94 Build... GT35R, RE Vmount and a whole lot more............ NOW WITH PISTONS!!
08-18-13, 01:26 PM
#526
wow, looks hella clean. your right, the bumper does have a big opening and low lip. I will I could have put the rad lower but there would be clearance issues. Your car looks so damn clean. Cant wait for the issues to be fixed so you can get that tune.
For the AC, I placed it under the radiator so that kits with AC will get the same cooling to the radiator as kits with no AC. The thought is to put the engine cooling first over cabin cooling, but don't worry, AC still works and Josh was with me when I did the prototype config to test it out.
Supper easy to install, it just slides between a clam shell style bracket set-up and the fans just go under all of it.
For the AC, I placed it under the radiator so that kits with AC will get the same cooling to the radiator as kits with no AC. The thought is to put the engine cooling first over cabin cooling, but don't worry, AC still works and Josh was with me when I did the prototype config to test it out.
Supper easy to install, it just slides between a clam shell style bracket set-up and the fans just go under all of it.
08-18-13, 01:51 PM
#527
Thanks. Yeah, I love this bumper. I have never seen another FD with one.
On the AC, I am confident it will perform. Our systems are actually quite a bit better than some think. I will keep you updated when I get it charged up.
On the AC, I am confident it will perform. Our systems are actually quite a bit better than some think. I will keep you updated when I get it charged up.
08-18-13, 09:36 PM
#529
I am happy with it. I'll be even more happy to see good numbers. If I hit 480whp, I will be happy.
08-19-13, 06:30 PM
#533
I had the work done at Louis Auto Body. They are here in Burlington, NJ. My car stayed inside the entire time. They took great care with it and returned it looking magnificent. Louis came highly recommended after doing some research. He also did some work on my friends S2000 and it turned out great! Took around a month to complete, but I told him I was in no hurry.
Luis Auto Body
Work done...
Full base coat/clear coat with PPG factory MB color
Painted engine bay/jams/and inside hatch
Fenders rolled and rear widened
Lower rough strip sanded smooth
Fitted Feed bumper, Mazdaspeed carbon hood and Gandor mirrors
Shaved antenna hole
New windshield
New door lock
Misc push pins and OEM parts
$6500 out the door with taxes
I can't find a bit of orange peel on the car. It is virtually flawless. I haven't even buffed it with my 3M SRC finisher or waxed it yet. Looking forward to those results as well...
08-19-13, 06:45 PM
#534
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V-mount looks good. Oh hell the whole car looks great cant wait to see that dyno numbers. By the way thank you for your service to this country because of people like you I have a lot of freedoms and one of those is driving an fd hard and fast.
08-21-13, 06:16 PM
#539
. The Carlisi is looking good. If everything goes well this weekend, and the tune is on point, then I see no reason not to drive it. I may not make my boost goal in one session, but that isn't a huge deal. Rotorfest will probably take a miracle. I have yet to drive the car around the block, but I do have Saturday to play with it beforehand. I really want to go, but the FD will take priority if I run in to issues. I want to make damn sure I take it to the Carlisi, which has been my goal the last 10 months.Thanks! Honestly, it really isn't bad. Relocating the boxes to the interior is the real pain. What I did was a much easier route, and still turned out clean. Essentially I moved the boxes down, and routed all wiring back through the fender to emerge under the brake booster. I now have one large harness being distributed to the bay from that location. It looks cleaner because of the box relocation, but also because the harness isn't running through the engine bay. It's more of a direct shot.
08-24-13, 07:17 PM
#540
Intake Pipe & Nozzle lines
Today went great! I finished my water injection lines last night, and got the intake pipe mounted up. I played with a few configurations and ended up with the below. I think it worked out well. Its solid, and the filter isn't resting on the intercooler. I have plenty of fittings and line to play with other configurations in the future. I have also considered welding a brace to the pipe for added stability. Since I am injecting pre-turbo, the reliability of the intake setup is paramount.
I also tested my WI system with my compressor and everything is on point. A beautiful mist activated at 8psi.
Initial Tuning
Today's tuning was easy as pie. Starting with a map that Turblown had posted on the Adaptronic forum made it really easy. I did spend a few hours scratching my head as to why my EGT's war warm, and not wanting to smooth out. I then realized my timing was still locked at 0 degrees....*doh*. Once that was sorted, it only took a few minutes to get open loop idling and driving well. I pretty much added fuel to the entire map as the tune was done on a mild port. With my big streetport, adding the fuel brought it right where it needed to be.
It's pretty much tuned to around 6psi. I'm personally not going any farther on my own. Rotorfest is tomorrow, and I will likely take it for an extended drive. I will continue to drive it, and double check everything over and over. I want to get a few hundred miles on the engine before I start slapping big boost to it. However, it looks like I am on point for Thursday's tune!!
Overall, very happy!
