Blurred Talon
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Nothing has changed since the last update. Plenty of plans and parts laying around, no time to work on or even drive the car...
I know how you feel.
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Nothing has changed since the last update. Plenty of plans and parts laying around, no time to work on or even drive the car...
Ok, it's been way too long since the last update but I started working on the car again recently.
Awhile ago I polished my Greddy intercooler pipes (got them used from a friend). Here is a before and after type shot.
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And I modified a 1g bov to fit the Greddy flange. See here for more info. Blasted and powdercoated it midnight black chrome.
My ECU harness is now 95% done, the other 5% will be done at the same time as the fuse box harness. The connectors I'm using are Deutsch connectors from laddinc.com. I use a special crimper to crimp all the terminals. Any empty spots in the connectors are filled with plugs to environmentally seal the connectors. Every position in the connectors is numbered so I made a chart of which wire goes where, making maintenance easy in the future. I think there were only 2 wires that needed lengthened, the rest were shortened by at least 2 feet, sometimes up to 4 feet. By using the connector I was able to keep soldering to a bare minimum, mostly just on the power and ground wires (grounds were all moved inside cabin). The injector clips all go into one big connector so I can remove the harness without unplugging the individual clips. The injector connector mounts to the bottom of the intake manifold with a bracket from laddinc. If anybody is really interested in the connectors I can give more info on them, but they are really nice. I threw in a picture of my alternator plug from Ballenger Motorsports, great prices and service there and the crimper I got from there is really nice. Also in the pictures is where I mounted the power transistor and injector box, underneath the relays near the ecu. I liked this spot because it kept all the electronics in the same general area. I'll post pictures of the harness installed next time I put it in.
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A lot of hours went into that harness and each wire was placed precisely. I went through and checked every wire in the harness to verify it went to the right place; it was a good feeling when they all were right I'm now working on the fuse box harness. First I need to mount the fuse box. I found a good place for it so I'll show that once I make mounting brackets for it. Then on to redoing the wiring on the harness.
Oh, and I picked up a used copy of v2 dsmlink for a good price too so I'm set there.
I really want to bring my car to the 2nd Annual Northeast DSM Meet on August 8th so that's my goal. After I finish the fuse box harness (hopefully this week), I want to pull the engine out on Sunday. Then I'm (hopefully) going to paint the engine bay to make it look nice again and paint all the front suspension stuff, powdercoat a few more random pieces, relocate the battery, and put it all back together.
I'm confused as to why you have all these mods on a T25. Never understood it.
I'm confused as to why you have all these mods on a T25. Never understood it.
Eric, what inputs are you logging your oil pressure and fuel pressure on?
I'm confused as to why you have all these mods on a T25. Never understood it.
Not enough money, not sure what he wants/what exists that will meet his goals, and wants to make sure all supporting mods were done first.
Not enough money, not sure what he wants/what exists that will meet his goals, and wants to make sure all supporting mods were done first.
Oil pressure - Rear o2
Fuel pressure - Baro
Do have a question for you, as I haven't been able to locate an answer. In doing my wire harness over, a lot of the sensors share a common power supply. They are all branched in to I think two wires off the mpi relay. How did you tackle this? Did you leave them all together? Maybe used a power distribution block for them?
This is where I have paused because I'm not 100% as to how to go about it. Any tips would be much appreciated.
Mike
I have read this entire thread, every post.... And as others have said,"hot Damn! That car is clean and sexy!"
Kudos to you for being so thorough in your build AND posting in detail. You have lit the fire under my ass to get going on my 1g. And you have set the bar high!
Do have a question for you, as I haven't been able to locate an answer. In doing my wire harness over, a lot of the sensors share a common power supply. They are all branched in to I think two wires off the mpi relay. How did you tackle this? Did you leave them all together? Maybe used a power distribution block for them?
This is where I have paused because I'm not 100% as to how to go about it. Any tips would be much appreciated.
Mike