97 gsx build

[goodhart]

Nice, getting work done

[97gsexx]

Last night I fixed all my boost leaks and was able to hold 25 psi no prob! She is all ready to go and I will be starting her for the first time tonight when I get off work. I hope these bm 1650's are easier to dial in than the old bosch style injectors. I am going to be taking it easy until I can get a tune from Shane because I don't want to f*** anything up considering I am fairly new to tuning.

[97gsexx]

Update:

Well I drove the car for a couple weeks and for the most part she ran pretty good. It leaks oil from where the dipstick tube sits in the block, oil return, and oil filter housing. Also, I was experiencing knock when ever going wot. Before I had time to look into it, the clutch went out (that's what I think anyway). I was leaving my house in 2nd gear then all of the sudden my car just revved and wouldn't accelerate. Also, when the car is off and in gear the wheels don't lock and it starts to roll so I have to pull the e-brake.

I got the car towed to my buddy's garage and started taking her apart. We both work until 8 so I haven't had much time to work on it. Axles were just rebuilt and were fully seated in the trans. Drained gear oil and t-case fluid and everything looked good. Axles, t-case are out so all I have to do is remove the mounts and drop the tranny. I will know for sure tonight what went wrong and what I need to buy in order to get her running again.

I am going to be going with a street disc and if the pp needs to be replaced I am going to go with a 2900. I am hoping the the trans and flywheel are in good shape. While I am waiting for parts to arrive I will be installing the full ss clutch line, black top cas (hopefully fixes the knock issue), dual gauge bezel and removing a pillar, oil pressure gauge in cigarette lighter location, rewire fuel pump, and switching to speed density. Also I just picked up a shaved vc that was powder coated black :)

Here are a few pics of the process:

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/Picture0807131157_1.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/Picture0807131157_1.jpg.html)

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/Picture0807131156_1.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/Picture0807131156_1.jpg.html)

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-07_000155.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-07_000155.jpg.html)

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-07_000213.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-07_000213.jpg.html)

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-07_000122.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-07_000122.jpg.html)

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-07_000240.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-07_000240.jpg.html)

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-07_000110.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-07_000110.jpg.html)


I will post some more pics up tomorrow of what I find when removing the trans. After I get her running I will be installing a 1g aluminum radiator with slim fans, delete a/c, and delete cruise control box and install non cruise cable.

[Tachyon]

I gather you never made it to the dyno before you issues?

[mark4g63t]

This happened less than 24hrs before the tune time.

[97gsexx]

Unfortunately not, I did trade a guy a spot for the 21st. Not sure if that is going to happen or not due to this unexpected surprise and the knock issue. Hopefully I figure out the drivetrain issue tonight. Before this happened the TOB was making a very loud squealing noise when the clutch was engaged. I am guessing that the hub ripped right out of the middle of the clutch disk. Perhaps the transmission was falling out, and as it became less aligned to the transmission, the more it destroyed the clutch disk(TOB noise).

[97gsexx]

As I expected, the center of the disc separated from the rest of it. Here are some pics of what i found when I removed the tranny:

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-08_000622.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-08_000622.jpg.html)

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-08_000637.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-08_000637.jpg.html)

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-07_2355341.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-07_2355341.jpg.html)

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-07_2355051.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-07_2355051.jpg.html)

Does anyone know what pressure plate this is? It doesn't have and numbers on it or anything. I believe it is a 2600:

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-07_2355141.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-07_2355141.jpg.html)

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-08_000849.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-08_000849.jpg.html)

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-08_000920.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-08_000920.jpg.html)


There is a lot of build up inside then bell housing. Is this normal? I was just going to power wash it and remove as much as I can:

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-08_001107.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-08_001107.jpg.html)

Input shaft looks good, no damage from what I can see:

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc505/blue_dreamer24v/2013-08-08_001058.jpg (http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/blue_dreamer24v/media/2013-08-08_001058.jpg.html)

Flywheel looks great as well. I am going to get it resurfaced just to be safe. I am going to buy a 2900 pp and street disc tonight. If all goes well, I should be able to make it to the cookout no prob!

[goodhart]

That kind of buildup is normal on high mileage dsm's. It's just dust from the organic clutch disks over the years. So you don't know what brand that is at all? I would guess it may be a XTD (eBay) pressure plate. I would guess by the falling apart of the disk like that, the disk is probably an XTD as well.

[97gsexx]

There isn't any writing or anything on the pp. And yeah I was thinking XTD as well. The pp is still in really good shape but I am going to play it safe and go with a 2900 so I don't have to worry about it.

[goodhart]

I was judging that by the red PP and the shape of the sticker that used to be on it. XTD puts a sticker just like that on their PP's.