Is this helpful?

http://imgur.com/BmVbviF

 

Also the first link isn't working for me, but it may be because I'm using my iphone

 

Looks like a stock exhaust manifold to me. That first link is a pdf file thats why it wont work. Theres nothing really wrong with the stock boost gauge. I only replaced mine cause i was making more then 20psi lol When you are in 2nd gear and hold the pedal down all the way to the rev limiter how high does the needle on the boost gauge go? On the pulley that says zzperformance what number is underneath it. I cant see in the picture of the snout. Someone above said it was 2.8 but i cant see anything lol

 

Stock boost gauge says Boost on it too, IIRC.

 

mehh idk how to explain the dual pass thing anymore lol

'stage' is IMO a very general term, theres only two stages for these cars. you'd basically have a stage 2 + other boltons right now, so id just call it a bolt on car.

anyway if you want your car to be a bad mama jama, turbo swap it or get a TVS blower and 80# injectors, run e85 or spray meth.

also! check if your i.c. pump is working, by looking at the t-filler in front of your engine bay. if theres no fluid running through it pour fluid in, make sure the fluid is MOVING. otherwise replace your i.c. pump (easy_)

 

i just kind of assumed it was, i thought i saw the bit of an '8' on it from the pic

 

It is a 2.8 confirmed

 

I'm going to ask about your old car. You said stealth so I'm assuming the 1991-1996 Dodge Stealth that was paired with the Mitsubishi 3000GT (not a DSM both were made over in Japan). What model was it, I'd assume a first gen 1991-1993 and not the TT? But was it manuel? was it the 3.0 NA SOHC or DOHC?

Sorry I've always wanted one of those cars but a second gen VR-4.

(WOW I didn't read the first post good)

 

I had a 1991 DOHC NA R/T 5speed, with a rebuilt engine with around 40k miles on the new engine 140k on rest... I work 20+ hours a week along with school 4 days a week so i didnt have much money to work with it. It had a bad 2nd gear synchro and the clutch went. It also needed a 60k tune up because the parts the guy bought with the engine were crap. So needless to say had to cut my loses (i was able to put maybe 600-1000 into it trying to keep her alive) and get something new.

 

When im all the way down on the pedal in 2nd gear the needle reads a hair under 20. Is this good? Can u change this maunally? Should I?

 

Superchargers aren't like a turbo. You cant change the boost unless you change the pulley on the snout. No need to swap pulleys out. That 2.8 should do fine.
If you want more info on where to go from here with mods check out this sticky.

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/2-0l...-guide-217195/

 

How hard would it be for me to convert to E85? what are the pros/cons, and how costly?

I wanna do maybe a thing or two more to my car so I at least had some input to where shes at. By reccomending those things did you mean do all of them potenially or like a pick and choose deal? lol...

BTW does this picture show anything? I think you said something about color caps under the supercharger logo cap

 

ATTENTION: although i dont want to get my hopes up yet im pretty sure, after looking at 1million+ pictures of a dual pass, found it on my car!!! I think I have it already installed. Please let me know if this is it!!

 

Most people either go one way or the other. They take the supercharger setup off and put a turbo on. Or they change out the M62 (stock supercharger) for a Harrop TVS. From the sounds of it both of those are out of your price range. Turbo swap is 4k or so and a TVS is 2350. This is for new parts you could shave costs down by getting used.

 

That looks like a dual pass endplate to me too. I'm going to stick with my original guess and call this one of the older zzp stage 3 kits. It comes with pretty much everything we have concluded is on your car.

 

Perfect thanks again, so im safe to say 60# injectors?

 

To my knowledge they only within the last year or so started using the 50# injectors for that kit. I would think that they are 60s yes.

 

Ok cool, sorry for all the questions im pumped up but at the same time wanna learn as much as i can.

Just one last one.... for now

What are the purposes of needing and getting a tune. Do you only need to get one for certain things? or should I at certain, say, mileage points? what does it help with?

 

A tune, Refers to changing the programing on the Engine computer. Its the computer that controls your engine. Tuning it for all the different mods you have is how you get the power from the mods. Say you put a smaller pulley on the supercharger. This would push more air into the combustion chamber. Without a tune the engine computer would not be able to account for this added air and would not provide an added amount of fuel. This would cause a lean condition and detonation. Detonation is bad. lol It works this way for any mod you do. Tuning for it is usually required to get the most gains.

 

Since I bought the car like this and dont know if the guy got it tuned, should I? how much do they usually cost? I feel like it would be better safe then sorry? Plus it would help even if he did right? Where can I find a local tuner?

 

It probably has the zzp "canned tune" as people call it. Its a base tune that comes with the kit, not really the best, but its safe to drive on. I would ask around on here and find someone local to you who can tune you.

 

sweet car! if you want to go back to stock, let me know, i might buy the whole zzp kit off ya! hahaha.