvo EPS not the oem one. I mean i could fix the block if i truly wanted to and found the chunk that broke off but it's not worth my time.Let's see if i can get this car going by the end of the month 🤞
Figured i would update on the car since its been a few months. The power steering pump died and then i got another one from the seller which was DOA. So that turned into a fiasco which i eventually lost because i didn't return it in time and now i'm stuck with a dead pump. The car has just been...
Found this while going through the shop cleaning up. It's a passenger side 2G caliper .Free 99 don't want to take it with me. Let me know by the end of the week. If not I'm going to toss it.
Finally got caught up on the build since i seen you posting about driving the car. Congrats it's an amazing feeling. My E316 on e85 was my favorite turbo setup to date. Once you get it all dialed in it just makes you grin ear to ear when you get to drive it. I at times still debate on going back...
This came off of my galant. It's a old 2600 PP with a OEM disk and fidanza flywheel. I'm moving shops and feel bad just throwing it out since i don't want to pack it up. Just pay shipping and maybe a 6 pack for my troubles lol. I would throw a new disk and run it. It's up to you though.
I just watched this. It's cool that more people learn about the platform but the fact that we have a stigma of being unreliable is annoying. I daily drove my talon for a decade with very few and far between problems.
Not the biggest thing but changed my shifter knob. I actually like the way it feels sitting a little higher versus the old weighted knob i had on prior.
Finally got around to ordering the volvo pump each time i slept on them on ebay they went up 50 bucks LOL. I ordered all the fittings. I'm going to actually include links for whoever is looking to do this to their car. It's not a new thing but i finally had time to do it and it's a nice upgrade...
Well after wiring it up and running the lines I got to test drive it and it seems fine while driving but it was raining tonight so I had the wipers on as well as the defroster and it was slightly idling low from the draw. I think I'll be fine, but I will start looking into some aftermarket...
It's nice having power steering. In my 20s and even early 30s i didn't mind having depowered racks and manual racks but i'm past that point lol.Finally found a location i like. I ended up calling it a night after making this bracket because i'm already hearing the your still at the shop texts...
I finally started working on a bracket for the volvo pump. I'm torn about having it in the engine bay since i'm a big fan of clean engine bays with minimal things being there. I could move it to the trunk but the extra hose going to the front ehhh... I'll mock of both locations over the weekend...
Small but meaningful update. I finally installed my valve cover that i powdercoated 2 summers ago lol. I used female orb fittings and welded it from underneath to have no visible welds from the outside. Then got radium engineering low profile swivel orb to an fittings. Used PTFE line again since...
Finally installed my valve cover that I had done 2 summers ago LOL. I ended up using a vibrant Gen 3 catch can since I don't have the time to design the and fabricate the one I wanted to make. After we move to our new building I'll start on that. This weekend I'll spend some time on the engine...
So a few things have been going on since the last update. I blew a section of my endtank out lol. I ended up overboosting and it gave out. It was a very simple repair and had it fixed the same night.I also have been playing around with my adapter i made for my turbo to keep my 4" intake and...
Some of yall who have been following my build thread have seen my adapter i made to keep my current 4" intake tube. For those who haven't here is the original one i made a few weeks back.It worked perfectly but was tight since its basically right in front of the lower rad hose. I made a...
Well when i looked at the log it was in the 48 LOL. That was a mistake on my end since when i installed the turbo and ran my hoses from the EBC to the wastegate i had them swapped around. Thankfully the fuel system in the car is more than this turbo can make and only thing that came from my...
On halloween on the way home from work i hit it really quickly and heard a loud bang. I thought it might have been a mechanical failure. After getting off my exit i pulled over and started inspecting. The motor sounded fine the lower pipe looked a little pushed out. I inspect the under the car...
Well i've been dailying the galant since the shootout and it has made me want to fix a few of the small things that have been annoying me so i have been able to chip away at them slowly. I finally ordered some rear speakers but the PO butched the rear deck lid. I didn't want to butcher it...
I have a 7 blade HX40 with a BEP housing. It's been rebuilt by Justin Whitesell. I've had it for about 4 months but switching setups this fall. I've always used Valvoline VR1 20-50. It comes with a restrictor and a Morrison fabrication- 12 return line kit.
Small update since my trip to ohio. I wanted a better mount for my fuel lab fuel filter so i designed something a little beefier then the one fuel lab supplies and gets mounted into the firewall with rivnuts. I printed it out of abs and the finish is beautiful. I've been testing it for almost a...
Well small update. I was actually able to make it to the shootout this year in the galant. I have been fixing little things here and there and last week just doing maintenance before the long drive but it all worked out in the end. The drive was 9.5 hours with fuel stops each way and yesterday...
Did a BLT and realized i never tightened one of the new t bolts clamps i got with new couplers :p. The car still pulled like a freight train and now hit's even harder then before. I think i'm at 30ish nowThen came out for a cruise with my boy who got his car resprayed. These photos don't do...
Finally starting to dial in the HX40. It's an ok turbo so far. 28ish give or take 3 psi. I'm finding more leaks as i up the boost so fixing as i go along. Feel slight surge in high load 3rd gear pulls.
Why even use that elbow if you have this guy making you new piping? The generic angle of those elbows is terrible. Also i would ask for a v band off of the o2 housing to match up with the downpipe if i were you. Makes removel in the future so much easier and no gasket needed.
Figured i should give a little update. Nothing to big since i've just been enjoying the car which is nice to say. I picked up the driver side axle a few days before my birthday and my vacay but didn't have enough time to install before i left. So i figured i would do it today. The torn boot made...
FYI the injector offset #'s given with any injectors you buy are just a reference for were you should start. Obviously everyone's car is different but they get you in the ballpark if you running a standard base pressure of 43.5. For low z injectors i just use the global deadtime to dial in the...
Finally driving the car after the last updates. On sunday i took it for the whole day which included a good mix of city and highway to see how the car behaved. I found a couple issues one of them being the clutch feeling very inconsistent and making noises. So during this week i looked into had...
I think once you make it and post a video of how it works and explain it there could be interest. I know people love doing the evo ecus and ceddy mods for that reason of being budget friendly. As long as it's priced within a reasonable range. Used ecmlink set ups are going for 650-900 and...
Yeah man i hated the fusible link. I think all in all i spent under 100 including the wiring for the battery.Just make sure you use the appropriate length since they vary depending on the thickness of the material there going to be installed into.
So after my last post on here i ended up getting sick so i got delayed. I ended up cutting up a battery tray like i said i was going to doI got it tacked up and welded the bottom completely and just 4 stitches on the inside of the tray.So i removed the battery and started on my intake i...
I'm not going to go into the log but at the end of the day the OMNI sensors do have a high failure rate and i also have been running into issues with them since they first came out. I have personally replaced a bunch of them on friends and customer cars. If i was dead set to figure out if it was...
In all honesty there probably just knicks from handling. The rust spots are from sitting for awhile since low z injectors arent't that popular anymore. If it bother you that much just contact FIC and ask them directly.