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Sho's 2007 MS3
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Thanks guys, i love em too!
Possibly on Friday! Need to scrounge up some money for an extra quart of redline mt90. I have 2 full quarts sitting at home, but want 3 just for safe measure
True. We'll see what happens!
Perro del Sol
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- 2003 MSP, Spicy Orange, 2004 Mazda 6 Hatch, 2004 Mazda 6 Wagon
Sho, I have some! Do you buy one? If not, I will bring it with me to Phen's if you are coming by, tonight.
So, I brought these home tonight. Will be a pretty slow build, as I'm going to be ordering parts In as I can afford them. But nonetheless, this car will have a built motor in it eventually.
Plans:
-cleaning and honing
-block and head resurfaced
-New rod and main bearings (OEM 0.025 over)
-Manley H beam rods
- Cp-e stage 2 pistons
-stock head bolts/studs
-OEM gasket set
-New OEM VVT stuff and timing chain
chain
-big turbo (still deciding which...but I'd rather not do something big enough to require secondary fueling)
-exhaust manifold
-3 port EBCS
-3 bar map sensor
-FMIC
-more stuff, but I'm too tired to type it out lol
Plans:
-cleaning and honing
-block and head resurfaced
-New rod and main bearings (OEM 0.025 over)
-Manley H beam rods
- Cp-e stage 2 pistons
-stock head bolts/studs
-OEM gasket set
-New OEM VVT stuff and timing chain
chain
-big turbo (still deciding which...but I'd rather not do something big enough to require secondary fueling)
-exhaust manifold
-3 port EBCS
-3 bar map sensor
-FMIC
-more stuff, but I'm too tired to type it out lol
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Thanks for letting me buy this block, sir!
Few updates from the weekend:
-hit the dyno again on Saturday...car only made 301/310, and both Rob Finkle and I were a little disappointed til we looked at the data logs from when the car was on the dyno. Since Boost Air temps were much higher than they normally are when I'm driving on the street, the ECU pulled timing for safety. Took some logs that night after getting some ice cream with the meeps, and everything was where it should be (315whp/350+ tq) when BAT's are below 120.
-Sunday went to cars and coffee, lunch, a quick fun run, then off to Patrick's to do a compression test.
Results were this at 109.5k miles
-hit the dyno again on Saturday...car only made 301/310, and both Rob Finkle and I were a little disappointed til we looked at the data logs from when the car was on the dyno. Since Boost Air temps were much higher than they normally are when I'm driving on the street, the ECU pulled timing for safety. Took some logs that night after getting some ice cream with the meeps, and everything was where it should be (315whp/350+ tq) when BAT's are below 120.
-Sunday went to cars and coffee, lunch, a quick fun run, then off to Patrick's to do a compression test.
Results were this at 109.5k miles
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Me too. Now, let's build some motors so neither of us have to worry about s*** lol
LOL! There will be a big snail in the future. Just need to get started on the other motor build and make a decision on how far I want to push it
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Update. Installed a COBB FMIC yesterday with the help of Jake and V. The core is supposedly good to 500whp, so I figured I'd upgrade now and be ready for when the motor/Big Turbo build is complete...plus I got it for $380, which is pretty awesome.
Some pics from mock up, to final install. The hot and cold pipes both run up the drivers side of the engine bay, and as you can see...its a tight fit and a major pain in the ass to install. Don't mind my mess of an engine bay, LOL!
Jake and I first mocked up the piping to make sure everything fit, and we had all the pieces. Then had V pick up some JB Weld and power steering fluid while he was on his way over to make a couple quick repairs and also top off my leaking power steering rack
Everything connected and TMIC ducting removed from hood
Jakey and V trimming my bumper as the piping was hitting some portions and not allowing the bumper to go back on the car
It fits!
Crazy routing for the piping
Hot and cold pipes so close, we took a silicone coupler and cut it and taped it to the hot pipe to keep it from rubbing on the cold pip/bpv flange
Bumper back on...stealth black core
Some pics from mock up, to final install. The hot and cold pipes both run up the drivers side of the engine bay, and as you can see...its a tight fit and a major pain in the ass to install. Don't mind my mess of an engine bay, LOL!
Jake and I first mocked up the piping to make sure everything fit, and we had all the pieces. Then had V pick up some JB Weld and power steering fluid while he was on his way over to make a couple quick repairs and also top off my leaking power steering rack
Everything connected and TMIC ducting removed from hood
Jakey and V trimming my bumper as the piping was hitting some portions and not allowing the bumper to go back on the car
It fits!
Crazy routing for the piping
Hot and cold pipes so close, we took a silicone coupler and cut it and taped it to the hot pipe to keep it from rubbing on the cold pip/bpv flange
Bumper back on...stealth black core
wanted to share in the glory
