r/tguy02: Magnum n2o (shit luck...)

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:37 pm

Well i think i'm going in a slightly different direction but very similar to my original goal.
As it has presented itself i dont want to put much more money out of my pocket into this build (i'm serious for once) So anything that is going to require money, i'm going to sell some things to get the cash. thus the reason for selling the LSD. the money from the LSD will be going towards all the machining costs for the head, a DOHC shortblock, a new PT clutch, and some exhaust work i'm going to need done.

In the end this is what i will have:
DOHC bottom end with ARP rod bolts
Magnum head with SS valves, slightly ported and polished, decked .030
IM will be ported to match head
FF v.2 LTH with 3" flexpipe, Vibrant 3" cat
3.94 trans with welded diff pin and PT clutch

the reason i sacrificed the LSD is my power levels wont be near as high as they would've been with my original build, even with the small shot of nitrous i plan to use its not going to be fighting for traction with good tires.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:18 am

I picked up this DOHC engine from frank (flipperthedolfin) the other week. I'm selling the head and puting the Mag head on this bottom end to help bump up compression.

got the DOHC engine torn down yesterday, the bearings looked awesome which i'm thankfull for, i was hoping i wouldnt have to put a new set in.

pistons out and ready to be cleaned up and filed

nice clean bores

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:03 am

Got a good bit of work done today. The block is primered, pistons are filed down, and the last of my gaskets came in the mail yesterday.

now that the rust converter has dried you can see it turned black, giving the primer a good surface to adhere to.

primered

not pictured but i also replaced the rear main seal also

you can see where i filed the edge of the piston

i also cleaned up the exhaust valve reliefs since they were a little dinged up from bending the valves.

all done

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:48 am

Nice work on the block prep. I need to do this to my 2.4

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:30 pm

thanks, yeah i took my time with it and really got into the nooks and crannies getting the loose paint and rust off.

Kezzo123 · Post by **Kezzo123** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:46 am

Nice work so far. Ive got pretty much the same setup, comp400 cam dohc pistons, lightly ported mag head decked only 10thou, puts me at bout 10.4:1 ish i think. Stock ecu (pcm) took 2000 miles to do anything tho was propper bummed out till then now I can annoy civic type R's!

I shaved my pistons about the same:

What computer you running? stock mag?

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:42 am

Yeah for now just a stock mag PCM. I'd like to obtain an afxr in the future but we'll see how that goes.
My head is going to be decked .020 so I'll have closer to 11:1

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:43 am

got the color sprayed on the block the other day, let it cure then put a clearcoat over it yesterday. turned out really well!

as you can see the block is indeed matched to the vc

thats the old water pump i painted over btw

block deck prepped

My IJ (ishihara-johnson) crank scraper came the other day and got a few shots of it.

laid it on the block to ensure everything lined up

next step is to start reassembling the shortblock!

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 12:28 pm

started to piece everything back together yesterday. i really wanted to get the pistons back in but i need to rent/borrow a piston ring compressor.

new water pump inlet tube installed

casting flash in wate pump housing

removed

new water pump installed

had a buddy weld the diff pin in, i also put the tabs in there for good measure (lets see the bastid come out now

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Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 12:59 pm

i like the idea of welding the diff pin in, nut now you can never replace just the gears.

on a happier note, lookin good all around. i'm glad there's people out there besides me that put time into their builds (no, the carlisle turbo install doesn't count. i was doing that to say i did it). your title says n2o... did i mis something? how big of a shot? wet or dry?

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:39 pm

Hudson_Neon wrote:i like the idea of welding the diff pin in, nut now you can never replace just the gears.

on a happier note, lookin good all around. i'm glad there's people out there besides me that put time into their builds (no, the carlisle turbo install doesn't count. i was doing that to say i did it). your title says n2o... did i mis something? how big of a shot? wet or dry?

i realize i can no longer take it apart, but unless the trans grenades itself, i dont forsee any reason to ever need to.
yes once this engine/trans is in i'll be purchasing a single fogger wet system of some sort. looking to spray 75 shot.
and thanks, i try to do things right the first time, i hate having to do things twice when they're done wrong.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:29 am

got some work done last night. finally installed the pistons/rods, and arp rod bolts. everything went smoothly thankfully. Next step is the crank scraper and oil pan.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:38 pm

havent made anymore progress on the engine (mainly due to moving) but my fabricator finished up the exhaust work for me. (i appologize for the crappy pics, blame the fabricator lol)

pics of my ported mag intake coming when i pick it up

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:55 pm

old engine and trans is now out, engine is sold, trans is for sale

on the hoist right before mrgto68 came to pick up the engine

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 4:42 pm

now that the old engine and trans have sold, i have the last bit of money needed to finish up this drawn out build

today i ordered a rear main seal, and timing belt tensioner. once those parts are in i just need to finish getting the head ported and assemble it and the rest of the engine. still need to buy a clutch and thats it.