Today went great! I finished my water injection lines last night, and got the intake pipe mounted up. I played with a few configurations and ended up with the below. I think it worked out well. Its solid, and the filter isn't resting on the intercooler. I have plenty of fittings and line to play with other configurations in the future. I have also considered welding a brace to the pipe for added stability. Since I am injecting pre-turbo, the reliability of the intake setup is paramount.
I also tested my WI system with my compressor and everything is on point. A beautiful mist activated at 8psi.
Initial Tuning
Today's tuning was easy as pie. Starting with a map that Turblown had posted on the Adaptronic forum made it really easy. I did spend a few hours scratching my head as to why my EGT's war warm, and not wanting to smooth out. I then realized my timing was still locked at 0 degrees....*doh*. Once that was sorted, it only took a few minutes to get open loop idling and driving well. I pretty much added fuel to the entire map as the tune was done on a mild port. With my big streetport, adding the fuel brought it right where it needed to be.
It's pretty much tuned to around 6psi. I'm personally not going any farther on my own. Rotorfest is tomorrow, and I will likely take it for an extended drive. I will continue to drive it, and double check everything over and over. I want to get a few hundred miles on the engine before I start slapping big boost to it. However, it looks like I am on point for Thursday's tune!!
Overall, very happy!
08-24-13, 07:48 PM
#541
Lord almighty this thing is a beautiful piece of art, Love the entire finished product. REALLY like how the turbo inlet pipe is configured/looks and how clean the WI lines are, along with everything else.
You sir have kicked ***, go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back. I raise my cold beer to you, i hope you do the same for yourself.
- Cory
PS - 5 min vid of start up, walk around and short drive is required now, no excuses.
You sir have kicked ***, go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back. I raise my cold beer to you, i hope you do the same for yourself.
- Cory
PS - 5 min vid of start up, walk around and short drive is required now, no excuses.
08-24-13, 08:04 PM
#542
Lord almighty this thing is a beautiful piece of art, Love the entire finished product. REALLY like how the turbo inlet pipe is configured/looks and how clean the WI lines are, along with everything else.
You sir have kicked ***, go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back. I raise my cold beer to you, i hope you do the same for yourself.
- Cory
PS - 5 min vid of start up, walk around and short drive is required now, no excuses.
You sir have kicked ***, go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back. I raise my cold beer to you, i hope you do the same for yourself.
- Cory
PS - 5 min vid of start up, walk around and short drive is required now, no excuses.
Time to watch some UFC, and have that beer!
I will make the video tomorrow.
08-24-13, 11:17 PM
#548
Looks soooo much nicer in that pic instead of the cell phone pic. On my phone all I saw was an intake filter....lol
Yeah your definitely going to want to weld a bar to stabilize it. It looks like the bolt that holds the stock elbow going near the alternator would work.
Damn, everything looks so clean.
Sorry about the stamp making the end plate look so pressed in.
Yeah your definitely going to want to weld a bar to stabilize it. It looks like the bolt that holds the stock elbow going near the alternator would work.
Damn, everything looks so clean.
Sorry about the stamp making the end plate look so pressed in.
08-24-13, 11:20 PM
#549
Lord almighty this thing is a beautiful piece of art, Love the entire finished product. REALLY like how the turbo inlet pipe is configured/looks and how clean the WI lines are, along with everything else.
You sir have kicked ***, go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back. I raise my cold beer to you, i hope you do the same for yourself.
- Cory
PS - 5 min vid of start up, walk around and short drive is required now, no excuses.
You sir have kicked ***, go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back. I raise my cold beer to you, i hope you do the same for yourself.
- Cory
PS - 5 min vid of start up, walk around and short drive is required now, no excuses.
08-25-13, 07:47 PM
#550
Rotorfest 2013
Alrighty... I didn't get a video today. I will make one this week, and of course, video during the tuning session.
I drove the car to Atco Raceway for Rotorfest. It's about 45 minutes each way and the car did very well. I did some tuning on the drive back and I got it running really smooth to around 6psi. The Adaptronic ECU is SO SLICK! Once the map was close, I setup Slow Convergance Adaptive Tuning and let the ECU go. Once flags were locked in, the ECU perfected the fuel map to match my target AFRs.
Not a drop of coolant or oil. Everything is looking on point for Thursday. Just need to keep checking everything and swap in my NGK 10 race plugs.
Alrighty... I didn't get a video today. I will make one this week, and of course, video during the tuning session.
I drove the car to Atco Raceway for Rotorfest. It's about 45 minutes each way and the car did very well. I did some tuning on the drive back and I got it running really smooth to around 6psi. The Adaptronic ECU is SO SLICK! Once the map was close, I setup Slow Convergance Adaptive Tuning and let the ECU go. Once flags were locked in, the ECU perfected the fuel map to match my target AFRs.
Not a drop of coolant or oil. Everything is looking on point for Thursday. Just need to keep checking everything and swap in my NGK 10 race plugs.
