Diary of a Madman; TitaniumTT's see you @ DGRRXI RE-REbuild

[TitaniumTT]

More pics..... see the above.... I'm slick like that....

[TitaniumTT]

still slick

[hades]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Ok... so I've been slacking in the picture dept... but only in that dept..... So here to appease hades.... pics of the front brakes. And the most AWESOME license plate frame I've ever owned. Tomorrow... hopefully we can move onto the Master Cylinder, then the traction control, then the belly pan, then maybe some new tools will be in....

Happy hades?

MORE! I need more car porn, even if its your dirty bitch.

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by hades

MORE! I need more car porn, even if its your dirty bitch.

I'll see what I can do about getting you some more spanking material... damn perverts....

[TitaniumTT]

S5, I don't, but I should have one by the end of the week. I've spoken to a seller and we just need to confirm a few things and then I'll be picking it up hopefully sometime this week.

Yeah I know what you mean. It's not a matter of leaving it alone, it's a matter of it's not for me. B-Day gift for my mother so reliabilty is tops on the list..... although I SHOULD do the helltech so I can do some serious data-logging with the A2W intercooler so I can figure a few things out for a future project

[2gslse]

If it falls through on the turbo I can hook you up I think I have 2 of them since its how I was originally going to go with the FB

since its for Mom and not you why air to H2O intercooler? seems to be asking for trouble to me

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by 2gslse

If it falls through on the turbo I can hook you up I think I have 2 of them since its how I was originally going to go with the FB

Money hasn't exchanged hands yet so if you want to post up or PM me what you've got, I'd be interested to know for sure!

Originally Posted by 2gslse

since its for Mom and not you why air to H2O intercooler? seems to be asking for trouble to me

I sorta took the hood from the 'vert to make the replacement hood for my FC becuase I found an atihun hood for the 'vert that I just had to have when I thought I was going to keep it n/a.... then I decided I was going to boost it becuase.... well.... why the hell not?!?!? Actually there are some financial reasons for it, cost will be ABOUT the same... because I would more than likely put an ECU on there for a bunch of reasons, so now the cost is about the same to boost it. But now I don't have a hood, I'm not found of FMIC at all, EXPECIALLY with a stock sized turbo, so now I'm either going to need to find a TII hood, do a VMIC or this SMIC turned w2a.... I like that idea the best. Definately the coolest and I get to experiment and play a little with what with essentially be a pretty bone stock car... by my standards anyway.

[TitaniumTT]

OK, so a good friend of mine sorta left his camera behind at my shop so I could transfer his pics... and damn does it take nice pics!!

Anywho... remember that lower fitting on the AST, well here is where it's plumbed into the radiator. As close to the top as I could get it. Any air that gets trapped in the rad during filling should be purged out through this line and into the AST where it'll be purged into the overflow. I must say, the whole thing works really well.



And here is the best license plate frame that I have ever owned. As per the new agreement, I need to display a MazdaSpeed logo somewhere on the car. The frame is awesome. Not only is it stainless steel... it has a really nicely laid out CF pattern, it has two rubber spacers for behind the bolts, it has a nice strip of rubber for the bottom of the plate, it comes with all stainless fasteners for either the rear machine threads or the front sheetmetal threads, there are a set of clear cup washers that are used with the caps to hide the fasteners.... I've only seen one other plate frame like this... and it's on my Mighty XJ

[2gslse]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Money hasn't exchanged hands yet so if you want to post up or PM me what you've got, I'd be interested to know for sure!



I sorta took the hood from the 'vert to make the replacement hood for my FC becuase I found an atihun hood for the 'vert that I just had to have when I thought I was going to keep it n/a.... then I decided I was going to boost it becuase.... well.... why the hell not?!?!? Actually there are some financial reasons for it, cost will be ABOUT the same... because I would more than likely put an ECU on there for a bunch of reasons, so now the cost is about the same to boost it. But now I don't have a hood, I'm not found of FMIC at all, EXPECIALLY with a stock sized turbo, so now I'm either going to need to find a TII hood, do a VMIC or this SMIC turned w2a.... I like that idea the best. Definately the coolest and I get to experiment and play a little with what with essentially be a pretty bone stock car... by my standards anyway.

