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finally after 7 months of planning, research, and gathering of parts, the beast is done.

Specifics:
1990 Honda CRX Dx

MPFI Vtec Swap:
AEM Cam Gear
All manifolds were port matched

Built block:
LS rods
Wiseco 8.5:1 pistons
Block posts
all ACL bearings
ARP head studs
Mr. Gasket MLS

Rotating Assembly:
Fully Balanced and Blueprinted
stock 90 Si flywheel turned down to 14 lbs
Clutch Specialties 6 Puck Sprung Clutch Kit

Turbo Components:
14B
Log Manifold (by Me)
2 1/4" Mandrel charge pipes
1 gen BOV
450's
HTS couplers
Starrion FMIC w/ custom inlets
2 1/2" Down/Race pipe
MBC (now set @ 15psi)

Turbo Edit MGT
boost, air/fuel, oil pressure, oil temp, H20 temp.
stripped interrior

Traction:
Proactive Coilovers
Energy Suspension Master kit
Goodyear drag slicks 8 X 13

there are some other tricks up my sleve but i cant share ;D

Here's the pics:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...4Plate0028.JPG
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...Picture065.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...Picture002.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...Picture147.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...Picture024.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...Picture028.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...Picture022.jpg

i have only drove it for 20 miles since the build w/ the wastegate actuator off, to break the engine in. Wednesday, insurrance goes on the car and it will be broken in by Friday! I Promise!!!!

thanks for looking,
tell me what u think!
mike

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nice and congrats....whats up with the valve cover?? is it polished or painted? i can't really tell if it's a glare

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http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...Picture147.jpg

That's ------ classic... ;D

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you sir. probebly have the most expensive pistions on this site.

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looks preaty sweet

Beau

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Wiseco ain't that expensive

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how did u get that block so damn clean?

did they steam bathe it at the machine shop then did you wire brush it?

normally when I get ---- back from the machine shop (aluminum parts) it looks kinda dirty, like it was washed but not rinsed off.. then again I don't care that much and just throw the parts together - ---- it, going to get dirty under the hood anyways.

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yayo: the valve cover is painted blue and polished around it.

Semons: the Wiseco's were about $430 from www.raceeng.com
i wanted them so i can boost in the very high teens.

Quadnie: the shop shot peened the block and then put it in the heat tank, then they painted it for me.

bored .5 mm over, micropolished crank, decked block, shotpeened rods and block, hottank. rods, crank, pistons, harmonic balancer, flywheel, and clutch all dynamicly balanced.
price: $300.

all in all, i know this is "HMT", and the goal is to come off w/ a cheap, fast car. but i wanted to do it right. the total nut for the turbo kit, eng mgt, and built D16 that will push around 17psi ran me about $3000. :-X

mike

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damn it's painted... huh.

I personally would have gone for that wire brushed aluminum look. I was at the mall yesterday and inside the oakley store talking about the design structures of the store to the cute lil sales girl and then she was saying "oh, how do we get these scratches out of the displays"

I just explained that the display cases are made of BRUSHED ALUMINUM so brush them out. I really don't think she could understand me that well.. oh well.

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we paid 1400 for the ones in the kawasaki? without rods. but maybe thats because they were made to custom spec? i dont know i didint order them.

they were domed 14.6:1 compression

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http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...Picture022.jpg

Priceless...awesome setup and congrats man. let us know how it rides after you break it in

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thanks man, those 3 things in the pic are the 3 things i love in this life.
it means alot
mike

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;D

Nice setup dude, looks real nice.. Tell us how she runs after a while!

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Looks damn good. I think the most important part of the kit is the detailed planning that you seem to have put into it. Good job.

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Looks good. Keep us posted with some times & #'s.
Cesar'

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Wow that is a badass setup. What part of Michigan are you from? And I was also wondering what you have to do to use the Ls rods in that motor? Good luck breakin it in.

