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Posted 0 7/05/10
Major
setback. I'm really bummed out. I
removed my plugs and sprayed WD-40
down in the cylinders to help lube
them up. Then I hand cranked the
engine over and heard a pop. I looked
at cylinder head and the last exhaust
valve on the drivers side was stuck in
the down position. After calling my
friend Ted, it was pretty obvious that
the valve stem is bent. So, the whole
head has to come back off. I guess
it's a good thing I had this happen
now then while actually driving it.
That would've been nasty. I was sooo
close to starting it. Anyway, I
added some pictures Click
Here to see what I did today.
Posted 0 5/29/10
All the intercooler piping is done.
Cold Air Intake done. First 8AN fuel
line done (had to order some more
parts) and I bought a little gift for
my car. Ok, maybe not so little. I
added a page 3 to the Stage 5 upgrade
because of all the pictures to
decrease load times. Click
Here to see what I did today.
Posted 04/ 10/10
Got
the back half of the exhaust on the
car welded in place. Man, doing a
custom exhaust is a straight pain in
the rear! Will I do it again?
Yeah...probably. I spent all day on
just the back half of the car.
Included a photo of myself this time
around considering it's been so
long. Click Here
to see what I've done.
Posted 04/0 4/10
Installed
my new clutch cable. The dealer wanted
154.00 for it, I got it from modern
performance for 104.!! with the extra
money I saved I bought their polished
shifter knob. Finished up
straightening out my wire harness (god
that was tedious work), and installed
my fuel rail with my 36lb. injectors.
Also did some proto typing of how I'll
probably run the boost piping. Click Here
to see what I've done.
Posted 0 4/02/10
I
cut the front end of the Borla exhaust
and welded in my Vibrant Performance
Resonator today. It's a 3 day weekend
(thank god) so I'm going to go at this
full steam ahead. I'm using 409 SS
Mandrel bends to complete the exhaust.
I bought an abrasive cutoff saw that
uses a 14" wheel and it's proving
to be a pain in the rear to cut this.
But, I don't care I'm going to get it
done.
My welds are getting better and
better. Click Here
to see what I've done.
Posted 0 3/28/10
Took
alot time off the build. Did alot of
thinking about what I wanted to do
with the exhaust. Well, that's all
been figured out now. I don't like
loud exhaust systems and if you've
seen my dyno run in the video section
you'll notice how quiet it was on the
last build. So Click Here
to see what I've done.
Posted 08/1 7/09
Modified
the fans to fit the Griffon Radiator.
Did a prep fit with it in the car.
Also bolted in the Intake manifold. So
far so good. Stay tuned people, the
train is a moving. -Rich
Click Here
to see the pictures.
Posted 08/1 6/09
Got
the Exhaust manifold and turbo all bolted up
with the coolant lines and oil lines
bolted into place. I've got the
coupling reducers sitting in place to
give you an idea of where the piping
for the intercooler will go. Click Here
to see the pictures.
Posted 0 8/10/09
Had
some problems with Hahn turbo manifold
so I ended up going back to the first
manifold and removing the giant c-clip
that held the compressor wheel on so I
could make it fit. Had to drill and
tap new holes into the compressor
housing. Wasn't too thrilled about
that but, now it's done and their is
no binding with the internal wastegate.
Which was my main concern. Click Here
to see the picture.
Posted 0 7/01/09
I
added Chris from PA to the readers
rides section. Nice car. Click Here
to see the pictures.
Posted 05/2 7/09
I received the Hahn Racecraft 20g
turbo manifold today. I must say. High, very high
quality! I will be making a
modification to the manifold to make
it flow alot better since it is a Log
manifold. The Tig welding is excellent
so hats off to Hahn. Click Here
to see the picture.
Posted 05/ 24/09
I
ordered the Hahn Racecraft Turbo
Manifold for the 20g. They list it on
their website for 625.00. They sent me
a quote for 399.00 so I said I'll
order it in Friday. Should be here
soon, I got the brakes installed with
my new slotted and drilled rotors plus
a picture of my Millermatic 140 w/autoset
welder. Great, great welder. Plus the
aluminum spool gun for this unit only
costs 199.99. Normally on other
welders they cost anywhere from
800-1200.00. =) Click Here
to see the pictures.
