10-11-2010, 12:12 PM | #21 |
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Getting out of my car after driving to work, I smelled something that resembled burning clutch. I find the smell coming from my rear driver side wheel, and along with the smell, a ton of heat. It would seem my caliper/E-brake locked up. Yea, so I am not too happy about that. I am hoping the caliper isn't shot and it is an easy fix but somehow I doubt it. |
10-14-2010, 12:46 PM | #22 |
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Car is gone. I got the Walbro 255 fuel pump in last night before I dropped it off this morning. Hoping for it back tomorrow, but I forsee me getting the car back on Saturday. Then it will be getting tuned and dynoed within the next week.
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10-15-2010, 01:12 PM | #24 |
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I put it together myself.
UPDATE: Saw the car this morning. Have run into many issues, ranging intercooler piping having a tight fit (currently having some new piping fabbed up at MB Racing), to the bigger issue of my radiator getting in the way of the turbo. I had to buy a funky turbo manifold that seats the turbo lower then most normal Spec-V turbos, so instead of sitting on top of the radiator, it is sitting inside of it. Here is a picture of the turbo installed with no radiator in the car. You can see how a stock Spec-V rad would not fit well. SOLUTION: Picking up a 2 core half size Civic rad that my mechanic will make fit. I am going to have to upgrade it within the next week or two to something bigger so it cools my car better, but just to have the car back on the road, this needs to be done. No chance of me getting the car back today. If I can get the IC pipes back from MB Racing, and get the radiator to my mechanic today, I can shoot for tomorrow, but it is looking more like Monday or Tuesday now. Last edited by Bates; 10-15-2010 at 06:35 PM. |
10-16-2010, 11:36 AM | #25 |
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UPDATE:
Dropped off the half size radiator today with an extra slim fan. When I got there he was getting ready to modify my downpipe, and had just finished tapping my oil pan. He should be able to finish 75-80% of the work today. Still waiting for MB Racing to get back to me about my custom IC piping. Once that is ready and it is in my mechanic's hands (early enough Monday I hope), the car won't take long. So we are shooting for Monday, but it could be Tuesday. |
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noice!!!!!
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10-19-2010, 09:12 PM | #28 |
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Update: Well, I finally got my IC piping back today from MB racing at 6pm. Aside from over charging me, not getting a part they said they were getting for me, getting my parts back to me a lot later then they said they would, and doing a crappy looking weld job, I couldn't be happier.
Car may or may not be done tomorrow. I doubt it though. |
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10-19-2010, 11:26 PM | #32 |
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And dude you gotta bring this to the year end meet, I know alot of people would like to see this.
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Update: All the car needs is a 90 degree 2.5 inch coupler. I am in stuck in work and MB won't deliver it to my mechanic. FML. |
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10-20-2010, 05:34 PM | #34 |
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Just got a very pleasing phone call: CAR IS DONE. My mechanic is waiting for me to get out of work to pick it up. I feel like a kid on Christmas morning... until I see the bill lol.
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10-21-2010, 01:56 AM | #35 |
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1st day of boost:
What a damn nightmare!! I got the car and it ran good. It runs rich, so until I get a tune I am going to dump a lot of fuel. The turbo spins up so quickly and so fast, and because my BOV does not re-circulate when slowing down and coming to stop, it will begin to choke out unless I give it a bit of gas, no big deal. I leave my mechanics, hit boost a bit car feels great, only set to 4 PSI right now. I drive up to my friends, car is still running good. I park wait a bit and then get back in the car to take my friend for a ride. It's not boosting right and I am spiking at 15 PSI, not good. My car begins to choke out bad. I pop the hood to find the weak little vacuum hose from the WG is melted and blown off, which caused the spike which caused me to blow out all 4 spark plugs. Thankfully I have a good friend who had some extra One Step Colder plugs from his Spec-V so I got them and threw them in and put on a new THICK vacuum line. The car is still choking out bad. Upon further inspection I find a coupler that was blown out. Well a little midnight maintenance, lots of cursing, and a headache later, I get the coupler back on and now the car runs fine. I am going to get longer couplers for the area that blew and just take it real easy on the car for now. Pictures will be up tomorrow. |
10-21-2010, 02:27 AM | #36 |
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Don't beat on it so soon if its 1)untuned 2)all new parts 3)your not 100% confident its 100% complete and good.
Wouldn't want to see you blow it up this quick over stupid issues that you seem to be runnign into during the whole build.
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Wasn't planning on beating on it, it is a brand new turbo. I need to break that thing in. But it spools up so damn quick, I have to be so easy on the gas or the car really takes off. It does feel like a whole new car, it's crazy. Hopefully today will go better. :D |
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10-21-2010, 11:51 PM | #38 |
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That's the worst thing about building a car, it takes a tune and 500 miles before you can really enjoy it. Also just let me know about the meet I think like 15 of us are meeting at my house that morning.
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Update:
Car is running ok still. Just talked to ATX Motorsports, and I am taking the car to them tomorrow so they can look at it. Taking it back to them next week for a the tune, plus the injector, return fuel rail, and FPR install. I am very excited about this. Tonight, I am going to move some things around like the MAF and BOV. I think they are causing my car to choke out because they are in the wrong locations. |
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Just wondering are you running it recirc ? And are you running the stock maf, also what's your a/f's look like right now ? And last question are you going to dyno it while tuning it ?
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