4g63tcrazy's new setup for 2010

[Swifty1638]

You load up the front end with those traction bars that shane has. How do you think he Tuned Nate's civic, or Shaun's supra? Shane can do it.

[C3L1CA]

It helps too if you're car isn't honda slammed either, that way you can get the straps nice and tight. Bring it to Shane though, he'll go out of his way to make sure the car is good to go and you're walking away a happy customer!

[scheides]

I'd really hate to spend the money on some dyno time just to find out I would spin and get nothing accomplished.

This is what the dyno day is for ;) Do some street tuning and bring it, then talk to shane about a full tune if all goes well :)

[turbotalon1g]

^I plan on on doing that when I get home.

[Swifty1638]

^I wanna help out.

[4g63tcrazy]

This is what the dyno day is for ;) Do some street tuning and bring it, then talk to shane about a full tune if all goes well :)


That sounds like a good idea. Although street tuning is gonna be very difficult. I'd have to try a 4th gear pull and even then I'll probably spin or wheel hop a little and by the time I'm in the upper rpm's I'd be going a ridiculous speed.

I would just want 1 hour of good clean dyno tuning and be good from there. I don't really have the money to be dynoing the car for trial and error. I guess we'll see what happens when the time comes.

[turbotalon1g]

Get a co-pilot/tuner/driver for sure.
When I'm at home, my wife knows how to tune DSMlink as good as I do, prolly better than most dsmers, lol.

[4g63tcrazy]

Yea I usually have one of my friends go with me.

[4g63tcrazy]

Exhaust time!

Got the missing piece to my exhaust in the mail thanks to Mark. (tkrperformance)

So I started with the o2 housing. Right away I noticed a problem. The flange hit the LICP and the oil filter. My solution was to add about 2" so the flange sat lower and that gave me the clearance I needed. I also was able to get a better angle on it to bolt up to the downpipe.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/nashmkna/winter2010/P1030038.jpg

Next was my downpipe. My downpipe reduced down to 2.5" like most do to bolt up to the o2 housing, But mine is 3" all the way through. So I used the new 3-bolt flange I got from mark and after measuring 15 times and cutting twice ;) I was able to weld it up.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/nashmkna/winter2010/P1030041.jpg

You can also see I dented the o2 housing so I can get the oil filter off. It's a tight fit.
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/nashmkna/winter2010/P1030040.jpg

Then I welded some bolts to act as studs to make the install MUCH easier. Here is a pic to show off my s1ck gas-less mig welding skillZ. :guns:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/nashmkna/winter2010/P1030036.jpg

After getting everything back together and started the car. I got to hear the sweet sound of exhaust leak coming from the o2 housing. So I had to take everything off just to find out the o2 housing surface was completely warped.

Big thanks to Mike (CarPsyco84) he was able to get the surface as straight as possible. WAY better then it was before. It used to actually rock back and forth on the turbo.
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/nashmkna/winter2010/P1030047.jpg

Now I'm gonna be picking up a new o2 housing gasket from map and then I'll be able to bolt everything back together. I'm also looking for an FP exhaust manifold to replace my DNP since I wont need to run a spacer with it. If I don't find an FP manifold soon then I'll just stick with the DNP for now and enjoy the setup.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Were you having O2 housing sealing problems before? That flange is too thin, would be very prone to warping. Looks like you guys got it flatten out though.