Posted 0 5/03/09
Well,
both of the turbo manifolds I bought
won't work. Clearance issues. So I'm
either going to have to go for an OBX
manifold that I found for 380.00 or if
I can't get that I'll have to bite the
bullet and buy the Hahn Race Craft one
for around 400.00. Ouch. In the mean
time I wanted to see my valve cover
and intake on to see how they looked. Click Here
to see the picture.
Posted 0 4/11/09
Got
the Drive Shaft Shop Stage III axles
in and trans fluid. The OBX LSD
tolerances are a little tight. Took
some work but, their in. Click Here
to see the pictures.
Posted
03/2 9/09
Spent
about 4 hours dropping the engine in.
Had to separate the turbo to get the
engine to sit right front to back.
After I do some dirtbike riding
tomorrow I'll finish up the front
mount, bobble strut etc. Click Here
to see the picture.
Posted
0 3/22/09
Spent
all weekend just about in the garage.
I also bought some more stuff such as
a Sandblasting cabinet and the new
Miller 140 with auto-set Mig Welder.
It's a nice welder check out this
video of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q79lWU9Vt5A
. Doesn't get much easier than that. I
didn't post any pictures of it yet
because it's still in the box. I spent
7 hours putting together my blasting
cabinet. I sand blasted most of my
mounts and repainted them gloss
back.
Oil lines are all hooked up and
coolant lines from the 20g turbo are
ready for the install. I'm going
tomorrow to order 3 bolts that somehow
turned up missing =( and a new
Alternator belt. Other than that it is
finally ready to drop in. As soon as I
get those three stinking bolts.
Anyways, here's some pictures of the
engine and turbo on my hoist. Click Here
to see the pictures.
Posted
0 2/17/09
Been
a bit since the last post. I pulled a
muscle just below my rib cage while
putting my tranny onto the engine on
the stand (yes I got it on). So in the
meantime while I heal up a little I've
been spending money on more fun stuff
for the project. Everything from Royal
Purple Break in Oil to my new Turbo XS
Dual Stage Boost Controller. Click Here
to see the pictures.
Posted
01/14/09
I
ordered a Vacuum Block from P2R. This
will allow me to keep all the lines
nice and neat without having T's all
over the place. Click Here
to see the picture.
Posted
1 2/31/08
Got the LSD all together. Happy New
Year everyone! Click Here
to see the picture.
Posted
11/30/08
Made
a new purchase that'll really help out
at the track. Click Here
to see the picture.
Posted
11/15/08
Made
some progress with the tranny. I
finally got it apart and opened up.
Always use a rubber dead blow hammer
to separate the two. It's cast
aluminum so it breaks easy, got to be
careful. Anyway, Click Here
to see the picture.
Posted
10/ 26/08
Got
the pressure plate installed and oil
pan installed. Also got the steering
knuckles off so I can get the new hubs
pressed in for the Stage III Axles. Click Here
to see the pictures.
Posted
10/18/08
Took
my time today installing the timing
belt, outer belt cover (mine's
modified for access to my Fidanza
adjustable cam gears) and I installed
the Clutch Masters Aluminum Flywheel.
Went to install the clutch and
realized I forgot to get the pressure
plate bolts. I'll be at the Dealership
Monday morning on the way to work. Click Here
to see the picture.
Posted
0 9/28/08
Got
a call from Alan (aka Alanmart) He's
building an ACR Neon and needed a
block. So I traded him for a 3"
Borla Stainless Steel Exhaust.
Couldn't pass it up since it's a
direct bolt on. Only thing I'll have
to fab up is the flex pipe with the 3 bolt flanges I got. Click Here
to see the picture.
Posted
08/2 4/08
Got
the new block on the stand and
installed the cylinder head along with
crane 14 cams. Click Here
to see the picture.
Posted
0 8/23/08
Been
busy buying exhaust parts, plus it's
been too stinking hot to work in the
garage. Luckily, tonight it's going to
be nice and cool thanks to Fay. So
I'll be pulling off the tranny, oil
pan cleaning my cylinder head up and
install my crane 14's in the head
along with my MPX adjustable pulleys.
