Shake Down. Got the car out on the road this afternoon. I should have recorded the drive… because I was so elated it would have been a noteworthy video. The car actually sounds turbo-charged. Somehow I didn’t think it would be so pronounced given my low boost level. Wrong. AFR’s seem safely rich 9-10:1 WOT although I never let the […]
2 When I disassembled the car last fall, I hucked the OEM plastic undertrays. They are pretty important pieces for cooling and aero, and function relatively well (so some say), but mine were almost torn in half and missing large pieces. That’s why I’m making a splitter now, when I probably should be tuning turbo bits. I used white carbon fiber… […]
I’ve been browsing, and trying to learn. It’s not really THAT educational, as most of what’s inside is stuff I’ve picked up over the years anyways. It’s nice to have a quick, solid reference on hand though. I could quote you some of the fine print, to justify my build… but I don’t mind acknowledging that YOU TOLD ME SO […]
2 I think this picture looks good…for something to come off an iPhone… I might have to come make another camera purchase. The doors on the barn have finally unfrozen (half at least) and I let the car sit and idle while I once overed all the bolts and tweaked the alignment in preparation for being out on the road this […]
5 AFM tuning. The car is all but road worthy after a solid afternoon in the barn. An alignment and a few other details remain, but the turbocharger is fitted in it’s entirety. You guys all tell me I’m going to blow up if I run the stock computer. You say that tinkering with the AFM and modifying the stock management […]
There isn’t really any content here. This past week has been spent looking at details: things like gauge mounting, learning turbo plumbing, vacuum and engine lubrication… and why my first start attempt never actually started. The downpipe is on and fitting good, although it took a 5 pound sledge to get a safe distance off the firewall, and Dave Coleman’s […]
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