JDM_Pro5's Build Thread

[Cleverfrog]

Nice! never thought I'd see a turbo getting slapped onto your p5

 

[bikingpro5]

sure you can say your car has turbo but it works better under the hood.

 

[JDM_Pro5]

^hahaha. If the last few parts show up, It may be installed Sunday. I might sell everything but the FMIC and just install that. Does the same for street cred

Nice! never thought I'd see a turbo getting slapped onto your p5

Always wanted it, just all about timing and availability of parts.

 

[CTt3P5]

Boost?! I too never saw this coming but gl with the install. Did you think about grabbing that KL from Evan? Crossed my mind but my mechanic wouldn't touch a swap like that let alone the wiring problems Evan told me about using it with an auto.

 

[JDM_Pro5]

^sounds nice, but that's a lot of custom work. I have a full MSP setup with upgraded IC and hard pipes. Everything should be bolt-on for the most part. I will run the stock tune for now and later upgrade with a SSAFC for better efficiency. This is by no means a balls out boosted build, just wanted the extra 50 horses and added torque

 

[EVADE]

sweet! good to see the newer team members step it up

 

[JDM_Pro5]

Been reviewing and prepping my parts. Turbo already has banjo fittings and barbed hoses for coolant lines, just need longer hose so I can use the coolant lines from the Throttle body. I have hard pipes with this setup, but there are a lot of unnecessary bends and couplings. I believe I will custom pipe the whole setup and weld as much possible. Hopefully hot pipe will be one piece to IC, or may add a flex joint in the middle to compensate for engine play. Cold pipe should have the HKS Sequential BOV right after the FMIC. I will relocate the MAF as close as possible to the throttle body. I will run a short ram intake on the turbo since cold air intake are a joke. I have the Stock oil lines from the MSP, but no windage tray. I will run a BSPT T-fitting off the back of the block where the oil pressure sensor is for my feed. I may be able to use the stock SS oil feed line if it's long enough. Return will drop straight down to a bung welded in the pan. I have a spare oil pan being prepped right now for just this occasion. Once pipes are done, I shall paint everything sating black including MSP exhaust manifold shield and turbo heat shield. Parts I'm waiting on include: Coolant Reservoir Catch Can, Vac Block, and other goodies thanks to JT! I'm currently just running the precat built into the P5 downpipe. Once I replace this with the Calloway parts, I might just run a defouler and stay catless. I do have the O2 bung extender which will help out in this build....trying to think if I forgot anything....it's nice having a thread to keep track of your info

 

[Circuit]

Do the 505zoom intake box instead of SRI

 

[JDM_Pro5]

^The box behind the driver headlight with the clear top? I could make one myself, but no thanks. With the giant coolant res being replaced by a small catch can, I will place my filter up there and not have to worry about water. It should also be out of the way of my hood scoops and dripping rain shouldn't be an issue either.

 

[JDM_Pro5]

Worked on some parts last night. FMIC and MSP heat shield are coated in matte black ceramic exhaust paint. I began cleaning on my turbo and surround parts. Turbo heat shield and water lines are being polished. Here are a few pics in the middle of the process

Sorry this one is blurry

 

[sleepwalker]

Is all that hi-temp exhaust paint going to affect the heat-exchanging ability of the FMIC?

 

[JDM_Pro5]

FMIC is very lightly coated. Just for color, not for purpose. All fins and core should be open and free flowing

 

[sleepwalker]

Ah okay. I'm not doubting you, I'm just learnin'.

 

[JDM_Pro5]

Gotcha. I sprayed the FMIC with 45 angles facing up and down. This covered the face of the intercooler without spraying directly into it and clogging the flow

 

[bikingpro5]

Is all that hi-temp exhaust paint going to affect the heat-exchanging ability of the FMIC?

Mishimoto actually did a dyno test on 2 identical FMIC on the same car one was painted black the other left natural and the cooling properties were not that different. Common sense goes a long way while modding cars.

 

[JDM_Pro5]

^Nice to know actually tests were done. Being black, it will attract heat, but if it stays out of direct sunlight and keeps a nice air flow while driving, it shouldn't be too different. Depending on how it mounts in reference to the bumper and lower grill, I may remove the lower grill and vertical support bars (plastic bumper supports) so the fmic can get maximum air flow

 

[hat1018]

I may remove the lower grill and vertical support bars (plastic bumper supports) so the fmic can get maximum air flow

I would think that would invite every rock thrown up on the road to hit your IC.

 

[JDM_Pro5]

As open as the lower grill is, it can't be exponentially better. I'll most likely run the stock grill since I think it will take too much work to get the fmic to sit in the grill to my liking

 

[sleepwalker]

Common sense goes a long way while modding cars.

Oh I know. My line of thinking had less to do with absorbing sunlight, and more with, does hi-temp exhaust header/manifold paint hold heat in like exhaust wrap does, or would it allow the heat to radiate out. Common sense is one thing, but a missing piece of information can screw even common sense sometimes. Good to know I'm not the first one to wonder something like that - apparently enough people at Mishimoto wondered it that they decided to test it to find out.

On another note, unless you're going for a sleeper look, why wouldn't you want a bright shiny FMIC visible to all?

 

[Cleverfrog]

I'd recommend a trim on the O2 sensor hole on your heat shield. Will make life much easier when you have to get at that sensor.