I posted a picture of the exhaust
parts I bought so far. Exhaust isn't
cheap. =(. Click Here
to see the picture.
Posted
0 7/02/08
Tearing
down the engine enough to get it on my
new stand I bought. I have to go to
Ace Hardware tomorrow and buy shorter
bolts for it. My MPX underdrive pulley
fought me on removal and lost. I
ordered a new one. Click Here
to see the picture.
Posted
06/30/08
Working
hard, Just want this done to enjoy the
fruits of my labor. Click Here
to see the pictures.
Posted
06/ 22/08
Worked
on it today, You'll see all the work
in the pics. Almost ready for pulling
it out. Click Here
to see the pics.
Posted
0 6/05/08
Been
a while. Should be built and dropped
in and running in 4 weeks. Keep you
fingers crossed because I am. Added 2
more pictures. One of my Intake, Valve
Cover powder coated Wilder Red. Plus
the Oil and Coolant lines for the
turbo. I'm switching everything to
braided hose with AN fittings. Gonna
look nice when I'm done. Click Here to
see the pics.
Posted
04/13/08
Installed the new
Mellings high volume oil pump, new
water pump and rear main seal.
Click Here to
see the pics.
Posted
03/03/08
Got the Piston/Rod assemblies
installed today. Still need to order
some more parts. Right now it's just a
money issue holding up the project. I
have to buy and install a new clutch
for my truck and an exhaust piece. So
that has to come first since it's my
daily driver. Will post as soon as I
can.
Click Here to
see the pics.
Posted
02/09/08
Got the crank installed after getting
it micro polished. Decided to go ahead
and build a complete engine. Why?
Well, the car is still being driven
from time to time. It's not my daily
driver but, it is my backup car for
work. So I want as little down time as
possible. Basically get this built
complete, pull out the current motor
build and swap this in. Anyway, that's
the new plan.
Click Here to
see the pics of the crank installed.
Posted
02/04/08
Been a month.
Every time I think I can start
building the block something else pops
up that needs to be bought. I just
took a good look at the crank journals
and I found minor wear on 3 of them.
So now I have to take it to a shop and
have it ground/polished. In the
meantime, I bought a 3" universal
exhaust kit from Hahn Racecraft. It
bolts right up to the 20G Turbo. All I
have to do is take it to a shop and
get them to weld a custom 3" system
all the way back.
Click Here to
see the pictures.
Posted
01/04/08
Got my first 2 sets of ARP stud kits
in.
Click Here to
see the picture. These are made from
8740 chrome moly steel heat treated to
190,000 psi tensile strength. This is
going to be one strong build. =)
Posted
01/02/08
First
off, Happy New Year! Been
waiting on ARP Studs and Nut combos to
come in. I'm going to outfit ARP studs
throughout to promise a strong build
that can take the power I'm going to
be shooting for. ARP studs are a MUST
HAVE in any high performance engine
build or your asking for trouble. In
the meantime I replaced the washers in
the OBX LSD.
Click Here to
see the picture.
Posted
12/15/07
Got my block back today from Nelson
Brothers in Largo. Bored out .020 over
and hot tanked to give it that new
look.
Click Here to
see the picture.
Posted
12/08/07
Got the OBX Limited
Slip Differential. Wanted to go with
the Quaife LSD but, for the price I
got from Alan for the OBX I couldn't
pass it up.
Click Here to
see the picture. Also, I'm dropping
off the block to be machined Monday
along with dropping off my valve cover
and intake manifold to get them powder
coated. I'll assemble the block next
weekend so stay tuned!
Posted
12/04/07
Got my Drag Radial tires in.
Click Here to
see the picture.
Posted
11/30/07
Finally got in my Driveshaft Shop
Stage III axles from
Modern Performance.
Click Here to
see the picture of it.
Posted
11/09/07
Wow, I was told my Griffon Aluminum
Radiator wouldn't be in for about 3
weeks. It got here in 4 days! =) I
have to say it's really good quality!
Click Here to
see the picture of it. Just waiting on
my Stage III axles and getting the LSD
next weekend then I can start the
build!
Posted
11/03/07
Well, been a while again. I ordered
the Stage 3 axles from Modern
Performance, They'll be here next week
and I also ordered an Aluminum
Radiator by Griffin Radiators that
will be here in 3 weeks. I picked up a
set of Crane #14 Cams today. New never
installed from NeonMart AKA Alan.