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i'm in the 810. to use the ls rods, all you have to do is bush the wristpin holes w/ silicone bronze, and grind down the crank end of the rod to the size of a d-series rod. not that hard.

i am only hitting 9 psi now, but it seems fast as hell.... i gotta get some cash so i can hit the F'n Dyno and fine tune

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with that setup you could probably run 10psi daily and 20psi race if you want to with proper fuel management

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OMG, are you kidding? :-X I couldn't possibly begin to imagine how bored she was while you were talking to her about the "design structures". :-\

Nice setup. I find it kinda strange when people buy forged pistons, but use factory rods, even if they are LS rods. It seems like you built a stout motor, but it's weak point is still the rods. :-\
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hahaha funny ----.

On the rods though I gotta say the LS's will do the trick, especially for the price of them :D Plus I don't think he's gonna do 28psi on that motor, or are you?

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28 no, 17 - 19 yes.
the 14b starts to lose it's efficiency @ about 16psi. but i can always upgrade to a t3/t4, but when i have the $$$$ to do that i'll upgrade to a dart block w/ new internals(by that time it will be time to rebuild anyway). this is my first turbo set-up. i just wanted to do it right (basically) the first time, on somewhat of a budget. being a toolmaker, I did the rods myself, and just wanted to see if i could do it, and see if bushed rods would last.

as of right now the CRX is sitting due to a lack of $$$ (plates, insurance, windshield, and hood)

thanks for all of your comments, positive and negative feedback is appreciated.

for all of those that wonder if just a down pipe w/ no cat or exhaust sounds good, i will not be putting any type of exhaust on this beast. i'd rather pay the ticket.

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*** UPDATE ***

well, i ended putting back on the exhaust, and actually gained 2 1/2 psi off the bat. go figure... i guess that there wasn't enough velosity to keep the turbo spooled. low end really picked up also, and it did away w/ the UPS truck sound.

hit the track sept 25th and ran a best of 14.6 and a best mph of 100 mph on drag radials. traction sucked ass untill i was mid way thru 3rd gear. (if i punch it on street tires, i lose traction @ 4000rpm in 3rd about 70 mph)
but that day i was only boosting about 9-10 psi, on a DX tranny. day ended early when i broke 2 lug studs on the launch :-\

since then, i have turned up the boost to 15psi and all seems well... even tho i haven't made it to the dyno to get tuned yet.
although , i do have an overheating problem that has crept up when i run it real hard. i have to get a pusher fan.

i painted it flat black about a month ago w/ 13 cans of $.98 spray paint. believe it or not, it looks real good!
we did an awsome job preping it. but, i will end up going back to some type of color. the flat black it just to make the body work that is about to happen.

currently i am looking for a "GOOD" Si tranny (89-91) so if anyone knows of any around Michigan, let me know.

ok.... i'm tired!
mike

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I have an Si tranny from an 89 CRX ;)

Any pics of the car as it sits now?

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pics are in.....

it's dirty as hell but you get the picture
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...Picture177.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...Picture181.jpg
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mike

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hey sinister what u asking for that si tranny?

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if it's too much... you can have it.

were working something out now tho :-*

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17 lbs on ls rods dude...may be pushin it....why didnt you get rods? scats are all over ebay for like 289 shipped

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New pics are in....

mind you, it's only temporary until the bodywork is done.

mike

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But it's 17 lbs on a 14b, small turbo...a 14b will be struggling to make enough power to snap an LS rod, and probably won't be at 17 lbs, if tuned well.

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i think for once hotrex is right , just bc its B-series doesnt mean its indestructable

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looks nice man i need to get my setup done already its been a year and im still thinking about how to do it

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is that your son ? cause if it is, that makes you another cool HMT dad next to Kevin & Steve ;D

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hey bitch! what about me? i have a kid too puta!

hey man good job on your build. i lik eit alot. so what exactly did you do again to get the LS rod to fit? did you modd it yourself or did you have a machine shop do the LS rods?

and im digging the flat black

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yea, that is my son... he allways want's to ride in dads "Racecar" lol

i did a write up on using LS rods and it's in the Hybrid/Tech section...hopefully to be stickied ;D. pics will be up soon, my host is acting ------- retarded.

mike

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thats awesome .. that motors ------ clean enough to eat off !

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that looks damn good man! and i agree ^^ that block looks so clean

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good look going on. like the FMIC i looks great behind the front bumper good job on the build up too ;D