Mooneggs 92 MX-3 Race Car IP - 2013 in Review

[Mooneggs]

what should I seal the phenospacers with? the set comes with a gasket for each side... is there anything else I need to do?? rtv??

use your finger to apply a very thin film of Super Black silicone RTV to all mating surfaces. It will seal very well, the downside is it will destroy the gaskets if you ever take them off.

shouldn't I be using high temp red rtv since it will be mated to the engine??

I guess for the IM side I could use black since the pheno spacers will not be transferring heat

[wytbishop]

I use Super Black (seen HERE) on everything in the engine. Available everywhere.

[cjthor]

I use Super Black (seen HERE) on everything in the engine. Available everywhere.

I use permatex "ultra" black.

[Mnemonic]

i use the rtv red stuff, not sure the name but it comes out red

[Mooneggs]

I use Super Black (seen HERE) on everything in the engine. Available everywhere.

I use permatex "ultra" black.

yeah I just bought ultra black yesterday (same as super black in the other brand)... I'll use that when I install the spacers! thanks guys!

installed dual air horns yesterday as well as put the rubber headlight surrounds on the hood.

[Mooneggs]

Here's all the pics I took during the engine swap/exhaust building!
























without jarid's expert welding/grinding/fabrication skills, my exhuast would have not been possible! thank you again sir!

[solo_ryder]

Thanks for all the pics, good to see a nice build. Is that a titanium muffler I spy? Jarid, that is a sweet shop.. when my brother and I take a trip out there next year we are gonna stop by and say hi!

[cjthor]

Thanks dude! I've been in the automotive industry for over 12 years and have been working on cars since I was 10! I really pride myself in having pretty much every tool imaginable as well as having enough materials handy to build just about anything!!

[fowljesse]

Here are some more special moments from your swap month

How long did you drive with this like this?!



The crew at work trying to look natural.



Not trying anymore.



FAIL: tried to open my 3rd beer by hitting the edge of the cap on the corner of the table:



Anybody in their right mind would have thrown it out. Who would want to drink shards of glass?!


The shards make tiny cuts in the stomach lining for better ingestion.

Parmesan Cheese FAIL: Cjthor's Fiance made Spaghetti for us (She's awesme), and Stereoking15 shook the can, thinking it was closed.

[cjthor]

LOL nice pics...I almost forgot about humping the motor

[Mooneggs]

Is that a titanium muffler I spy? Jarid, that is a sweet shop.. when my brother and I take a trip out there next year we are gonna stop by and say hi!

well we are unsure whether it is titanium or steel... it is lightweight but not lightweight enough unless the outside is titanium with a steel middle it's a Janspeed T-001 and I can't find any info on the internetz
If anybody asks, then yes it is full titanium LOL

that will be awesome when you make the road trip... you can hang out with the NW mx-3 crew!!

[Custommx3]

Here are some more special moments from your swap month

How long did you drive with this like this?!

What is that?

Also, the muffler is titanium, its too light to be steel.

[cjthor]

pretty sure that was a spark plug/coil wire

[fowljesse]

Yeah. It came out of the distributor. The car didn't seem to miss, though

[Mooneggs]

just a quick update... called pulled over the last 2 nights in a row for my exhaust being too loud...

one of the cops liked how it sounded but he said I need to make it softer and the other cop just said it was ridiculously loud (like he heard it 4 blocks away haha)... no tickets since I still have Tennessee plates and they were giving me a break... otherwise it would have been a $125 ticket LOL

I may have to start using a silencer!