BDC's FC3S Build Thread (July 2010)
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I would recommend against using aluminum foil to isolate that trigger line. My car (when I ran a Haltech) had to have the *worst* trigger problem in the history of haltechs and nothing short of putting it on a bench with a new harness would do the trick for isolating the trigger and keeping it noise free.
If you have issues, get quality trigger wire and replace the whole chunk of garbage one end to the other. Otherwise the day will come when a misfire trashes a few apex seals, and you'll be scratching your head wondering why the foil from your christmas turkey didn't do the job.
If you have issues, get quality trigger wire and replace the whole chunk of garbage one end to the other. Otherwise the day will come when a misfire trashes a few apex seals, and you'll be scratching your head wondering why the foil from your christmas turkey didn't do the job.
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Finished Longblock Photos
The last photos of the engine on the stand. Everything's on. I repainted the special grade-a ninja modded barbeque black pulleys and went with a gloss black. The three pulleys are from a 10 year old set of Atkins aircraft pulleys that I mucked up a few years ago when I left them in a caustic cleaner for too long. I had to hit all three of them with some emory cloth to get the old paint off and try and minimize the "dimples" left in the aluminum when it began to dissolve. Oops.
Took the turbo off and took it to my fabricator buddy to weld in the EGT bungs. Alternator and water pump housing is on. New water pump painted gray this time. By the way, for those getting new water pumps and are uppity about engine bay aesthetics, be sure to paint them or they'll rust nearly immediately. Happened to my last one.
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Took the turbo off and took it to my fabricator buddy to weld in the EGT bungs. Alternator and water pump housing is on. New water pump painted gray this time. By the way, for those getting new water pumps and are uppity about engine bay aesthetics, be sure to paint them or they'll rust nearly immediately. Happened to my last one.
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#28
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There are two changes - Trail plugs and reverting back to the MSD's per a hall trigger input to the Haltech like I've already said. Obviously I'd have to replace a chunk of the 4-core trigger wiring to do this. Nothing else on the hardware is changed and that's on purpose because I'd like to try and track down the issue that caused the previous two engine to bust dowel lands. I have my guesses (both being plugs and possibly trigger interference). You can call that a "horrible way to troubleshoot" (or however you characterised it) but I call it "safe" not to mention "convenient" when it's something I can do right now (with the car still down) instead of later when I'm down the road beating the crap out of the thing and crossing my fingers. Given that I normally go wild when I do a motor change on this car, this one is surprisingly un-changed.
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Hmmmm what is the performance aims for this build? What is a Spec C port?
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also why use AI and what is that exactly? does the car really need that stuff or is a rotary only thing? this looks like some high end work and pioneering research and development, you do seem very capable love to read more about it
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also why use AI and what is that exactly? does the car really need that stuff or is a rotary only thing? this looks like some high end work and pioneering research and development, you do seem very capable love to read more about it
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Break 500 to the wheels with no intercooler using alcohol and pump gas.
It's my lame attempt at giving a name to the bridgeport spec I do for my customers.
AI is Auxiliary Injection, the term Howard Coleman and I coined which then became the name of the subforum on here that discusses all things alcohol and water injection.
Thanks. Hope to get it running soon.
What is a Spec C port?
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also why use AI and what is that exactly? does the car really need that stuff or is a rotary only thing? this looks like some high end work and pioneering research and development, you do seem very capable love to read more about it
also why use AI and what is that exactly? does the car really need that stuff or is a rotary only thing? this looks like some high end work and pioneering research and development, you do seem very capable love to read more about it
Thanks. Hope to get it running soon.
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Break 500 to the wheels with no intercooler using alcohol and pump gas.
It's my lame attempt at giving a name to the bridgeport spec I do for my customers.
AI is Auxiliary Injection, the term Howard Coleman and I coined which then became the name of the subforum on here that discusses all things alcohol and water injection.
Thanks. Hope to get it running soon.
It's my lame attempt at giving a name to the bridgeport spec I do for my customers.
AI is Auxiliary Injection, the term Howard Coleman and I coined which then became the name of the subforum on here that discusses all things alcohol and water injection.
Thanks. Hope to get it running soon.
How reliable is 500rwhp?
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Did I just read no Intercooler? wtf? man that will detonate like a **** wont it?
Dyno's are meant to be pretty easy on cars, we see supra queens all the time with xyz ridiculous numbers then they say if I put it on the strip it would not last the 1/4 mile would no IC and AI fit in that same boat? have you tested this yet or are you still working it all out? I kinda asked this in the AI thread but better to hit you up here since you are doing it in your build and seem to have all the answers on what to do and what not to do, cheers.
Dyno's are meant to be pretty easy on cars, we see supra queens all the time with xyz ridiculous numbers then they say if I put it on the strip it would not last the 1/4 mile would no IC and AI fit in that same boat? have you tested this yet or are you still working it all out? I kinda asked this in the AI thread but better to hit you up here since you are doing it in your build and seem to have all the answers on what to do and what not to do, cheers.
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Dyno's are meant to be pretty easy on cars, we see supra queens all the time with xyz ridiculous numbers then they say if I put it on the strip it would not last the 1/4 mile would no IC and AI fit in that same boat? have you tested this yet or are you still working it all out? I kinda asked this in the AI thread but better to hit you up here since you are doing it in your build and seem to have all the answers on what to do and what not to do, cheers.
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Brian, i would like to talk to you a little bit about this whhole thing. do you have aim, or other chat methods? ^^^tthis is how i have mine setup, -6 coming off the water pump into the housings.
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Check my contact info. I've got AIM.
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ok now this is insane and awesome in so many ways. im not very good with tuning but i know that the lc1 innovate motorsports AFR computer can be programmed using the supplied software to change it to meth or other injection types. the one question i have after reading these 4 pages is can this be driven daily. i know its a bridgeport and i know its got crazy injection but can u drive it everyday if u wished?
EDIT: i also would love to read ur "what intercooler" thread cant seem to find it
EDIT: i also would love to read ur "what intercooler" thread cant seem to find it
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ok now this is insane and awesome in so many ways. im not very good with tuning but i know that the lc1 innovate motorsports AFR computer can be programmed using the supplied software to change it to meth or other injection types. the one question i have after reading these 4 pages is can this be driven daily. i know its a bridgeport and i know its got crazy injection but can u drive it everyday if u wished?
EDIT: i also would love to read ur "what intercooler" thread cant seem to find it
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On the one hand it's less intrusive, On the other, it's more holes machined. I don't really have a good answer, Joe. It just seemed like a neat idea to try and I've not really liked the idea of traditional dowel pinning. Seems too invasive. I like the idea of the shorter pins in multiple locations. Hopefully it'll produce positive results. I waited this long to rebuild this engine because of this pinning so it'd better be worth it.
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Hopefully I can get it in the car this weekend. Depends on whether or not I'm done with another project here first, though. I don't have much to do: wire up the 2nd EGT power and probe, wire up the wideband to switched +12v, wire in the MSD boxes, and make a replacement front oil cooler line. Pretty easy. Two days of working on it and it ought to be running.
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