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Old 10-22-2012, 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by h3lzsn1p3r
cowl hood is easy enough make our of your current hood and will make you one of the few that has one for more than looks and acording to the ricer forums it gives you 10 more hp havent you heard
Any links would be sweeeet.
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all those rice burners sound like weed whackers.

and they get soo pissed off when they can't pass me

that little 4BT if built right can also push out some good power...

put some injectors on it and adjust the gate on the turbo and it'll turn out a lot more power...just depends on how much power he wants to turn it up to...it can handle 500hp on the bottom end... just need some studs for the head, tune the pump and throw some large injectors in there with a larger turbo, or compounds.
Also not a fan of weed whackers lol
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^^ And before you know it MooChoff, you'll be racing Jigabop
Thats for my '06 CR
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Is this gonna be a towing rig? Or an eye turner?
Little to no towing, just a high mileage DD. With a little fun on the side
 
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http://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/cow...erkill-134010/

steps work for any vehicle i will be doing it for mine when i finish my custom intake
 
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Originally Posted by Moochoff
Thats for my '06 CR
I ain't afraid of no CR

old man had an 04 CR with a smarty and he couldn't touch the ol VP44

shes getting the next size up on injectors soon too...then I'll be selling my old ones. wonder if my old injectors will fit that 4BT??? probably not, but be cool if they did!
 
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Originally Posted by Jigabop
all those rice burners sound like weed whackers.

and they get soo pissed off when they can't pass me

that little 4BT if built right can also push out some good power...

put some injectors on it and adjust the gate on the turbo and it'll turn out a lot more power...just depends on how much power he wants to turn it up to...it can handle 500hp on the bottom end... just need some studs for the head, tune the pump and throw some large injectors in there with a larger turbo, or compounds.
Haha, boy don't I know about them weed whackers... I spent 6 months on backorder for a part from China, and I have 6 weedeaters to finish fixing, THEN I AM DONE FOREVER WITH THEM WEED WHACKERS... They are designed to throw away not fix...
 
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Originally Posted by Jigabop
I ain't afraid of no CR

old man had an 04 CR with a smarty and he couldn't touch the ol VP44

shes getting the next size up on injectors soon too...then I'll be selling my old ones. wonder if my old injectors will fit that 4BT??? probably not, but be cool if they did!
I'm only running a smarty and an air dog so I wouldn't plan on a race anytime soon... I think the stock sticks will keep up for a while, I will eventually add a bigger turbo than my baby h1c with a small exhaust housing for quick spool up. All after an intercooler of course
 
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Update on the 4bt...
I re tapped the head for the exhaust bolt I broke off, bolted the turbo back up... It's looks as if I'll have room for a down pipe still.
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I wired in the fuel shutoff solenoid as well as the power/dimmer for the gauges. Im stealing power from two fuses in the cab. I added an inline fuse for the shutoff solenoid too
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lookin good except for that turbo....that center needs to be clocked to have the oil feed and drain as vertical as possible.. turned sideways like that can damage the turbo...just loosen the compressor and turbine housings and clock the center back to straight up and down and tighten it back up.
 

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Originally Posted by Jigabop
lookin good except for that turbo....that center needs to be clocked to have the oil feed and drain as vertical as possible.. turned sideways like that can damage the turbo...just loosen the compressor and turbine housings and clock the center back to straight up and down and tighten it back up.
Good catch!!!! Def do that.
 
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Originally Posted by Jigabop
lookin good except for that turbo....that center needs to be clocked to have the oil feed and drain as vertical as possible.. turned sideways like that can damage the turbo...just loosen the compressor and turbine housings and clock the center back to straight up and down and tighten it back up.
Forgot about that .

Im doing a dealership run today for torque converter bolts, hopefully I can leave with both arms and legs.

I should be able to have it running tomorrow (with a video)
 
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Originally Posted by konspiracy
Give it another 30-40 years and those civics, supra's, and eclipses will be the next hot rods.
Civica and Supras shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence. Unlike civics, Supras are already valuable and will continue to be. Eclipses.... eh, maybe.
 


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