Justanothermp5's Build Thread

[95blkprobe]

i blocked my egr hole off completely, i figured it would be registering a vacuum leak in the intake manifold if it was just left open and my egr wasnt hooked up at all

 

[justanothermp5]

Hey Simon, do you have a picture of your breather filter on the EGR?


Thanks!

I actually dont hav one lol my egr pipe is just open with no filter, but i didnt want to tell you to do that because i could be sucking in dust or w/e when its open
But pretty much just take the EGR pipe, cut it to leave like 3" on the intake manifold side, and then stick the breather on there, i need to buy one sometime soon

i blocked my egr hole off completely, i figured it would be registering a vacuum leak in the intake manifold if it was just left open and my egr wasnt hooked up at all

If your EGR solenoid isnt there, then yes you need a blockoff plate, but if the solenoid itself is still there, then you can just leave the pipe open with no (well one but its not major) side effects

also video, not the greatest, but i was just trying to get to the gas station...
and i almost tore my subframe off leaving my driveway, im def lifting the car up. I NEED to be able to get in the driveway, itll still be low but just not AS low
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qxDy32Zr6mk?hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qxDy32Zr6mk?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

edit: also pardon my language...i was happy to drive my car lol

 

[95blkprobe]

well i took the whole egr unit off itself and made a block off plate, but then i used a npt cap to cap off the egr tube bung on the IM.

 

[CheeseHelmet]

That sounds amazing (2thumbs)

Glad to see your P5 is back on the road!

 

[J_Naoto]

car sounds good

 

[justanothermp5]

^Thanks jason

well i took the whole egr unit off itself and made a block off plate, but then i used a npt cap to cap off the egr tube bung on the IM.

Ah ok, well that works too, but your CEL is going to come on...my way it wont (if your even going to use the stock ECU)

That sounds amazing (2thumbs)

Glad to see your P5 is back on the road!

thanks! bad thing is that i have to wash it and work on it on the road now lol at least until i lift it to get in my driveway

 

[NocturnalSpeed]

Glad the beast is running! Did you WOT in 3rd gear or were you just easing on the pedal?

 

[justanothermp5]

easing lol im not gonna go WOT until i get the rest of the exhaust/tune done
1. its LOUD, 2. the car just goes straight to 10 in boost......
easing into boost it goes to 12-11 where it should, but then whenever i floor it, 10's all the way...so the car really doesnt feel fast at all
gotta do some tuning tomorrow

 

[HKPRO5]

Cool. Hope it all goes well!

 

[NocturnalSpeed]

easing lol im not gonna go WOT until i get the rest of the exhaust/tune done
1. its LOUD, 2. the car just goes straight to 10 in boost......
easing into boost it goes to 12-11 where it should, but then whenever i floor it, 10's all the way...so the car really doesnt feel fast at all
gotta do some tuning tomorrow

Ok, cool. Man she (or he) sounds great dude (thumb) I'm getting a little jealous.

 

[95blkprobe]

did you ever fix your oil jet?

 

[justanothermp5]

nah, never fixed it because I dont have the tools up at the house to do it, Im just going to get it running,
then over the summer drive it back to my parents house and pull the engine to replace the jet.

Update on the car, drives good, tune needs alot of work though. I need to finish the exhaust and weld in the second O2 sensor bung. So far the car drives pretty great, it sounds like a 18 wheeler the way the turbo spools. Its ridiculous how loud it spools, I love it though haha. The heat wrap really smokes alot too, hopefully it wont keep it up much longer. It stinks, bad lol

Also just found some FD wheels on craigslist...may have to contact him about them. Somebody asked me how the traction was with the 195's this past weekend, and got me thinking that I may need some beefier tires. Im thinking Fd's with 215/40's would look awesome.

 

[Lewis7789]

I demand moar video.

Glad it's running again, mate. (2thumbs)

 

[CheeseHelmet]

I always wondered why you even need a second O2 sensor if you're planning on tricking it anyway (I assume you're going to be using the non-fouler method). It seems to me like the output of the second O2 sensor would be similar to the first one ... so conceivably you could come up with a bit of analog circuitry which would fake the second O2 sensor's voltage levels using the output of the first one. Or if the ECU is really dumb you could trick it by adding a timer IC which would fluctuate the voltage on that input a few times a second, I'm just not sure exactly how the ECU determines that that second O2 sensor is working.

This would save you from welding in a useless bung and save money if you didn't already have a second O2 sensor laying around.

 

[SilverSavP5]

It took me all day to read this thread, and I'm glad I did. Very nice build. I want to do this when I can get the money to do it right. Probably won't be to soon though I'm in college and looking for a job. I do want to start collecting parts as soon as I can get my car running strong which means getting rid of the rough idle, CEL, and crappy mount or mounts. That should keep me busy for a while, but great build. I'm hope I can build something like this eventually. Good luck with everything else. -Nick

 

[HKPRO5]

FDs!!!!! 225/50!!!! lol nah too big. I'm going to step it down to 215/40 also. Probably best size to go with.

Any word on the radio surround?

 

[justanothermp5]

I demand moar video.

Glad it's running again, mate. (2thumbs)

lol itll have to wait until after spring break, but ill get more videos for sure

I always wondered why you even need a second O2 sensor if you're planning on tricking it anyway (I assume you're going to be using the non-fouler method). It seems to me like the output of the second O2 sensor would be similar to the first one ... so conceivably you could come up with a bit of analog circuitry which would fake the second O2 sensor's voltage levels using the output of the first one. Or if the ECU is really dumb you could trick it by adding a timer IC which would fluctuate the voltage on that input a few times a second, I'm just not sure exactly how the ECU determines that that second O2 sensor is working.

This would save you from welding in a useless bung and save money if you didn't already have a second O2 sensor laying around.

Yea...well i already have an O2 bung, and an O2 sensor, so i might as well lol Ive seen some people with O2 simulators...not sure how they work, but too much extra wire for me to do that, I like as little wire as possible lol

It took me all day to read this thread, and I'm glad I did. Very nice build. I want to do this when I can get the money to do it right. Probably won't be to soon though I'm in college and looking for a job. I do want to start collecting parts as soon as I can get my car running strong which means getting rid of the rough idle, CEL, and crappy mount or mounts. That should keep me busy for a while, but great build. I'm hope I can build something like this eventually. Good luck with everything else. -Nick

Yea, i know how that is, im trying to get a job right now too...school and work is kinda hard to balance out though

FDs!!!!! 225/50!!!! lol nah too big. I'm going to step it down to 215/40 also. Probably best size to go with.

Any word on the radio surround?

dam, i keep forgetting to check the flate rate boxes, lucky for you i brought it with me before I left for spring break.
Ill hit you up in a few, it wont be too much...did you want/need pics?

 

[CheeseHelmet]

Yea...well i already have an O2 bung, and an O2 sensor, so i might as well lol Ive seen some people with O2 simulators...not sure how they work, but too much extra wire for me to do that, I like as little wire as possible lol

I hear ya, I was just thinking out loud.

However, I suspect I could do it, if my pre-cat ever dies I'll let you know

 

[HKPRO5]

Nah no need pics.

 

[ajkulish]

225s are perfect for the fd's me thinks