Finally received my money today, started ordering parts. YEEHAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! will post update pictures very soon!! yeah!!!!!
Finally received my money today, started ordering parts. YEEHAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! will post update pictures very soon!! yeah!!!!!
what are you ordering?
Jealous!!! Can't wait to see updates!
Last edited by Hyper; 11-17-2013 at 11:01 AM.
Today was a great day. I have been receiving parts and so I decided to work on the car again. You guys need to understand this build is mostly engine work, The part i decided to upgrade today was the Skunk2 throttle body kit sold by 949 racing.
As you can see the TB is bigger than the OEM unit so I removed the modifiyed 01 intake manifold and took it to my relatives's shop. There I have a assortment of tools to work with. It was actually fun get back to do some things I used to do back in the days. For the remainder of the day (it was raining's a lot in Miami) I matched and ported the intake manifold to the bigger TB. Here are some pictures of the project.
used a feeler gauge to make sure the porting was straight as possible.
Last edited by Hyper; 11-22-2013 at 11:20 PM.
Gonna be fun fun!!!!!!!!!!!!
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more porting....
Intake manifold ported!!
Last edited by Hyper; 11-23-2013 at 09:54 AM.
about the only complaint I have with the Skunk 2 Throttle body is the fact the supplied allen bolt to attach the IAC is too short. Luckily I have a box full of allen bolts. I collect them and have plenty of allen bolts with the proper size for this project.
the longer M8mm allen bolt needed for this project.
skunk2 with IAC installed
a rear view of the longer allen bolt installed in the IAC
Tomorrow I am going to install everything back and except some miscellaneous ideas I have for the engine I am basically done. and will concentrate on the body parts next, and brake upgrade. Thanks for watching this thread.
Last edited by Hyper; 11-22-2013 at 09:04 PM.
In addition to this project I also replaced the o-rings in the VVT solenoid. There were so worn out and brittle I believe this was the reason the VVT was not working well. I tested the VVT solenoid with 12 volts and works fine, the o-rings tough were another story....
testing VVT solenoid
VVT solenoid. cleaned and tested
bad o-rings
New Viton o-rings!!
Believe it or not the total cost of this project was just five dollars. I have access to a hydraulic store in Miami where I can get high temperature Viton o-rings.
Last edited by Hyper; 11-22-2013 at 09:24 PM.
Phatmiata (11-23-2013)
Nice work. Liking the videos earlier on.
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Hyper, you should consider investing in a paper scroll bit and some paper scrolls. You will get the most out of your porting that way. They are easy to use, and there is less of a chance of cutting too deep when approaching the final port shape.
95 in pieces, but good pieces.
After I matched/ported, I polished the intake manifold with paper scroll bit, while is not mirror like finish is smooth enough. Here are more pictures of the TB in the car with intake. I am going have to delay this project a little bit. After several attempts to calibrate the TPS sensor today it appears and looks like is fried. I previously used the TPS sensor 5v source to run the adaptronic ECU and the water/meth kit I used to have on the car
Hyper Plenum Spacer
installed pics!!
Last edited by Hyper; 01-03-2014 at 10:58 PM.
Phatmiata (11-23-2013)
Oh ok, it looks pretty good in the last pic.
95 in pieces, but good pieces.