i also painted the LT header, i need to grab some pics of it. its sexy lookin

my dad got me and early xmas present since my old car cover deteriorated.

hopefully within a couple weeks it will be moved into my new garage

, i'm just about done cleaning it.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Wed May 16, 2012 10:38 pm

ordered this back in feb forgot to post these up. This is why my project log has the name

kit includes:
lines
solenoids
blowdown tube
purge
nozzle/jets
bottle/brackets
controller

about the only other thing i'll need is a bottle warmer, but i'll worry about that when i get it all installed

and something else to play with

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Wed May 16, 2012 10:56 pm

Well i decided to take a week long break from work to get something accomplished on the r/t, i'll post up every few days to mark my progress.

first off i've known the center motor mount was bad for a while so i removed it and put in the new one i had ordered

old POS

new mount (urethane filled)

installed

removed the battery tray support bracket that was rusted to fuck!

after going over it with a wire wheel

after primer and paint, still pited to hell but at least it wont rust anymore

this is the OB battery delete tray mocked up

chrysler airbag finally installed

srt-4 pedal pads finally installed

also gave the car a quick bath, actually cleaned up nicely, did the engine bay as well

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu May 17, 2012 3:18 pm

Dude! Baller whitewalls!

So your engine mount wasn't fluid filled? I wish I could figure out which cars got the fluid filled ones and which didn't.

Keep up the good work

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu May 17, 2012 10:18 pm

Fluid filled WTF??? At any rate the white walls are actually off my 95, they're mounted on steelies. The r/t rims and tires are on the 95 since I'm driving it for the time being

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu May 17, 2012 11:39 pm

got some milestone pieces done today

assembly of transmission

finished, notice new axle seals

bottom end buttoned up

crank scraper in place (permatex grey under it)

gasket and pickup tube

moroso oil pan

all done

NEON PARABOLA · Post by **NEON PARABOLA** » Fri May 18, 2012 8:56 am

That engine looks terrible, you should let me have it...... j/k looks amazing man!

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Fri May 18, 2012 11:36 am

engine looks great. appartently i have missed this build... kinda makes me want to build my daily. lol

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Fri May 18, 2012 9:43 pm

Thanks sean

Dave, the project log has been dormant for a while... easy to miss. More pics coming later.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Fri May 18, 2012 11:03 pm

Got a little bit more done today

notched the lower bracket for the moroso pan

tensioner installed and timing cover in, lower bracket on

side bracket painted and cleared, new pulley installed

random shot of the cockpit (God i cant wait to drive it again)

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sat May 19, 2012 3:28 pm

Danteneon wrote: So your engine mount wasn't fluid filled? I wish I could figure out which cars got the fluid filled ones and which didn't.

My '05 mtx had one. it was bad. I could hear the fluid inside after i swapped it out.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat May 19, 2012 3:32 pm

It's so weird to see what cars had them and which ones didn't. All I know for sure so far is that ATX doesn't use them, and SRT doesn't use them. But not all MTX's do either. MY ACR has it, but the R/T's don't? So odd.

/threadjack

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Sun May 20, 2012 11:09 pm

well got the last couple things done that im gonna get done this week. The flexplate is bolted on (thanks again for the quick advice from cody to make sure i put it on right) and i also installed another MFS that i got from the jy Sat. hopefully the fogs work right on this one

at this point i'm done till i get the head done, bottom end is officially finished

XxWhiteNeonxX · Post by **XxWhiteNeonxX** » Mon May 21, 2012 5:42 pm

r/tguy02 wrote:well got the last couple things done that im gonna get done this week. The flexplate is bolted on (thanks again for the quick advice from cody to make sure i put it on right) and i also installed another MFS that i got from the jy Sat. hopefully the fogs work right on this one

at this point i'm done till i get the head done, bottom end is officially finished

No problem dude, i ask you for help all the time so i was just returning the favor

if you want, send me that battery tray and ill sandblast/powdercoat it for you

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:17 pm

Meh I'd rather find a decent one to have you powdercoat, this one is pitted and not even powdercoating would make it look good lol

XxWhiteNeonxX · Post by **XxWhiteNeonxX** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:34 pm

r/tguy02 wrote:Meh I'd rather find a decent one to have you powdercoat, this one is pitted and not even powdercoating would make it look good lol

well i have alot of stock parts laying around as you know, so if theres something you want done, i can just powdercoat one of mine and send it to you