Crazy Mexicans!!!!! (Piktar Story!!)
01-31-2011, 09:46 PM
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Crazy Mexicans!!!!! (Piktar Story!!)
Now that I have your attention....I'd just like to show off a little bit of things that have been happening to my ride over the past year:
It started with this:
Then I got this:
and
and
and
So I decided to do this:
And I got left with this:
Not pictured: 80lbs/hr injectors from zzp, OTTP gen 1 RSFS, Vibrant 3" Exhaust, Hahn 3" catless dp, custom O2 sensor housing (a la terry11), Innovate LC-1 Wideband w/red screen guage, Custom 2 guage pod A-pillar, zzp Oil lines, Tial 38mm wastegate, Hahn Ceramic and Chromed Turbo manifold, 2.2l parts.
I really wasn't going to post a build thread because it's not a *****-to-the wall turbo build. Not yet at least since it's still my daily. But my goal is only 400hp (wheel or crank...it's all good to me). Once I get my life settled, then I'll do it better:
-Ported Head
-Diamond Forged Pistons
-Darton Sleeves (stock bore)
-Bigger/Updated turbo????
-ARP Headstuds and Cometic Head gasket.
But for now, I'm happy with it. And this saturday, these fine individuals will help me install most of it:
And then it's off to the shop for charge pipe fitment. I'd also like to take this time to thank a few outstanding individuals for going above and beyond for this build:
-Laser_racer -- my tuner and turbo guru
-terry11 -- my parts/drug dealer (hands down single best seller on this site!!)
-FIST Racing in Houston for also providing their .02 when needed
-My team for motivating me, and being patient with me as well.
It started with this:
Then I got this:
and
and
and
So I decided to do this:
And I got left with this:
Not pictured: 80lbs/hr injectors from zzp, OTTP gen 1 RSFS, Vibrant 3" Exhaust, Hahn 3" catless dp, custom O2 sensor housing (a la terry11), Innovate LC-1 Wideband w/red screen guage, Custom 2 guage pod A-pillar, zzp Oil lines, Tial 38mm wastegate, Hahn Ceramic and Chromed Turbo manifold, 2.2l parts.
I really wasn't going to post a build thread because it's not a *****-to-the wall turbo build. Not yet at least since it's still my daily. But my goal is only 400hp (wheel or crank...it's all good to me). Once I get my life settled, then I'll do it better:
-Ported Head
-Diamond Forged Pistons
-Darton Sleeves (stock bore)
-Bigger/Updated turbo????
-ARP Headstuds and Cometic Head gasket.
But for now, I'm happy with it. And this saturday, these fine individuals will help me install most of it:
And then it's off to the shop for charge pipe fitment. I'd also like to take this time to thank a few outstanding individuals for going above and beyond for this build:
-Laser_racer -- my tuner and turbo guru
-terry11 -- my parts/drug dealer
(hands down single best seller on this site!!)-FIST Racing in Houston for also providing their .02 when needed
-My team for motivating me, and being patient with me as well.
02-01-2011, 08:14 AM
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the same ******* that sold me that piece of **** wastegate
02-01-2011, 08:31 AM
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hey btw, I opened up the wastegate to change out the spring. Then I realized you already had the bigger spring in there. But when I opened it up, I also noticed that the rubber gasket was pinched. Do you think that's gonna cause a leak???
02-01-2011, 10:02 AM
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no it didn't tear. It just got pinched. I will open it up this saturday and take a pic for ya. But no tearing.
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working on my car on vicodin isn't my concern....I just would hate to see those pretty bronze rims of your scratched while driving to my house....