jjrock5 GSX 'under construction'

[snowborder714]

Md190974 - spark plug cable clamp

 

[jjrock5]

I disassembled the turbo a little while ago and now that Im ready to put it back together I decided that since Im not going to polish it I'd still give it a shine.

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Comparison between T25 to HX35...

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Let's get ready for boost!!

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Head on

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SMIM on

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Cams on

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Jay Racing alignment tool making life way easier yet again

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Gates Belt

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Turbo assembled (with the ceramic coated in Extreme Silver) BEP .55 A/R DSM housing

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Bought the JMF Coil Pack bracket to relocate mine.

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Test fitting

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Had to make extensions for the transistor connector to reach the transistor...kinda didnt like cutting up my harbess but I guess there was no other choice

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[95eclipser]

is that a mitsu 4 layer HG? good choice

 

[jjrock5]

It's actually OEM composite, didnt do any machine work to the block for me to safely use a 4-layer

 

[95eclipser]

Was unaware that there needs to be machine work to properly run a 4layer. Thanks for the info! Lets see some dyno numbers soon

 

[-token4g63-]

Nice setup jjrock looking good bro

 

[95eclipser]

anything new going on the with gsx man????

 

[jjrock5]

These bastard classes are kickin my ass man. I didnt want to spoil the surprise BUT I started the beast this past Saturday.

I have a million pictures of so many things since I last posted. I just havent had time. I will post asap and give some tips for the future Holset users.

The bad news is that I have a small oil leak developing between the tranny bellhousing and the engine itself. This makes me think either the NEW rear main oil seal is leaking (I pray it's not that) or the oil pan gasket needs to be resealed (never replaced the gasket but it never leaked before).

We'll see what happens.

 

[jjrock5]

Here are a few WAY back updates but I still want to keep a chronologocal order in this thread and I dont want to skip steps and encounters.

Installed the JMF coil bracket and had to extend my transistor wires, no sweat.

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Bought a cheapo welder to weld my wideband o2 bung

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Getting ready to assemble the HX35

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Mock up for 3 lb. sledge hammer time.

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Here goes nothing

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It was made to be there.

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I ground down the block because it wouldnt' completely let me clock the compressor cover

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My solution to the engine block T25 turbo water line outlet being open

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Had to grind it down a bit because it was STILL hitting the compressor cover. Damn these bigass turbos.

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Getting ready for the bolt up. FINALLY!! There's so much damn mock up to install this damn thing.

Bolted up and now for the clocking

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Started to bolt up the PR FMIC after the turbo mounting was finished

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To be continued....

Somebody please post anything on here so I can continue to post pics. Freakin Tuners gives me like a 20 pic MAX upload per post and they have their "bump" lock. Stupid if you ask me.

Let's hope some fellow DSMers can use these pics at some point to help on their journey to Holset installs.

 

[2slow4utsi]

Sick build man. "You guys wanna run these buckets...yeah you wanna run these toilets!" I still die when I watch that. "500+, 500+." Sick build, kind of reminds me of what I'm doing just with an HX40.

 

[Dsmj89]

Damn nice updates jjrock ! I see someone has been getting real serious with their project .
I am back in the game again bro, hahaha didn't last too long, got me another 95 gst, red this time.
Anywho congrats and keep up the great work !

Btw - Will you be using the stock maf or are you going to be using something else ? Let me know.

 

[jjrock5]

Hey thanks guys! Yea, that may be my favorite video.

J89, Im glad you got another one dude! Im using the stock MAF now but will be using GM via V3 once I tune.

Some more pics:

Got the GM MAF installed but not hooked up yet

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More test fitting:

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I decided that I want to keep the front bumper crash beam...

This took me a bit to get done but worked pretty well, so far...since the bumper isnt on yet

Crash beam:

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Cutting:

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MORE test fitting, as always...

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The Magnus SMIM just slightly made it so I couldnt bolt up my cruise control, fvckin sucks, so I got the non-cruise 2g cable. Here's a comparison of what was replace, bulky.

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Semibolted up

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Here are shots of the big ol HX35 and the PR MVS o2 housing bolted with STOCK fans.

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The stock actuator mounting tabs BARELY cleared the shroud.

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Slowly but surely:

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My inline oil pressure gauge setup with .075 ebay -4AN restrictor. I ended up not needing the 45* fitting:

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Some final touches before first startup

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Chillen after a new long due shower

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Me contemplating why the hell Ive spent so much money and time on this car.

