What did I get myself into?!?!?!
01-22-09, 04:25 AM
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What did I get myself into?!?!?!
Trucker Mike in the house.
I traded a 95 540i for a 93 FD. First rotary owned. First turbo vehicle owned. This should be interesting. After 3 days I'm already considering an LS3 swap.
I don't even know where to begin with this thing. It's a mess.
53,925 original miles
Fresh rebuild 2k miles ago
Single turbo conversion. (had a GT45R, but now only an ebay special apparently)
V-mount radiator
HKS Twin Power
Power FC Commander
DeFi gauge setup
HKS Turbo Timer
1000cc Injectors
Sportmax 962's on bald tires
Some kind of huge turbo-back exhaust
A newer clutch that engages pretty hard (in a good way)
JL Audio system w/ custom steel tubing amp rack
Needs to be tuned to new turbo because an apex seal got blown through the GT45R or something, IDK. Cuts out at 4300rpms, pull a whopping 4psi if I'm lucky. Apparently I just need to get it tuned and it'll push 400-500hp with it's current setup.
No power steering
Heater barely works (pulling it all anyways)
Paint chips and scratches everywhere (gonna slap vinyl everywhere)
Missing/broken interior pieces (all coming out)
Goals:
Gut, scrape, strip, cut, yank anything that doesn't make it go fast or stop fast.
Custom cage and panels everywhere.
Rebuild single turbo setup.
If no-go on the LS3, Pettit Racing 13b + tranny.
Beat the snot out of it (previous owners did a good job of it, so no sense in polishing a turd).
Pics (I clayed it, buffed it, waxed it the day after I got it):
Proud member of Ground Zero 605, and my other vehicles are a 2007 Hayabusa and 2008 Silverado.
I traded a 95 540i for a 93 FD. First rotary owned. First turbo vehicle owned. This should be interesting. After 3 days I'm already considering an LS3 swap.
I don't even know where to begin with this thing. It's a mess.
53,925 original miles
Fresh rebuild 2k miles ago
Single turbo conversion. (had a GT45R, but now only an ebay special apparently)
V-mount radiator
HKS Twin Power
Power FC Commander
DeFi gauge setup
HKS Turbo Timer
1000cc Injectors
Sportmax 962's on bald tires
Some kind of huge turbo-back exhaust
A newer clutch that engages pretty hard (in a good way)
JL Audio system w/ custom steel tubing amp rack
Needs to be tuned to new turbo because an apex seal got blown through the GT45R or something, IDK. Cuts out at 4300rpms, pull a whopping 4psi if I'm lucky. Apparently I just need to get it tuned and it'll push 400-500hp with it's current setup.
No power steering
Heater barely works (pulling it all anyways)
Paint chips and scratches everywhere (gonna slap vinyl everywhere)
Missing/broken interior pieces (all coming out)
Goals:
Gut, scrape, strip, cut, yank anything that doesn't make it go fast or stop fast.
Custom cage and panels everywhere.
Rebuild single turbo setup.
If no-go on the LS3, Pettit Racing 13b + tranny.
Beat the snot out of it (previous owners did a good job of it, so no sense in polishing a turd).
Pics (I clayed it, buffed it, waxed it the day after I got it):
Proud member of Ground Zero 605, and my other vehicles are a 2007 Hayabusa and 2008 Silverado.
