Began the installation of the MSD (just need to screw it down and plug it in.

Took out the ECU finally, along w/ the passenger's harness.

Painted the turbo intake pipe silver/aluminum.

 

looking awesome and clean!!! what a nice car!

 

Keep up the good work Geoff

If my car wasn't trying to be so stock, she'd probably aspire to be more like yours

I can't wait to see pics of it in action, post when you've got all the wrinkles ironed out and your tuning done, this has been one project I've been following for quite a while.

Jon

 

sweet spot for 6al away from the heat too. keep up the nice work.

 

is that a good place for the msd. it is in an area a lot of water could get to it

 

bad *** iotus!!! makes me proud to say i have a piece of your car in mine!!!

 

nah its in the middle on a hump as long as the drain holes are good then it is a good spot. concealed

 

What Fuel 524 said. As well as:

1) I will mount it up on some rubber grommets, raising it about 1/2" off the bottom,

2) I may put a plastic hood over the top of it to drain off the water, so it will never even hit it.

3) I may not do the hood, because its very well concealed. The vents only go about half-way thru the piece, and the MSD would be mostly concealed. We'll see.

 

I like... can't wait to see it in action on Friday.

 

You do know that MSD's arent sealed right? They are vented to breathe. Thats a bad place for it IMHO.

 

I've had mine there for about 6 months with no problems. Snow and rain.

 

shouldn't be a prob as long as he has it on pedestals like he said...

Does it need to be vented for heat purposes? If not, get some spray sealer and spray all the joints... It WON'T leak.

 

I would just be a little more conservative, It would suck donkey ***** if your car wont start after you wash it.

 

Looking very nice Iotus. Although I too am concerned about the MSD location.

mwatson: any pics of your setup?

 

Geoff, do you plan on covering the msd unit completely? you know, like make a solid cover instead of using the vented cover that is stock.

 

The directions provided with the MSD say something to the effect of:

DO NOT SEAL THE MSD UNIT. It is interanally sealed, and the box is vented to allow any accumulated moisture drain. Sealing th box will trap moisture inside and cause malfunction.

Robert does this on almost every car he does. They've never had problems. Plus, i cover my car when its parked, and if its raining i'm usually moving. So i'm really not worried about it at all! Its been tried and proven, so i'm not concerned.

 

Hey, that's the same place I put my MSD!!!

 

iotus, did you get your turbo setup from rotaryshack. I heard you saying that you could get the setup for like $2000. is that for everything? i am considering going turbo. thanks

 

btw nice car.

 

RotaryRyan. Yup its a Rotaryshack setup.

here is the breakdown of the prices:

JDM TII engine/tranny: $1000
Rotaryshack carb hat, intakes, various fittings, locked dizzy: $1000
Fuel Pressure Regulator: $90
Various fittings, hoses, etc $100

Exhaust:
Racing Beat Downpipe: $120
Racing Beat Silencer: $130
Custom back exhaust: $170 (w/ ebay muffler).

Ignition:
MSD 6A unit: $150
MSD blster 2: $60 (for both)


SO, if your engine is in great running condition, you could subtract about a thousand dollars (then add some for the exhaust manifold and turbo). THen you're pretty much done. There is other stuff you need to, PM me if you want.

 

is that a weber 45dcoe? with a turbo? I didn't think the 45's where sufficient for tubos. Reason being, that's what i have, and i am think of going turbo but don't know if i have the time nor money. Please pm with your setup, I wanna start researching different setups. Thanks! Bye the way, it's looking Shaweeet. GJ

oh yea, what paint did you use for your intake? Wont it burn off being that close to the exhaust?

 

Hey love the setup, but its been two days need more progress reports