4g63tcrazy's new setup for 2010 - Page 7

123abc · 03-12-2010

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Put it all together today. I've been driving it around for the passed hour tuning it in. Taking a break right now to let the battery charge up on my computer then I'm going back at it.

How's it runnin? Vid!

4g63tcrazy · 03-12-2010

Injectors are kind of a bitch but other than that not bad. I'll post a vid sometime in the next couple days.

4g63tcrazy · 03-13-2010

Snapped a couple pics tonight after I parked it. So far I put a decent tune on it at 25psi. Gonna have to swap the coil pack back on cause I start breaking up around 6500. I can't imagine what it would feel like if I actually got traction!

123abc · 03-13-2010

Looks really good Andy! Time for some sticky front tires and a limited slip?

4g63tcrazy · 03-14-2010

Sticky tires for sure. Gonna save up for a pair of slicks. No limited slip, the thought of opening up the trans just doesn't appeal to me for some reason.

So far after driving it all over the place for the passed couple days I have ran into a couple problems. First being the bov hits the hood and pushes it up. Gonna have to get that section of piping redone with the bov moved down. Second, I melted the o2 sensor wiring. It was in between my block and turbo. Had a good 2" of space between them but I guess the heat was still too much. Not a big deal since I plan on locking it in open loop and tuning it that way. Third, the ignition cuts out when I give it full throttle and I approach 20psi. I know its the COP so I'm gonna have to swap that back out.

Other than those 3 small things, everything is great so far. No leaks and it's the turn key daily driven dsm it's been for the passed 3 years!

Pushit2.0 · 03-14-2010

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... the ignition cuts out when I give it full throttle and I approach 20psi. I know its the COP so I'm gonna have to swap that back out....

I know these setups look great but I wonder what kind of black magic it takes to make them work.

~John

4g63tcrazy · 03-14-2010

Ignition amplifier of some sort. Haven't really read up on it much though.

4g63tcrazy · 03-15-2010

I was looking at my rims today and noticed that I have a nice bend from a pot hole in the drivers front tire... I hit a pot hole on 694 first night out with the car and didn't think much of it. The balance is still good and it holds air so I'm just gonna say fuck it and leave it. REALLY pisses me of though.

**goodhart** · 03-15-2010

This setup looks good man! Are you gonna have Shane tune it or are you gonna run your own tune?

4g63tcrazy · 03-15-2010

I'll probably run it on my own tune for awhile and then once I save up the money go to shane.

4g63tcrazy · 03-16-2010

Got some bad news.. I went over to chim55117's house to pick up some parts last night and I let the car idle in his driveway while we talked for a bit. When I got back in the car the coolant temp was all the way hot.. I guess my radiator fan stopped working on me and the car overheated. It pushed out about a gallon of coolant on his driveway. I let the car cool off and we filled the coolant back up. Drove fine on the way home. Woke up this morning to look the car over and started it up. The radiator hose got rock hard right away and I knew I warped the head.

I'm gonna take the head off tomorrow and while it's out upgrade the valve springs. Possibly get some L19's if I can find some cheap. It would also be a great time to replace all the timing components, but I don't think I'll have the money for that.

sleepydsm · 03-17-2010

Looks good! Now get some traction haha.

4g63tcrazy · 03-17-2010

How about I swap it into the audi? That would be pretty sick. Haha

**goodhart** · 03-17-2010

That sucks!!! Time for A1's/L19's and a Fel-Pro Permatorque!!

123abc · 03-17-2010

Ouch! That blows man. Especially after you just put it together.

4g63tcrazy · 03-17-2010

I will be re-using my mls 4layer headgasket. I want to pick up a set of l19's though for sure.

**goodhart** · 03-17-2010

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I will be re-using my mls 4layer headgasket. I want to pick up a set of l19's though for sure.

Re-using a head gasket?

Why not just do it right and get it over with?

4g63tcrazy · 03-17-2010

You can re-use this headgasket, it's been done many times. It's not a composite gasket, it's metal. I only had it in the car for 2k miles and it still looks brand new.

Today I had a friend help me take off the head and we had it off in a little over an hour. Definately helps to have such a simple engine bay. I drove out to MAP and picked up some evo 8 valve springs and retainers. Then I stopped by Primo and dropped the springs and head off.

Here's a pic of what it looks like now. I might take this opportunity to clean the bay up some more. I never really liked the way I tucked it in the first place.

Kevin 1G Drummer · 03-18-2010

I'd be very leary of using a head gasket after it blew, no matter what kind of gasket it is.

I have heard of people re-using MLS gaskets after just pulling a head (not blown), but never heard of someone re-using a blown gasket.

Super Bleeder!! · 03-18-2010

I am loving that engine bay. Looks like some attention to detail went into it. Good work!