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I don't mean to be a weenie (yup I said weenie) or anything, but theres already a thread like this out there. Although it kinda ended up turning into a how to get music onto your computer then died off quickly. But music wise I listen to just about everything as long as there is no banjo or orchestr...

Took my dad's car out for a drive to go meet with a recruiter (Navy) yesterday, decided to make this little video while I had it out.
Taken all from my GoPro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pCU3s8q ... G2F3vUsxSQ

She pulls pretty nice. Haven't driven her a lot since April though :/ Thats when I got the nice letter in the mail saying star smog. Almost tried to sell her but im gonna move out of the state soon so Ill hold on for a little longer.

Finally got around to making a video on 16psi.
It took me so long because my cars tags expired (Cali + Ka-T + Star Smog = Not happening lol)
But im just testing the car to make sure its drive-able to smog it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxLrYFTPdB0

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z476/Ccaryk/a4fbac2e-95fc-4b6c-86e1-a95f76d844d1_zps6056b55d.jpg Car on the right was the first car my parents gave me the keys to (mazda protege5 amazing gas mileage 30+). Daily drove that for 2 years of high school. S13 first purchase of my own daily drove it f...

Im curious to know this as well, I don't think it would effect its life as its barely being used/pushed? Maybe at 4psi its a leaf blower? lol

This makes me think of V8 guys with big turbos on low boost. (stock motors with twin 76mm turbos on like 5psi)

For people that make new accounts, they should be required to use the search bar one time once they make an account or answer a question to avoid spam? Maybe to get familiar with how the search works?

For your goals I'd personally go hx35 on race gas hx40 on pump +meth if needed external wastegate iacv your call, I'd probably get rid of it if it didn't work (or going custom intake manifold or something) The trans im not too sure about power wise, it would probably hold for a little while (not too...

Heres my best friends engine bay, he doesn't have an account so im posting it for him. He's putting in a built LS2 with a 76mm turbo

As much as the idea of making a new site seems great, this forum still has a ton of information on it. It also has a ton of new spam as of recently. It would make sense to figure out which is more efficient, making a new site of fixing an old one. Whatever happens hopefully it is in the right direct...

From what i remember when I ordered my rom tune (Enthalpy) I dont recall mentioning how much boost I would be running? But fwiw my cars seen everything between 7psi and 16psi on the same tune (not exactly high boost but its an old stock block :D ). You don't really need a safc (well I should say sho...

Now to figure out what im going to do for engine management :( Im kinda swaying away from the initial idea of a rom tune and just going with a standalone like megasquirt pnp but im just worried about an expensive mistake :cry: A few things to consider when going with a standalone (from my view): 1....

I would put the built motor in and break it in n/a. Get all the bugs/kinks out to make it 100%. Then get all of your turbo parts together then boost it like the motor never came out. Maybe even save yourself some time and leave a turbo drain bung in the oil pan already and just block it off while na.

I would go with either Nistune if a shop can tune it for you (if you can't tune) or an Enthalpy ROM tune.

I answered you on Zilvia as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlmW03vZ5tY

Found this on youtube. Not my car and I don't know the owner just a random search. Says he took them off the next day. lol

I have a Spec stage 3 and I love it (im around 350whp). 100% streetable holds the power and isn't too bad in traffic. Although if I could do it again I would go white bunny.

So I just came across this thread through Zilvia... I'm pretty much speechless.

http://www.gtrlife.com/forums/topic/850 ... the-truth/

04E and mines journal bearing. With turbos around that size BB and JB aren't that much of a difference for just under 400hp in my eye. I'd only go BB if I was looking to break 600whp or something. In the end either turbo you go with is going to be a good choice.

Back when I ordered my manifold from Blueridge Motorsports I got my 50 trim from them too for 550 I believe

You're a maniac. Stock block at 16psi. :shock: That must feel awesome. I'm running a very similar setup on a stock block, and I've been nervous to crank it up to 12 psi. I guess i need to grow a pair. LOL Do you know what timing your enthalpy ecu is running at 16psi? Hah thanks man it feels really ...

What levels of boost can a stock KA in good condition take? Lets put it this way, my block is very high mileage (230k) and im pushing 16psi from a 50 trim. Its held well so far but I dont go WOT every time I drive it. Granted I don't recommend pushing an old block this much, but it can be done :D A...

I feel a Holset hx30 would be pretty good for your goals. I don't know much about the Holset turbos too much but I believe it is similar to a 50 trim? (someone correct me if im wrong) as some people say and I agree with them completely turbo lag is overrated. Full boost around 3.5k is really nice as...

Update :D http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z476/Ccaryk/16psi_zps7354c7a7.jpeg Finally got proper spark plugs Bkr7e's gapped at .025 I believe and oh my goodness :) Im in love. Once I fix my overheating issue (potential air bubble in cooling system) Ill get some videos Also the other video I said ...

Don't forget sometimes when the nuts/bolts get really hot they I suppose expand and back out. When I installed my manifold the first time I'd let the car idle for awhile to get nice and hot then let it cool down and tighten the nuts a little more each time.

Will bleed the system and get back to you guys, the water pump is relatively new and so is the thermostat. I replaced the lower radiator hose when I replaces the pump and thermostat as it was clogged. (previous owner just threw out the old thermostat to fix his overheating problem I guess). Im going...

If you've got the cash to blow, Synapse. I love mine "Synchronic Technology Our Patented Synchronic Technology in our Blow-off Valve has an impressive reaction time of 12 milliseconds. Pressure tested up to 100psi to not leak boost, with no diaphragm." http://www.synapseengineering.com/v4/...

Had a few drinks, got to brainstorming a little heres what Ive got : cts maybe bad (probably never replaced after 230k miles lol) Air bubble in radiator somewhere (but weird if it only gets too hot on the highway?) Need to install my dump pipe on my wastegate (open dumps in the engine bay, but got &...

Hey guys, I feel kind of silly making a thread about this but I need some ideas of where to start diagnostics. So I'm driving down to the liquor store boosting a little bit (short 3rd-4th gear pull) and the cars feeling good. Gauges are all working properly (no bouncing needles or anything) just cru...

Videos like this make me wish I had a 2-step. I want to shoot flames too . Well I used to when I was open downpipe lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fv ... U50J4&NR=1

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