Ghetto blaster ready!
Ghetto blaster ready!
Just wanted to post the work i did to make my car a bit more fun to drive.
Heres what i got so far. Painting is next, along with a valve cover
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60819448@N07/
Heres what i got so far. Painting is next, along with a valve cover
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60819448@N07/
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Boring the plastic TB is not a good idea. It is too thin to enlarge enough to get any benefits. Plus the inside has a special coating to help air flow. Removing that coating might even make it flow less, even tho it is a mm or two larger.
If you want it to flow well with a larger TB, just mount the TB to the IM and be done.
No silicone couplers/tubing etc. to worry about on the vacuum side. Of course this will not work with neon type TB's, unless you make a flange for them.
If you want it to flow well with a larger TB, just mount the TB to the IM and be done.
No silicone couplers/tubing etc. to worry about on the vacuum side. Of course this will not work with neon type TB's, unless you make a flange for them.
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2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
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Correct. I basically cut the end off mine, and glued a flange inside of the tube. But then the tube I was using was 3" OD anyways. I just eliminated the couplers, and direct mounted the Ford TB. Running the 52mm neon TB really made no noticeable difference from the oem IM.
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1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
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It's plastic. Not sure if PC would work, plus if you want to modify it later on, it would be a waste of $. This is the beauty of GBI's: They are cheap, and you aren't too afraid of hacking them for your future needs. It's not like it is a $400 AMM IM.
Nice plug tho.
Nice plug tho.
Bill
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
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def one of the nicer GBI's i've seen! good job
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damn that looks good what did you use to glue it together?
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well heres what i got on paint so far on the blaster and my primed vc http://www.flickr.com/photos/60819448@N07/5557765692/
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Keep a very close eye on it with JB weld.
Permatex Plastic Weld is what you should have used. It is very durable. My GBI has been through the car being totaled with the core support/radiator pushing it towards the engine a couple inches. It has also survived a few intake backfires. One good crack can cause a run away idle.
JB weld is kind of brittle, and does not like to flex. Plastic Weld is 5000 psi tensile strength. the runners or pipe will break first.
It will prolly hold up, but just keep an eye on it. If the paint starts cracking around the joints, it would be time for a re do.
Permatex plastic weld
Permatex Plastic Weld is what you should have used. It is very durable. My GBI has been through the car being totaled with the core support/radiator pushing it towards the engine a couple inches. It has also survived a few intake backfires. One good crack can cause a run away idle.
JB weld is kind of brittle, and does not like to flex. Plastic Weld is 5000 psi tensile strength. the runners or pipe will break first.
It will prolly hold up, but just keep an eye on it. If the paint starts cracking around the joints, it would be time for a re do.
Permatex plastic weld
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Bill
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
AhA well. A bit too late for that lol. I got it installed already . Ran into some trouble w the man sensor wires...they were too short for where I put the outles hehe. Also the radiator house has a very small kink but nothing too bad.
Pictures here http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/60819448@N07/
Pictures here http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/60819448@N07/
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Why? The 1st gen manifold is better then the 2nd gen one. The other posters are correct JB weld will not last. Also did you use PVC or ABS pipe? And what did you do to the runners as they went into the plenum? did you shave them down so that there is no real lip there? It does look realy good and i give you props for doing it. Just need to tweek a few things.Klubbhead wrote:Well I've been driving it for weeks now and I love it. Gives a faster throttle response and a nice sound.
I am going to start a 2gn ghetto blaster soon to replace that one tho
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http://blog.modernperformance.com/swapp ... no-resultsblue demon02 wrote:Why? The 1st gen manifold is better then the 2nd gen one.Klubbhead wrote: I am going to start a 2gn ghetto blaster soon to replace that one tho
Bill
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
It speaks for itself but I'll say it anyway. 2gns are plenty so it would be easier to pick one up unless you just wanted a DIY project.occasional demons wrote:http://blog.modernperformance.com/swapp ... no-resultsblue demon02 wrote:Why? The 1st gen manifold is better then the 2nd gen one.Klubbhead wrote: I am going to start a 2gn ghetto blaster soon to replace that one tho
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