CALI Grown E85 Street Car: Project BLACKADDE
#255
ChipsMotorsports.com Rocks!
So, after what felt like a completely useless purchase; I have finally been revived! Chips Motorsports offers a service to nitrate irons to fix step wear, as well as, fix collapsed water jackets. Prices are very reasonable relative to what I paid for the motor, and what I would have lost to have just keep these things paperweights.
Irons before:
Irons after:
Added some freeze plugs here and there:
This picture really shows the step wear on the irons
Here you can see the coolant jack almost completely collapsed. It looked like this everywhere.
So, after what felt like a completely useless purchase; I have finally been revived! Chips Motorsports offers a service to nitrate irons to fix step wear, as well as, fix collapsed water jackets. Prices are very reasonable relative to what I paid for the motor, and what I would have lost to have just keep these things paperweights.
Irons before:
Irons after:
Added some freeze plugs here and there:
This picture really shows the step wear on the irons
Here you can see the coolant jack almost completely collapsed. It looked like this everywhere.
#258
I was beginning to think I lost you forever. haha Glad to see you back. Now post up your 20b build thread you crazy Frenchman.
Gordon, yea I'm really happy at how the irons came out and an very glad that they were repairable. At a certain thickness of step wear they aren't repairable. As far as the intake manifolds go I've decided to have Chip make a custom sheet metal intake manifold for me, so I won't be using the stock intake manifolds even though they look so good.
haha Right?!?! Thanks brotha! See you over summer mang.
haha Right?!?! Thanks brotha! See you over summer mang.
#259
Garage Hero
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also......please buy the R-magic kit in the fs section.. it beckons your name.. I seriously think I had a dream where it was calling out for you.. innately.. if I can hear it calling your name in my dreams... I know you've heard it too.. "only authentic R-magic Gt Kit rocking 20B fd in the US."..pfft game over. Sema will be calling you personally..
#260
Bubblicious DEF.
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also......please buy the R-magic kit in the fs section.. it beckons your name.. I seriously think I had a dream where it was calling out for you.. innately.. if I can hear it calling your name in my dreams... I know you've heard it too.. "only authentic R-magic Gt Kit rocking 20B fd in the US."..pfft game over. Sema will be calling you personally..
#261
lol I love you guys. I want it, I really do. All my monies are going to finishing this motor and buying wheels though, and I really want to buy a SR20 S14 to drift with my buddies because there's no way I'm drifting the FD when it's done. haha
Maybe I'll sell my RE-A kit?!?!?
Maybe I'll sell my RE-A kit?!?!?
#268
Full Member
#269
I sent my stuff to ChipsMotorsports.com in Michigan. Private message to_slow here on the forums, or check out that website. The laws in Cali are so strict I don't think there are many platers here at all, and the few here are super expensive due to the stricter EPA regulations that they have to abide by. :/
#272
Irons
Chips Motorsports reaming of oil feed to the bearings.
-8 with o-ring groove for a leak proof setup, not pipe threaded like other builders out there.
Because I'm also running a Mazdaspeed dry-sump system Chip will be doing some trick stuff that I'll post later, so stay tuned for some rotary related **** that you've never seen done to a rotary before!
Chips Motorsports reaming of oil feed to the bearings.
-8 with o-ring groove for a leak proof setup, not pipe threaded like other builders out there.
Because I'm also running a Mazdaspeed dry-sump system Chip will be doing some trick stuff that I'll post later, so stay tuned for some rotary related **** that you've never seen done to a rotary before!
#274
Thank you sir. There's no turning back. I've set my mind to building a 20b race car, and it'll be done! haha
Some more custom work from Chip. 20B rear oil pedestal with direct feeds for main bearings. -10 in with -8 outs. It is machined for turbo feeds and temp and pressure probes for later on down the line when we get to mounting the snail.
I also ordered 3 brand new OEM S5 rotor housings and 3 brand new S4 Low comp rotors. They are on backorder, and Mazda Japan says it'll be about 2 months before they get here. No worries, it'll give me time to save up for a rebuild kit and some apex seals.
Some more custom work from Chip. 20B rear oil pedestal with direct feeds for main bearings. -10 in with -8 outs. It is machined for turbo feeds and temp and pressure probes for later on down the line when we get to mounting the snail.
I also ordered 3 brand new OEM S5 rotor housings and 3 brand new S4 Low comp rotors. They are on backorder, and Mazda Japan says it'll be about 2 months before they get here. No worries, it'll give me time to save up for a rebuild kit and some apex seals.