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On a depressing note even after I bolted it to a 1/2" thick steel plate, all three flanges are warped... I'm having trouble with my intercooler piping... where I planned for my wastegate to dump, I have intercooler piping to dodge... and I started getting tired and wreckless and scratched the **** outta my wastegate.
Don't get discouraged man it's only normal your gona have to get the flanges milled down....Keep it up man i want to see some crazy vids on youtube soon
Thanks guys... yeah, I'm just stressing over the flanges. It's just that I might have to take time off work to go machine them, or pay someone to do it.
JoN - Ex-Automotive Machinist Journeyman/Refrigeration Mechanic Apprentice 1996 Mazda MX-3 RS - Creek Blue Mica
RACING BP fully built with Twin Scroll GT3071R TURBO @ +30psi - Specs and Pictures
It is common practice to surface all flanges after welding. Looks like it's going to be really tight routing that down pipe. Very nice tho. You should clean up the welds and coat that biotch.
It should work as is... I like the stock rad as it is very efficient at removing heat from the system. I just have to notch that top tab on the rad and she's set...
JoN - Ex-Automotive Machinist Journeyman/Refrigeration Mechanic Apprentice 1996 Mazda MX-3 RS - Creek Blue Mica
RACING BP fully built with Twin Scroll GT3071R TURBO @ +30psi - Specs and Pictures
Black '93 BP RS - wrecked, parted, scrapped.
Green GS - Sold.
Black GS - Summer DD/Race car - Fancy KLZE
Red GS - K8-ATX -> MTX-KLDE - Frakencar. Scrapped
White GS - Rusty. Parts. Scrapped
1997 BMW M3 - my summer baby
2002 BMW 325Xi - sold
2003 Forester Xti - EJ20K swapped. Feedback
I read 80% of your worklog over on CP. took me an hour.
Your build is a perfect example of what I want to do when I'm out of school, with decent income (say, 7 years?)
Absolute sex. Thats better than anything you can buy new. Its an entire aftermarket motor. You still have the stock crank, thats about it. BP cranks are awesome, so who wants an aftermarket one anyway?
How far are you going with this setup? I saw your suspension/subframe job. Going with any serious chassis work? Power isn't you're issue, its going to be keeping your wheels going the same speed as the pavement below it, and avoiding the understeer caused by wheels spinning in corners. Beefy swaybars, good bushings, and maybe consider chassis stiffening.
I love it.
Now with Moderator power!
Black '93 BP RS - wrecked, parted, scrapped.
Green GS - Sold.
Black GS - Summer DD/Race car - Fancy KLZE
Red GS - K8-ATX -> MTX-KLDE - Frakencar. Scrapped
White GS - Rusty. Parts. Scrapped
1997 BMW M3 - my summer baby
2002 BMW 325Xi - sold
2003 Forester Xti - EJ20K swapped. Feedback