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93gtpeater 11-01-2011 05:38 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Hopefully when spring comes you can actual drive it and in joy the dam thing. I give you props for sticking it out. anyways glad your getting it back before it snowed out.

turbotalon1g 11-01-2011 06:20 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Nice.

Knoxville 11-01-2011 10:50 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Did you take it out for a spin? Any initial feedback?

Murlo26 11-01-2011 11:37 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Knoxville (Post 395096)
Did you take it out for a spin? Any initial feedback?

Only drove it home from DB so far but here are my thoughts.

The car is WAYYYYY better just driving around. It feels very smooth. Shane said he spent like 2 days on just the driveability part and got the fuel very good. He took MAF out down low too which seemed to get rid of some if not all the bogginess.

I did a few WOT pulls, didn't have much space so I had to left off a little early but they were smooth no problems. I also didn't see any knockCEL so that made me happy.

Shane said he collapsed the high and low octane tables to 2-3 degrees lower in the RPM range but left them higher from 5 or 6krpms on up at like 6 degrees or so.

I am quite satisfied for now and will update after some more driving.

scheides 11-02-2011 03:54 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Woo! Awesome!

Sparky2211 11-02-2011 12:50 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Woo hoo!!! Glad to hear that it's running better!

Murlo26 11-03-2011 10:52 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Well packing up my car for the winter for sure now...

Just found this at work before I left...
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...6/83e82cce.jpg

I was praying that I made it home, thankfully I did. The evo gods are angry with me.

In case you can't tell, that is a long strip of shredded belt.

turbotalon1g 11-04-2011 10:51 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
ouch.

Kracka 11-04-2011 10:53 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
WTF

Murlo26 11-04-2011 11:42 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Kracka (Post 395213)
WTF

Im not sure, one of my pulleys is off though. Shane didn't see anything while it was there after 2 days on the dyno, so not sure.

My car likes to break I guess and not when it's convenient.

Kracka 11-04-2011 11:51 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Time to put the stock plastic pulleys back on.

Murlo26 11-04-2011 04:43 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Kracka (Post 395217)
Time to put the stock plastic pulleys back on.

Not sure where those are even.

scheides 11-04-2011 06:47 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
What pulleys are on there now, stock ones or those Hyundai ones?

goodhart 11-04-2011 07:40 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Murlo26 (Post 395216)
My car likes to break I guess and not when it's convenient.


haha it never is

sorry to hear, but at least it ain't something big!

Murlo26 11-04-2011 09:20 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Hyundai ones

scheides 11-05-2011 01:05 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Ugh shitty...back to stockers I guess? Or inspect the Hyundai ones...they come off really easy once the belt is off.

Murlo26 11-05-2011 07:58 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
It sounds like I might need a washer or something to adjust the tensioner pulley I guess. Trying to talk to a few others who have the hyundai pulley's.

I probably still will not fix this until spring though.

scheides 11-06-2011 12:22 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Fix it before the car just sits for too long :D You'll feel better about firing it up come spring!

Kracka 11-06-2011 09:12 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Agreed. Having it down all winter will just piss you off, especially come that first really nice spring day.

turbotalon1g 11-06-2011 09:25 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
^X3.

Murlo26 11-06-2011 01:01 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
I have no money or desire to fix it now. It'll get done first thing when snow melts.

Murlo26 12-27-2011 09:58 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
So Sunday I finally got my lazy ass in gear and pulled my battery out for winter like 6 weeks after I put it away lol. It was dead but I bought a new smart charger that has it all charged up now and is in trickle mode now. I hope it didn't nuke the battery like last year (been traveling for work the last 4 out of 5 weeks and just didn't have much time). Last year I never unhooked it and the battery died and could not be brought back and I had to buy a new one. I have the AMS small battery, which is not great for leaving hooked up over winter obviously.

So I also forgot I got these back before I put my car down for winter (stock OEM idler pulley's).

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...6/6b839553.jpg

What do you guys think? Reuse? These are my original OEM ones, they are worn and my fingernail hits the grooves but not too terrible. But I am not sure what bad ones look like. Obviously I need to something about my serp belt problems and seeing as how the pulley's were changed and now I am having problems I am considering going back to the OEM ones.

scheides 12-27-2011 10:59 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Just get new OEM ones, I should probably consider changing mine when I replace my acc belt this spring (it's about due).

Murlo26 12-27-2011 11:10 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
That was one thing I considered. Maybe I should just do that, I know that will work fine. I guess I will see what pricing is like on them.

Murlo26 02-03-2012 10:26 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Can I get an overlay Scheides or another person who is an overlay wizard? Shane couldn't find my old FPblack dynos in the database when I was at DB last so I never got them. I don't think I ever got one for my two setups and was just curious on how my 2.2L works compared to my 2.0L. Sorry bored at work :)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...nedImage-3.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...scan0006-1.jpg

Thank you to whoever can help me :) Just getting ancy for spring and car stuff again.

