ThatKevin's Boosted '02 R/T - aaanndd it's DEAD. :'(

NGCnoproblem · Post by **NGCnoproblem** » Sun May 19, 2013 2:20 pm

I need a hvac bezel like that

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Sun May 19, 2013 11:54 pm

FUCK ME, BOOST IS THE BEST THING EVER.

Picked up my car tonight. Right now it's tuned up until 5k rpm at 5lbs, for the first 1000km. Still fun as hell!I will post pictures and video (maybe) tomorrow. Need to change the oil first thing, and then clean some stuff up.

After a whole year of working my ass off and putting any extra penny I had into this build (after putting away for school and other savings of course) and also working anywhere from 60-80 hours a week, it's almost done

This week I'm going to get quoted on new boost piping and fix the exhaust/put in the ecutout. So the car still needs some work, but it's driving

NGCnoproblem · Post by **NGCnoproblem** » Mon May 20, 2013 12:57 am

Ah now I can rest easy lol

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Wed May 22, 2013 6:10 pm

My front end is SUPER high, it's really starting to piss me off. But right now my charge pipe is about 1-1.5" off the ground

eviltucson · Post by **eviltucson** » Wed May 22, 2013 10:08 pm

where was the meet Kevin? looks like a great turn out for a Weds. Are all you guys coming out to CNN?

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Wed May 22, 2013 11:19 pm

eviltucson wrote:where was the meet Kevin? looks like a great turn out for a Weds. Are all you guys coming out to CNN?

I had to go meet up with Nick St. Clair in Barrie for a dogbone bolt, plus I just felt like cruising. 10am on Monday morning I pretty much forced a BBQ at his place and a bunch of us showed up. After, a few of us cruised up to Midland (I had to pick up parts). It was a fucking awesome day!

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Thu May 23, 2013 8:02 pm

I lowered the front 1/4" tonight, can't really go much lower until I fix/replace my charge pipe which is currently damn close to touching the ground. Raised the rear 3/4" to even out the gap, but the front still has about a half inch more gap then the rear

fuck it, not doing all that again, leaving it where it is for now.

Was supposed to go to a local meet tonight, but rain cancelled it

so I just took some driveway shots of the car.

New coolant overflow, to replace the pop can LOL

My engine bay is a complete disaster, I know

2005.Neon.SXT · Post by **2005.Neon.SXT** » Fri May 24, 2013 9:33 am

Love your car man.

And that silver dart in the picture above is SLAMMED!

slaw · Post by **slaw** » Fri May 24, 2013 9:40 am

That intake manifold would look great in that teal color

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:08 pm

2005.Neon.SXT wrote:Love your car man.

And that silver dart in the picture above is SLAMMED!

It's white, and it's on bags. really nice car, cool duuuude.

thanks!

slaw wrote:That intake manifold would look great in that teal color

NO NO NO, I'm scrapping the whole teal thing. I'm really regretting it :/ I'll probably go all black/gunmetal with some polished pieces (rad shroud, coil pack heat shield, and trani cover)

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri May 24, 2013 9:49 pm

Lotta work there.

The bezel is fantastic!

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Sat May 25, 2013 9:50 pm

There was a dyno day today that I wasn't planning on going to because of work, but decided last minute to go anyways.

Only pushed it to 7000rpm, but you can see it wanted to keep going. Still running off the wastegate spring, which is a half bar (7.25lbs). I obviously have a boost leak somewhere because I'm getting between 5-6lbs.

I'm pretty happy with my numbers though

roughly 80hp gain from less than 6lbs. LOTS of potential

akirony · Post by **akirony** » Sun May 26, 2013 2:33 am

Whoa. Holy torque numbers batguy. I really want to get a pre NGC 2nd gen to boost now. I want my NGC boosted but it looks easy for preNGC. Great numbers and still more torque than a honda!

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Sun May 26, 2013 8:16 am

akirony wrote:Whoa. Holy torque numbers batguy. I really want to get a pre NGC 2nd gen to boost now. I want my NGC boosted but it looks easy for preNGC. Great numbers and still more torque than a honda!

Talk to "NGCnoproblem" his is NGC

I was really happy to hit 200, that was what I was thinking/wanting to get. I was hoping to see a little more torque though. I'm planning on upping the boost within the next week (maybe two weeks)

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Mon May 27, 2013 5:36 pm

Boosted22sxt · Post by **Boosted22sxt** » Mon May 27, 2013 10:50 pm

What caused this to happen?

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Mon May 27, 2013 10:55 pm

Boosted22sxt wrote:What caused this to happen?

idk, it happened on the dyno...... TOO MUCH POWAH! Grease got all over the dyno.

chew* · Post by chew* » Tue May 28, 2013 11:22 am

Boosted22sxt wrote:What caused this to happen?

1 wheel wonder caused it.

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Wed May 29, 2013 10:38 pm

Picked these up last night, but putting them up for sale. Need to get new boost piping, and got a pretty steep quote today

also need to get a new tranny soon.

eviltucson · Post by **eviltucson** » Thu May 30, 2013 5:34 pm

whats wrong with tranny?

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Thu May 30, 2013 6:49 pm

eviltucson wrote:whats wrong with tranny?

grinds if I shift over 4500 from 1st-2nd

NGCnoproblem · Post by **NGCnoproblem** » Fri May 31, 2013 12:27 pm

Sure ur not breaking traction before shift lol?

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Fri May 31, 2013 1:09 pm

What cam are you using in there?

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Fri May 31, 2013 4:36 pm

INVUJerry wrote:What cam are you using in there?

crane 007

BlackRT? · Post by **BlackRT?** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:56 am

nasty cars coming along nice man.. keep it up

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:11 pm

gilly02le · Post by **gilly02le** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 5:40 pm

Hey man i had the same grind over 4500, broke my crossover cable a week after it started on a 1-2 shift. replaced both cables, no more grinds, Check the junkyard first, fuckers are over 300 from the dealer. Sucks they are pricey, but it was better then a dead trans for sure. Hopefully that's all it is,

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:48 pm

Well.. 3 weeks/2000km later and it's over.

Was at the track yesterday and the car hit 21lbs, while my buddy was driving it. BOOM. Luckily he lived semi-close by and had a spare RT longblock sitting at his house. By 5am the car was up an running again.

Looked at everything this morning, and the rod bolts weren't torqued to spec. (the one thing I had done by a "professional shop" so I wouldn't face this problem)

Going over my options tomorrow and making a decision soon:
- rebuild sohc (FUCK THAT)
- 2.4turbo swap
- just go buy an SRT

Pictures are taking forever to upload, I will post them shortly.

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:47 pm

NGCnoproblem · Post by **NGCnoproblem** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 12:05 am

This really sux.... That shop owes you a motor