My first project log, 01 acr :)

gtownv6 · Post by **gtownv6** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:40 pm

Well to start off I bought this car about a year ago, bone stock and completely unmolested. It had about 175k on the clock but was bought new by a family member and I knew every mile of the cars life, about 120 miles freeway driving every day.

Here she is!

First thing I did was the timing belt and waterpump, followed shortly by trading the flakes for a set of MB fiveX wheels which look like this.

As you can see from the pics she was sitting way to high for my tastes so I swapped out the stock adjustable struts for a set of tokico 5-ways off an 05 acr and dropped it on 1gn springs. Around that time I got a great deal on a cf hood in really rough condition so I sanded it down and re-cleared it making it look like new

This was the finished product:

DodgeEvo · Post by **DodgeEvo** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:42 pm

Cool, seems like you are on the right path. Are you doing a lip kit or keeping it stock

gtownv6 · Post by **gtownv6** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:53 pm

Well I thought the car looked pretty decent and it was a ton of fun to drive but of course I wanted more.

While I was getting all the "show" squared away I was also gathering parts for the "go". Which brings me to this...

I know I know, egay turbo. I gathered a few parts that include but are not limited to:
hahn manifold, srt intercooler, autometer gauges, aem wideband, begi rrfpr, 36lb injectors, srt rear section, and turbo xs bov.

Just recently I decided it was time to tear the car down, which brings me to this

all the ic piping and exhaust was done custom by me and a buddy. exhaust is 2.5 inch all mandrel bent into a highflow car and srt rear section.

Its been alot of work but this is how it sits now

I've had it out on the road a couple times but I had a crock in my tb that I finally traced down so I am gonna get a new one and see if I cant get the car running better so I can finally street tune it.

Right now I am waiting on the new tb and also ordered a catchcan and will be getting a turbo timer pretty soon too. Also this weekend I'll be going to pick up a cf srt style hood and am going to get a cf trunk here pretty soon as well. so stay tuned.

Hope you enjoy and lmk what you think!

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:55 pm

Nice to see another ACR on here. What kind of tuning are you using?

gtownv6 · Post by **gtownv6** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:56 pm

DodgeEvo wrote:Cool, seems like you are on the right path. Are you doing a lip kit or keeping it stock

meh idk I love the stock bumper lip and I havent really thought about getting side skirts but maybe in the future

Danteneon wrote:Nice to see another ACR on here. What kind of tuning are you using?

just a rrfpr right now this is my first turbo car so ill play with this setup for a while and when I'm ready itll get a built shortblock, better turbo and an fic. But I figure this will be good practice and alot of fun along the way.

magner · Post by **magner** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:53 pm

Love these wheels are they 15x7 by any chance?

gtownv6 · Post by **gtownv6** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:36 am

theyre 16s and I think they look great, the pics dont do them justice they deserve a full shoot.

NEON PARABOLA · Post by **NEON PARABOLA** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:49 pm

wait...you turbo'd a motor with 175k miles on it? COOL! didnt know you could do that....

gtownv6 · Post by **gtownv6** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:56 pm

yep! ive seen turbo motors with more. The compression and leakdown tests were fine so I'm going for it. Worst case scenario I pop this motor and the car gets a je/eagle shortblock and a lot more boost!

NEON PARABOLA · Post by **NEON PARABOLA** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:10 pm

HMMM...now you've got me thinkin......

Mid Life Crisis · Post by **Mid Life Crisis** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:52 pm

Nice car

Good job on the turbo install . glad to see someone using a ebay turbo , im anxious to see how it performs .

gtownv6 · Post by **gtownv6** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:49 pm

Update! got my SRT CF hood a bit ago and I love it. Also switched to an electric oil pressure gauge and picked up a catchcan.

The car is 99% done just wating on a new throttle body to come in the mail so I can tune it.

Also gonna reclear coat my new hood to get it looking like new and I have an appt. next week for a full clay, polish, and wax on my car! I can't wait to see how it comes out.

Just a quick little teaser!:

gtownv6 · Post by **gtownv6** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:38 am

Need to start updating this more but I always forget, from now on Ill try to. Got a lot done on the car and I am honestly very very happy with the way it performs.

I need to tune the car up top but I have been taking it pretty easy just trying to make sure I don't have any issues or leaks. Finally took it for a 3rd gear pull today and it was amazing even with afrs sitting at 10.0.

Cleaned the car up a bit, still needs the headlights cleaned and the cf hood re done before it finally looks good. OEM hood is on it now because I hate the faded cf

I have alot left to do on the car and in the upcoming days it will get:
agp dogbones
2 step WOT box with no lift shift
greddy turbo timer
srt shifter
modern performance gauge pod
srt seat reupholstery
and a fresh clear coat on the srt hood

tulesto · Post by **tulesto** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:47 pm

dude nice car... you make me wanna turbo haha

gtownv6 · Post by **gtownv6** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:42 pm

Thanks man! Yea turbo is definately fun, and honestly I put it together pretty cheap. It was all the other toys I bought for the car that really added up lol

tulesto · Post by **tulesto** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:49 am

haha if my car was manual i would turbo it but i has auto

SC62391 · Post by **SC62391** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:59 pm

Nice build!

You should do a how-to on refinishing the hood

gtownv6 · Post by **gtownv6** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:14 am

Thanks, i probably could its really not hard at all

redneckmoparman · Post by **redneckmoparman** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:53 am

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the rx2s do look awesome i kindof miss them seeing them on your car..... damn ticket