DSM_421 02-03-2012 10:37 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
When batteries die and are left out in freezing wheather, they freeze and get destroyed on the inside. Hopefully this mild winter didn't ruin your AMS battery and it will hold a charge.

Next time just disconnect the negative terminal, takes all of 30 seconds...

Murlo26 02-03-2012 10:45 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
^I know, I forgot last year, was as simple as that.

I disconnected it this year and pulled it out. It's been on my new tender in my basement all year.

scheides 02-03-2012 12:08 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Murlo26 (Post 399455)
Can I get an overlay Scheides or another person who is an overlay wizard? Shane couldn't find my old FPblack dynos in the database when I was at DB last so I never got them. I don't think I ever got one for my two setups and was just curious on how my 2.2L works compared to my 2.0L. Sorry bored at work :)

Thank you to whoever can help me :) Just getting ancy for spring and car stuff again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tachyon (Post 392532)

U R DUMB, look back sucka! :D

Murlo26 02-03-2012 12:27 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
That technically wasn't my final tune though, it had breakup up top. But close enough, lol. I thought I did it but fail at looking.

Sorry to disturb :D

Murlo26 02-14-2012 07:24 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Honestly my personal favorite update to this thread:

No more car payment on the evo! Thank you tax return. Now I won't feel like a dbag for having a car payment and modding at the same time...feels real good.

As there is no snow i have thought lots about the car lately.

I am in the process of putting an order through MAP right now. As of right now I am ordering a new OEM serp belt and Shawn and myself are going to look into that when it gets warm out. However, Shane commented on my brakes being really weak last time he had the car and I agreed after I drove it, I think its time for at least pads. 30k miles on stock evo pads seems pretty solid.

I REALLY want girodisc 2piece rotors for some rotational weight savings but that will have to wait. My plan is this:

Ferodo DS2500's
ATE Super Blue
AMS SS lines or technafit to save a few bucks

I think Scheides has this setup essentially, any thoughts? Mostly street driven car really.

The only other question is do you guys think my rotors should be alright or is that a maybe? Turn them maybe? Or am I stuck buying new ones?

Thanks for feedback!

scheides 02-14-2012 07:48 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Ferodo DS2500's are the BOMB but beware they do dust quite a bit!

Definitely get the rotors turned...I am going to be swapping in some MR 2-piece rotors on my car sometime this spring so you could get mine turned as cores if you want.

I say KISS and stick with stock lines, that's all I have on my car and they are fine. I did SS lines on my 8 on my second brake job, after 50k miles and/or some time I think it's about time to swap out the stock lines...up to you though, not a bad mod at all.

simulatedwood 02-14-2012 08:01 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Awesome idea on the brakes, like scheides recommended get the rotors turned and throw on decent pads. I wouldnt do the brake lines unless you are expecting to get a fair amount of heat in the brakes then it makes sense, most street cars will never get that much heat. The biggest difference you are going to feel is getting new fluid, that alone will make the pedal much firmer just from not having old janky watery fluid. On the silver x, bleed the factory stuff out @ 10K and noticed an immediate diffence in the pedal feel. :)

Murlo26 02-14-2012 08:18 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
No SS lines it is. But going to buy pads and the serp belt then with the super blue. Add that to my list of shit to do this spring.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

cmspaz 02-14-2012 10:05 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
I'm not sure if I can do X rotors due to the size increase, but let me know when you swap stuff, Scheides, I'll give your stockers a shot.

Murlo26 02-14-2012 10:33 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cmspaz (Post 400010)
I'm not sure if I can do X rotors due to the size increase, but let me know when you swap stuff, Scheides, I'll give your stockers a shot.

I'll be end of march time frame. I will let you know.

Shane@DBPerformance 02-15-2012 11:00 AM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by scheides (Post 400003)
I am going to be swapping in some MR 2-piece rotors on my car sometime this spring so you could get mine turned as cores if you want.

Such a baller!

craig 02-15-2012 12:17 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Spaz can do the rear but the fronts will have about a half inch or so that the brake lathe wont hit towards the end.

Murlo26 02-15-2012 12:52 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by craig (Post 400062)
Spaz can do the rear but the fronts will have about a half inch or so that the brake lathe wont hit towards the end.

Hmm, guess I will have to find somewhere else to do them then. Dealer maybe?

cmspaz 02-15-2012 01:01 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by craig (Post 400062)
Spaz can do the rear but the fronts will have about a half inch or so that the brake lathe wont hit towards the end.

You sure? How much bigger are the X rotors over the VIII/IXs? I'm pretty sure when I did Matt D's that I had at least an inch and a half of bit clearance at the end.

Murlo26 02-15-2012 01:07 PM

Re: Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog
 
Evo X is 13.8" front, 13" rear.

I think the 8/9 front is 13".


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