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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 11:48 PM
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Talking my build thread(yeah i know another one)

well this build will take some time so this will just be linked in my sig and updated as i can update it. hope you guys enjoy...its a track only build.

i went from this

to this(old chassis recently got rid of this one)



say goodbye to old chassis


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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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new calipers that have been painted( i got bored)

some parts that i got in a parts trade.


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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 12:09 AM
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i am starting out with a good s4 na block. i am going to be build a high compression turbo engine tuned with a haltech e11. 720 primaries with 1600 secondaries. and finally a t60-1 turbo with a 1.00 hot side. i am currently working on porting on the manifolds and throttle body.

some tb port and polishing (not finished completely yet)


on this last picture on the left side pretty much straight down there was a bump out from casting. it is about a 1/4 inch out. looks like a coolant passage well i got courageous and wanted to see if i could grind it all the way down. well i was able to grind it all way down without puncturing through the passage. now lets just hope it holds up to the system pressure. i think it is just for the accelerated warm up which is deleted so i may just be able to block it off.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 12:10 AM
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i will post more pics as they come
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 09:02 AM
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nice

you have a true beater ...cant wait to see what it looks like when u paint it back up

keep the pics coming so your thread doesnt die out in a day
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 11:06 AM
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haha motor work first then body and paint!!! Damn is it me or is that lower intake manifold ported out??? Looks huge. the TB is hellaa nice work too!!! Cant wait to see how everything comes together
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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nah the lower intake mani hasn't been worked on yet. but it willl have a nice port and polish throughout the whole length of the runners. just hope it turns out the way i want and i don't have to buy new ones.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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got bored and took the manifolds to my school and medi blasted them

started working on porting to the upper intake manifold
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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so i did a little more work on the upper mani today but realized that it is going to take a lot of time energy and effort to get that plenum polished and all the runners nice and polished. wondering if anyone here knows a good place to get the manifolds port and polished to save me some work. i found a couple places on line but i don't think they have ever messed with rotary engine stuff.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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Looks like it needs some TLC, but I like your engine plans and what you have done so far. Good luck.
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 12:43 AM
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just to end confusion that chassis that is in the pics is the old one that i have recently gotten rid of. i was focusing everywhere with that chassis. so i got rid of it and am focusing on the engine. once the engine is done then i am going to buy a chassis and do the body work/suspension work. i have a friend that is gonna do my body work.

im in the process of getting a job so everything im a doing right now is when i can come across a great deal or sell some parts. hence the reason this is going to take me a long time and i wanted to get rid of the chassis. well i found a place that will port and polish the manifolds for me for a couple hundred so i think imma go that route. or i may at some point make my own intake manifolds.

oh i am also going to run fd dual oil coolers due to the fmic. figured i would move the oil cooler to the sides so i don't restrict that much airflow.
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 12:24 PM
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just got off the phone with Extrude Hone to polish my intake manifolds. its a lot of money but well worth it in the end. its gonna cost about 600 to do both manifolds.

http://www.extrudehone.com/ pretty cool process i think that will be a final step for me but i will be getting it done. can't have any short cuts on this build at all.

funny conversation i asked how much it cost and the lady on the phone in return said"okay how many cylinders do you have" my response"ummmm well none its a rotary" luckily they knew about them because the 600 includes both uim and lim.

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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 10:08 AM
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If you dont mind me asking... what hight compression rotor you are going to use?
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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Hey, when you're done come do mine.
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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If you dont mind me asking... what hight compression rotor you are going to use?
for now i am use s4 na rotors(i know i know) but hell the short block is in great condition. i had it sitting there and thought ahh what the hell. when it goes out i will rebuild it and use s5 t2 rotors.

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Hey, when you're done come do mine.
are you talking about the throttle body?
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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Good progress man! I like seeing what you have done on that TB, I've gotta try that out sometime.
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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just buy an assortment of dremel bits. they have these buffer wheels too the highest grit i saw was 320 which is what i used before polishing. it basically has a mirror finish before polishing. but you gotta buy a lot of those buffing wheels they wear out pretty fast.

kinda figured out a way of not really porting the runners of the intake but more so smoothing it out. i found a bottle hone that is meant for brake cylinders nice length should work. oh well i will find out.
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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is this car in Stockton or Tracy? Never seen this car around!
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 09:16 AM
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it was in hiding for a long time. was in storage in patterson for about four months. and before that i drove up to idaho. so it was only in tracy for a brief period and i wasn't driven much then either.
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 05:00 PM
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Hey man looks like it's gonna be a crazy project, sure hope it goes good for you! Definitely keep us updated on how the turbo motor comes along.
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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im hoping it goes good to i have 1600cc injectors on the way now just need to find some 720cc for my primaries i will definitely have enough fuel on this project.

well i painted my intake manifolds this weekend just black i was going to polish them but just decided i would do that on another set of intakes. that are also going to be extrude honed. will put up some pics of the manifolds tonight.

gotta get my parts washer from my brother to clean up my throttle body make it look pretty figure imma take my time on this build and just do everything i wanna do on it.



anybody have turbo parts pm let me know what you got and how much.
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 03:18 AM
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damn photo bucket is down and i can't upload any photos

well i got some fuel rails in today a long with some 1600cc injectors.
they are stock fuel rails thanks to japan2la so i am going to be modifing them to accept the 1600cc injectors on the secondary rail.

tried to paint my fuel rails with that metalcast anodized look paint but it was too cold out so it didn't take . so i have to re sand blast them and try again or maybe i will just anodize them myself. anybody know what an fittings i need to attach to the fuel rails?


i also got bored and painted my intake manifolds with engine paint. just black kinda matches my engine. and kinda looks cool with the BOP not painted. with this car i am planing on having a few engines built and ready to go so when one blows it out and in. but thats not for a while. i would rather get one dialed in first.

anybody wanna donate parts to the build feel free i will pay shipping or pick up if your close

my teacher at delta college said he may have to start charging me to use the blaster haha im there like everyday.
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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before medi blasting
and............ after
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 10:15 PM
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lookin good. i wish i had access to a blasting cabinet.
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 10:50 PM
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Harbor freight sells them for like $100 if you have the room for one. I love mine.

I just hope he flushes out his fuel rail in case he got any media in it.
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