7-30-15 d series civic build update video

i think this china turbo might hit 800+whp thru the th400 wich is incredible at 30% loss to the tire that is 1100flywheel single turbo, budget china... insanity

needless to say this car has exceeded expectation, i made over 700whp with some spare parts 5.3 i built and a simple as hell air to air setup pumpgas

2-18-15 video update

Rmvb shift plate battery box

Installed my rmvb shift plate so now that's correct. Installed battery relocation box now that's done. Fixed trans cooler leak and cleaned up wiring under the dash.

driveshaft complete, extended wheel studs on front wheels, next week i should be driving around

installed extended wheel studs on the front wheels, and raised the car a little on the coil overs, pressed the driveshaft together, insanely enough this driveshaft tube was donated from a youtube member! he made it for me to my measurements, and i just put my ends on and viola, tossed it in. its awesome how the community gives back!

trying to go over everything 3x and zip tie a bunch of stuff to make sure it doesnt fall out or burn on things, etc.

stuck a nice squeeze performance sticker there in the engine bay gotta represent my sponsors!

swapped in my 80lb injectors today

and cleaned up my alt wiring and you can see my detachable steering wheel hub on the stock steering shaft

quick fairmont update

cold side closed up, downpipe done today, wide-band installed, did some fuel tuning and that is working great, so going to drop in the 80s and start working on their tuneup next

sloppy mechanics pitching in when we can so students can go turbo LSX!

So Jan 6th we had a Votech student post a build they are working on in class, a 07 ranger with a 02 5.3, and th400 planned as the power plant, he posted photos of a carb intake and what looked to me like a quadrajet on top, with the promise to show more photos of the project.

My first reaction was, holy shit this is awesome, and i know that these things are usually budgeted pretty tight and they work with what they have or what people will give them.

in my first post i said please let me know if i can offer any advice at all on the program or if they needed any help, i said if you throw the carb away ill donate dyno time to the school so they can learn more about a project like this, and man it would be cool if we can help them go turbocharger right away (since most of sloppy is all about throwing turbos on junkyard LS motors)

immediately members started saying post what you need and we will try to get you parts!

then i learned they were farther away than would make that a practical reality east PA vs Michigan (probably 14 hours away)

He said he would be showing the teacher some sloppy mechanics videos and tell him we are interested in helping. first i thought ill try to get them everything i can, then i thought, well i better ask and make sure this is OK haha, we got the teachers information and overwhelmed by it all said we can send anything to support the students and the program.

Before i could even ask him my friend Viren (of VSracing) steps up and said he will start looking around immediately for turbo V8 parts and other things he can ship them for the car for free, I said i would contact Mike & Mike @ efi source and see if they would chip in or discount an ECU and wiring harness to control the turbo LS motor for the drag car.

Mike said absolutely he will donate ecu, wiring harness, and sensors towards the project at no cost! he asked where they were located because he wanted to show up and do it in person! also finding out they were in Michigan makes this difficult haha.

Either way we have people stepping up who work at parts stores to send fuel pumps, and more.
pretty soon they'll have everything they need, and they didn't have to spend any money at all.

whatever else they might need we will raise the money to pay for it and ship it their way i am sure of it.

as always i am amazed at my group's willingness to help out in these situations.

looking forward to updates in videos and pictures of the truck and how it turns out.

ill be posting updates when i can, and linking the videos they put up, also talking more with the teacher soon

engine in, trans mount made, trans in, turbo kit bolting in etc

engine and trans installed, converter bolted up, made a trans mount in 2 minutes, photos of oil pan clearance, and started bolting the turbo kit in.

8.8 rear installed and some other fun

boxed the control arms, new welder is awesome, 8.8 installed with help from Corey O'Brien and test fitted a wheel, getting some used 255/60/15s mounted this week to drop it on the ground, i have to replace all the brake lines, none of the bitches survived lol, better get a newer disk brake master cylinder while im at it. pretty exciting!

my buddy mike cut down my truck pan for me today, and i wanted to show it off, and also toss in mikes quotes on his process

"Lots of questions so....
Cut level with filter
Add 1/8" plate
Use roloc disks to take oxidation off casting, continue with 2+2 and a stainless wire brush
Preheat whole thing with torch (leaches oil out of casting) wipe with 2+ 2
Repeat as necessary
Weld using 4043 and have fun with the porous housing and oil impregnation"

test fitting motor, turbo kit, turbo and more

threw in a bunch today, test fitted nearly everything, measuring how much needs to get cut out of the oil pan, and more. some nice pics of how the hotside fits in the car also.

adjusting the coil overs, plasma the fenders

my girlfriend said there was entirely too much metal in the fender well, so she sliced it out, then i painted the engine bay up also, a shot of my hodge podge bottom end.
ride height... steering rack fix and checking my cam with a degree wheel