DIY total N/A backyard build
01-29-2009, 10:33 PM
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For anyone watching this thread. The car is now running. It started at the stroke of midnight. Although it did start before that but I shut it off as soon I heard it kick over. I was trying to prime the oil pump and pulled the wrong fuse and it started instead. I turned it off immediately. I assembled the engine with so much oil that none of the surfaces were dry. But anyway with the correct fuse out primed it up. Put the fuse back in and it started right up. No noise or leaks, but it only ran for a minute. Its 12am and I didn't want to **** off the neighbors. I will get up in the morning and go through the warm up cycle and then change the oil, so the car can sit in the garage cause its snowing. But pics and video tomorrow. 800 miles until dyno tune.
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01-31-2009, 04:45 AM
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I had air pockets. The whole heat when you are driving but no heat at stop signs or lights. I just keep adding fluid. To get it mostly full I filled it with the front end jacked up and the vent plug out and squeeze the hoses until the bubbles stop. I think I got them all out now. This thing needs a reflash bad and idle bump. Stalls a lot at lights and stop signs. But 80miles and no noises or leaks.
02-09-2009, 08:13 PM
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Update for the curious. 600 trouble free miles. Saturday put it up on my friends lift(he has one in his garage; lucky guy) no leaks of any kind or noises to worry about. Its sad I built my first engine and I am just waiting for it to grenade even though everyone who has heard it running( a lot of them certified techs) said it sounds fine. As for power goals. I went to order a 3" maf from z1 today and they are out stock, so either I get creative and build my own or wait the unknown amount of time until they get more. I was going to make an appointment at rt tuning for a dyno tuned uprev flash after I ordered the maf. I think I might drive out there anyway to do a couple pulls just for fun. Car feels good but everyone loves the dyno numbers.
02-09-2009, 11:02 PM
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Update for the curious. 600 trouble free miles. Saturday put it up on my friends lift(he has one in his garage; lucky guy) no leaks of any kind or noises to worry about. Its sad I built my first engine and I am just waiting for it to grenade even though everyone who has heard it running( a lot of them certified techs) said it sounds fine.
02-10-2009, 08:50 AM
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Its no fun at all. I am seriously so paranoid its going to grenade. I have serious self esteem issues. I am driving on eggshells. I need to do the jwt idle stabilization mod, the stalling makes it a pita to drive. But the couple of times between 500-now miles I took it to redline at wot...what a blast. For some reason at 1000 miles I think all the paranoia will go away.
02-10-2009, 08:53 PM
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Its no fun at all. I am seriously so paranoid its going to grenade. I have serious self esteem issues. I am driving on eggshells. I need to do the jwt idle stabilization mod, the stalling makes it a pita to drive. But the couple of times between 500-now miles I took it to redline at wot...what a blast. For some reason at 1000 miles I think all the paranoia will go away.
Also monitor your oil level... low or no oil burning is good, although I've heard it's normal to burn a bit of oil on a brand new engine until the rings seal completely.
02-11-2009, 07:44 PM
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670 miles and it has used almost no oil. I looked at my oil under a spot light and then stuck a powerful magnet in it to see if anything stuck. I made my appointment for next thursday the 19th for dyno tune. I talked to rich at uprev for the better part of 40 minutes yesterday and he talked me out of a larger maf housing. I really need to get a catch can cause with the test pipes after I do a wot run and come to a stop it stinks, car doesn't smoke one bit and hasn't used any oil so I have a theory its just the airated oil in the manifold. So next thursday nite dyno results and by the middle of march 1/4 mile times for anyone thats curious. Tomorrow I am putting on my new rims and tires I got myself for my birthday. Enkie rpf1's 18x9 and 18x10. I'll post a pic. Mthreat if your name is chris then rich at uprev says you are crazy fast.
02-11-2009, 09:06 PM
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670 miles and it has used almost no oil. I looked at my oil under a spot light and then stuck a powerful magnet in it to see if anything stuck. I made my appointment for next thursday the 19th for dyno tune. I talked to rich at uprev for the better part of 40 minutes yesterday and he talked me out of a larger maf housing. I really need to get a catch can cause with the test pipes after I do a wot run and come to a stop it stinks, car doesn't smoke one bit and hasn't used any oil so I have a theory its just the airated oil in the manifold. So next thursday nite dyno results and by the middle of march 1/4 mile times for anyone thats curious. Tomorrow I am putting on my new rims and tires I got myself for my birthday. Enkie rpf1's 18x9 and 18x10. I'll post a pic. Mthreat if your name is chris then rich at uprev says you are crazy fast.
Yep I'm chris... tell rich he needs to actually ride with me at the track to see if I'm fast or not
02-22-2009, 08:33 PM
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should've went with crawford headers since you were going all out