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Sittin' pretty, getting ready for some boost:

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Ok well to be continued once again until I can post more pics...haha Damn pic limit!

 

[Dsmj89]

Nice man loving the updates, shit looks clean and serious.
Question, did you have to hack the PR i/c pipes in any way to make the gm maf sit good ? More pics of the under side where the PR pipes come to connect to the passenger side of the intercooler would be nice.

 

[stevestevesteve]

Win!

 

[danielsl1999gsx]

Are you still running the Holset? ### i coulda swore i saw it up on the classifieds ?

 

[jjrock5]

Nice man loving the updates, shit looks clean and serious.
Question, did you have to hack the PR i/c pipes in any way to make the gm maf sit good ? More pics of the under side where the PR pipes come to connect to the passenger side of the intercooler would be nice.

I had to cut about 6 inches off of the PR elbow, since this is what the MAF will take up in space. Other than that, no modifications to any other piping. I will take some pics next time man.

Are you still running the Holset? ### i coulda swore i saw it up on the classifieds ?

Yea dude, it was up in the classifieds. At this very moment Im no longer rockin a Holset. Now Im in with the FP Green cool kids. I posted all this because i want this thread to be a timeline of what the car has gone through.

On to the pics:

I made a bigass boost leak tester so I would make sure I had no leaks.

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Turns out the damn P.R. bov flange is DEFINITELY not flat and cause a pretty big boost leak.

You can kind of see it here

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Looks how the flange sits, not very good quality nor flatness if you ask me

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I dont have anyway to machine it flat so I used Grey RTV and it did the trick

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Here's a shot of how it sits

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And my -12AN oil drain setup

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THIS is the point after riding with the Holset for about 50 miles that a friendly bet with a fellow DSMer made me decide to unbolt the HX and bolt up the Green. Now Im looking for 400 WHP out of it and I WIN!!! Ok so now now Im almost caught up with up to date updates and pics. Let's move on:

A shot of the Green torn apart for minor "maintenance"

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I decided to polish the compressor cover, and my thumb finger nail took a beating. Here's what I started with,

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About half way into the job

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And the finished product

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I'll be running the the wastegate off the o2 housing so I had to uncover the weld job that the previous owner did to the wasteagte hole, pain in the ass

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Pretty much complete right here

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All assembled

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Chased ALL threads for "better safe than sorry" purposes

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And I also had to slot my NEW oem 2g drain line since the center housing of the FP Green is the 1g style for drain line bolts. I was kinda pissed I had to "hack" a new line

Before

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After

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Im all fresh out of pics now but Ill keep posting progress. At this point, the car is being driven and boosts great, although I havent done a BLT with the Green one. I'll post back with any more updates. Thanks for reading!

 

[ziggo0]

Will that ebay intercooler really support that kinda power?

 

[jjrock5]

I believe it will. There are a few ppl on the PR FMIC thread that have reached that hp level with that IC.

Let's hope I can too.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Looking good.

 

[jjrock5]

I made a couple of videos quckly depicting the HX35 in my car while I had it. The second one depicts some tips that you may use if you want to use the Punishment Racing FMIC and the bumper/bumper support.

YouTube - Installed Holset HX35 walkaround

YouTube - P.R. FMIC install and bumper guide

 

[jjrock5]

I swapped out my crappy eBay air filter for a new k&n to have a more efficient FP intake air system today.

YouTube - Air Intake Pipe and K&N Filter Removal and Installation

 

[AWD_6BOLT]

Kick ass build man! Would you mind saying where you sourced the solarwing? I have been looking for one for years.

 

[jjrock5]

Thanks, I acquired one from Summit Racing.

GT Styling 51591 - GT Styling Solarwing II Rear Window Deflectors - Application - SummitRacing.com

It came out about $120 shipped IIRC. The only drawback is that it took a good 2-2.5 months because they were on backorder. I believe it adds a GREAT styling to the rear.

Good luck.

 

[95eclipser]

anything new man? iv been slacking on mine hard. but hows your gsx coming?

 

[TJCTalon]

Hey is that filter 4.5 fitting? Im having a hard time finding an air filter for my injen intake. A 4 inch is too small and i think it measured to 4 and a quarter. Im not sure.