Project Lex

[DoughtCom]

Good lookin' son!

[turbotalon1g]

Nice work broseph.
Can't wait to see this when I get back.

You gonna be ready to roll for the proving grounds?

[goodhart]

Goodhart you asked about turbo clearance, well here ya go. There is none :D


LOL WOW!!

Just curious, does a mk4 stock intake mani fit in the engine bay of one of these things? So if/when you do go forward facing, could that be an easy swap? Is Kerry still going to use his stock manifold? Or would it make more sense to go aftermarket? I have a buddy up here in St. Cloud that has made some pretty nice looking FFIM's for 2JZ's and 7M's too.

Here is one
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e253/funky_monkey58/DSCF0067.jpg

[Halon]

No. The bolt pattern is just a hair different. Gotta get an na specific one which are stupid expensive. And is also why I may try to just make my own. But that all will come next year.

[goodhart]

ghey. I guess that would just be too easy haha

[scheides]

Man it would be sooo nice for the intake mani to point out the other direction but if its gonna be crazy expensive to make it happen I say yea, def put that on the back burner...easy enough of a project once you have the rest of the car sorted.

[munchgsx]

I thought I saw a company that was making a after market intake plenum that made the TB face forward. Can't remember who though. I think we had a NA Supra/turbo come in with one on it. I will try to hit him up for the name.

[Halon]

Yeah that is a typical way people go since the plenum bolts to the runners. Just put a forward facing plenum on the stock runners. But with just the plenum, the cheapest one I've found is still around $800. Pretty ridiculous. So I may just try to buy some square aluminum tubing and plating, and just make my own and have someone weld it up for me.

But, again, I'm trying to change as little as possible which is why the stock one is staying on for now, with the stock throttle body. Trying to just change things 1 by 1 as much as possible.

[Halon]

Made the new Fuel Feedline which will bypass the stock fuel damper. Used -6AN black Aeroquip Push-Lock hose (my favorite push-lock hose) with black push-lock hose ends. I don't like the blingy SS Braided stuff. I like clean and subtle, so this is perfect. Plus it's way easier to assemble than SS Braided. The adapter fittings are blue because I simply could not find them in black, oh well. They are 12mm x 1.25 (fuel rail) and 14mm x 1.5 (stock fuel line) fittings. 21" of fuel line used.
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11713&stc=1&d=1306459316

Fitting installed in Fuel Rail:
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11714&stc=1&d=1306463492

Fuel line installed:
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11715&stc=1&d=1306463492
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11716&stc=1&d=1306463492
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11717&stc=1&d=1306463492

Underneath the car where it attaches to the stock line near the firewall
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11718&stc=1&d=1306463492
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11719&stc=1&d=1306463492


Got the Oil Drain Flange mounted on the turbo. That's another tight squeeze, so I think for now I'll just run a -10AN SS Braided drain line since it is so close to the turbo flange. Next year I may rethink the drain setup.
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11720&stc=1&d=1306463492

[95talonracer]

Looking good. I was thinking what if we did a hard return line half way down and then below that manifold and turbo had a fitting welded on the hard pipe that would go to a braided AN line for some flex the rest of the way to the block?