Jackie chan
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Mine are duplicolor gunmetal. So far it's been great. Very tough finish. Did you get the wheel clear aswell?
My 2002.5 P5 AwesomeSauce build thread
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MeAndMyPenguin
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Nice, hope they last a long time for me. Yep, I got the wheel clear also. Two wheels are done and drying now. Need to finish sanding the other two
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Alright, lots of parts are coming in the mail. Just gonna wait till everything arrives so I can make a list of the items that I have. Exciting to have so many car parts coming in! Christmas is early this year!
Some things that have changed on the car is the I got rid of the god awful auto zone pedals that I had with OEM goodness. Just the regular rubber kind, not the mazdaspeed.
The two remaining shims I needed are here and now I'm just waiting on valve guides. Once they come in, the head will be ready for the machine shop. Going to double check all the clearances before I send the head off just to be sure.
I also switched my PCV valve to the Millenia S valve hoping that would solve my oil burning issues but it didn't
Thinking it may be pistons rings or valve stem seals at this point now. Looking more at the piston rings.
The oil dipstick tube is no longer broken!!!
Two Racing Harts are done
And this is just too beautiful not to post lol
Some things that have changed on the car is the I got rid of the god awful auto zone pedals that I had with OEM goodness. Just the regular rubber kind, not the mazdaspeed.
The two remaining shims I needed are here and now I'm just waiting on valve guides. Once they come in, the head will be ready for the machine shop. Going to double check all the clearances before I send the head off just to be sure.
I also switched my PCV valve to the Millenia S valve hoping that would solve my oil burning issues but it didn't
Thinking it may be pistons rings or valve stem seals at this point now. Looking more at the piston rings.
The oil dipstick tube is no longer broken!!!
Two Racing Harts are done
And this is just too beautiful not to post lol
Jackie chan
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Nice, that's very exciting. I'm about to send my block off this week hopefully to get bored for the new pistons.
MeAndMyPenguin
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Wish I could send my block and head off but i'd rather buy all the parts I need first and then send everything off to get machined. Still need a few more expensive parts left before everything is all good to go.
Jackie chan
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What do you still need? I think I'm getting close to having everything.
MeAndMyPenguin
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exhaust manifold studs, oil prv, wastegate, radiator, clutch, flywheel, turbo, ecu, engine mounts. Still have a lot of $$ to spend lol.
Jackie chan
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Are you going with thr doc b oil system? I've been thinking about the oil system lately.
MeAndMyPenguin
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I'm getting my pump from Brian Lawlor of signature products. Getting a bypassed oil pump so I can regulate the pressure externally. Doing so will greatly reduce oil starvation that the FS is prone to.
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Temporarily fixed the hollow door sound when closing and opening with a paper towel lol. Going to get silicone or some type of adhesive to fix it permanently.
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Been watching your build progress for a while now, and gotta say your build along with Jackie chans are goals lol.
Keep up the great work you guys!
Keep up the great work you guys!
MeAndMyPenguin
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Thanks a lot man! The car still has quite a ways to go. It'll eventually get there though.
Jackie chan
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How much is the oil setup going to cost?
MeAndMyPenguin
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~$145 for the pump, ~$144 for the prv, and around 100-200 for the fittings and lines. I'm using a oil filter relocation kit also. Not sure how that setup would work with just the oil sandwich plate you have
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Jackie chan
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I could still use a relocation kit with the sandwich plate. Once installed it's like it's not there.
I hopefully have a good shot of the oil gauge from this last race. I have not seen the oil gauge dip anywhere other than when the engine is very close to idle like during a braking zone. I will more than likely going to install a http://www.accusump.com/
But will see with what info I can get from the video.
Just my 2cents.
But will see with what info I can get from the video.
Just my 2cents.
MeAndMyPenguin
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Oh yeah that's right, wasn't thinking lol. The relocation kit I bought has two 1/8 NPT ports on the filter side which i'm going to use for an oil feed for the turbo, that why I didn't get a sandwich plate.
I really don't see myself going to the track that often after everything is all put together and running so that might be kinda overkill for my street build lol.
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Look what I did today!
Just test fitted the driver side. Going to go with a wider spacer for the front and remove some camber in the rear. Also going to raise up the car once I finish the other two wheels.
Just test fitted the driver side. Going to go with a wider spacer for the front and remove some camber in the rear. Also going to raise up the car once I finish the other two wheels.
Jackie chan
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Looks perfect to me. What size are the spacers?