I'll look for the turbo/manifold this eve after work.


Will your mom keep up with keeping the H2O cold? if not wouldn't it be just hot air after a while? I thought W2A intercoolers were only suitable for drag racing could you enlighten me?

[TitaniumTT]

Sweet, thanks pal! I would need an ENTIRE longblock..

That's what I want to mess around with, and this is why I would need a helltech with a bunch of inputs. I would need to see, ait's before the turbo, after the turbo, true AIT's and coolant temp before and after the heat exchanger.

I would use the AC condenser or a small radiator mounted where the condensor lives in the stock location, just a little farther forward away from the radiator. The thought is if I can keep the water close to ambient, I should be able to keep the AIT's close to ambient as well. This is the theory, and this is what I would like to test.

[chibikougan]

Mmmmmm! Drive up here in august or september and help me with the fab work on my shits and I will help you with your fab shits? Half ya on gas and redbull. Will also take ya fishing at my stocked pond? I should have my Tig welder by then too. I am also currently looking into supplying the local refinery with mandrel bent tubing so there is a slight chance I may be doing that soon.


Oh and why no CF exhaust guards included in pic^^^

[2gslse]

Sweet, thanks pal! I would need an ENTIRE longblock..


All I ever had was the turbo/manifold never had a complete longblock to work with( I have a boat anchor shortblock) thats why I decided to use a 13B-RE then a second apex RX6 kit popped up and had to go that route since I am happy with the one on the FD

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by 2gslse

Sweet, thanks pal! I would need an ENTIRE longblock..


All I ever had was the turbo/manifold never had a complete longblock to work with( I have a boat anchor shortblock) thats why I decided to use a 13B-RE then a second apex RX6 kit popped up and had to go that route since I am happy with the one on the FD

Ah I see.... ok then.... what kind of shape is that short block in?

I suspect you'll actually make a little more power with the RE than you do with the REW at similar boost levels. That lil' FB is gonna be a rocket!

[2gslse]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Ah I see.... ok then.... what kind of shape is that short block in?

I suspect you'll actually make a little more power with the RE than you do with the REW at similar boost levels. That lil' FB is gonna be a rocket!

I doubt it is any good at all anymore it got a little H2O in it and it won't turn over at all now so boat anchor or core for a reman is all I would count it as.

I hope the power of the RE is higher at similar boost as the REW esp. since it will be in a 2500lb car (2540 full street trim now) I think traction WILL be a small problem though
BTW... the engine will have a set of 9.4:1 rotors in it so the low to mid range power should make it really pull hard from 2,000 to wherever peak torque will be.

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by 2gslse

I doubt it is any good at all anymore it got a little H2O in it and it won't turn over at all now so boat anchor or core for a reman is all I would count it as.

Ah.... gotcha... yeah... I need something that I can take apart, clean, replace the apex seals, maybe do a little porting and slap it all back together.

Originally Posted by 2gslse

I hope the power of the RE is higher at similar boost as the REW esp. since it will be in a 2500lb car (2540 full street trim now) I think traction WILL be a small problem though
BTW... the engine will have a set of 9.4:1 rotors in it so the low to mid range power should make it really pull hard from 2,000 to wherever peak torque will be.

The runners are intake mani yeild themselves to more torque at lower ranges and the flow of the engine seems higher. The 9.4's will definately give it more kick in vac and the lower boost ranges but limit slightly the higherboost. Just keep an eye on the EGT's when tuning and all should be well. Should be a badass setup for sure.... especially in that little lightweight FB. Any traction control or aftermkt diff?