My black and red build thread
03-31-11, 08:40 PM
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Thanks Jehan, glad to hear you still have your car. Does this bring back memories?
YoshiFC3S: Sorry but those are the only pics I have since the exhaust has been on. I will take some better overall pics once the car is on the road.
YoshiFC3S: Sorry but those are the only pics I have since the exhaust has been on. I will take some better overall pics once the car is on the road.
04-17-11, 12:48 AM
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My father and I got the car running for the first time in 5 years! This video is of the actual first attempt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEXuk7B92w4
I had some coolant leaks, my radiator was clogged and only one of my fans worked. I replaced some clamps and hoses and got the radiator flushed out by a local shop. After tomorrow I should have two working fans thanks to Rich.
You can also see that the passenger side oil cooler leaked a bit but after tightening the fitting its fine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEXuk7B92w4
I had some coolant leaks, my radiator was clogged and only one of my fans worked. I replaced some clamps and hoses and got the radiator flushed out by a local shop. After tomorrow I should have two working fans thanks to Rich.
You can also see that the passenger side oil cooler leaked a bit but after tightening the fitting its fine.
04-17-11, 12:53 AM
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I had the car aligned by R/T Tuning in PA. They also adjusted my ride height and corner balanced the car. The guy who actually did the work was Pat from R/T Tuning, he has a really nice drift FC and maybe hes on here
I'll leave you guys with an almost completed engine bay pic. The car gets tuned on Monday by Enzo! Hopefully it will stay in one piece.
I'll leave you guys with an almost completed engine bay pic. The car gets tuned on Monday by Enzo! Hopefully it will stay in one piece.
04-17-11, 02:04 AM
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When I was watching that I was thinking "No way it'll start, it's flooded." and then bam! you got it, 3 times too! I would've thought the plugs would be fouled and the rotors would be flooded for sure. But it must be a strong motor.
Been almost 6 years....and not a fresh engine like yours 
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As Rich said, things went very well at Enzo Racing today.
I was really nervous the car wasn't ready for tuning but I wanted to catch Enzo before he went to Jamaica later this week. Turns out I was nervous for nothing, as it took a full day of tuning and who knows how many dyno pulls without any major problems.
The car has a 13psi wastegate spring so my low boost setting is actually 16psi. At 16 psi the car managed 402 hp.
Then we decided to turn up the boost past 20psi to see what It would do. The car made 467hp @ 22 psi and then a few pulls after it made 471hp @ 24.5 psi. Our intentions were to let the car cool off after this run to see what it would make at 24.5 psi if it weren't heat soaked.
Unfortunately I went to check my Coolingmist water injection setup and found it was leaking at the tank and there were air bubbles in the line. This was a giant red flag for Enzo as he didn't want to destroy my engine if this system wasn't working since we were pushing the envelope with the amount boost on pump gas.
So we called it a day and speculated the car could make some more power if it weren't heat soaked. I plan to fix the water injection and a exhaust leak that developed late in the tuning session and put it back on a local dyno.
Also today I was running windshield washer fluid which has a 30/70 meth to water ratio. After talking to Enzo I am going to run 50/50 from now on which will make the tune even safer.
Overall I am extremely happy with the results and especially the tuning experience that Enzo provides. As many others have said he really goes the extra mile by taking his time and answering any questions throughout the whole process.
I was really nervous the car wasn't ready for tuning but I wanted to catch Enzo before he went to Jamaica later this week. Turns out I was nervous for nothing, as it took a full day of tuning and who knows how many dyno pulls without any major problems.
The car has a 13psi wastegate spring so my low boost setting is actually 16psi. At 16 psi the car managed 402 hp.
Then we decided to turn up the boost past 20psi to see what It would do. The car made 467hp @ 22 psi and then a few pulls after it made 471hp @ 24.5 psi. Our intentions were to let the car cool off after this run to see what it would make at 24.5 psi if it weren't heat soaked.
Unfortunately I went to check my Coolingmist water injection setup and found it was leaking at the tank and there were air bubbles in the line. This was a giant red flag for Enzo as he didn't want to destroy my engine if this system wasn't working since we were pushing the envelope with the amount boost on pump gas.
So we called it a day and speculated the car could make some more power if it weren't heat soaked. I plan to fix the water injection and a exhaust leak that developed late in the tuning session and put it back on a local dyno.
Also today I was running windshield washer fluid which has a 30/70 meth to water ratio. After talking to Enzo I am going to run 50/50 from now on which will make the tune even safer.
Overall I am extremely happy with the results and especially the tuning experience that Enzo provides. As many others have said he really goes the extra mile by taking his time and answering any questions throughout the whole process.
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Thanks guys.
I am from Whitehouse Station, NJ and yes the bins fit right over all the stuff after they have been cut out. The water/meth is a little tough to poor because of my recaros but I'll manage.
I am from Whitehouse Station, NJ and yes the bins fit right over all the stuff after they have been cut out. The water/meth is a little tough to poor because of my recaros but I'll manage.
