My 92 build and a little history

[leepen]

My name is Lee, got the boost bug about 4 ½ years ago when I bought a Neon SRT4. With in the first 6 months of owning the Neon I was at the drag strip, it ran a 14.5. The next year I had it down to a 13.1. After that run the clutch was toast and I replaced it with a 6 puck and I never got better then a 13.2.

Fast forward 2 years: I was helping a friend move all the junk in his front yard from the house remodel. This guy had a LT1 Camero snorting NOS, 2 boosted Miata's, 3076 Subby, Pettit (sp) racing RX7 and a little gray GSX. I don't know why but the whole day of moving junk I kept checking out the GSX.

Fast forward 2 months later: The guys posts on a local board. "All my cars for sale, make an offer" well after doing a Car fax check, I drive the GSX home. At the time my wife was killing the miles on her leased Durango. I figured she could drive the DSM for a while till her mileage was back in check. I knew it would be my toy after that. She hated the car, gave it the nick name "Stick" (5spd ). After better inspecting the car, there where some major issues and I got a smoking deal in a built 6 bolt, GT35r the car just sat.

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I got written up by the HOA for the oil return line bleeding all over the drive way. Then they wrote me up because it was not registered. So I made room in the garage, and there it sits. I had every intention of building a nice, stout race car that I could still drive on the streets. Parts, parts, money, money, wife, wife.

Last year I traded in the Neon. I didn't need or want 2 car running TBE's catless and smog checks every year. So I parted it out and collected more parts with the part out money.

The engine
6 bolt .020 over
Eagle rods
Wiseco piston 8.5-1
Comp 101200 Cams
Manley valves
JacksonAutoMachine valve spring and titanium retainers
ARP rods
ARP studs main and head
Greddy TB

TRE S2 tranny
ACT 2900 /FW/SD

GT35R .63
Internal WG

Fuel
Twin in tank 255's to be fabricated by TREVTEC
6 AN lines
I need a PFR, thought I had one but it was the stock filter with a B&M gauge 
1600 injectors (e85)

MISC
ETS street IC thanks chodboy###
3" GM MAF/MAT
Tial BOV
DSMlink
AEM WB
Oil pressure gauge
Fuel pressure gauge
Greddy EBC
Beanor o2 thanks boostedtt91
O2 and exhaustside ceramic coated by Snailmotorsports (picts to come)
Gasket matched stock intake powder coated by Snailmotorsports (picts to come)
After talking to my boy Tony Saturn alternator
CXRacing Alum Rad

Any way just wanted to let you all in on what has taken me what seems like eternity to piece together. Thanks for all the information here and you input is welcome

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Misc..my wifes Avenger and my Cali

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[bluegs03]

Hey looks like its been a long journey! When are you planning on dropping the engine into the car? One more question why are you sticking with the stock intake mani and the stock exhaust mani (didnt see a aftermarket one on your misc list) To me it seems like these will really hold you back from the true power that 35R can make? Are you just trying to get to the point where you can start the car up?

 

[leepen]

Hey looks like its been a long journey! When are you planning on dropping the engine into the car? One more question why are you sticking with the stock intake mani and the stock exhaust mani (didnt see a aftermarket one on your misc list) To me it seems like these will really hold you back from the true power that 35R can make? Are you just trying to get to the point where you can start the car up?

I am just tring to got the car on the road. I had to get the major things I needed before doing the swap, and I didnt want to be breaking tranny, turbo, engine at differient times. The exhaust manny it a XSsomething and Im sure will crack and have to be replaced, at witch time I will go exturnal WG manny. The intake porting I did myself so it only involved my time not money. Im hoping by the end of May to have it on the road.

 

[erald01]

I would defenetily get an external waste gate for that gt35, i didnt even know they came internal waste gated.

 

[leepen]

I would defenetily get an external waste gate for that gt35, i didnt even know they came internal waste gated.

Agreeded, but it gives me room to upgrade

 

[leepen]

I just recieved these pictures of Juans powder coating. i should have pictures of the ceramic coating tomorrow and installed pictures on Wednesday ...YES

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[leepen]

a few things blasted and off-gassing to be shot tomorrow

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[leepen]

cell phone pictures **shrug** still working on the polishing

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Satin black CC

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the wave in the intake is from me stripping it after the previous owner painted it silver

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[fwdmaster]

Powder/ceramic coating came out really niceHow many degrees is the ceramic coating rated to?

 

[leepen]

Powder/ceramic coating came out really niceHow many degrees is the ceramic coating rated to?

This one is good for 2k, he said he could multi coat for 23-2400 but I think it was needed. Thanks for asking.

 

[leepen]

some IC piping

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[Boosted6]

Nice build,i have a PTE6152se internally gated,there's very little boost creep(surprisingly).The manifolds last about a year,i recently got a real DNP unit.
Can't wait to see it running and then hopefully you get it down the track aswell.

 

[smitco23]

Looks good no one ever said it was quick or easy making a race car!

 

[leepen]

Nice build,i have a PTE6152se internally gated,there's very little boost creep(surprisingly).The manifolds last about a year,i recently got a real DNP unit.
Can't wait to see it running and then hopefully you get it down the track aswell.

Thats good to hear about the IWG, thanks. Running, tuned then track. I know I have a bit of a learning curve with AWD, the 100 or so track passes I have had where all FWD . I figure to start slow and increase as I go.

Looks good no one ever said it was quick or easy making a race car!

or cheap, the only part my wifes knows cost me $$ is the tranny

 

[leepen]

Couple more PC parts. This week I was able to pull the old head transfer some parts over to the new engine. Looks like I need a new knock sensor, CAS looks ok, pulled the COP and put the stock coil on and painted a few things. Anyway here are some chrome acrylic PC parts.

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[toofast82]

Looks like a nice build-up, can't wait to see it goin!

 

[leepen]

So I got to put so of the PC parts on the car. Crappy phone picture do it no justice

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The PVC hose is just there to stop dust from getting in. CC will be put in after the engine goes in.

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just mocked this up to see how it looked

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I realy had no idea what shotty work was done to the car before, but the speedo cable was not even screwed on and half the bolts to the bellhousing where just hand tight

 

[Gooberlog]

that's how most of us get in to dsm's. We don't trust other people working on our car so we do our own work, and then boom next thing you know your tearing down a 6bolt or pulling of a turbo and the saga continues. Looks good man, keep it up.

 

[Calan]

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I love the stainless color on that water pipe. What is that?

 

[leepen]

ultimate_chrome_acrylic1 with a clear coat..looks 100% better in the light. Thanks for the encouragment, just need more $$$ now

 

[Boosted6]

Looking very good.

 

[leepen]

Little update. we dropped the engine yesterday, I had it all preped and it only took an hour

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Timming is now set, but not in this picture

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I feel so empty haahaa

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Some cooling bling CX racing, picked it up used but in great shape

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A couple fifty trim and a delta 44 Skittles, that stopped by later

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Also removed the FP cannister, drained the gas tank. Next Ill drop off the cannister for the Duel FP conversion . I the mean time I still have to do all the MM inserts and clean this ditry little bitc. also the rubber that is for the front sub frame are shot, anyone know where to get replacements and or what they are called? Thanks

 

[Superman]

Great build. That motor and those parts are super clean. I just got a quick question. How are you able to post all these pics as a new member. Everytime I go to post new pics the site tells me I am over the limit.

 

[leepen]

Photobucket ....its free

 

[Superman]

Yeah, I did that. But, when I use the load from URL option I still get a message that I have reach the limit. I'll just have to check with the moderator. Once again, great build. I hope everything works out.