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Chronicle of Shawn's Project Car 2002-2008 |
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Current Configuration
- as of 1/11/09
4/23/02 Car
purchased. The car runs smooth and strong when warmed up although heavy boost
caused a strange loud noise (suspect wastegate
related) and 5th gear needs to be repaired. Engine has less than 1000 miles
and the transmission was rebuilt (syncros). Car has
smoke on cold startup. No documentation was available on car so I really
wasn't sure what the car had until after I got it home and started digging.
Known
Issues/Planned Mods Mount
Commander 5/4/02 Removed
Nose, Hood, Intercooler, Intake Piping, Radiator, AST, Battery and anything
extra in preparation for intercooler and radiation replacement. Found a few
parts no longer required left over from the air box removal. Decided to order
block off plates and AST elimination kit immediately to be completed on this
stage instead of later. Replaced the front marker light bulbs with white
ones. Corrected turbo installation - several hoses were not exactly right.
5/7/02 Still
waiting on Intercooler kit, AVC-R, and Brake Lines. Installed Center mount
dual gauge pod from www.tripower.net
and it looks great. Will be ordering stage 2 this week.
5/11/02 Installed
intercooler but stopped after bent ac condenser line. Investigating possible
condenser relocation. 5/15/02 Removed infjectors to be sent off to rceng.com or
modification/calibration. Replaced fuel pump with high pressure denso. Completed AST elimination. 5/16/02 Removed
ac condenser. Found custom condenser and decided to give it a try (after car
is back on the road) so took stock condenser out in the meantime since it was
bent. Installed radiator. 5/20/02 Installed
block off plates, cut nose intake area to fit fmic,
removed double throttle, started twin power install but found no
"Y" harness included. 5/22/02 Removed
all emission controls. Removed alternator. Removed coils for cleaning.
5/25/02 -5/27/02 Reinstalled
alternator. Installed Fuel Injectors, finished hoses/caps, reinstalled coils,
replaced plugs and wires, cleaned manifold and throttle then reinstalled,
completed intake tubing and Greddy elbow install.
Completed battery relocation. Installed stereo equipment. Painted storage
bins black (were silver). Filled radiator and power steering fluid. Drained
oil and replaced filter. Installed and wired gauges. Installed and programmed
Power FC. Repaired nose. Fixed turbo timer (wasn't grounded). 5/28/02 Tried to
start the car and on the second time it turned over an in-line fuse blew that
was put in for the battery relocation. The fuse was 80 amps and after
checking the manual it required at least 120 amps for the starter. No fuse
available to replace. 5/29/02 Purchased
150 amp fuse and in-line block. Disconnected battery and replaced fuse
block/fuse. Removed 4 wires from Power FC as it seems to be the consensus
that even though the 4 listed sensors/valves are no longer in the car it
still makes a difference. Reconnected battery and started car. Started on
first try! Let the Power FC go through it's
calibration mode and car settled down to a smooth 1100 rpm idle with 18 PSI
vacuum. 6/8/02 Fixed
coolant line. Installed Boost controller. Installed hood. Idle hunted on test
drive. 6/9/02 Installed
A Pillar Dual gauge pod with Boost gauge. Installed twin power. Trimmed nose
further for fit. 6/18/02 Reinstalled
Boost Controller to top wastegate input. Reset
Power FC to standard maps (modified map #5 sucks!). 6/23/02 Worked
on nose fit with front quarter panels and hood. 6/24/02 Worked
on nose a bit more - headlight area. Hi-flow cat due in on 6/26/02. Disabled
O2 sensor to see if it helps with idle. Kinda lost
documentation urge at this point - I was just struggling to get the project
done. Soon after my friend had an apex seal go and we did his entire engine
replacement/single conversion. Dont think we did
much documentation for his but he did take some pictures - maybe one day I
will post. But for
now here are a few pics of things I have done
since...(in no particluar order)
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