Click Here
for the pic.
Posted
07/19/07
Well, been about a month.
Click Here
to see what's new!
Posted
06/24/07
Just got my backup manifold in. I was
a little worried about clearance
issues with the new manifold so I
bought this as a backup.
Click Here to
see the picture of the backup
manifold.
-Rich
Posted
06/16/07
Check out my new Toy to power my
little beast =P. It's going to crank
the power up ALOT. With the bottom end
being built right, It's gonna rock.
Going to do the build on the July 4th
week. I'm off of work for it. Anyway,
Click Here to
check out the new stuff!!
-Rich
Posted
05/17/07
I've made a major choice for this new
build.
Click Here to
check it out. =)
-Rich
Posted 04/22/07
Picked up a spare block today to get
it all built and ready to drop in
place of my current block so I can
crank the boost to 20psi. Going
to drop it off and get it cleaned,
decked, line honed, crank balanced and
bored to match my .020 oversize
pistons.
Click Here to
see the block. (scroll to the bottom
of the page)
Posted 04/21/07
Here's the video of today's Dyno pull.
Click Here.
Posted 04/21/07
Just got back from the Dyno.
Click Here to
check it out. Scroll down that page
for the newest updates and you'll see
the new Dyno Sheet.
-Rich
Posted 04/20/07
New stage started! .020 over bore
pistons, Eagle H-Beam Rods, AGP
wastegate actuator and a little fun
with the third brake light cover. =P
Click Here to
check out the new pics! The AGP has
already been installed and I'm having
it Dyno tuned again tomorrow at
Racerelated for 14lbs. of boost.
Stay tuned!
-Rich
Posted 02/09/07
Finally got the graph of my dyno run.
click
here.
Posted 01/27/07
Got the car dyno tuned at Race Related
today. Brian is the guy for MegaSquirt/Megatune.
The car runs soooo good now. I was
hoping for more HP but since I still
have stock rods, I can't push more
than 250 lbs of torque. It's funny
because I pulled 197 HP and 197 ft.
lbs. of Torque LOL it's a 97 Neon.
Anyway, I posted a video in my video
section. Click here
to see it.
Posted 01/20/07
Went to go meet some other Neon turbo
owners on Saturday and noticed smoke
blowing out the back. I immediately
pulled over and popped the hood. I had
an engine fire. Good thing I carry a
fire extinguisher. No damage done. The
oil send line to the turbo busted
right above the nipple inlet with a 1"
split in it. Fixed it and back up and
running.
I'm
taking the car to be Dyno tuned on the
27th at Race Related in Clearwater.
Here's the website
www.racerelated.com . It's 100.00
an hour. When it's done I'll post some
pictures and video. Looking forward to
it. These guys have a good reputation
on
www.floridaneons.org for tuning
Megasquirt. Stay tuned!
-Rich
Posted 12/26/06
Ok, well maybe stage 4 wasn't done. I
just did the Spool Boy Modification. I
added a picture and a link stating
what it is. So click
here.
Posted 11/05/06
Well, Stage 4 for me is done!
Mega-Squirt is in, special thanks to
Ted from Floridaneons.org . This was
his 5th install! and he's a genius
when it comes to tuning the fuel maps.
The Innovate Wide Band is in. Now my
Air/Fuel Gauge doesn't dance back and
forth. All I can say is "Woohoo!!!!!"
Click
here to see the
pics.
Posted 10/15/06
Finally had a chance to work on the
car again. Just started a new job so
I've been really busy lately. Anyhow,
I installed the Air temp sensor, Water
Temp sensor, got the Mega Squirt
mounted and ran the wiring harness and
vacuum tube through the firewall.
Here's the new pictures. Click
here to see
them.
Posted 07/22/06
Well, I received in the Innovate wide
band O2 sensor for perfect tuning and
the Mega Squirt ECU with harness and
sensors needed. Click
here to see the
pictures.
