my front mount journey

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:57 am

heres the pipes all semi done. there all tack welded. any way this is how i did my pipes. this is a 6 cuppler set up but now im useing 8.

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:57 am

heres the pipes all semi done. there all tack welded. any way this is how i did my pipes. this is a 6 cuppler set up but now im useing 8.

NICO · Post by **NICO** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:00 am

looking very good nice work

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:02 am

thank you im very happy with the resoles . heres another older pic of the pipes. ive got them all welded now. all i need now is a hks flange and an hks ssq blow off valve. plus im painting them but i dont know what color. i need some help deciding.

dropdfocus · Post by **dropdfocus** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:08 am

92ss satinsvoice wrote:plus im painting them but i dont know what color. i need some help deciding.

Pink w/ polka-dots!!!!!!!!!!!!

beatersubi · Post by **beatersubi** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:51 am

Make it fast, make it BLACK!
Are you running the stock turbo?

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 3:55 pm

lol. i was going to paint them flat black, rustolum high heat.

but i want them to still stand out in the bay. i was thinking may be just a clear coat?

and yes this is on the stock vf11 turbo.

beatersubi · Post by **beatersubi** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:06 am

Or STi crinkle red. That'll increse flow and efficiency to make more power.
Let us all know how your turbo spools (i.e. noticably slower or the same)when its finished.

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:14 pm

i decited to go along with the black high heat plan. and with the blue cupplers it looks sick. i also bought a bov and flang off ebay but i dont know when it will get here, some time within the next 2-3 days priority mail.

project almost complete...

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:46 am

here you fiends are, fest apon this!! this is my brother playing while i was taking pic's.

ive got one pipe not painted yet because i still have to weld that hks flang when it arives.

PROJECT: Pipe Fabrication
STATUS : Objective COMPLETE!!!

dropdfocus · Post by **dropdfocus** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 7:53 am

To quote Borat: "Verrry niiiiiiiiiiice!!"

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:36 am

that bov need to hurry the f**k up. i want this done by latest, tuesday..

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:19 pm

up date, Ive received my blow off valve and flange but it doesn't have the o-ring or c-clip

. horse power freaks doesn't have any in stock and rrev motor sports is not answering there phones. makes me want to kill baby's and eat them.

heres pics. and yes its a genuine hks bov, for $142 with the right type of flange.

beatersubi · Post by **beatersubi** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:45 am

That looks cool but,
Whats so special about the HKS vs. any other bypass/bov?
Can you re-circ with that, or were you planning on venting to atmosphere?

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:38 am

well this bov is a pull type and boost actually helps it stay closed so you never get boost leak from your bov. its a good high quality bov that stands by its name. and if you take the fins out it, makes a way cooler sound then a stupid loud whistle. yes you can buy a re-circ kit for it. to help with cars like owers but im gonna be running atmospherically.

BXSS · Post by **BXSS** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:04 pm

Your set-up looks nice.

I know you already painted the tubing, but rust-o-leum makes Black Epoxy paint that is very nice & durable (its for ovens) for anyone else who is looking for a black color option (it looks like a gloss black powder coat).

Are you running the car yet, if so what are your thoughts re. performance?

When I had the ej22t FMIC'd on the VF11 I felt spool was very similar to stock on my 4EAT believe it or not....

beatersubi · Post by **beatersubi** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:57 pm

Will venting to atmo not cause fueling issues, or does the perfect power run off the map?

We're all dying to know how it runs!(by all, I mean me, namely)

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:07 am

You should soft-disc the welds on your piping to make them look teh nicer

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:25 pm

i just got the flange welded on last night so today there going in. i used to paint for grills, resistant up to 1200 degrees stuff.

ill post my thoughts and try to explain how it runs with the pipes in with a stock turbo and stock exhaust. turbo lag, the difference in acceleration. my boost cut defender is still not working properly so im only going to run 12psi, i wanted 15.

but heres a pic of the bov all done.

beatersubi · Post by **beatersubi** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:29 am

BBQ black FTW!

jake15 · Post by **jake15** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:28 am

puts some beads on those pipes!!!

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:14 pm

ok everone, the car is running great and has gained quite a bit of power just from this mod. boost lag is almost like stock, a little slower but not by much. plus i still have a stock exhaust. we where going to buy a new turbo for my car ether a vf30 or a 16g. but as it is right now its plenty fast for the stock suspension and breaking system. personally i think its too fast at only 11psi. and plus i still dont have my pp6 running im still running off a bridge. so i could imagine this car at 15psi and a nice tune with the pp6. it would be nuts to me.

thank you all for watching me hack my car apart during my intercooling journey.
it was fun and hope you all enjoyed my post. hope this will help people in the future on this type of mod and or how to run there pipes. thank you

Andrew

beatersubi · Post by **beatersubi** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:49 pm

Thank you for the write-up and pics. No fueling issues with the atmo BOV?
This will be my reference for when I go front mount.

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:51 pm

well the fueling isue i dont know because i dont have a wide band guage to watch my AFR's. i know it runs rich between shifts. but it drives just fine. once in a while ill get a back fire but thats about it.

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:11 pm

well now that the intercooler is all done my clutch cant handle the extra power now witch sucks.

i have a n/a legacy clutch with only 10k on it. im planing on buying a 3puck sprung disc with a stock pressure plate. they say this disc dosen't need a high clamping force.

clutchnet.com that is.

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