beaterX project thread - Page 29

**Murlo26** · 11-12-2010

Nice progress, you are really moving!

What headstuds did lomker have, the ARPs?

**scheides** · 11-12-2010

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Originally Posted by C3L1CA

Thats awesome to see it progress so quickly! It'll be a fun car for sure when it's all said and done.

Are you going to keep daily driving it with the built motor?

Thanks! Absolutely I will keep driving it. I don't make enough $$ to have a $30k 'fun-only' car although that would be very fun some day!

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Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

Give us a little spec sheet on this beast!!

It's a mitsu? Hehe, like what? Look up a few posts (by me) to see what all is going in it.

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Originally Posted by Murlo26

Nice progress, you are really moving!

What headstuds did lomker have, the ARPs?

yea, ARPs. I am iffy on re-torquing them after my incident with my last car, so I am going to use a fresh set when I torque the head to the block for the last time.

**mlomker** · 11-12-2010

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Originally Posted by scheides

I torque the head to the block for the last time.

I'm glad to see them be useful for something. I'm still crying over what the "incidentals" set me back to pull that head a second time.

**scheides** · 11-12-2010

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Originally Posted by mlomker

I'm glad to see them be useful for something. I'm still crying over what the "incidentals" set me back to pull that head a second time.

I'll give you a $10 rental fee, set something up with Hollyweird so they get included with the torque plate as it travels to lonely, sad, broke individual after lonely, sad, broke individual.

**Murlo26** · 11-12-2010

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Originally Posted by scheides

I'll give you a $10 rental fee, set something up with Hollyweird so they get included with the torque plate as it travels to lonely, sad, broke individual after lonely, sad, broke individual.

LOL, you rented the plate from Hollywood? Thats funny.

I guess I assumed MAP would just have one or would've bought one.

turbotalon1g · 11-12-2010

SOrry my last post was dumb, you guys can use reg. ARPs and they hold pretty good?

**Murlo26** · 11-12-2010

Yes, people have ran upwards of 45psi on them so far, still holding fine. I'm running them at 37ish with no problems.

The evo's heads don't have lifting problems like DSM's do thankfully.

awd-drifter · 11-12-2010

progress looks great and your block definitely doesn't look "bored" haha. good one.

**scheides** · 11-15-2010

Rods come in wednesday, motor is done machining and being assembled.

I think all gaskets are in from mitsu.

Head will *hopefully* be done thursday or friday, I have my fingers mega crossed! Cams, valves, valvesprings, headstuds, and a new disc for the act 6-puck are in and ready to rock.

Saturday night I sold my stock-ish FMIC, gonna ship it out tomorrow. I was kinda freaking out about what to do but finally a deal came through for me:

Buschur Race FMIC. 4.5 x 18 x 12 Garret core, 972ci--this is one of the biggest and best flowing cores on the market. I will have to do a wee bit of grinding to get it in but I will have one less excuse for pump gas powa now.

This is step 1 to a bigger/later project I had originally planned to do over the winter involving the LICP, TB, and IM that has now been put off for a long, long time. Stock stuff will have to suffice I guess

awd-drifter · 11-16-2010

you gonna have a nice lookin' grill yo!

**Halon** · 11-16-2010

Got Girth?

rose0529 · 11-16-2010

Woot! getting closer!

**Murlo26** · 11-16-2010

I am jealous of your speed

Congrats, good core there for sure.

**scheides** · 11-16-2010

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Originally Posted by Murlo26

I am jealous of your speed

Congrats, good core there for sure.

Honestly the biggest advantage I have over your build is time of year; your car broke at the absolute worst time. Aside from some parts being on backorder, there haven't been too many delays other than me making decisions.

I did the math this morning, the new core vs the old core is 972ci vs 648ci, it is 150% the size of my old core but the same frontal area.

**Murlo26** · 11-16-2010

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Originally Posted by scheides

Honestly the biggest advantage I have over your build is time of year; your car broke at the absolute worst time. Aside from some parts being on backorder, there haven't been too many delays other than me making decisions.

I did the math this morning, the new core vs the old core is 972ci vs 648ci, it is 150% the size of my old core but the same frontal area.

That's a big core, haha.

Yea, 6 weeks for a shortblock sucked. Delays are great for saving money though

simulatedwood · 11-16-2010

Nice core! Welcome to the Buschur Race FMIC club..hehe

turbotalon1g · 11-16-2010

That core is monsterous, 700whp?

**scheides** · 11-16-2010

From garret's site I think it's p/n 703522-6004, supports 785hp and weighs 19.8lbs. Add some endtanks and I'm sure it'll be closer to 25. Or its the PTE core 051-1132 same specs and supports 975hp.

Either way it is a nice upgrade and will put concerns about the other intercooler to rest.

**Tachyon** · 11-16-2010

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Originally Posted by scheides

supports 975hp.

Sounds like a very practical spring dyno day goal to aim for.

**Shane@DBPerformance** · 11-16-2010

Usually you want a core that is rated for 50-100% more power than what you actually plan on making at the wheels, if you want it to not be a flow restriction and actually cool worth a crap. I have never had a car in with too big of an intercooler, but see cars with too small every other day.