-Rich
Posted 07/15/06
Went to the
www.floridaneons.org neon meet
today and had a blast. Meant alot of
cool people and have come to a big
decision into my build. I've decided
not to get the Greddy E-manage
Ultimate installed and will be going
with the Mega-Squirt system. Special
thanks to Ted and Allen for the advice
on it. They said they'd help me to
install it. Anyway, here's some
pictures from the meet.
Click Here.
-Rich
Posted 07/06/06
Ok, Monday is D-day. The Stage 4
project will be done. I'm taking my
car to Gulf Coast Turbos. Their doing
the install on both the Greddy
E-manage Ultimate and the Greddy Turbo
Timer. Plus, their going to tune the
whole thing. The tuning costs 125.00
an hour. But, it's going to be done!
I'm excited and can't wait to see it
and drive it. I'll be filming the
tuning to make a video so....Stay
Tuned!
-Rich
p.s. I added a new
video to the racing video links above
on the left. It's a Dodge Neon RT
doing a great burnout so check it out.
Posted 06/29/06
There is a neon meet in Lakeland
Florida on July 15th. I will be there.
Here is the ad.
Posted 06/29/06
Ok, Fidanza gears are installed along
with my Aluminum 6.25qt. Oil Pan.
click
here to see the
pictures. Next up, getting the Greddy
E-manage ultimate installed along with
my Greddy Turbo Timer. I'm going to
set it up for the install this coming
Wednesday. So stay tuned!
-Rich
Posted 06/24/06
I'm ready to get my Fidanza Adjustable
cam gears installed. Should be done on
Wednesday. Added a picture so click
here to see it.
Posted 06/24/06
First off I wanted to apologize for
the site being down and the lack of
posting.
My web hosting company had to update
their server Hardware, so the site was
down for a week. Right when I started
to finish the 4th stage build on my
car =(. I've finally found the time to
work on it so here we go.
Check out the new pics and the detail
of what's going on. Click
here to see it.
Posted 01/13/06
Updated Readers Rides So be sure to
check it out! Click here
to check it out.
Posted 11/30/05
Added my new AEM pressure regulator.
Check out the new pics and the detail
of what's going on. Click
here.
Posted 11/16/05
just posted a video of me on the
expressway. Watch the
speedometer. Still have to get it
tuned (it's running rich) so stay
tuned. Anyway, Click
here to view
it.
Posted 11/06/05
Posted a small video of my car in the
video section. I'll be adding a dyno
video along with a 1/4 mile track
video shortly. The video I posted
right now is without being tuned and
the car is running rich (hence the
check engine light). Click
here to view
it.
Posted 10/08/05
It's running! Sounds great! Blow
off Valve kicks ass! Click
here to see the
pics.
Posted 09/27/05
Got the positive cable installed. That
turned out to be more of a pain in the
ass than anticipated. But its done.
Click
here to see the
pic.
Posted 09/23/05
Got alot of work done. Click
here to check
out the 2 new pics. Don't forget to
check out the racing videos link in
the upper left.
-Rich
Posted 09/22/05
Well, I moved the site to a web
hosting company. So now I have plenty
of room for cool stuff. In case you
didn't notice, I'm adding racing
videos to the site. You can click
here to go to that page. Enjoy!
-Rich
Posted 08/11/05
Jacked the car up on all four jack
stands, siphoned the gas out, dropped
the tank and pulled the old pump out
then installed the Walboro 255lph. Fuel
Pump. I got in my OBX 6.25 qt. oil pan
with baffles. It's about $100 cheaper
than the Moroso pan. Also partially
installed the Fuel Pressure Regulator
and ran the Fuel Return line. Check it
out
here .
Posted 06/20/05
Today I installed the custom fuel
rail, Turbo XS Manual Boost
Controller, SRT-4 Block Off Plate,
Hooked up the Turbo XS Blow Off Valve,
Finished the Piping on the Throttle
Body to the Intercooler but, I've got
to figure out a good way to get the
piping ran back to the Turbo. Looks
like I'll have to run it back across
to the drivers side and up and over
the transmission to the turbo. Anyway,
Click
here to see the
pictures.
Posted 06/18/05
I'm finally getting some time to work
on my car. God, I miss driving it!
Been working 10 hrs. a day and trying
to sell this house currently. But, I'm
going to do my best to commit myself
to at least 2 hrs. a day. Posted 2 new
pics. Click
here.
