My new project "Ghost"!, 6Bolted2G! Options

[BudmannG]

Here we are in a new year 2006 to be exact. A new year calls for change and so I have. I have changed from the 1G DSM. A fine car that it was in it's six years of Graves service. I chose to trade the ole'girl for a 2G.
Now this 2G is a great car. It has sleek body lines and more options. I can see everything that I have ever wanted in a DSM when I look at this 2G. I have only dreamed of owning one of these. Now the day has come that I do.
I have done some hard soul searching trying to decide what to do with the motor. I have priced many different rebuild kits, rebuilt motors, short blocks, long blocks, you get the idea. And none could stay within my budget.
As most of you know I started a project called "Fireball"! Well guess where the donor heart is going to come from. I saved myself alot of money making this decision.

Here is a list of the thing that I am purchasing for this new project of mine. I am probably forgetting something.

• 3" exhaust from belittle
• 255 walbro lph fuel pump
• 450cc injectors poopshit!
• DSM Link
• Eprom ECU
• 2G MAFS
• Fidanza flywheel
• Sony Vaio for DSM Link
• Hallman mbc Thanks to akamiami!
• Tubular exhaust manifold Thanks to asiankid!
• Tubular O2 housing
• Lunar boost gauge
• Lunar A/F gauge
• 1G bov
• 14b poopshit!

Like I said before I did alot of soul searching on this setup and it was and is in my budget. So now all that is left is getting it put together. That should start some time in the next week. I have the engine here and ready to pull. I just have to wait for the check to come in, LOL. Taxes, anticipation is KILLING me.

I am open to comments on what I have decided to do. I have strong shoulders, give it to me. I honestly think I have a reasonable setup for what I was looking for in the beginning.

Thanks for taking the time to read this long boring thread!

This post has been edited by BudmannG: Feb 8 2006, 02:21 PM

[BudmannG]

Alright here we go!

My car is up and running now. I have been having problems getting it to wot. I was puzzled for at least a week about this and have posted logs on dsm link forums. No one could tell me why it would stutter and fall on it's face at wot. I have messed around trying to get the o2 sensor to work, also. I found out that was an error on my part while hooking up the stutter box.
But back to the stutter on wot! I was out tuning tonight and drove to my inlaws out in the country. The car ran strong tonight, actually better than it has since I got it running. I left there (inlaws) house and did a strong 2nd gear pull. And OMG I think I have a horse. It didn't fall on it's face or stutter. So I am like maybe 2 miles from home and all of a sudden this thing starts running like I ran out off fuel. I told myself before I left town to put gas in it. That is the thought I had while it was doing this to me. I let up on the gas pedal so as to not use to much and get as far as I can towards my house.
Amazingly I made it all the way home just by feathering the gas pedal. I pull in the drive at my house and expected it to die, no go it set there and idled. So I pop the hood and start looking at ic pipping. All the pipping was on and snug still. I just happen to glance at the real nice deal ebay bought FPR! That SOB was at zero and no fuel pressure. I pulled the vacuume line to check and see if it was that. No that's not it, then the car dies!
I found my problem! Just so you know you get what you pay for on ebay! Don't ever, and I mean ever buy a JDM FPR from anyone on ebay regardless of the price and your finances. I have learned this the hard way! If it looks to good to be true than it is.
I did make one great pull before it died on me. No harm no foul here about the fpr. I just take it as a lesson learned. I would hate for someone to make the same mistake I did.

Now I need to buy a good fpr. Anyone have any advise on one that is not going to break the bank and still feed the fuel?

This is my update!