Strizzy

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I suppose I'm due for an update. I got the car back about a month or so ago. Everything is great. I've been breaking in the motor and have a little over 800 miles on it now. I'm running 93oct with ID2000's, and it isn't all that bad with a base map and idle set at 1100. Once I hit 1500 miles, then I can get fully tuned on E85. Just last weekend, I had my in-tank Aeromotive 340 fuel pump go out. That's the second Aeromotive pump I've had go out on me in the last year and a half. Nine of those months, my car was parked. I replaced it with a DW65c. I will be replacing my two Aeromotive 340's in my surge tank with two DW300's. I have a T31 .83A/R turbine housing coming to convert my stock location GTX3076R to rotated mount. I have the exhaust components on order and should be arriving some time next week, from Ultimate Racing. I should be able to continue using my current 3" inlet compressor housing. Here is how she currently sits: http://www.strizzyphoto.com/Other/Subaru/i-84PZcNL/0/L/IMG_6812-L.jpg http://www.strizzyphoto.com/Other/Subaru/i-gCzH2TD/0/L/IMG_6793-L.jpg http://www.strizzyphoto.com/Other/Subaru/i-2G6Zxmz/0/L/IMG_6814-L.jpg http://www.strizzyphoto.com/Other/Subaru/i-cfks2HB/0/L/IMG_6822_0_1_tonemapped-L.jpg http://www.strizzyphoto.com/Other/Subaru/i-K4dCsL2/0/L/IMG_6824-L.jpg http://www.strizzyphoto.com/Other/Subaru/i-QGWXbJs/0/L/IMG_6838-L.jpg http://www.strizzyphoto.com/Other/Subaru/i-zG8qLpC/0/L/IMG_6837-L.jpg http://www.strizzyphoto.com/photos/i-f5Zm8xp/0/L/i-f5Zm8xp-L.jpg

Do you have an idea of when more AUX adapters will be available? I would like to hook up my oil pressure sensor with the new VBG I purchased.

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I'm the 4th one below you (had a slipping clutch) Let's see who gets top spot this racing season

I'm on my fifth, if I include the stock motor that came with the car. My inadequate fueling blew up my last one. I have an idea of how you feel.

Looks like I've got some competition.

After some confusion with Cobb and being sent an AP for a Mazda, everything is back to normal and a solid speed density base tune has been completed. The car drives unbelievably awesome. Cobb's live tuning saved about 6 hours of dialing in the VE tables for speed density compared to the log, turn off car, make changes to map, flash map, log, and repeat cycle. I would've driven it home last night, but summer tires and a sudden downpour of snow don't quite mix.

I"m not going to be tuning with OS. It would only be until I get my AP back. I will be using Cobb's speed density. Also, the real time tuning is a great feature.

Swapped back in my old ECU that was causing logging issues. The car now cranks and does what it supposed to do with a working ECU. I talked to Cobb today and will be sending in the ECU and AP. They said it would only be $40 to bring the AP back to an uninstalled state. They aren't sure if they can repair the ECU if it is indeed fried. I'm going to try to get the car to run with OpenSource for the time being. I'm just not sure how well I'll be able to get it to idle with ID2000's and 93oct.

The car was absolutely fine prior to that.

Draining a full tank of E85 (to fill with 93 for break-in). Got the one half of the tank emptied, then attempted to jump the siphon pump to move the fuel from the other side. I now know that the siphon pump operates from the fuel return.

I understand that, but I'm pretty sure the ECU is fried and not bricked.

I think I borked the ECU today And it's married to my AP. I'm going to swap the ECU tomorrow and see if I can at least communicate with it.

Good luck with that

Quick update. Took much longer than expected, but I got a semi-base map put on to burp the coolant and check for any leaks. Four cranks later and the motor started right up like it was stock. On ID2000's [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbFdTcDxdvI]Running after first start - YouTube[/ame]

Other than a coating that wears off after a couple thousand miles, no.

I went with uncoated CP's.

During the warmer months, my motor sounded stock. In the winter, you'd probably think it was a diesel.

Ej253

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Fuel line are in. Currently running wires for the fuel pumps. Almost done. http://www.strizzyphoto.com/photos/i-Xsmj7SD/0/X2/i-Xsmj7SD-X2.jpg

Updates? I don't like snapping axles.

There was some stupidity on my part, too. And a lot of pushing my luck on maxxed out fueling. If I would have stayed one 93, or even 100oct, my motor would more than likely still be healthy today. The first two piston failures, Mahle "unofficially" admitted their ring design could use improvement. I wasn't the only build with failed Mahle pistons. Three other local builds failed exactly the same way. And I will admit that I am, by no means, "easy" on my vehicles. My motor saw full boost and rev limit many times each day; after it's tuned, it will be treated the same.

My motor is finally assembled and ready to be dropped back in. I've got a little engine bay "clean-up" to do and then will have to fab up some intercooler piping to line up with the new location of my throttle body, due to the NA manifold and 8mm phenolic spacers. AVO never got back to me about their piping kit. After that, then I'll be mounting my Radium fuel surge tank in the trunk and routing lines. After that is all said and done, I should have a running car, once again, in about two weeks. Maybe three. Just a recap of what's been changed/added this round: 99.5mm 8.2:1cr CP pistons balanced rotating assembly Supertech valves; standard size; stainless intake, Inconel exhaust Supertech springs and seats Port and polished heads ID2000 injectors Large plenum 2.5i aluminum intake manifold 8mm phenolic spacers Dual Aeromotive 340 fuel surge tank by Radium Engineering IP&T AVCS and turbo filtered oil line kit Mishmoto radiator, fan shroud, overflow tank, and hoses Cobb AP for speed density with boost somewhere around 25psi After this, I am NOT touching the motor. I am not quite sure where I will be, power-wise, but where it ends up is where it will stay for a VERY long time. If I manage to blow up this motor, I'm done with the car and rolling it in front of a train. My only regrets are not going rotated, and not sleeving the block and going stroked.