Posted 05/03/05
Did the test fit for the intercooler
today. I'm definitely buying the Wings
West Body kit from
Modernperformance.com . Why?
well, when you see the picture of the
intercooler hanging about 2 inches
below the bumper. It should clear up
any questions. =P. I need to get my
center punch from work so I can get
the holes drilled in the bumper.
Anyway, click
here to see the
pictures.
Posted 04/22/05
Been real busy lately. I finally
got in the rest of the polished
aluminum 2.5" tubing. Real nice
stuff. Got it off of E-Bay, 6 pcs for
99.00 shipped. Click
here to see
them.
Posted 03/11/05
Posted a picture of
the intercooler pipe with the new
milled hole for my Blow off valve.
Click
here to see it.
Posted 03/11/05
My pillar gauge pod and the SRT-4 BOV
Block off plate came in so I can use
the Turbo XS Blow of Valve instead.
Click
here to see the
picture. Stay Tuned.
-Rich
Posted 03/10/05
Posted another 2 pictures. This time
my Auto Meter Air/Fuel Gauge and (1)
16" x 2.5" diameter Aluminum polished
Intercooler Piping tube. Click
here to see
them. I'm going to try installing
everything on Monday. So Check back
soon.
-Rich
Posted 03/07/05
Posted
2 more pictures. My Turbo XS Manual
Boost Controller came in along with
the 2 90 degree couplings with clamps.
Click
here to see
them. I bought my Autometer Air/Fuel
Gauge and pillar housing along with an
aluminum 2.5" straight pipe. I need
that to drill a hole in so I can
get the pipe for the blow off valve
welded in. Check back soon.
Posted 03/03/05
Alright! Just got in the 8" tall Front
Mount Intercooler, Jegs Battery
Relocation Kit, Walbro 255lph High
Flow Fuel Pump, 5 Silicone couplings
with clamps and (3) different diameter
10ft. lengths of red silicone hose.
Pictures are posted and you can click
here to view
them.
Tonight I'm ordering the Air/Fuel
gauge and I have (2) 90 degree
couplings coming in hopefully Monday
at the latest. Stay Tuned!
-Rich
Posted 02/25/05
Ok,
just wanted to update. I've ordered
alot of parts and just wanted to touch
base with the readers. I just ordered
a custom made Front mount Intercooler.
Dimensions are: 25 wide X 7.75 tall X
2.75 deep, Walbro 255lph High Volume
Fuel Pump and a Battery Relocation kit
from Jegs.
Want to know what I paid for that
Custom Intercooler? then checkout
www.johnnyracecar.com . I got the
Walbro pump off of E-bay for 99.99
shipped and got the relocation battery
kit for $58.98 shipped. I'll post the
pictures as soon as all the parts come
in this coming week.
Check back Soon for
pictures and more!
Rich
Posted 01/31/05
Just added a
picture of my Fuel Pressure Regulator
and Fuel Rail since I Painted them
both to match the intake and valve
cover.
Click here
Posted 01/31/05
Got in
my new High volume Fuel Rail from
Deyemeracing (link is below). I
searched the internet at a couple of
different sites and they had the best
price. There were only 2 sites that
had this rail that I could find. One
site wanted 189.00 for it. I got it at
Deyeme for 119.00 plus shipping.
Click here for
the pic.
-Rich
Posted 01/12/05
Got in my Fuel Pressure Regulator with
gauge and a new Blow Off Valve for
when I add the intercooler. Click
Here for the
pics.
Rich
Posted 12/21/04
Added
36lb. injectors made by Accel using
the Bosch style clips. I got the clips
from
www.deyemeracing.com . I added a
picture to Stage 3 Click
here .
Posted 11/16/04
Added 2 pictures to the completed
stage 3 section. Click
here to see the
final 2 pics for the time being. Stay
tuned for stage 4 to come shortly!
-Rich
Posted 11/11/04
I've Been driving the car for about
three days now. Man, It runs sooo good
and is really fast. The boost kicks
ass. It has a nice deep sound to it
also. The blow off valve conversion
kit sounds great.
