Hehe...I am just the average guy...I just happen to work with these tools

Chris

p.s. its a milling machine

 

I own a manufacturing facility, we machine medical and aerospace components...for the past year and a half I was so swamped with getting the business up and running that I hadn't touched any of the machines to do anything for me, this year will be different

Chris

 

Quick update, my 3" couplers came in...

Cheers

 

Intercooler came in...not to big, not to small, just perfect for my goals without sacrificing spool...

Chris

 

Worked on the CAD/CAM for the pulley...will hopefully run it sometime this weekend...

Chris

 

^ Nice man!


Make two of them, one for you and one for me..... please

 

Hehe...I don't think it would work for your application, it probably won't spin fast enough. I made it bigger to reduce the speed of the Alternator because I will be running it off a bigger pulley on the crank.



Chris

 

Its also only 4 ribs instead of the usual 5 because it will run off the front pulley which only has 4...

Chris

 

Finished the Alternator Pulley today...its hard to photograph due to the reflection but its got tons of details and looks very good...

C

 

Here it is next to the stock sized one...19% bigger and only 4 ribs...mission accomplished...

 

Nice!!!! do you know when my special package is coming in?

 

Oh well!

pulley came out great!

If you ever make any in the stock size with the rotor then count me in for one!

 

great build bro!

 

Will do for sure!

C

 

This is freaking beast.

Subscribed and watching with interest! Good luck with everything along the way!!!

 

Decided to polish the face of the rotor on the pulley...the pics don't do it justice, had to put a pen in the picture for it to be noticed but it looks like a mirror in person. Has great contrast with the rest of the machined surfaces...

Chris

 

I finally got around to making the two holes for the Wastegates and tacking them on to check fitment. Now I need to verify everything fits in the engine bay and then pull everything out and finish welding the down pipe and the wastegate flanges.

Cheers!

 

pretty bro.

 

Updated ToDo list:

Machine front cover (counterweight/alternator) - STARTED
Weld front cover
Front cover oil line
Machine front pulley spacer
Driver engine mount finish - STARTED
Pass engine mount finish - DONE
Finish LIM (cut, welding, holes etc) - STARTED
Make 2 extra injector Bungs for LIM (RX-8 Fuel rail has 4)
Drill UIM bolt hole - DONE
Make Throttle body adapter-DONE!
Oil filter Pedestal (machine, relocate, whatever)
Modify Water Pump Outlet - STARTED
Oil pan and pickup
Make Alternator Pulley - DONE
Make Custom water pump Tensioner
Relocate OEM ECU to Firewall
Install Wastegates - STARTED
Make Downpipe - STARTED
Make Wastegate dump
Fuel rail mod
Make/Modify Fuel lines
Make Turbo Oil lines
Make Radiator cover plate
Water reservoir
Make radiator lines
Intercooler mount
Cut/Tack Intercooler piping
Weld Intercooler piping
Weld BOV
Replace exhaust sleeves
Machine engine for studs/Dowels
Make Ignition Bracket

 

Thanks!

 

Awesome work! Good luck with your project.

 

Threw everything back in the car to check for wastegate and downpipe fitment and found that the wastegates were fine but the downpipe would be a bit of a problem. Essentially, I got it in there but it would be so close to everything that it would be nothing to but headaches and vibrating noises so I made marks in the problem areas and I pulled the DP off and "compressed" some of the areas in my big vise. The result is at least 1/2" of clearance everywhere and not so much loss in flow

In the process I also noticed that moving the alternator forward to use the front pulley while keeping in its general oem location would cause the front belt to interfere with the waterpump pulley...this means I will probably have to throw the alternator over to the driver's side (as in the last picture) regardless of my desire to keep it in the middle of the engine.

Cheers!

 

Finished welding the wastegates onto the manifold...

C

 

Worked on the wastegate Dump today...I still want to recirculate it back into the exhaust but for now will just dump it mid way. I am unsure if I will be able to package a reroute into the exhaust somewhere so this will work for now. I would like to add that that flex pipe, which is a necessary evil with this setup, is the hardest thing I have ever had to weld...it just wanted to melt away so the welds aren't pretty at all...Im just happy it sealed...lol I couldn't use a regular flexible section due to the available space.

Cheers!

 

look at that dent. Something for me to look forward to.