Building a 2003 WRX for my brothers first car.
- Thread starter Bigzavs
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more updates for the weekend and today, although i only took pictures today.
Heres how F@*king dirty the engine bay is, started by hand today, but im just gonna pressure wash it tomorrow, just now waiting on a gasket kit to finish the engine and put it back in.
Before any cleaning (well i did a tiny bit on the subframe)
after some hand cleaning, paper towels and engine de-greaser
Sold the wheels and traded the tinted tails to the same guy, also going to be putting on all the parts to his WRX that he just bought (ie exhaust, downpipe, etc)
current waiting status of the JDM motor, guy waited till today to ship the gasket kit (header is just on it, going to wrap it before it goes in)
waiting to be pressure washed tomorrow
ordered a Koyo (my dad was un-impressed with the stock radiator) and the new wheels and tires. gonna wait for coilovers till its done getting painted
Heres how F@*king dirty the engine bay is, started by hand today, but im just gonna pressure wash it tomorrow, just now waiting on a gasket kit to finish the engine and put it back in.
Before any cleaning (well i did a tiny bit on the subframe)
after some hand cleaning, paper towels and engine de-greaser
Sold the wheels and traded the tinted tails to the same guy, also going to be putting on all the parts to his WRX that he just bought (ie exhaust, downpipe, etc)
current waiting status of the JDM motor, guy waited till today to ship the gasket kit (header is just on it, going to wrap it before it goes in)
waiting to be pressure washed tomorrow
ordered a Koyo (my dad was un-impressed with the stock radiator) and the new wheels and tires. gonna wait for coilovers till its done getting painted
gracias guys, i forgot to take pictures over the weekend, but the new motor is in. gotta work on the TVG's tomorrow as well as mounting the new wheels.
picked this up today
to fix this asshatery
more pics to follow tomorrow
picked this up today
to fix this asshatery
more pics to follow tomorrow
My guess is that is where the injector sits, I see no asshattery, I see smart design as it will help atomization of the fuel and dispersal through the intake charge...
the asshatery is that the air getting intially mixed with the fuel is funneled down to a 2-3mm opening. what you cant see is the butterfly valves keeping the main area closed off that i already removed. Until you would go WOT, the butterfly valves kept the main area of the runner completely shut. its a dumb design.
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What's the torque curve look like though? I'd image it would burn better at lower RPM leading to more torque.
It would be cheaper to make it the simplier way, so there must be a reason it was done. Especially with the rally circuit running restricter plates...
It would be cheaper to make it the simplier way, so there must be a reason it was done. Especially with the rally circuit running restricter plates...
it was for emissions. the car has no cats on it, so i doubt it could pass anyways
it is tagged till next january, but the dumbass kid at the dealer got it through "channels" and whoever did it gave him the 85 year model and earlier style sticker
it is tagged till next january, but the dumbass kid at the dealer got it through "channels" and whoever did it gave him the 85 year model and earlier style sticker
Lol, well just in case anyone is wondering why I'm doing all this work for my brother's car, it's because my younger brother is borderline autistic. He's worked his ass off to overcome it and makes nothing but A's and B's in school. I'm doing this so his social confidence increases, as he will easily get asked questions about it at school.
Start of today
New engine in
TGV's before and after comparison; first is rough worked
Finished aside from sanding roll work tomorrow
Finished for the day with the new wheels, definitely makes the paint stand out as needing work. The coilovers arent here yet, so the stance is definitely not set in stone.
Start of today
New engine in
TGV's before and after comparison; first is rough worked
Finished aside from sanding roll work tomorrow
Finished for the day with the new wheels, definitely makes the paint stand out as needing work. The coilovers arent here yet, so the stance is definitely not set in stone.
Would have gotten it started today, but it rained for an hour or so, and I didnt feel like finishing it anymore after that.
heres the car right after the rain, didnt look half bad wet
heres where the motor sits as of the end of the day
heres the car right after the rain, didnt look half bad wet
heres where the motor sits as of the end of the day
aaahh, so he has Autism..
I was wondering why you're going through so much trouble for him..!
sounds good though, glad to hear he's fighting it, and not just using it as an excuse like many kids/parents...
I was wondering why you're going through so much trouble for him..!
sounds good though, glad to hear he's fighting it, and not just using it as an excuse like many kids/parents...
car is for the most part.......done
just needs paint, tuning, suspension, and.............to run. getting fuel and compression, so we think the timing is off and im not getting spark because of it
heres the car
and heres what the engine looks like
since the car has no foglights, i decided to use that opening for the trans cooler
just needs paint, tuning, suspension, and.............to run. getting fuel and compression, so we think the timing is off and im not getting spark because of it
heres the car
and heres what the engine looks like
since the car has no foglights, i decided to use that opening for the trans cooler
well as an update to this car, got it running, now just needs MAJOR tuning.
this was the cause, the JDM motor had the timing gear on the left, USDM on the right. you can see the difference in the number of teeth for the CAS to pick up. changed them out, redid the timing, and bam, started right up
goes to AWDTuning.com saturday for tuning and misc little things
this was the cause, the JDM motor had the timing gear on the left, USDM on the right. you can see the difference in the number of teeth for the CAS to pick up. changed them out, redid the timing, and bam, started right up
goes to AWDTuning.com saturday for tuning and misc little things
Great work on a tidy little ride for your brother. Are you worried at all on the choice of a quick little turbo car for a first ride?
