jadycr
02 MP5
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- SLC
i’ve decided i’m going to do the coolant bypass from the throttle body, so that solves my coolant feed issue. i’m going to run no intercooler, no fuel pressure regulator and i’ll see about adding a bpv. by the way, if anyone knows which coolant line going to the throttle body is the “feed”, let me know, they both seem to come from the same place.
it’s such low boost than im not too worried about anything, and i think im going to drive it with the wastegate tied open until i know everything is safe, and then i’ll figure out what wastegate i need, i can’t seem to find anything for 3-4 psi.
all i want is cool sounds! and a little bit more power to tow a car full of friends and skis up a canyon. and maybe to not have to floor it to keep up with highway traffic
once i have the fuel system set up, i’ll see how 7psi feels for a day before changing it back, im not building it for 7psi and with no intercooler or bov it’s a stupid idea.
on a side note, about a month ago me and my friend pulled his 02 Subaru 2.5rs engine out and began rebuilding it, really cool stuff, we got it back from the machine shop and we’re gonna have a little race when we’re done with both of our cars, i lost to him before, and at 4psi, i will again.
those Subaru engines freak me out, he’s on his second engine, the original got rod knock and blew up, but it lasted about 225k miles, and the one we’re rebuilding right now has melted pistons at about 60k. my girlfriends 06 Subaru Outback has blown head gaskets at about 150k, my moms old 91 Subaru Legacy shot a piston through the wheel at about 175k, and in my auto class we have a shop 05 Subaru Legacy that’s about to blow up from rod knock too (about 200k). I really wanted a forester for my first car but my dad told me he’d never let me buy a Subaru after my mom’s blew up.
he’s putting new cams and porting his heads and intake manifold. i’ll attach some pictures.
we painted the engine bay black and we’re prepping to paint the exterior grey, i’m excited for it to be running again, that car keeps me interested in my own. makes me want to pull my engine to install the turbo. it’s easier than i thought. manual swap still haunts me.
it’s such low boost than im not too worried about anything, and i think im going to drive it with the wastegate tied open until i know everything is safe, and then i’ll figure out what wastegate i need, i can’t seem to find anything for 3-4 psi.
all i want is cool sounds! and a little bit more power to tow a car full of friends and skis up a canyon. and maybe to not have to floor it to keep up with highway traffic
once i have the fuel system set up, i’ll see how 7psi feels for a day before changing it back, im not building it for 7psi and with no intercooler or bov it’s a stupid idea.
on a side note, about a month ago me and my friend pulled his 02 Subaru 2.5rs engine out and began rebuilding it, really cool stuff, we got it back from the machine shop and we’re gonna have a little race when we’re done with both of our cars, i lost to him before, and at 4psi, i will again.
those Subaru engines freak me out, he’s on his second engine, the original got rod knock and blew up, but it lasted about 225k miles, and the one we’re rebuilding right now has melted pistons at about 60k. my girlfriends 06 Subaru Outback has blown head gaskets at about 150k, my moms old 91 Subaru Legacy shot a piston through the wheel at about 175k, and in my auto class we have a shop 05 Subaru Legacy that’s about to blow up from rod knock too (about 200k). I really wanted a forester for my first car but my dad told me he’d never let me buy a Subaru after my mom’s blew up.
he’s putting new cams and porting his heads and intake manifold. i’ll attach some pictures.
we painted the engine bay black and we’re prepping to paint the exterior grey, i’m excited for it to be running again, that car keeps me interested in my own. makes me want to pull my engine to install the turbo. it’s easier than i thought. manual swap still haunts me.
