HomemadeTurbo - DIY Turbo Forum - My new setup is finished, lots of fun

Well I drove the N/A Crvtec for ~6 months with no problems, it was lots of fun but in the never ending quest for more and more power I started thinking of other options. I had lots of things I wanted to change/accomplish with a new setup, some were:

- Not a b16 tranny, while good at 1/4 mile it just plain sucks to drive on the freeway/any long road. I like to have fun with cars, but if you bump into an evo on the freeway you get to hit the gas for about 10 secconds and your at top speed, then they just keep going...

- Cheaper motor to blow up, b20z blocks arent cheap

So the oppertunity presented itself when a friend of mine got an auto 93 ls from his sister, she drove with no oil and blew the motor. He doesnt know ---- about cars but wanted to get it running and was quoted 3k+ from shops to put in a replacement. I told him I'd sell him my setup and install it for 3 grand. So I converted his car from auto-manual, non-vtec to vtec, made the new mount and long story short hes driving a very quick ls and knows abosolutely nothing about cars :P .

Now at the same time I bought a DA locally for $400 (running) and sold everything but the longblock. I actually made ~$500 for my new motor :)

I also picked up a freshly rebuilt 93 LS tranny with a new Quaife LSD for $650, So all in all the motor/tranny cost me only $150! I got my "special" clutch from Clutch specialties and all ARP hardware. Sorry for the long intro but here's where the fun started :)

Here is a quick picture of the car/old motor before taking it all out, it was obd1 crvtec/skunk2 im/cams bla bla bla
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32596-t-l1...ETSPZKdmjg.jpg

Motor I got paid $500 for + 450ft/lbs Clutch Specialties 6 puck unsprung clutch:
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32566-t-g9...fUXaYEValw.jpg
New timing belt, water pump, tensioner pulley, HG, oil pan gasket, ARP hardware, VC gaskets all installed
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32567-t-rq...0dnbNrFY5g.jpg
Tuner Toys block fittings installed
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32568-t-Zh...hq4oKZQDWg.jpg

My new 93 LS tranny with Quaife LSD, which I have to say is probably the single best upgrade other than turboing your car, its nice to actually USE the power you make *edit* I thought having both tires get power would accomplish a lot more, I still have absolutely no traction in first seccond and ~1/2 of 3rd. I can get OK traction if I do a 30mph roll on in seccond:
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32569-t-pQ...jlr3U6ssYw.jpg

My obd1 p28 from the old setup, and nice datalogging cable (thanks Xenocron)
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32570-t-Xv...y4iwxgpwSg.jpg

My new LC-1 Wideband (again thanks Xenocron) Still cant get the fucker to datalog...I wanna throw it accross the street lol (its probably my fault, don't be discouraged to buy it, Innovative makes great products)
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32571-t-Ks...RzaiA7Ha8w.jpg
I ran my datalogging cable and in/output's for the wideband right under the glovebox for easy access
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32588-t-sH...csU8EOE3FQ.jpg
One of the analog outputs from the LC-1 goes directly into the ecu, replacing the narrow band o2 and allowing me to datalog straight through the ecu. The other output goes into my narrow band o2 gauge so I still have a way to monitor the a/f, although its not quite as precise as a wideband gauge, it is still much better than narrowband.
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32589-t-O8...vHm5doNKEw.jpg

Then I put the motor in and started to cut/fit my new FMIC, which I got really lucky and picked up from a local DSM guy for $80. I had a buddy who welds "choppers" for a living reweld the in/outlets, they used to come out really shitty. I had to cut the ---- outta the bumper support for fitment, no biggie, just better not hit a pole ;)
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32573-t-Es...ZawS8OY2fw.jpg

Next was to start my charge piping, luckly we have one of the two Summit Racing warehouses in the country here, so it was just a quick drive for all my mandrel bends. All of the piping on my car from turbo to throttle body and turbo to tailpipe is made by me with 2.5" mandrell bends:
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32574-t-5g...VxdLfNdk5Q.jpg http://is.rely.net/1-1116-34526-t-4u...QaljEDe3ow.jpg http://is.rely.net/1-1116-34527-t-6K...SFaw6UxX4A.jpg http://is.rely.net/1-1116-34528-t-NU...jgJrMh2a9g.jpg http://is.rely.net/1-1116-34529-t-Dp...wcrdYbcdfw.jpg
All of the welds that cant be seen when the car is put back together I covered in jb weld, just some insurrance (they are welded with a HF mig) *edit* the pipes are holding great with 6lbs of boost, haven't upped it yet but I have no leaks, the HF welder did a great job.
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32575-t-ml...lIu7hauzHQ.jpg
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32579-t-Me...YXc7mT5Fug.jpg
Then it got painted flat black
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-33600-t-wL...wxIEqpsBgQ.jpg http://is.rely.net/1-1116-33601-t-XO...mO7hGOCmqA.jpg

