Jump to content
LegacyGT.com

socalsleeper

Members
  • Posts

    679
  • Joined

5 Followers

About socalsleeper

  • Birthday 01/07/1981

Personal Information

  • Location
    Honolulu HI.
  • Car
    Ford Taurus SHO | 2005 LGT-project
  • Interests
    Going fast!!
  • Occupation
    Govt contractor

Converted

  • Yahoo
    awildmex

Recent Profile Visitors

The recent visitors block is disabled and is not being shown to other users.

socalsleeper's Achievements

Experienced

Experienced (11/14)

  • Dedicated Rare
  • Reacting Well Rare
  • First Post
  • Collaborator
  • Posting Machine Rare

Recent Badges

9

Reputation

  1. I don't want to offend with a lowball offer, what would you accept for the intercooler to 91766? Thank you and GLWS.
  2. Long over due but a quick update. I recently purchased a new Outfront Motorsports shortblock, the Grocery Getter build. I also had them do a valve job on the cylinder heads so those are also ready to go. I also have top feed TGVs (I removed the center casting but left the butterfly flaps), a set of stock blue injectors (565cc), an APS hard inlet tube, and a VF52 on hand. The turbo will likely get a 16G wheel in it before start up. All this to say the current plan is to have this moving on its own power by late summer early fall. This is mostly due to any work requires a 5 hour flight each way or this would be much sooner. I'm fortunate to have a great paying stable job but island life is not cheap... Looking forward to getting this done. In the mean time I'm on the hunt for some parts on all the marketplaces, Ebay etc. The goal is the straightest line from A to B just so I can get it here, meaning this is going to be an odd bird, junkyard struts, OEM down pipe, with a built motor, upgraded turbo etc.
  3. I'll prob message you very soon. As soon as I put out this work fire!
  4. I just read all of what was posted, that took a minute. But very informative bravo gents and ladies? Coming into this 'fresh' it appears that there are only a few options each worst than the last. A) Mismatch top feed (3 pin) TGVs with the plastic manifold. The computer might be happy, nothing lines up exactly right, but hey you can use top feed injectors. This requires filling the center holes with weld or epoxy then drilling and tapping new faster holes. B) Top feed (3 pin) TGVs and swap you manifold while your at it. Not the craziest option, but you will get nickel and dimmed to who knows what final amount. Its only money right... C) Run the (OME) side feeds, remove the flaps and leave the link bar to keep the ECU happy. You will need more expensive side feed injectors, but again its only money... FUK!!! C part II) Side feed (3 pin) housings but use side feed conversion adapters, however they leak sometimes. This is an option for top-feed injectors but not a great one. D) If you fear the man, leave the TGVs as is and run side feeds. Save yourself this one particular headache. E) Try to run the (5 pin) TGVs try to engineer a some kind of electrical trickery (Arduino some other custom circuit maybe??) to convert the signals to the appropriate values given the position of the flaps. F) Last and most ridiculous option. Have someone model the TGV housings with the correct bolt pattern for the plastic manifold that also accepts the dual connector config. This has to also consider the bolt spacing for the top feed fuel rails. I have to look at the pics again to clarify this point, but this seems like a dead end anyways. Even if you can 3d print some prototypes machining the real deal is another thing altogether. I am trying to get my project going, yet again... I was all excited to get my Ebay top feed TGVs (which we mislabeled so FML), its a 5 pin. But this seems to be a waste unless I go the manifold route and get the right housings to start.
  5. If you have something like the Motive bleeder the Subaru specific adapter is not too expensive. The OEM caps are not meant to hold a downward seal across the whole surface, at least not for this kind of application. It works sometimes, maybe, except when you really need it to work...
  6. You needed a bracket for the front? My Brembo's bolted to the LGT knuckle with no problem. I used the 5x100 STI rotors with Hawk pads as well. I only needed adapters for the rears. i used the Black 2008+ calipers for the fronts, and the gold calipers (repainted) for the rears.
  7. Very cool rigs you got there. I regret selling my hardtail Giant when I left SoCal as it would be nice to have now. All I got now is a Specialized road bike in dire need of some TLC. I do plan to get an MTB sooner than later, but with so many other interest I have bouncing around in my head right now I don't know when that will be.
  8. The R134 is definitely a kick in the teeth, but I understand why it might have been done. I'm sure many here know but r134 is known to find a way out of the system easily since it is considered to be a small molecule. Plus the fact that the EPA doesn't people to just 'top up' a known leaky system; here we are. If I may get on my soap box for a second, I really wish that enforcement of emissions standards was not only leveraged on a handful of states trying to 'make up for' the others that don't enforce them. Meaning it is less painful and has the greater potential for good if everyone does a little versus a few states absolutely punishing its citizens. I know the argument is 'well just move to another state', which I did, but it is so lopsided and can't be productive. Given what has been happening with the aftermarket in the last few years (i.e. Cobb) I think we enthusiast would rather have a healthy aftermarket and have some higher registration fees or surcharge on premium gas for our sports cars, if everyone else who drives a minivan and Prius would actually change their oil once in a while. Sorry for the rant, as someone who as lived in 5 states now, it has become apparent to me we are much less the United States and more of a "Hey, mind your own business pal" States of America.
  9. I don't think I have seen you mention how you plan on cooling this beast. My guess is some kind of v-mount maybe, at a min front mounted fans like a BMW, curious.
  10. How much do you want for it all? Shipped Thanks.
  11. I haven't seen one of those pop up for a while. Your best bet is Whiteline at this point, they are usually in stock and you can have it in a few days. Good luck.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Terms of Use