Road Race Build (Sold but not forgotten) Solomon's 2GNT Build ('98 RS)

[BLACK'98DSM]

Wow... this is a lot of emissions crap. If I had to guess I'd say that this is 20 pounds worth... i used some sheet metal to cut and drill an evap blockoff plate that I put on the port on top of the gas tank to keep it from leaking. And just simply capped off the little port at the throttle body. Take a look at all this trash.

 

[Vegas Smith]

Updates on the Troy-Bilt or moderators will perma-ban your account.

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Both you boys quit fighting. Can't you get along? Just wait til your dad gets home!!!!
Your both getting PM's now!!!

 

[Evolving_sti]

You've been a busy bee!

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

You've been a busy bee!

If my hands stop moving... then I must be dead...

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

A couple days ago I got a great deal on a 60mm throttle body. It should be in tomorrow. Now I just have to arrange the manifold porting.

 

[GSXbooster]

Nice progress man! The car is looking good. How was the fitment of your catback? Did everything line up and seal well?

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

Nice progress man! The car is looking good. How was the fitment of your catback? Did everything line up and seal well?

Thanks man.

It fit really well. And it has no leaks. It lines up perfectly with the stock exhaust hangers.

 

[AWD-Tony]

+5 horse puppies

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

The 60mm throttle body arrived today. I put a fresh coat of paint on it. All I have to do now is bore the plenum mouth and we are good to go!

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

I'm having an interesting time trying to port the plenum. I broke a bit, and damn the mess I have clean up. And then I have to figure out what to use for bolts to hold on the TB. The stock bolts are way too long, and if I use spacers they will interfere with the intake piping. I tried a shorter bolt but the head sits so close to the TB that I can't even get a socket on it... Updates coming soon.

 

[dsmcrzy]

When I was running a Jeep throttle body I picked up Allen head bolts from a hardware store and they worked out perfectly. M8 1.25 pitch x 25mm is the size I used. In case you haven’t seen these how-tos yet, here are the links to the two 2gnt posts about the Jeep TB on a 420a.

https://www.2gnt.com/?d=60mm_Jeep_Throttle_Body

https://www.2gnt.com/index.php?d=Supplement_To_The_60mm_Jeep_TB_Article

 

[Widgmaster]

Hey dude .. Love your build . Could you or would you please get a sound clip of your cat back system . Would like to hear what it sounds like . I was told that they sound to ricer or maybe it depends on which system you buy . I like the stock drown tone , kind of a deep narly sound . The sound I`m going for is

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

Hey dude .. Love your build . Could you or would you please get a sound clip of your cat back system . Would like to hear what it sounds like . I was told that they sound to ricer or maybe it depends on which system you buy . I like the stock drown tone , kind of a deep narly sound . The sound I`m going for is

I will do that this evening. I tried getting someone else to take a video of it, but they didn't do such a great job . It's only slightly louder than stock. It just has more of a growl to it. It's not really poppy like the ricer crap.

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

When I was running a Jeep throttle body I picked up Allen head bolts from a hardware store and they worked out perfectly. M8 1.25 pitch x 25mm is the size I used. In case you haven’t seen these how-tos yet, here are the links to the two 2gnt posts about the Jeep TB on a 420a.

https://www.2gnt.com/?d=60mm_Jeep_Throttle_Body

https://www.2gnt.com/index.php?d=Supplement_To_The_60mm_Jeep_TB_Article

I bought one that was already modified. All I have to do is the porting of the IM and the installing. Thank you for the links though.

 

[Widgmaster]

Could you also tell me what those rims are on your ride.

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

Could you also tell me what those rims are on your ride.

Those are 16x7 Konig Graphite. Purchased from carid.com
Side note, their customer support sucks

 

[dsmcrzy]

I saw it was already modified. You still need to plug the port on the manifold. Just wanted to make sure you were aware of that.

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

@Widgmaster

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

I had to piece together a custom cold air intake because the stock piping would not fit on the larger throttle body. And of course, I had to put a micro filter for the VC breather. I finished up the porting on the IM and got everything installed.

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

This weather is out of control...

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

I couldn't get that stupid rubber cap to stop leaking vacuum. So I decided to spend a little money and tap the hole out to a 3/8 and put a pipe plug in it. It doesn't leak anymore!

 

[silvreclips]

That's pretty much what I did to. How does she run now?

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

That's pretty much what I did to. How does she run now?

For some reason there is still idle surging. It surges between 1100 and 1500. I put a new tps on it and it didn't help. I adjusted the IAC to idle down and it helped a little but it still wants to surge. I'm not really sure what's going on.

 

[silvreclips]

Does it surge when sitting still? The ECU does idle the car up while it's coasting, but when it's stopped it should bring it back down to about 800rpm.