My other little project

[DavidPHumes]

I spent some time yesterday and washed the car as it was pretty dusty (this is a requirement in a busy body shop). I rolled it outside for the first time in 9 months:















I realized when taking the pictures that the radiator is crooked

It's only off about .5" but it's going to drive me up the wall. I don't know how I can resolve that though since everything is already painted. I may just leave it be, we'll see.

I also ordered plugs and wires. MSD 8.5mm wires and BR7EF plugs.

[Halon]

Yes, the car looks absolutely aweful because all I see is crooked radiator...

[turbotalon1g]

Turbo LS1 with crooked radiator. ew.

Gorgeous car.

[awd-drifter]

badass. if i see this car, im going to shoot it...with my camera very very nice and clean. just love the 'bare engine' look it has

[DavidPHumes]

[A//// Guy]

So sexy.

[cmspaz]

Wow, looks damn good.

[goodhart]

does it run yet?

[Super Bleeder!!]

I. LOVE. THIS.

[Goat Blower]

Wow, look phenomenal! Mmmm, paint booth.

[DavidPHumes]

http://youtu.be/hko9WXcErsA

[JET]

No sleeper effect going on there! That thing must be loud as hell. Any type of muffler or just straight pipe?

[DavidPHumes]

Originally Posted by JET

No sleeper effect going on there! That thing must be loud as hell. Any type of muffler or just straight pipe?

Yeah, a turbo

It's actually not loud at all. Most of the sound you hear is the reflection off of the walls of the shop. I'll push it out of the shop and take a video this weekend to see how it actually is.

[cudvig]

I want to do this with the miata when I get enough time and am out of school.

-Colin

[A//// Guy]

So how does the exhaust work, straight out the side and thats it? I see a wastegate hidden down below but its before the turbo? Thats going to be crazy crazy loud when you get on it.

[DavidPHumes]

Originally Posted by A//// Guy

So how does the exhaust work, straight out the side and thats it? I see a wastegate hidden down below but its before the turbo? Thats going to be crazy crazy loud when you get on it.

Yup, that's it. Wastegates are supposed to be before the turbo The wastegate also dumps in the general direction of the downpipe.

It will indeed be crazy loud. Oh well... that's the point

[goodhart]

Originally Posted by DavidPHumes

Yup, that's it. Wastegates are supposed to be before the turbo The wastegate also dumps in the general direction of the downpipe.

It will indeed be crazy loud. Oh well... that's the point

Not necessarily, lots of dsm people put them after the turbo on the 02 housing, or even on the turbo on fp setups.

[A//// Guy]

Yea I suppose they can go either way, but I had a tial setup on my 1g that was after turbo on the o2 housing exiting under the car.

[DavidPHumes]

Originally Posted by goodhart

Not necessarily, lots of dsm people put them after the turbo on the 02 housing, or even on the turbo on fp setups.

Before offers better control - but yes, there are many ways to skin that cat.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Off the O2 housing on a DSM is kind of actually "before" the turbo also. The wastegate has to bypass exhaust from hitting the turbine wheel or else the boost will go out of control.