beaterX project thread

[goodhart]

I'll trade ya the Gaylant for a few days!

[C3L1CA]

I've got a frs I'd trade for a few days too :D


Hope you can get some time to get some more miles on it and ready to rock for proving grounds!

[Jaei Sun]

Swap with the FRS, do ettttt!!!!!

[CornFed2.4]

Haha you got more miles on it then I do. Mines still sitting on jack stands in the drive way. I'm driving the 100 miles tomorrow though then dropping the oil and heading up to park rapids for part of my 1k break in.

Hope you have it done for pg.

[turbotalon1g]

Fine I'll trade the BMW

[scheides]

Bombed around the city thursday/friday/saturday running errands, taking the wife out for fun, and visiting Shawn C in Hastings (helped him swap on a new non-stretch timing chain on his X) to click the new motor's odometer over 500 miles. Went to about 550 miles actually, vacuum pulls and such as much as I could.

Car drives really really nice and today I gave it some final love before next weekend:
-fresh rear diff fluid
-girodisc rear s/s brake pads
-ATE Super Blue brake fluid, fully bled system (thanks for pumping that brake pedal spazzy!)
-AMSoil 10w40
-yanked valve cover, everything looks peachy! Bolts are tight and clearances are in spec :)
-fixed ripped-out 3-port BCS harness (oops my bad--during disassembly :( )
-fresh OEM spark plugs gapped to .018"
-full tank of E85
-boost!

Started her off easy ~25psi and the car feels great. More boost this week, keep watching for leaks, and few more little things before heading to BIR!

http://scheides.com/misc/pics/evox/evox-motor2-01.jpg

Lots of clunking coming from the front, I'm going to order new strut mounts/hats as it is getting really annoying.
Also I have a loose endlink on the rear sway bar. It's not terrible, but might be causing a clunk here or there. Just annoying because I the bolt is basically frozen on the endlink and doesn't want to budge...might be sawzall time ;)

[scheides]

After looking at logs, realized BCS was plugged into the wrong plug--oops! Corrected it for a flatter boost curve going forward :)

[simulatedwood]

Thamks Scheides for your help on Saturday. The car is mostly back together finishing up assembly tonight. You car sounded so good when you pulled up, gotta love a fresh rebuild!

[Murlo26]

Any updated charts for viewing pleasure? It looked like you are ripping at 32psi now?

[scheides]

No real charts, decided to save it for this weekend. Car is making about 550 whp @32-tapering to 30 according to Virtual dyno which is identical to what it was making last fall before making 599@MAP. So, numbers are with a grain of salt, if I can just have fun with it this weekend ill be happy! Car just revs and revs, power is fantastic above 7500rpm.