1996 MX-3 RS... soon to have MY BP! (X to 56k)

[dave0r]

i like "borat"

[projectmx]

man that looks nice

[IvarR]

Man you are insane
It looks better than straight from the factory mx3
Guess you got golden hands to do anything.
Is everything you do so beautiful :D? wife, kids etc :D? Everything must be perfect ?
Ivar

[Shades]

Ivar you rock buddy! Haha!!!

Here's some more pictures...




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[hit25cal]

I can't remember, were you going to do boost?

or is this going to be motor for now, then boost?

I am wondering what that engine dyno's at the way you built it, awesome build man

[Shades]

I can't remember, were you going to do boost?

or is this going to be motor for now, then boost?

I am wondering what that engine dyno's at the way you built it, awesome build man

It's going N/A for the break in and then during the winter I'm gonna build a manifold and boost!

I'm am as well curious to see what it dyno's at... especially N/A with the GTR intake manifold. Thanks!

Oh yeah hit another road block in the build... so the exhaust manifold doesn't match up with my exhaust piping... so I need to dummy up something in the mean time. Also the remote oil cooler and thermostat is giving me a lot of grief trying to find the right fittings and such. I can't wait for that part to be done. Also I'm going MS right away, since it'll take too long to rewire the BP harness to work with the B6 dash and what not's.

Gah, so close... yet so far. I'm hoping to hear a rumble next weekend... turn key that is.

[Lex]

Here's a progress pic from tonight Jon. All the input circuitry is built, the ignition driver is built, but there is still more to do and the mods we want built on it.

[Shades]

Alex, that's lookin' pretty hot damn!

So I'm in the midst of hooking up the oil filter relocation kit, oil thermostat, and oil cooler. Running some 5/8 hose from the block to the filter and hot damn it's about 1" thick, fatter than garden hose... looks waaaaaaay overkill for this small motor.

Still dealing with the exhaust flange issues... gonna go visit a muffler shop to see what they can do for me. Just need something temporary.

I also ordered some ATE Super Blue Brake Fluid for my brakes, has high dry and wet boiling points... gonna runs some sythetic in my tranny and dino oil to break in the engine and then sythetic later on.

No pics, as we're still in the fabbing stages...

[hit25cal]

I cant wait man... every time i see this thread in my user control panel I get as happy as a lil kid at Christmas... when you get done a video is definitely required... take care

[Shades]

Tonight was running the oil lines night... we had to bend the pipe carefully and around the radiator.

Check out the fat oil filter, oil thermostat and the oil cooler.









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I didn't have time tonight to do up the hoses from the engine... maybe tomorrow after I clean my pad.

[Turpro]

I get more and more envious as this build progresses. It should purr like a kitty when idling and growl like a lion at WOT when you're done.

[hit25cal]

man i bet your going to get like 6 quarts out of this thing now... i want you to build me an engine... muah haha

[projectmx]

wow! why are you using copper lines rather than just the regular ruber type hoses?

[MD323]

Looks down right sexy!

my only concern would be, how much oil will be left behind in those lines when you drain the pan and remove the filter? just a thought

[Shades]

There is rubber hose from the engine to my setup, not hooked up yet... copper why, cause it's easy to bend, free to me, and high pressure and high heat.

I'm not worried about that one extra quart that's gonna be in the lines to and from the cooler... there's gonna be so much more oil.