whooped 1.8t A4

[asylum24]

I really need to do an engine swap.... project.. what exactly was so hard about the BPT swap? cuz im seriously considering it.

[Project323]

if you really want the inside scoop, talk to derrick at Corksport. 503.252.5700.

They are the only place i would trust to do this sort of swap. They know mazda's. I wouldn't trust a typical import car shop. Lets just say that origianlly Derrick quoted me 3k$. 3k$? i could live with that. the end bill after it was all done?.... even with discount around 7$k? and thats even with discounts ( labor $$ cut on half)because of the original quote.

Getting the BPT installed into a 1st gen is easy. but the 2nd gen is a whole new ball game. For starters, getting it to simply over turn over ( the enigne doesn't start like the z5 enigne,, not off the distributor but off the crank) , 2ndly, you have to use a HALTECH (an extra $1200), the gtx ecu does not work. Whats so fun about tuning the HALTECH?? there are no base maps to start with. you start completly from scratch. Other pplz maps doesn't work. I tryed Brandon's map in my car before his injector upgrade and it was worst than my own. i'll let Derrick explain the rest. all in all the project was started DEC '01 and i am just now starting to see the benefits.

Man i swear i told you this before in another tread on protegeclub.com.

[itzkcatz]

250 hp out of a vj-20 turbo?

[Project323]

at stock boost of 8lbs i was getting 163 hp to the wheels and 184 lb torque.

since then i changed out my exhaust to 2.5 turbo back and am running an HKS boost controller alowing me to have a constant 15 lbs boost.

the 250 is from the fly. about 201 to the wheels. =)

[itzkcatz]

Originally posted by Project323
at stock boost of 8lbs i was getting 163 hp to the wheels and 184 lb torque.

since then i changed out my exhaust to 2.5 turbo back and am running an HKS boost controller alowing me to have a constant 15 lbs boost.

the 250 is from the fly. about 201 to the wheels. =)

Must be fun to drive . Any plans for a upgraded turbo?

[Project323]

at 1st i did, but after speaking with a guy at CS who had almost the exact same setup as mine (running a 13.4 1/4 mile), he upgraded to the GT-R turbo and didn't see any gains to his track times. the GT-R turbo spools up later than the GTX. The GTX turbo is better for street and daily driving. spooling up at around 2500. I love it.

I wouldn't drag all the time. so a bigger turbo, nah... not for me.

[bruce95fmla]

Originally posted by Project323
at 1st i did, but after speaking with a guy at CS who had almost the exact same setup as mine (running a 13.4 1/4 mile), he upgraded to the GT-R turbo and didn't see any gains to his track times. the GT-R turbo spools up later than the GTX. The GTX turbo is better for street and daily driving. spooling up at around 2500. I love it.

I wouldn't drag all the time. so a bigger turbo, nah... not for me.

I am actually glad to hear you say that.
My car will see track time , but not very often ..
and when it does .. hehe I got the civic HX rims to go on the front

[Project323]

yea the rims i have on my car right now are just for show, way too heavy for dragging. 22lbs rim alone.

but even with the weight it actually is better for me at the moment. when i had my 16" rims my car would constantly either wheel hop or spin out too much.

[THEGOLDPRO]

wheel hop sucks balls,

[bruce95fmla]

I wanna run 15" lightweights or 16" lightweights ,, but I think 16'ss will be to heavy for my needs
Bruce

[axronline]

hehe, this is funny
Automatic, try to race!

[THEGOLDPRO]

thats what i said, but hey ill race whatever.

[XLerate93]

leave ike alone

those seats are ****ing nice though eh?

[itzkcatz]

Hell yeah those seats are nice. And it drives smooth as ever. i might look into a A4 next year ...Jon

[THEGOLDPRO]

yeah the car felt good, i would love the AWD being in maine. its a smooth ass ride, just needs more power.