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muffler sounds really good imo. nice and deep and since it uses glass packing it doesnt sound hollow like a flowmaster would.

yes the shaft is welded to the butterfly plate.

well the weather has been pretty nice lately so i took some pictures. mind you these were done with a camera phone.

super stock!
outside.

needs some coilovers such as ipp, or ksports. to lower it.

maybe some different wheels other than the ar-24's

other than that looks good, i like how you did the front end.

i will soon have a set of the xxhigh rate springs being developed. i would love diff. wheels they just arent a priority.

here are the springs --> http://forums.neons.org/viewtopic.php?t=272501

Looking great as usual. Can't wait to see the car in person at Neons 2007. How are those BFG's working out for yea?

I have the 215/60 r14 version of the bfg drag radial. They hook good at speed but are floppily in corners.

Great work btw!

nice lookin ride... i agree needs to be loweed.... but i like all my cars lowered............. now you need to turn up the boost and leter rip.

the tires work very well so far. i have only spun them once and that was because the road crested half way through the intersection. i still cant go full throttle, but i did however race my brothers stock srt-4 ( he runs 13.6's) just modulating the throttle to about 5-9psi and stayed dead even with him and even started to pull a little right as we let off at about 70-80.

thanks dom, i cant wait to see how you like this turbo....let me tell you i LOVE it.

this is from a thread in the car show forum about stages of your car. thought it should also be on here.

before i owned it.


first turbo setup (srt-4 turbo)


current state

Where did you hide your intake pipe and your pipe from the turbo to the intercooler?

How does that mammoth turbo fit hanging down in back like that? Could you maybe get a picture of it so we could get a look at how it all fits in with it like that?

basically the intercooler pipe runs from the turbo, to inbetween the transmission and oil pan and then 90's toward the passanger side of the car where it 180s around the core support.




i used metal mesh for an air filter until i can figure something else out. the turbo is a very tight squeeze in the back though. it sits about an 1/8" off the firewall just under the heater core purge that comes through the firewall. (rubber nipple thing).


its very similar to how the holset turbo fit. i just had to do a little more "massaging" to clear a little more room for the sc61.

Nice, thanks for the pictures!

What size pipe did you use for the run between the oil pan and the transmission?

I remember when it looked like that.

It's come a long way since those days.

all intercooler pipes are 2.5" aluminized steel.


it sure has

how come you ditched the holset?

Looks sweet by the way!!!

good work, you should be proud!

Nate

thanks. i ditched the holset because i didnt feel it would reach my goals. another option was to make it a nasty nine, but for the price i would have in the turbo at that point i could have bought this turbo......so i did.

i still am very curious to how well it would have done though. hell of a bang for the buck.

everything looks great!

I think the holset will flow some serious air, but it lacks the efficency and spool of the new turbo

Haven't DSMs made 500 HP with those? But then I guess the new one can do 600 or something, right? 8O

i have seen dsm make 500 with the hx40 compressor housings. this turbo is rated at 630 flywheel hp. (some say 680 because the s cover)

just a little update.

the car has been resting in the garage since this cold weather started. i did send my ms out to rs-auto to get a 4 bar map installed along with tach and fan outputs. i plan on one day getting rid of the stock computer and the wiring mess.
i also bought a kirkey seat, i will get some pictures of it up some time soon.

my my my how time flies.

I remember sitting in Luke's living room after the autocrossing talking about what you wanted to use in your build and here it is completed.

yup good times. we need to get something together for this year. are you going to neons 2k7?

just curious as to why you went the route you did on the hotside of the piping?
isn't it a shorter and easier distance to travel between the harmonic balancer and the suspension on the passenger side, rather than going the way you did? or am i missing something here.
just going by what mine looks like, it seems that the logical area would be to go through the opening between the balancer and the lower control arm, of course, i dont have that axle in yet, so i really dont know the clearances or anything like that. 8O just wondering!

Car looks great, and fabrication work looks great.

Its good to have a Neon built up like yours terrorizing the streets/track/etc.

i went the way i did because, to make it go the route your talking i would have had to pinch the tubing to get inbetween the k member and the motor (iirc). i went this route with the srt setup and never had a single problem with it. i also like this routeing because i can bolt it to the oil pan to make it even stiffer. im sure you can run it the way you did......but you might want to toss that half shaft on because it would be a tight fit im sure. really just comes down to diff strokes for diff folks



thanks man . engine bay still isnt as clean as i would like, but its an ongoing project for sure.

p.s. like wise on your nyg.....wish i had the time to paint and restore my car like you have....nice work.

here it is...napping out of the cold and snow.








i wish this stupid snow/cold would go away. *sigh*

well i have had a busy last week. a buddy of mine has a 350z, and recently went on a big time spending spree. the outcome was a turbonetics turbo kit, new axis wheels, carbon fiber front bumper, fenders, hatch, rear bumper, side skirts, hood, doors, mirrors, new sparco seats, and some other bits. i offered to help with the turbo kit install since it would save him something like $800 buckaroos. plus i thought it would be fun. here are some pictures of the process.




this is the queer himself, brian

me



nothing like drilling a hole in the side of a block

blood from relocating the PS cooler. i shouldnt be allowed to use razor blades.



where the two stock headers meet and run up to the front of the car.



done and idling out in front of the house.


i was sick the whole week, and it was cold. after it started and had 0 problems (other than needing colder plugs) it made it all worth while. i will post some finished pitures in a few days with the body kit and stuff.




here is what i have had to deal with since its been cold and i cant "run away" and play with my car. girlfriends are crazy.

she made it. i guess they are PJ's

and this is who bugs me and the dog, cara.

Damn thats a nice looking 350

I would like to but I'm not sure at this point.

If you are coming you can make a little drive a couple hours away and see me

just some little updates. first here is a link to some of the problems i have been having with my lc-1. http://forums.neons.org/viewtopic.php?t=281551 i feel bad for jacking his thread though

also i took the car out last night to the local "hang out" town. there were TONS of cars out since its the first nice weekend of the year. had a blast just driving around and talking to people i havent in awhile. i did also get to witness a crash. a town car flew by me and a friend and got loose over a crest in the middle of a turn. after a few over corrections they slamed a curb and a light pole. about 4-5 guys got out and took off running. it was nuts!

im loving this weather we are having, cant wait to turn op da boooooost

this has to be one of the best projects on the org. (imo)

Definately.

wow....thanks. it means alot that you guys think that. im looking foward to 10 years down the road to go back through it and remember the times i had with the car, and the point im at in my life right now. hopefully it will be alot faster then though. but, i have been telling myself after this car i will get an e30 bmw......only time will tell.

check out dmarino's, he was the insperation for me to finally start one. imo his is the best.

His is sweet, but you are Local, and I might actually see yours in real life.
Too bad mine died a horrific death, or we might have had a good time beating up the local SRT guys

Its my favorite because its the just about exactly what I want to do to my car, except I have a 4 door.

well the weather has be beautiful, so yesterday i waxed the car. i also used some scrath x before the wax. here are some before and after.

before




after




probably cant tell but it does look quite a bit better. here is a new engine picture also




and of course.........my favorite part of the car if you couldnt already tell.

I find that black is really hard to get clean and perfect but very rewarding when it's and done right. That last pic looks bad *a#S!d^f*

thanks. the thing i noticed when doing all the waxing was how crappy my paint really is. also the wax stuck in all the pits/scrathes so up close it all sticks out like a sore thumb now.

so i love your car!! Get that repainted tho

and while ur at it whoop up on that slobalt ss in the background there across the street