Sinister's Progress Thread by Sinister

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Motor is back from the builder.

This car is costing me way too much money.

7-29-2012

i start installing the engine tomorrow

7-30-2012

Almost the whole engine is finished being put together. Setting up the perrin fuel rails in a clean fashion was super difficult.

I screwed up one of the connectors for my new ID1000's... Kinda pissed.

I think I'm going to cut off the TGV cables.

7-31-2012

it's in. I'm not done... but the engine is in. This time around I put everything on the engine (tgv's manifold, injectors, rails, turbo, and up pipe) before I installed it. Best idea ever. I was able to get the turbo on correctly so much easier than last time when the engine was still in the bay.

As a matter of fact... I'd argue that it's easier to pull the engine to do the up pipe and big stock location turbo install than it is to do it on the block.

Got the fuel system (perrin fuel rails) almost all the way finished. In typical me style, I didn't have any of the fuel lines exposed... so unless you know what you're looking for... you'd probably never know the difference.

Got the PS pump, Alternator, and AC compressor all installed as well as the radiator. Tomorrow will hopefully be quick.

8-1-2012

I was, but then I talked to Eric Meinhart from torqued performance. He's giving me a hell of a deal on doing a break in map, a road tune of 91, and e85, and then dyno touch up of both of those.

Plus, he's the kind of guy that seems like he'll let me pick his brain the entire time, and... All of my maps are going to be accesstuner race maps. So I can edit them as I please.

thanks guys.... intake, intercooler/bov, downpipe, and subframe.... sunday.

also, I have to fix an injector clip that I broke.

8-13-2012

It's alive!!!

8-27-2012

Got my tune today from Eric of Torqued Performance. The road tune on 91 and e85 is complete. He's going to be doing the dyno tune on tuesday.

9-4-2012

Just got done with the tune. Made 430/429whp 24psi tapering to 22psi and 11.8 AFRs. I'll post the graph in a little bit.

9-5-2012

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