FINALLY! Pics of my Turbo II all ready to go...IT WORKS!!!!!
05-14-02, 11:07 AM
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FINALLY! Pics of my Turbo II all ready to go...IT WORKS!!!!!
We went throught SO much **** getting this car ready...from having to bore out a broken temp sender to a Pulsation dampener shooting fuel 10 feet in the air! It was an absolute nightmare...one thing after another...but damnit! we hung in there and its DONE!!! here are a few pics:
Me giving the car it's first bath since November:
My friend Tommy sharing in the fun:
ALL CLEAN!
My favorite shot:
quick shot of the engine (pic sucks...and ignore the stock air box, a friend had my intake and he forgot to bring it in time for the grand re-cranking!):
The finger chopper!!:
Thats it for now.Im so damn excited to have this thing going again, here are a few of the highlights:
---race ported engine
---Hurley racing seals
---ported wastegate
---removed twin scroll
---removed all emissions
---removed power steering
---gutted cats (3" exhaust on the way!)
---16" perma cool
Some other little odds and ends...but thats the jist of it! Sorry about the long post!
---Nick
Me giving the car it's first bath since November:
My friend Tommy sharing in the fun:
ALL CLEAN!
My favorite shot:
quick shot of the engine (pic sucks...and ignore the stock air box, a friend had my intake and he forgot to bring it in time for the grand re-cranking!):
The finger chopper!!:
Thats it for now.Im so damn excited to have this thing going again, here are a few of the highlights:
---race ported engine
---Hurley racing seals
---ported wastegate
---removed twin scroll
---removed all emissions
---removed power steering
---gutted cats (3" exhaust on the way!)
---16" perma cool
Some other little odds and ends...but thats the jist of it! Sorry about the long post!
---Nick
05-14-02, 11:32 AM
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p.s. you will also have cooling problems without the under tray too... and it also looks like you removed the plastic parts in the nose in front of the core support. Without the undertray and those parts (or a panel in the same general location) air will tend to flow AROUND (above and below) the radiator instead of through. You NEED those to keep it cool, especially with a modded motor.
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05-14-02, 11:33 AM
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Originally posted by rx7_ragtop
Dude that perma-cool is NOT going to do the job in the summer. You need a shroud on it, or a different fan.
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Dude that perma-cool is NOT going to do the job in the summer. You need a shroud on it, or a different fan.
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05-14-02, 11:34 AM
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Originally posted by rx7_ragtop
p.s. you will also have cooling problems without the under tray too... and it also looks like you removed the plastic parts in the nose in front of the core support. Without the undertray and those parts (or a panel in the same general location) air will tend to flow AROUND (above and below) the radiator instead of through. You NEED those to keep it cool, especially with a modded motor.
p.s. you will also have cooling problems without the under tray too... and it also looks like you removed the plastic parts in the nose in front of the core support. Without the undertray and those parts (or a panel in the same general location) air will tend to flow AROUND (above and below) the radiator instead of through. You NEED those to keep it cool, especially with a modded motor.
05-14-02, 11:35 AM
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Oh, and the under tray and all is going back on...just left it off till i work out all the kinks so i dont have to keep pulling all those damn little 10 mm bolts! 
should be back on within a week! thanks for the insight.
should be back on within a week! thanks for the insight.
beeeee-O-tiful!!
05-14-02, 11:54 AM
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Oh... and I have the undertray and the nose parts in place. The perma cool blows a lot of air... but it sucks air in around the edges, which is what a shroud prevents. You WILL have cooling problems with a perma cool if you don't shroud it. I have a bigger than stock radiator and a mostly-stock NA motor... it gets hot. New waterpump, new MAZDA thermostat, everything in good shape. It just doesn't flow enough air due to no shroud.
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Originally posted by rx7_ragtop
p.s. you will also have cooling problems without the under tray too... and it also looks like you removed the plastic parts in the nose in front of the core support. Without the undertray and those parts (or a panel in the same general location) air will tend to flow AROUND (above and below) the radiator instead of through. You NEED those to keep it cool, especially with a modded motor.
Brad
p.s. you will also have cooling problems without the under tray too... and it also looks like you removed the plastic parts in the nose in front of the core support. Without the undertray and those parts (or a panel in the same general location) air will tend to flow AROUND (above and below) the radiator instead of through. You NEED those to keep it cool, especially with a modded motor.
Brad
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nice car dude!
mine looks exactly the same except i have chunkier tires and i took my flash to pass lenses out.
im runnin 245/50 in the back and 225/50 up front (on stock rims). it sits good to! people always tell me it looks like i have lowered springs. maybe the previous owner put some in?
what size tires you runnin?
im runnin 245/50 in the back and 225/50 up front (on stock rims). it sits good to! people always tell me it looks like i have lowered springs. maybe the previous owner put some in?
what size tires you runnin?
05-14-02, 04:34 PM
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The tires are 205/55/ZR16. As for the rims, I noticed that the other day...BOTH the front rims are on backwards!!! The bitch is I have to actually go and get them swapped because the tires are directional! so until then, not too many people will notice
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Originally posted by rx7_ragtop
Yes... I have one on my 88 'vert. It gets too hot in traffic in the summer. Not enough airflow due to no shroud.
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Yes... I have one on my 88 'vert. It gets too hot in traffic in the summer. Not enough airflow due to no shroud.
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05-14-02, 04:39 PM
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HA! I just wanted to point out that one thing keeping it from being absolutely perfect
I had my brakes done a couple of weeks ago. I checked the wheels before I left.
Beautiful car.
I had my brakes done a couple of weeks ago. I checked the wheels before I left.
Beautiful car.
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Thanks MikeL. What suspension are you running on your car? I have always LOVED the way your car sat. How low is it? Now that my cars running again...gotta get rid of that nasty wheel gap
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Originally posted by rx7_ragtop
Yes... I have one on my 88 'vert. It gets too hot in traffic in the summer. Not enough airflow due to no shroud.
Brad
Yes... I have one on my 88 'vert. It gets too hot in traffic in the summer. Not enough airflow due to no shroud.
Brad
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I have the same fan, no underpan. (never had it...) Car runs way hotter then with the stock fan/shroud. Im probably going back to stock, I might try a shroud first..
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