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so a couple of updates.

#1, the car runs and drives great, however, we have a code 54 (intercooler system) that we could not shake out.
dustin came by, and after a bit of poaking around, we determined the cause to be a bad IC coolant pump.
Jim has decided to go ahead and order an upgraded pump, especially since he plans on running the car hard, and at high boost.
dustin will also be wiring the pump to run constantly, bypassing the factory "on when on throttle"/"off after 30seconds off" system.
jim will need the recovery time the factory system will not provide in between runs.

#2 on a positive note, i started painting the GT-4 parts off of jims clip for his car last night.
as some of you know, and for those of you who dont..lol, i no longer work at maaco, so just painting the car there is no longer an option, so we decided to paint the parts in my garage.
the parts were white, jims car is electron blue pearl ,(honda B95P)so, i sanded them and preped them, then went to work, sealed the parts black, then hit them with some dupont chromabase basecoat, and the trusty old sherwin clear:







these last 2 are reflection shots. this is before wetsanding and buffing, since the parts were just painted last night. ill post more when they are done and on the car.





later today i will paint the gt-4 bumper and the forgmann lip.

I was thinking about this the other day. I think that rattle we sometimes hear at idle might caused by those loose springs, and not the throw out bearing.
That ACT clutch is really well made. Nice and beefy. I bet you wont hear a peep out of it now.

yea, art..those springs are down right scary, especially since that disk only has ~2k miles on it.

the ACT disk definetly is alot beefier like you said. hopfully it works out well, so far it feels great, we'll see how it goes once we get some miles on it and get it all broken in.

The paint looks AMAZING Manny, I cant wait to see it all back together!!!

i started fabbing up jims super huge, mega fantastic, ultra high-powered custom, one of a kind 4" intake lmao.

just kidding.

no, seriously, jim wanted a 4" intake, the guys at hux racing have made huge power with the gen 3 with basic mods, meth injection, and 4" intake, so he wanted to take a stab at it.

here is the basic idea of it, 4"filter, 4" pipe with a 4" to 3" "trumpet".
we got the metal reducer from burns stainless, cause #1, we couldnt find a 4" to 2.75" reducer in silicone, and #2 i didnt think it would be very sturdy.

a pic of the beginnings.



::edit::
i started a new topic to discuss the 4" intake deal, you can check it out here:
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=63777

I've always said the bigger the volume of avaliable air between the filter and the Turbo [Intake manifold for NA cars] the better - we do it that way when we design hydraulic systems and the large bore on your intake looks to be much in excess of the volume of the runners so I say the idea makes perfect sense. The engine is only gonna take what it can hold at x psi but at least this way you are gauranteed not to starve it higher CFMs
IDK - That's the way I've always looked at it anyway.

man that was what i was planning on doing too or just doing a ice box like thingy.but its freaken big but bigger is better sometimes!!!i really gotta relocate my battery now too..
the metal reducer doesnt look that bad.. ive been to a couple semitruck shops up here and it seems like they might have a couple silicone reducer like that..ill have to double check..also like you said it might not be very sturdy.
looking at the picture it doesnt look that bad i want to see it when u finish..and the power output it gets..

This post has been edited by RUNNIN-LOW: Nov 26, 2008 - 10:27 AM

pix ?

of what the intake?

no the car.. .i thought they came and picked up the car this weekend ?

they did, i figured jim would update the thread when he got home, but he hasnt, last i talked to him he loves the car, and said it feels much more solid.
we're STILL waiting on the pump from EMS powered.









i really like this one shannon took:





i posted them in the garage bodywork thread here:
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...60&start=60

I wanted to update this when I was able to get Shannon to go out and get some nice pictures, but she cant seem to get out of work early enough. By the time she gets home it dark, hopefully we will get some soon.

As for the car, I LOVE IT! It looks amazing, better than I ever truely expected. I cant believe the difference in this car! It is truly night and day. The car just feels so solid. Everything about the way the car feels screams STOCK, like that motor and tranny came from the factory that way, and god is that a nice feeling.

The trans truly surprised me. Every where you read about the E153 swap, all you hear is that it is notchy or stiff. I just thought that this is just something you had to deal with when choosing to run this transmission, but WOW was i wrong. This LSD is so smooth, it truly feels like the stock S54. I love it.

I finally got an email from EMS today, MY PUMP HAS BEEN SHIPPED! God was I happy to see that! So I assume it will be at Mannys by Friday/Saturday. Sooooooo, i can finnaly put some boost into it!!!!

I purchased the raiser blocks that came off the WRC. I didnt even know the importer had these when I purchased my clip, so i wasn't able to send them to Manny to get painted. Manny has them right now, and I will be back up there is 2 weeks to party/dyno/have a bit more work done etc. I will have a better update when I get the pump installed and get some nice driving in to really test it out. Hopefully I will be able to get some pics up as well.

GREAT JOB MANNY, DUSTIN, AND ALL WHO HAD A HAND IN THIS, IT IS AMAZING!!!! MANNY, THE CAR LOOKS AMAZING, IT REALLY DID SURPASS ANY EXPECTATIONS I HAD, I LOVE IT.....THANKS!!!!!

This post has been edited by _Jim_: Dec 3, 2008 - 7:24 PM

man those look hella sexy!!!! great props to manny and man there is loads of celicas there!!!! its celica heaven i guess..keep us updated on the dyno runs too love to see that..

Wow.... awesome work there! Man I wish I live closer so I can just pay you for a paint job!

SO manny how much u get for doing that??hahah jk jk


you ppl and your celicas.....haha i get excited when i pass a stock on on the road..and u guys have 2 moded beautiful looking powerhouses....

u need to get a shannon,hurly,pressure,daftboy,and now jim photoshoot!!!

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Dec 6, 2008 - 6:00 PM

jim gave me his old 2nd gen motor setup for doing the swap, and he bought me a few things i needed to paint his hood and bumper.
not a bad deal, IMO!

damn that looks sick,
sorry if u dont mind me asking.... whats the difference between a wrc st205 and a celica with a gtfour/AWD/3sgte conversion?

An ST205 is genuine and made in Japan, not legal here. A GT-4 conversion would be a copy of an ST205, aka a fake.

oh i see, thanks. just like how integra gs's can be converted into a type r.

Great work!!!!!
Well done!