Going Turbo, By Summer of 07

Matthew1785 said:
haha jeremy said everything is finished hes got the IC pipes getting them tig welded etc. he said it shouldnt take more then 4-6 hours and we need to take the car to the muffler shop to get a pipe welded to the exhaust and were set all done
just to keep you at the edge of your seat (glare)
 

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iracemine said:
(rlaugh) *throws salt over sholder* sorry my last name is Tracy so I get all the usuall Irish luck as whell, but im sure if you take your time and do it right the first time you should be fine(ughdance)
Yeah I think it will go smooth. I run over everything that needs to be done in my head everynight. It has helped, because I have thought of things that I need that I didnt realize before. I truthfully think that I can start sun up on the 17th and finish by sundown. but, I have two extra days just in case. never know.
 
iracemine said:
update on upcoming turbos please?

proud owner of engine stand and hoist! (currently occupied)

feburary 24th 2007 8am! god i cant wait! and the best part!








I GOT 525 BUCKS BACK ON MY INCOME TAX RETURN! W00T!
 
Updates: FMU is here $70.00 and Installed

Gaskets, Bolts and Screws $200.00

Autometer 3 gauge pillar pod $58.99
Autometer 52mm Ultra-Lite Oil Pressure Gauge $57.85
Autometer 52mm Boost gauge $49.99
Autometer 52mm 100 PSI electric fuel pressure gauge $189.33
Flex-A-Lite Transmission Cooler w/ stainless steel mounting brackets $36.85 and $6.00

supposed to come out to $414 thats including shipping for $15.00

So far total has come to: 686.00 out of 2200.00

As of 2/14/07

$750.00 as first down payment for the $1500.00 for the turbo kit

which brings my total cost to as of now $1436.00/$2200.00

my remaining deposit of $750.00 will be made the day the turbo is installed i will also need to pay for the welding to connect the turbo downpipe to my exhaust which i assume will cost around $30.00-$70.00 which should put me around 2200-2300.00 for the final installation price!

Stay Tuned as pictures will be following shortly after the install
 
iracemine said:
47 hours to go.

well less then that I'm leaving tomorrow night to his house and were going to start work on the engine and getting everything we need doneso we have time to get to the muffler shop on saturday afternoon. so be there early saturday like 8am
 
iracemine said:
huh? tomorrow?


ya, were starting tomorrow night because if were not done saturday and the muffler shop closes, I'm screwed and this is my daily driver. so what's going to happe is I'm going to go over to his house around 8pm were goin t work on removing most of the components and start bolting stuff up, I'm going to crash at his house and in the morning we'll finish up and get to the muffler shop in time to get that pipe welded up. don't worry man we still have tuning etc.. etc.. not to mention he's got an idea to make the car more reliable and efficent.

So get there early on saturday we got a ton of s*** to do
 
ok cool just take some pics so I dont miss too much. the miata is done so im bord again:)
 

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iracemine said:
ok cool just take some pics so I dont miss too much. the miata is done so im bord again:)

nice just bring your tools saturday even though i dont think we will need them but bring them just in case, i got a feeling we will have alot to do tomorrow night so im really happy we are going to get started tomorrow night instead of saturday morning.
 
Just remember, too much NAWZZZ will blow out your floorpan.

(boom07)
 
Did you get the turbo in Matthew? I got mine in yesterday, but I hit alot of obstacles. I definitely don't have a/c anymore. I broke my damn downpipe too. lol I rigged it up temporarily til I get another one. I still have to put in the 02 clamp and hook up the oil pressure gauge lines. I was surprised, I didn't even hear the turbo spinning when I cranked it up to check the fuel pressure. I guess I got the wastegate open to far. I need to close it a little. I took it out to see if it actually ran, not to boost or anything. it tried to boost and started to take off, but I let off the gas so I wouldn't lean out. then I heard the HKS give a little squeak. Can't wait till I get the o2 clamp in and get her tuned. Maybe I can get it done in between the thunderstorms we are having today.
 
If you aren't moving the car (in neutral), it won't ever build boost. so yeah, deeefinitely get the O2 clamp and stuff installed before you actually boost it :)
 
Why won't it build boost in neutral????? I dunno if I buy that lol If you're on the trottle, neutral or not, you're gonna get boost
 
aMaff said:
Why won't it build boost in neutral????? I dunno if I buy that lol If you're on the trottle, neutral or not, you're gonna get boost

no you won't, because boost is proportional to load.
 
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