Boostin on a budget

[Colorado_Outback]

A couple of you showed interest when I picked this car up so I thought I would post an update.
The title of this thread says it all, this car is mostly built from friends spare parts bins and stuff I have laying around.
The goal is 300hp for 2500 bucks.

Another boost leak test, adjustable fuel pressure reg and some more fuel and timing tweaks in DSM Link and it will be ready for a couple dyno pulls.


1989 Eagle Summit
160K
Stock 1.6 N/A bottom end and head, intake mani and TB
2.0 Cams
Small 16G
Link V3 Speed Density
E85 w 1100's
Blue wire mod
Road Surge shift box

First thing I did was redo the intercooler piping, starting with the cold side.




Boss let me toss em in the black PC bin at work.


Swapped the 14b it came with for a small 16G
Swapped in a turbo Tstat housing at the same time so I could run coolant, tapped the return into the heater hose the old turbo was oil cooled only.



J Pipe mock up



Welded up



Made a new (kinda) exhaust for it

[Colorado_Outback]

Battery Reloaction


Working it out..





All that work to fit a 3" intake..

As she sits today.


A 90 Colt at pull and pay gave its star. I think this car deserves to ware it.

[buffalobo]

Best builds are ones done from parts on hand and scrounged from buddies.

More fun and not so harsh on the pocket.

What else ya got planned?

[skullybones]

I think he should add four more cylinders.

[Irving]

Like it.

[skullybones]

As much as I joke, this car is quite the sleeper. I'll hint that I saw a 2.0 liter head on a workbench last night...

[Colorado_Outback]

What else ya got planned?

Besides the final tweaks I mentioned above, I think ill be pretty close to my 300hp goal. The PO dynoed the car at 243hp and 248tq I believe, that was with the smaller 14b turbo, janked out intercooler piping, an awful exhaust layout and a really conservative (rich) tune.

Next will be wider (7") wheels and better rubber to quell the wheel spin. It spins through most of 2nd as is.
After that ill probably rock it till I break it.

Anything beyond that will blow my 2500 budget. I know that will eventually happen. I picked up a complete 6bolt 4G63 head for it the other day for 20 bucks.
The Evo 8/9 also use a 4G63 of sorts and you can use the springs & lifters, fancy valves, along with some updated 3mm lifters and some 264 or 272 HKS cams to make a pretty spicy head for these things. That should get it revving to 8K or a little more.

With the car weighing in at 3476 I have around 500lbs on most newer V8's and AWD cars.

The interior.. is another post.

[Irving]

That little car weighs 3476?! My 1990 Integra RS only weighed 2550 without me sitting in it.

[nisils14]

there's no way that thing is 3500lbs. A 2nd gen GSX comes in at ~3200, same with STI's and Evos. I'm pretty sure your is right around 2300-2400ish.

[Colorado_Outback]

Your both right, I pulled the wrong number off the sheet

GRVW is 3476, curb weight is 2380. Good call. I was rushing to finish that post so I could go eat delicious mexican food at Aceros