My car: the little bastard

[Chiovnidca]

I picked up this car cheap in early 2004. I've done most of the work to it myself except for tuning at higher boost levels. The original plan was for a stripped down drag car that is street legal so it can be driven to the track. I trailer it to the track now, and drive it on the street with an open downpipe.

[Chiovnidca]

Oct 2004:
The original setup. D16Z6, eagle rods, srp pistons, block guard, t3t04e 60 trim. The way I notched the block.




The old motor coming out, the new one going in. (in no particular order) The d15b2 intake and exhaust looks odd on a z6, just ran it like that to get it through e-check. The vice grips were the only thing holding the distributor on for the testing.

[Chiovnidca]

Getting rid of all the extra, unneeded stuff. The dash that goes back in will just be a shell.



Taking several chopped up harnesses from work this is my version of a obd0-obd1, dpfi-mpfi, vtec conversion harness.

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Jul 2005:
Making progress, started it for the first time on mpfi.



Aug 2005:
My laptop started acting weird evertime I plugged it into the cig lighter. Expecting it to be a voltage problem I checked the battery. 19.3 volts my meter said!!! No wonder, made in Cincinnati, nothing good can come from there.



OBX cam gear. The thing is solid as a rock.

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Got a slightly used 1990 Si transmission cheap. I've seen a lot of bad input shaft bearings, but none like this.


Added an obx lsd while I was in there. And some gearspeed coated syncros.

Feb 2006:
The first gauge setup, had to change it for the cage.


A buddy gave me a sticker for it.

[Chiovnidca]

Apr 2006:
Very first run at the drag strip. street tires, 22 psi. 13.2@124
No timeslip, didn't print for some reason. 2jznick got the run on video though.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/1...D0CF250A12.htm




Jun 2006:
It was getting hard to shift above 7500 rpms, a busted pedal bracket was the culprit, welded a plate to the side of it.

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Sept 2006:
Traded the 60 trim for a 50 trim. The 50 seems to be a much better fit for a little D.

First runs on slicks. Spinning through 3rd, 22x13.



Here's a couple of the slower runs:
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/c...3901083952.htm
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/c...3901083952.htm

At this point there was about $4500 invested in the whole car.

[Chiovnidca]

Winter 2006-2007:
Fresh air/ram air intake made from 4" dryer duct.









Jegs 10 point roll cage.



Had to relocate my gauges, the pillar pods dont fit with the cage.

[Chiovnidca]

Mar 2007:
New 24.5x8.5 slicks: The breaking of shit has commenced.
Busted flange.


Rewelded the flange and ditched the exhaust system. Always coasted past the cops anyway.


The next week:
Busted both axles and the clutch all in one expensive run down the track.


And it still ran quicker than most of the cars there.


Apr 2007:
Yay, I didn't bust anything. Boo, the first half of the track was slippery, then it started raining.

[Chiovnidca]

May6 2007:

Local import day. Placed 3rd in quick16.

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May 11 2007:

Pushed it just a little too far.

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Aug 2007:
The rebuild has begun.

Golden eagle sleeves.


New wiseco pistons on the old eagle rods:


Going together:

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Oct 11 2007:
Trans started making noise in 4th gear. Teardown to find this. Luckily I had an extra 4th gear to toss into it.


Oct 13 2007:
Went to the track today to make some low boost runs and work on launching. Felt great!!!

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Nov 3 2007:

New best on 60ft and 1/8et today. It still has a lot left in it. I consider this the cars best run so far.


Some more action photos.





And racing is over for the year, time to upgrade a little.