Culpable04

#1

Big thanks to Jim and Joe for their help, couldn't have done it without them.






Short exhaust clip !
Another one


before anyone ask

I have no power figures on the setup yet.

as for issues, so far i've had a bad trans ( replaced ) bad axle seals ( replaced ) and my latest discovery, a bad rear main seal, which I'll replace this coming saturday hopefully.

right nwo the car runs amazingly, still at stock boost, but it feels like a F-16 compare to my super 7a auto setup,

the setup is as follows,

3rd gen 3sgte
MR2 LSD trans
ATS cam gears
Berk tech downpipe
Tein coilovers
TRD short shifter
ACT heavy duty pressure plate with F1 racing Stage 4 sprung disc
Magnaflow high flow cat
Vibrant performance resonator
Skunk2 muffler
3 inch piping all the way back under the rear suspension


still have to install Blitz EBC and HKS FconV and water injection, but I"ll do that after I correct my leak isuue.


Paint used on the engine is VHT flat blackmost parts were cured in an Oven, except for turbo and throttle body.

This post has been edited by Culpable04: Aug 27, 2011 - 3:10 PM

Johnnyny

#2

black turbo looks good! wat happened to dat super air filter the blitz one? nice



This post has been edited by Johnnyny: Aug 10, 2010 - 9:09 AM

Culpable04

#3

lightweight flywheel

clutch / pressure palte

Cam Gears

Blitz Drop in air filter


This post has been edited by Culpable04: Aug 10, 2010 - 9:02 AM

Culpable04

#4

there were a lot of small modifications I did to the car during the swap

this is one of them.
Another mod !

I have since change it a little, now when I turn them off, my wideband stays on, as I read on the manual that is a bad practice to run the engine with no power to the wideband.

JuMPiiN

#5

The black is nasty. I didnt know you could powdercoat a turbo.

mak5603

#6

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QUOTE (JuMPiiN @ Aug 10, 2010 - 11:22 AM)

>The black is nasty. I didnt know you could powdercoat a turbo.

You can, but he said he painted his. Looks real good culp! Let me know how it is, my car is headed in a very similair direction very soon.

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presure2

#7

awesome stevenson, congrats.

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rave2n

#8

Very nice! Do love the black paint in those areas, much much cleaner looking.

CelicaZR

#9

Good work Stevenson
Your Car has come a long way

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Culpable04

#10

thanks guys, the car is almost where I want it so after oil leak and a few parts left to be installed, the only thign left will be a fresh paint job which I'll get over the course of the winter.

RPM video

ordered everything needed for Saturday, and fingers crossed will go smooth. meanwhile I'll be topping the oil and enjoying it.

the car is driven daily to work ( ~ 90 miles of highway ) with no issues, occasional boost and enjoyment.

mgnt232

#11

wow! congrats man! Looks real good have fun, and drive safe
I cant wait to do a 3SGTE swap that will becoming next summer

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Fate

#12

it's about time. awesome bro.

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Culpable04

#13

this week's feature mod is




those pictures are just a mock up, I'll need to mod it a little to accomodate my exhaust but nothing too major, once fitted I will extend it to reach at least to the rear suspension crossmember.

total cost of this so far US$45.00

presure2

#14

nice stevenson, thats gonna look SWEET.

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jcbass7

#15

Agreed, that rear valence looks awesome. Where is it from?

Culpable04

#16

2006 Corvette

SwissFerdi

#17

That IS going to look awesome. Imagine how that'd look on my car with SS-III splitters up front?

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Sep 13, 2010 - 7:48 PM

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jcbass7

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QUOTE (Culpable04 @ Sep 13, 2010 - 8:43 PM)

>2006 Corvette

haha nice! my buddy has an 06 vette... i better not get any ideas

freddy121389

#19

kinda what your rears gonna look like

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Culpable04

#20

tomorrow I'll finish this, I fully modified both sides, the corvette diffuser was a little too long, so I cut it in half and took the excess of the middle, I have to do some major cutting due to my exhaust, but it's ready to be welded and bolted on.

I ran out of light so didn't get to take pictures of the whole thing, only have pictures of the driver side
enjoy

SwissFerdi

#21

Damn that looks good.

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Defgeph

#22

Thats a cool idea. Can't wait to see it finished

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Johnnyny

#23

looking good!

mak5603

#24

Lookin real good man! I love good looking custom touches.

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cjh4l22

#25

hey culp, looking good. especially like the 'vette rear lip. question for ya.. how'd you plug the front hole on the transmission where the shift linkage came out of for the mr2?

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Culpable04

#26

is done, I mean, prototype-wise, as of right now is held by zip ties and duct tape lol

tested to see if it was held properly at highways speeds and is perfectly attached, no noises from it, no shakes no nothing, is like the car didn't have it, but it feels a lot smoother at highway speeds.

here are some crappy pictures, my hands were dirty so didn't touch our real camera.

HectortheRican

#27

LOL @ the duct tape wall!

You gotta do what you gotta do, true resourcefulness. I can't wait to see the finished product!

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Culpable04

#28

I have everything needed to make it nice looking, but I didn't wanna make it permanent yet, so duct tape was the choice, as if I need to make small chances, is easy, real easy. so it'll be duct tape for at least a week as a test, if everything checks out, I'll pull it out and make it pretty. and the pictures were in process, so it doesn't even look as nice as it is right now.

the final stage of it as of right now is pretty pretty good, hopefully by the time my wife gets home we still have some daylight so she can take good pictures of it.

it honestly look stock, except for where my exhaust violated it lol

Culpable04

#29

not the greatest picture, but you get the idea




so far, no issues, enough room to not get burn / melted by the exhaust, and no rattling, shaking or weird noises from it.

cheela

#30

looks nice. but what happened to your skirts????

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