Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

What did you do to your BG(part 8)

Collapse
This is a sticky topic.
X
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    The front 3rd gen brembo are thicker and less prone to disc warp, plus they will last longer since they are thicker. You have to press the piston all the way out especially if you're putting on new pads, but it will fit.
    Create your own VB Gallery here.

    Please DONATE to keep our forum alive!

    I've decided that my car is a girl, she's picky as hell, won't listen to me, always wants to fight me, and when i give her presents it's never good enough and she always wants more.


    <-"Will be the death of this forum"


    Comment


      i've had better results with the ABT discs then other major names. brembo/hawk/centric. but to each their own
      ---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---

      1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi




      I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"
      he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it

      Comment


        Brembo doesn't offer blanks for the BG anymore (that I could find, anyway). I went with Oreilly's brand rotors with Hawk HPS pads. Couldn't be happier.

        Comment


          Ive been running autozone brand rotors they seem to be holding up last i checked those are brembo blanks
          sigpic

          Comment


            I picked mine up from my fabricator today. My old turbo manifold kept cracking, so he fabbed me up a totally new one. It looks better than the old one, and for some reason the turbo spools much faster. I'm looking into a VF48 upgrade now.

            Last edited by redheddude222; 09-14-2014, 12:07 PM.

            Comment


              Originally posted by redheddude222 View Post
              I picked mine up from my fabricator today. My old turbo manifold kept cracking, so he dabbed me up a totally new one. It looks better than the old one, and for some reason the turbo spools much faster. I'm looking into a VF48 upgrade now.

              What material is that made out? SS?
              Create your own VB Gallery here.

              Please DONATE to keep our forum alive!

              I've decided that my car is a girl, she's picky as hell, won't listen to me, always wants to fight me, and when i give her presents it's never good enough and she always wants more.


              <-"Will be the death of this forum"


              Comment


                ^ DUH its OBVIOUSLY made of gold. i mean look at it
                ---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---

                1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi




                I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"
                he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it

                Comment


                  Originally posted by deadly_sleeper View Post
                  What material is that made out? SS?
                  Yes, it's stainless.

                  Comment


                    So, while not monumental in effort to do its been a task finding such small 4wd specific parts but for the first time in a loooong time this 4wd has a complete and capable driventrain. Just need a harness.



                    Ian Boyd- Bellingham, WA (click vehicle to view)

                    1988 BF GTX

                    1990 x2 BG AWD Protege

                    1991 Escort GT- SOLD

                    1975 911 S Widebody 3.6 conversion

                    2005 Corolla

                    Comment


                      Originally posted by redheddude222 View Post
                      I picked mine up from my fabricator today. My old turbo manifold kept cracking, so he dabbed me up a totally new one. It looks better than the old one, and for some reason the turbo spools much faster. I'm looking into a VF48 upgrade now.

                      How much bracing do you have under the turbo to block?
                      Beater=/= Sleeper

                      Originally posted by kozzman555
                      kitty, you are a hilarious woman
                      Originally posted by HopelessCow
                      there is one thing i dunno what is that call,a thing look like a gun, u press the button and stick to the metal and it makes firework, do i need that thing?and what s the philip head screw drivers?
                      Using Linux for anything serious besides server or software dev is like using a tin can and a string for telecommunications.

                      Comment


                        Finished head-gasket replacement.

                        Failures
                        *could not manage to get the middle(water-pump area) part of the timing cover on, I was too frustrated to deal with it.
                        *thermostat housing is leaking a bit. I never get them 100%on the first try on any car, either I use permatex and it leaks or I don't use it and it leaks.
                        *Timing, idle rpm, and vaf settings are ****ed. The last time I dialed them in it was on a 175/150/150/175 compression motor. Whatever the comp(testing tomorrow) is now it does not like it.
                        *I rounded off the bolt that attached the cruise control, I was going to replace them passenger mount, after that happened I did not.
                        *Definite exhaust leak, maybe intake as well.
                        *My FPR solenoid has not been attached for at least 10k miles. I hope to get a bit more MPG now.

                        My cold idle death rattle is gone, so no matter the results of tomorrows comp/possible leak-down test the effort was worth it as there was no way that Matson was going to ship my car that needed three minutes to be drivable. The motor should hold out a year no problem the way it feels right now.

                        Few pictures tomorrow as well.
                        Beater=/= Sleeper

                        Originally posted by kozzman555
                        kitty, you are a hilarious woman
                        Originally posted by HopelessCow
                        there is one thing i dunno what is that call,a thing look like a gun, u press the button and stick to the metal and it makes firework, do i need that thing?and what s the philip head screw drivers?
                        Using Linux for anything serious besides server or software dev is like using a tin can and a string for telecommunications.

                        Comment


                          ^ did you clean the valves/anything during the HG replacement?
                          ---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---

                          1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi




                          I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"
                          he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it

                          Comment


                            Originally posted by Kitty View Post
                            How much bracing do you have under the turbo to block?

                            Just the stock brace on the back of the block, but with a bigger clamp to accommodate the 2.5" downpipe. Somehow the exhaust flange managed to warp, which is what caused the cracking. I bought new flanges for the new manifold that looked to be better quality.
                            Last edited by redheddude222; 09-14-2014, 12:06 PM.

                            Comment


                              Originally posted by Iantboyd View Post
                              So, while not monumental in effort to do its been a task finding such small 4wd specific parts but for the first time in a loooong time this 4wd has a complete and capable driventrain. Just need a harness.


                              Ian, didn't the the gtr driveline work?
                              Create your own VB Gallery here.

                              Please DONATE to keep our forum alive!

                              I've decided that my car is a girl, she's picky as hell, won't listen to me, always wants to fight me, and when i give her presents it's never good enough and she always wants more.


                              <-"Will be the death of this forum"


                              Comment


                                Nah. 2 inches to short in the worst spot....The middle!

                                Gtr on the right. Pro on the left.


                                Ian Boyd- Bellingham, WA (click vehicle to view)

                                1988 BF GTX

                                1990 x2 BG AWD Protege

                                1991 Escort GT- SOLD

                                1975 911 S Widebody 3.6 conversion

                                2005 Corolla

                                Comment

                                Working...
                                X