Dumb Ass Teenager Turbo/Body Work/Respray Learning Experience Build Thread

[Jafxod]

Not gonna lie, I'm kind of upset with the mess of wires you just hid with the cover for your gauges. Everything else seems great though :)

I cleaned it up before I covered it all up with the panel. It was tough though because I had wires going everywhere and from all different places. Wiring the Wideband was tough because there were separate instructions for the gauge and for the controller so you had to keep going back and forth and make sure you were reading the right one haha.

[Hey_You]

Not gonna lie, I'm kind of upset with the mess of wires you just hid with the cover for your gauges. Everything else seems great though :)

[Jafxod]

I talked to a good bunch of people and for my goals I think 2.5 should be fine. But yeah I can see 3 inch being an issue with clearance.

[jaywood]

Looking good.

I agree that you should have gone with a 3" pipe. Mine hangs pretty damn low though.

[Jafxod]

Took 9 hours out of my day off to drive up to CT and pick up this roll bar. Currently mocked up. Might have to pull it out to weld on tabs to mount this harness if I decide to run it. Also got my exhaust mounted up. Its all good but the cutout sits to low, gonna have to mount it some other way or just completely remove it.

Also got all my gauges hooked up. Hooking up the wideband was kind of a pain. Also got the oil and boost gauges hooked up on the dimmer off of the rear defroster button light. Wideband said you couldnt hook it up to a dimmer but its not obnoxiously bright at all so its not a big deal. In the end i'm really happy with how its turning out.

At the end of the night I put the car back on the ground with the hood on. Still gonna have to jack it up for a few more things but Its awesome seeing it ready to roll. Should have her done in about a week. Stoked

this is my buddy vince, chevy guy lol



safety first



usually this wouldnt be an issue but with a slammed e30 its an issue



niceeeee and tucked





I hate wiring



all done



Front valance waiting on paint



Place is a messssss

[Jafxod]

Lookin good Jim. Smart move on not getting electric cut outs. A lot of muscle car dudes have pulled them in favor of old school ones.

Appreciated

[Jafxod]

Might do a 45 dump

[ak-]

Its tucked better then any other exhuast Ive ran. I shoulda snapped some more installed pics. The lowest part is where it has to go under the subframe.


I might get the muffler sitting parrelel with the car so its not at an angle but its not a pretty muffler to begin with, but it works. What were you thinking.

Was thinking welded tips, or a dump tube.

[Danny]

Lookin good Jim. Smart move on not getting electric cut outs. A lot of muscle car dudes have pulled them in favor of old school ones.

[Jafxod]

Nice work! This will be a very fun car!

Thanks man. The whole idea of building this was driving a car that just makes you smile haha. My biggest fear is having to troubleshoot once I get it running. I THINK the turbo is good but Im gonna have to find that out. Im gonna have to get the megasquirt tuned, hopefully my oil return works well, i can afford my roll bar. Hopefully my resealed trans holds, etc etc etc.

I love the cut out by the way. I want to put an electric one with turndown on my turbo car.

Is that Summit muffler a Flowmaster type of replica?

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-638222/

I think its a replica.


I hear alot of mixed of reviews about electric cutouts. I was planning on running one at first but with enough people telling me they fail, leak, and become a pain in the ass so I opted for this one. The cable actuated ones look tough too. It would be awesome being able to go straight pipes as soon as you pull up next to a honda at a light.

[MR 325]

Yeah from my experiance and what I've heard the turbo does quiet the motor down a good amount. I know my m50 with straight pipes was one of the loudest cars I've ever heard and even with a similar setup to this it was really loud. So this muffler should do the trick. And for when I know Im going to car meets and such I can open up that cut out lol.

I love the cut out by the way. I want to put an electric one with turndown on my turbo car.

Is that Summit muffler a Flowmaster type of replica?

[deutschman]

Nice work! This will be a very fun car!

[Jafxod]

Yeah from my experiance and what I've heard the turbo does quiet the motor down a good amount. I know my m50 with straight pipes was one of the loudest cars I've ever heard and even with a similar setup to this it was really loud. So this muffler should do the trick. And for when I know Im going to car meets and such I can open up that cut out lol.

[MR 325]

Oh don't worry, it should sound great! My M20 is 3" to a Magnaflow in the rear and it's quieter than a lot of NA cars.

[Jafxod]

Anyone have any sounds clips of a turbo 24v with just a single muffler?