Thanks. It used to be my least favorite, but it grew on me.... Bigtime.

 

Thanks buddy. I look forward to showing you in person.

 

Well, the time has finally come to get this party started. I am off work all weak with possible hopes to get the car tuned on Friday. This will all depend on my speed of work and if I get the clutch broke-in in time.

My garage prep included additional drop lighting and two 5,000 btu window air conditioners. I am picking up another 10,000 btu floor unit tomorrow evening. It may seem like overkill but my garage is not insilated. The two window units barely keep up, but if we have any more 95 deg days, it will begin to get stuffy. I am a firm beleiver in quality work comes from a clean, comfortable work environment. The pics don't do the lighting justice either.

I began pulling the engine and tranny today. Got quite a bit accomplished. I'm ready to swap all the parts over to the new core tomorrow. Engine bay prep should be relatively light with just a little cleaning. I should be ready to drop it back in tomorrow evening, if not get it back in. We shall see.....

Pardon the cell pics.... I will start using my Sony

 

Good luck, man! I hope that you can get everything done, and good call on the AC.

 

wow, you have ***** to do all that with your front bumper on!

good luck!!!!!

dont forget to send me new pics!!!

your awesome!!!!

 

Just read through your build...amazing!

I love the attention to detail, even on the little things (hoses, clamps, fittings, etc.) Absolutely, great!

Make sure to keep a full build log for yourself - you'll appreciate it down the line after you've finished building or when it's time to fix something

 

LOL... yeah, scuffed the bumper a little. My new FEED type 1 is hanging on the wall . Car should see paint within a month or so anyway.

And I definitely won't forget your pics. I tout my RE debut feature often

 

Thanks Gordon. I have tried to put together a total package. As far as AI goes.... it is the way. I am 100% convinced that water cures rotaries.

I will be keeping the car Montego blue. Realistically, I should have pulled the engine and resprayed the bay, but as we all know, that is a ridiculous amount of work. My bay paint is fairly clean, and despite it's flashy appearance, it's not a show car. Built and beat on

 

Some more great progress today!! Fired it up. I still have quite a few things to finish up before it's dyno ready. As such, I'm not going to make my Friday dyno day. Nonetheless, I will spend the rest of this week finishing up the small things, driving the car, and ensuring everything is rock solid for high boost.

Still on the list....

Coolant buzzer - looks like my harness plug broke off on the connector. That will be fun.
Exhaust - Kind of sounds like I have a leak. I need to investigate farther.
FJO - Need to remove the injector driver. No need for it with the new EV14's. They work great thus far.
Fuel pump - Need to swap in my new Stealth
Clutch - Break in that new 6 puck properly. I want around 500 miles before the power goes down.
CLEAN - All my shiny parts got lots of finger prints. I want to detail the ENTIRE car once things get squared away.


My hood should be here Monday!

 

Do you happen to be running an ACT 6 Puck?

Great looking fuel setup...good luck with numbers on the dyno.

 

Have always been a fan of your clean engine bay

 

SO CLEAN. I love where the turbo is sitting, please remind me which vender you used for the kit? Great progress and really digging the manual water injection setup.

 

Wow! you really got a ton done in a short amount of time. I was kindof hoping you would have left the stock motor in and raised the boost, just to see what happens.


I just have one comment though, the plastic spacer is supposed to be under the fuel rail mount as it is supposed to help insulate the engine heat from conducting through the fuel rail.

 

Wow awesome build man. I hope you hit the numbers you are looking for

 

Yep, sprung 6-puck.

Thanks! It is A-Spec Tuning's old GT500 setup. Basically a P-trim 35R without their bigger T4.

LOL... thanks. I have been absolutely killing it in the garage. As far as my old engine, I almost did it. However, I didn't want to ruin a perfectly good block that I plan to sell, and I didn't want to risk it taking out my turbo if it did pop.

Thanks on the spacer. I must have got it swapped around when I went single 2 years ago. I was wondering why the adjustment on the rail seemed maxed.

 

wow just amazing, good ****

 

Im disappointed in you, your injector clips are not lined up....lol


lookin great!!!!!!!!!!

 

^LOL.... I was actually just glad they fit. I was thinking inside the box when I first put them in. The plugs are too big to put both inside the rail. I then switched them around and they turned out great. No leaks, and idles so smooth! I noticed an immediate difference from the 850 Bosch's. Lovin my EV-14's.

 

Runs rough, but drives. My tune is definitely on the lean side, as Dave told me it would be. A few tweaks and it runs good enough to drive. New tranny and clutch feels great. The 6 puck is a little grabby but not really that bad. The stealth is in, and the FJO is removed. My exhaust leak has been isolated to where the mid-pipe meets the downpipe. I'm very glad the engine, downpipe, and wastegate are all leak free.

Leaving the OEM hood off as my Mazdaspeed hood should be here in a few days. Very stoked to get everything square and tuned.

 

Very nice build! I just shot you a PM with some questions.

 

Car is doing well. Exhaust leak fixed. Made a better mount for the water injection solenoid. Cleaned the bay, detailed the car and looked everything over again. Clutch is feeling much better. Not really seeing what the gripes are all about.

Tuning session on Aug 10th. I'll be monitoring the car, continuing to break in the clutch and tentatively waiting to put down some power.

Mazdaspeed hood will be here Wednesday. They made it twice due to a flaw in the finish. Ronnin is on point people, they don't mess around with quality.

Also bought a set of Ganador mirrors..... Paint is coming....

 

Replied to Pm's btw

 

 

I really like where your taking this build and the attention to detail. Clean, effective, and different.

 

Maybe I missed it, but what are you using to control boost?