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my whole goal was to get some more upper end. I need to do a little more playing, but the car still has plenty of bottom end power....maybe it's just the setup I have. obviously not as much as it did with 0 E etc...but it's still beautiful to drive at lower rpms. little more playing aorund to do...

E is at -6 now and I is at -2. to be honest I haven't felt major changes...but it pulls yard at 5000-5500 now. it feels like the bottom end has been hurt now. it still pulls well, but not at all like it did before. basically it feels like more peak power has been made but with a reduced area...

indeed. In theory, the car should run mid 14s at around the 94mph range. considering another member online put a stock, old 7mge with headers, exhaust and intake in his mk2 and ran a 14.7 @93mph...I should be able to AT LEAST achieve that. I called a dyno shop....they want $250/hr tp tune my...

hey guys, just a quick update! I installed one of these: http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=DER-16749&N=700+400434+115&autoview=sku to install the adrenaline motorsports dual fan kit (super nice!) phil bridges pic here: the fans are nice and quiet and move a...

electrical is the only pain in the ass...probably similar connections made. I haven't seen a 2J's wiring layout though, so I can't really comment. no fabrication or custom parts required for this swap though. as a side note, I did another oil change tonight (3rd now I think?) and everything...

oooo yes black cat. I appreciate that suggestion more than you know. Being nearly 4 degrees off, I'm sure it would make a significant difference! I can't wait to do some tweaking! the car acts EXACTLY as you describe. Busting the tires loose with ease at about 4000rpm and then no power...

you got it joe! thanks guys!!!! i'm really happy with how it turned out so far. I'm pretty proud of myself as there were a lot of firsts with this job. -first engine replacement -first engine rebuild -first engine rewire/swap shows you if you have the drive with a little bit of mental...

car ran fantastically all weekend. just tinkering to work out now...and I LOVE tinkering! it's all fun stuff now... 85mph trap speeds tell me she's missing top end power. I definatley need to play with the game gears as it feels like there is way too much power down low...it pulls quite hard...

IT RUNS!!! like a champ too. everything functions like stock. engine turns over twice and fires right up. soldering of connections tomorrow (only a few) and then time to go for a rip!!!! I'm so excited you guys have no idea!! Jim king and steve brecht stopped by to give me a hand, jim went...

long story short...it barely runs and throttle does not effect anything. had a couple wiring problems...fixed. at one point the timing belt skipped about 4 teeth. I fixed the cam timing. I forgot to bolt the ground onto the back of the head. the intake manifold and plugs stink of fuel badly...

zumtizzle...I found a cable from a 93 nissan pick up truck at the junkyard that works pretty well ;)

IT RUNS!!!! sounds pretty sweet too!! not ready for a drive yet...the wiring is sketchy as all hell (just taped up), the POR-15 jammed up the throttle linkage pretty good and I'm having trouble getting the shifter installed (don't ask). and the timing needs to be adjusted. just not quite ready...

i've been very patient, that's why it's taking so long. I'm sure it will pay off... i'm ready for it to start though. I've been working on the thing over 14 hours a day for the last 5 days. every little thing requires your full concentration. I want a drive!

more delays... car is about 2 hours away from starting. wiring is 99% done. I want to make a new fuse holder to power the ECU, extend the alternator wire and put the rad in. everything else is ready to go.....key will be turned before lunch tomorrow.

yeppers, got it taken care of. according to my calculations it's about 3 degrees retarded, so I advanced both cams that amount. timing should be close to stock now...will find out on the dyno. I was up until 2:30 last night double checking my wiring. everything is ready to go....just have to...

excellent work rusty! looks like it's been a productive couple days for the both of us. get yours running tomorrow! and we can bring too 7m mk2s to life at once haha! keep it up. I'm sure there will be no problems with you getting it going! we need videos of this very in-depth turbo build!

well, today I realized that I needed a longer throttle cable....I guess I had to forget something huh?? steve brecht (51 cards) gave me a lift to the junkyard and we found a 93 nissan pick up truck that had a throttle cable that looked about right. once home, I found out that it was too long...

the plugs on the floor of the head were removed and new sealant applied (coolant IIRC). as far as I can tell, only an O-ring would be required to seal each of the oil galley plugs (on the top) to prevent oil from leaking from them. to seal out and exterior water from the valley, it really should...

Poodles, what he said, it has new o-rings. relax man, I appreciate your input. there's no reason to get upset. haha cool man! it was still in good shape when I got ahold of it. thomas, I could have, but didn't.

thanks! not to worry, plenty of video and more pictures when it's on the road! the wires are made by NGK. I believe the only colour you can get is blue from them. somewhere around $60...mine came with the motor, just cleaned them!