FMIC fitted into the bumper:
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32572-t-iS...tVM1Mlm81w.jpg

I just did a quick fit with the turbo/manifold to check and see if I could possibly use a full size radiator, didnt work at all so I went to Autozone and got a dual core Del Sol radiator with a lifetime warranty for $119. One thing I REALLY didnt want to do was have it tilted back, the whole car is pretty much perfect so I didnt want the engine bay looking like ----. So reluctantly I cut part of the hood out (which will be cleaned up a whole lot) and modified the crap out of the front crossmember, now my EG radiator/slim fan fits great, no clearance issues at all.
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32584-t-cF...kerKeoGl4g.jpg
Hole in hood, needs some cleaning up/paint
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32578-t-oe...SqLmOqvpHA.jpg
Cut and dented to ---- front crossmember for the radiator and lower hose to fit:
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32576-t-xY...fZlPprgFjA.jpg
Then I thought I should weld the pieces back together to I can at least retain some of its original strength.
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32580-t-pl...KHcaHpHhfg.jpg
Then I cleaned it up real quick and threw some black spray paint over it
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32583-t-W3...fszASfSxCg.jpg
And last, Radiator installed, just held in by wire for this pic but has since been bolted to the radiator support.
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32585-t-b5...KrEWznInUQ.jpg http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32586-t-97...OOPxdJFnOg.jpg http://is.rely.net/1-1116-32587-t-dX...EjlXXW5O1Q.jpg

Then I got the manifold and piping fitted up and started with the downpipe. Its not perfect but flows pretty damn good from what I can tell. I'm sure I could have done better but I wanted to finish the setup :P Its got a 10" flex section, I decided to go with the big flex section after reading a few people having problems cracking REV-HARD manifolds...Don't want any of that.
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-34532-t-pW...eEpdE10R0g.jpg http://is.rely.net/1-1116-34533-t-GZ...n8CMp9DYNA.jpg http://is.rely.net/1-1116-34531-t-lM...CWmg5vCMqg.jpg http://is.rely.net/1-1116-34530-t-FL...d5Wc5iEE3Q.jpg

And then it was all finished, minus the bumper. I'll get pics of the O2 sensor mounting etc.
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-34987-t-Dv...ZME2brNhHw.jpg http://is.rely.net/1-1116-34988-t-0j...hKmqTt7auQ.jpg

Took it for a couple test drives and didn't blow any couplers thanks to the LSDmotorsports silicone couplers and T-bolt clamps so I put the bumper back on and this is the finish product. (o ya I have to say get the damn t-bolts bitches, the are SOOOOO much stronger than the POS hose clamps, its not even compareable)
THE CAR IS REALLY DIRTY AND THE HOOD WASNT CLOSED FOR THE PICS.....looks ugly
http://is.rely.net/1-1116-34997-t-Ml...KjvnoF5P0w.jpg http://is.rely.net/1-1116-34998-t-QW...mt4ZGGln5w.jpg http://is.rely.net/1-1116-34999-t-NB...1gAfJJvzLw.jpg

If you read it this far your a badass and should give me your input...good or bad. Currently the car is running a conservative basemap untill I can get the wideband working.

Kills so far:

Roomates 92' MR2 Turbo with upgraded "CT27" turbo - heres a link to the turbo (ya I had to put it on for him) http://atsracing.net/CT27.htm
We raced from a 30mph roll on to about 75mph, pulled him by a good 4-5 cars
CBR600RR, again about 30mph roll on, he was next to my door, I felt great beating a new bike :y

Thanks to Jeff, Chris www.-------------, Mike www.lsdmotorsports.com and "turbo2k" <- I have to give him a huge vouch, I bought the .48/60 t3 rebuilt from him, he had no vouches and sent it COD, I couldn't be happier, he only has 20 posts! and anyone else who sold me anything ;)