In case you didn't notice, I'll be
doing a stage 4 to this build. It will
consist of an intercooler, Bigger
injectors, fuel return system, High
flow fuel pump (probably a walbro), a
boost controller and a turbo timer. So
I'll post some pictures of the car as
it is now, probably tomorrow.
Posted 11/05/04
Been alot going on that has
prevented me from working on my car.
Anyway, I have it real close now and
have posted 2 new pics in the Stage 3
current section. Click
here to view it
now.
-Rich
Posted 10/27/04
Got the cylinder head in with the
turbo and intake manifold. Tomorrow
and Friday is go time to get this up
and running. I posted 2 pics. To see
them, click
here.
Check back soon!
Posted 10/25/04
Been a while again. I had to
pull the pistons back out because the
shop I paid to press out the old and
mount the new pistons assembled 2 of
the rods backwards. So, I had to pull
them back out and take them back. Turns
out he had fired the 2 guys a week ago
that worked on them. Good thing I
noticed it, I could've blown the
engine. Anyway, I just got done
re-installing the pistons and posted a
picture of it so check it out
here.
Posted 10/14/04
I've got the pistons installed, the
piping and hosing done for the turbo,
wet sanded the valve cover and I just
installed the boost and oil pressure
gauges in the car. I'm hoping to get
it all done by this weekend. Been
really busy and it's slowing down my
completion. I posted a pic of the
gauges installed.
Click here to
check it out. Check back soon.
Posted 10/08/04
Monday is re-assembly day. The head is
completely done, new valves, 3 angle
valve job, ported and polished (see
pics above). Pistons are assembled and
ready to kick ass. So Monday is the
day so check back soon. I added 2 more
pictures, to see them
Click here.
Posted 09/18/04
Well, Hurricanes seem to be calming
down a bit. I finally got to put in
some time on my cylinder head. I was
able to port and polish the intake on
the head. This is by far my best port
job on an intake side. The bowl work
around the valve guides looks awesome.
I'll do the exhaust next weekend. I've
posted 2 pics of the ports so check it
out!
Click here
Posted 08/27/2004
Wow, getting standard size Turbo
pistons seemed to start becoming a big
pain in my ass. Everyone I called said
1 to 2 1/2 weeks for JE Pistons. Well,
my business partner Pete called
Clearwater Cylinder head Exchange and
got me hooked up with a set of
Wiseco 8.8:1 Compression
Pistons. Their a bit more
expensive than JE but well worth it.
They come with a Teflon Coating on the
skirt of the piston, Molley Rings, the
whole bit. I'm really happy with
these.
Pete and I already have moved the air
compressor back to the business and
we'll be starting work on my Cylinder
head this weekend. My head is going to
get all the best work done for it.
Click here to
see the pics of the gauges and
pistons.
I have a alot
more parts coming in this coming week.
So be sure to check back soon.
-Rich
Posted 08/15/2004
Rich
Posted
10/18/03
As you can see I
posted some new pictures tonight. I'll
post some more tomorrow. The lettering
for my back window didn't get done yet
but they promised to have it done by
Monday morning. It's going to be
a little bit before I get the Turbo
on. I have to buy what I can when I
can afford it.
I found that using Armour
All on the headlights clears up the
fogging effect that we neon owners
have come to know and hate. As you can
see it works quite nice. Tomorrow I'll
post a little something that will show
anyone who still hasn't purchased a Cold Air Intake a really
cheap way to do your own. It's pretty
cool and it works.
10/21/2003
Ok here it is. If
you don't already have a cold air
intake here's the cheat that will give
you about the same performance as a
cold air intake. Look at the picture
below. The circle is where you'll
connect your cone filter at and
instantly have a cold air intake. Just
make sure you measure the diameter of
the tube and buy the correct filter to
fit the diameter of the tube.
I know it works on
a SOHC but not sure on the DOHC.
It's definitely worth checking out.
Should save you a bundle. You'll see
the clamp that holds it on. Just
remove everything else and add the
cone filter. You may have to cut some
off of the tube. No big deal
considering the performance you'll
get. Happy modding people.
p.s. I'm not held
responsible for anyone that screws up
such a simple ugrade or anything else
posted on this site.
-Rich
Be sure to check
out Johns Neon in the links section.
He already has a stage 2 Turbo on his
car. Kickass.
Stay tuned!
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