progress of my turbo 2.5 mx-3

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » May 1st, 2005, 12:31 am

well boys and girls..some of new the project I started a while back. just wanted to post progress of the car.
The only thing I need to do so I can start the car is weld my bov on the intake piping, modified the downpipe and cross member.
If you want to know what parts are involved in all of this just click in my sig the link to my cardomain page..It's all there

The car should be on the road next week end..can't wait to take it for a spin...after the break in..

Tunes67 · Post by **Tunes67** » May 1st, 2005, 12:58 am

Looking good man.. wish you didnt live so far away.. would love to go for a spin in your ride.

Tunes67

Vanished · Post by **Vanished** » May 1st, 2005, 1:07 am

after the break in of course hah

atlantamx3 · Post by **atlantamx3** » May 1st, 2005, 1:47 am

I sure do hope you heat wrap some of the stuff on the exhaust side of the Turbo.. its going to get hot 7 start melting stuff close to it... disty, radiator hose, etc.

Mnemonic · Post by **Mnemonic** » May 1st, 2005, 4:22 am

Thanks babyblue I gotta go clean my keyboard off now!!!!

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » May 1st, 2005, 8:36 am

atlantamx3 wrote:I sure do hope you heat wrap some of the stuff on the exhaust side of the Turbo.. its going to get hot 7 start melting stuff close to it... disty, radiator hose, etc.

yeah I already got the wrap..everything will be taken care of.
oh and I'm working on a distyless set-up(coil packs) and no vaf . That's the beauty of megasquirt..

First off, I'm using stock injectors and 5psi for the break in, then I'm swapping 550cc injectors, megasquirt, wideband, remove the vaf, add water injection (already got the plug in in my megasquirt) and turn the boost up

Mnemonic wrote:Thanks babyblue I gotta go clean my keyboard off now!!!!

ROFL

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » May 1st, 2005, 12:15 pm

hey baby have you made yourself an aluminum head sheild yet??? thats something ive been hunting down myself, to sit between the rad and distributor and the turbo. And i found some tough heat resistant metal. IF you look at your old k8 motor take the timing belt cover off and behind the pulleys is a black peice of aluminum that is flexible and would most likly resist heat well as it sits against the engine all its life. You can pull that off as its bendable and try to make that work.

I_love_my_MX-3 · Post by **I_love_my_MX-3** » May 1st, 2005, 2:08 pm

cool project

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » May 1st, 2005, 2:13 pm

DavidOS wrote:hey baby have you made yourself an aluminum head sheild yet??? thats something ive been hunting down myself, to sit between the rad and distributor and the turbo. And i found some tough heat resistant metal. IF you look at your old k8 motor take the timing belt cover off and behind the pulleys is a black peice of aluminum that is flexible and would most likly resist heat well as it sits against the engine all its life. You can pull that off as its bendable and try to make that work.

I actually got some spare ones here..I'll take a look at it

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » May 10th, 2005, 2:16 pm

here's a couple of shots again:

papa roached · Post by **papa roached** » May 10th, 2005, 2:28 pm

i hate you man, i so hate you

nope-mx3 · Post by **nope-mx3** » May 10th, 2005, 2:29 pm

I love this setup

What I love even more, is the Megasquirt. I gotta get me one of those

Do I need anything else than the Megasquirt 2.2 to get rid of the VAF on my K8? if not, then those $146 is so worth it

nope-mx3

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » May 10th, 2005, 2:40 pm

make sure you have to spark option with it..I don't think you can remove the vaf with only the fuel option.

anyways mine is still there because I'm using the stock ecu for the break in period then switching to MS that is wainting on my desk

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » May 10th, 2005, 2:44 pm

so hows this all going?

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » May 10th, 2005, 2:45 pm

I tried to start it last night, it cranks but it doesn't start..turns out I don't have spark, I made another thread about that. I can't find the problem yet..I got everthing else though..just no spark