Funkalicious21's Protege5 Build/Progress Thread~!

[funkalicious21]

Been working hard on figuring things out with the wire tuck.

This is a possible spot for the relocation of the fuse box. As of right now, it's been relocated under the battery panel.

What do you guys think?!

 

[funkalicious21]

Operation Engine Tear Down

Lots and lots of progress these past few weeks!

 

[nk2a]

you tried relocating the fuse box under dash yet?

im working I getting the spicys box relocated under the dash and splitting the headlights and fan up so I can run the wiring though the fender channels

 

[Protege03ak46]

I dont even wanna think about wire tucking a protege! Its already giving me a headache! your both brave!

 

[funkalicious21]

you tried relocating the fuse box under dash yet?

im working I getting the spicys box relocated under the dash and splitting the headlights and fan up so I can run the wiring though the fender channels

Im actually considering relocating it behind the glove box, but for me to do that I would have to delete my AC. Touch decision to make...=/ Kind of nice for those hot days...

I dont even wanna think about wire tucking a protege! Its already giving me a headache! your both brave!

Always trying to step up the game, ive been putting so much love into my baby. I guess i treat her better than my actual girlfriend XD ( I hope she doesn't see this).

 

[funkalicious21]

Lots and Lots of work done this past weekend! The process is going smooth like but-tah!

We are sending the head to be worked on, bore, angled, and you name it =P!

Also, How do you guys feel about deleting your AC, worth the delete for a tuck?! Let me know what you're thoughts are. =)

 

[RicoP5]

man if my p5 was not my daily i would remove ac but here in TX hell no lol
sick build props for you doing a tuck

everytime i look at the bay of hte p5 i want to cry. i honestly hate it. too many wires and hoses on the intake manifold and crap like i never dealt with before in the hondas i had and cobalt ss etc and other cars. it kills my mood to work on it lol honestly .

im working on trying to figure out what are hoses/lines etc i can remove maybe from egr system or what not to make it look atleast A LITTLE cleaner

 

[rar40941]

dam hung car is looking good. but wire tucking the protege is going to be hard man. dont u have to remove ur power steering as well as ur a/c? if u do take both of them out it will look way cleaner but it gets hot during the summer. u will take a lot of wait out though. so more power lol.

 

[funkalicious21]

*Signature Sound* Some of you might recognize the car or even know the owner. This is Funkalicious' beautiful California ride all stanced out and clean clean. No rust!!!! Mr. Funk has done quite a bit to it already and would make any Pro owner jealous as hell.

How this came about: Funk had asked me to do a custom valve cover, coolant tank, and catch can set for him.

He asked if I could do a few other things in his bay, do a battery relocation kit, and some other misc things... So I asked if he wanted to just ship the whole car out to me. And he did.

 

[funkalicious21]

*Signature Sound* So he sent a few spare parts and things that needed to be installed. And even an extra engine for parts.

We got to work right away on the spare motor tearing it down and prepping it for the "Signature Treatment"

 

[funkalicious21]

*Signature Sound* The head will have tons of work done to it. So many hours and late nights will be spent removing any oil flow back restrictions. We are also doing a mild port job, shaping and gasket matching. Everything will be done with efficiency in mind. The modest power level of 350 will be achived with minimal motor effort and max reliability. Even the block will go on a diet. All casts removed for better oil flow back

Pump passages reshaped and polished for optimal efficiency

 

[funkalicious21]

*Signature Sound* a few little touches like this USB port was mounted for easy tuning access

And I didnt get a picture yet, but the bass control knob was very stealthly installed next to the fog light and dimmer switches. It looks factory. We have our work cut out with all the wiring. A few bugs to fix with the dash display, install the turbo timer and make sure all the gauges function properly. Not to mention relocating the engine fuse box and so on...

 

[funkalicious21]

*Signature Sound* no need for a picker if you take the motor out piece by piece

But we thought it would be cool to see how our new top mount manifold would look. We also discovered that it WILL work with the air conditioning!!! Even with the massive 3.5" downpipe, no modifications were needed other than the included water neck relocation.

Manifold features Schedule 30 SS pipe, 1/2" thick SS flanges, T3 top mount style, HUGE 1.5" inside diameter runners, tig welded, external wastegate with tons of options to choose from. Ceramic coating, O2 bungs, recirc or open dump, electronic cut out, DEI Titanium wrap and so much more.

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[funkalicious21]

*Signature Sound* without giving too much away, C L E A N is the theme. We will be doing some really trick s*** with this. For example: tucking the radiator!!!

 

[funkalicious21]

Thought it would have been better to hear it from the MAN himself. =)

 

[95blkprobe]

Brian does great work! Looking forward to hearing from you and him throughout this build. LMK if there's anything I can help you out with

 

[RicoP5]

oh so they are doing that for you? damn badass big project I see . cant wait for results

 

[ajkulish]

god damn...

 

[rar40941]

This is so ******* sexy oh god damn

 

[funkalicious21]

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These weren't popping up earlier so I wanted to show this. This is probably one of favorite pic and progress so far!
What do you guys think?