Matts First Gen SS

[Matt]

Also forgot I sanded and polished the headlights and corners. Actually came out pretty good and also did the legacy air box mod. The but dyno says eh maybe a little more hp.

Now that I really start to look at the car I think it's become apparent this car was re painted from the fenders forward

Def a diff color white and overspray here and there. The stories it could tell us.

 

[Matt]

sti sidefeed injectors purchased and got an awesome deal on a ej20g ecu. Thatll be sent out to have the 550cc rob tune done to it. The car will be able to run 18psi with launch control and whatever redline i want and be totally safe with the american fuels.

Picking up mikeys heads and intake hes been so nice to donate to the build. Those will be sent off with zach to his dads shop, NASCO in saco for a full check up. Just need to figure out what front mount to get and need to find a decent bov. After that its a few little items and were ready to build her.

 

[IBratmanI]

Very nice!

 

[cwiggin]

Cant wait to see this beast complete...gonna be a nice lil sleeper

 

[WashmyScooby]

Well done so far Matt...good solid plans!

 

[Matt]

no sense to do it if you dont do it right.....

i need a blow off valve, mikey says i need a ssqv so what do you guys like and why?

 

[flat4awd]

Glad to see it's coming along well. I'm in for the build if you want a hand wrenching.

 

[Fluffy282]

I thought ssqv's were leaky?

Read it on the internet's, must be true.

 

[2point5RS_Dan]

I hear Garrett knows a lot and has good taste in BOV's

 

[Legwagon]

This sounds like its coming along nicely!

 

[Matt]

Turbo arrived today. After this long week it was a nice pick me up.

Famous cracking

No shaft play at all, roughly 70k on this turbo. Well see how long I use this until I get bored..

The rest of the parts I've ordered are scheduled to arrive Friday so hopefully Saturday i can go into the shop and put at least the exhaust and lip on. My Ecu is coming from England so that may take awhile and the injectors and turbo will wait until the heads Mikey gave me are done at nasco.

 

[Matt]

And if you hadn't noticed the waste gate actuator is missing... Apparently that wasn't included in the sale....gotta love nasioc Looks like ill be doing an ewg

 

[Marino]

Man this is an awesome build!!

Looks awesome

 

[JoeBalz]

Looks like it's coming along real nice, Matt. Can't wait to see it finished.

 

[Matt]

Thanks guys. Far from done.

Got ahold of the guy, he was under the impression I wanted to do an ewg.. Odd we've never talked before.. So he removed it prior to the sale. He'll be sending this to me on his dime now. Some people!!'

 

[blmpkn]

And if you hadn't noticed the waste gate actuator is missing... Apparently that wasn't included in the sale....gotta love nasioc Looks like ill be doing an ewg

This is why I reeeally dont like buying secondhand parts.

 

[Matt]

New exhaust came in tonight. 3 inch turbo back to a melon shooter. I'm not a fan of them but the price was right. Ill deal with it for now. The up pipe that came with it doesn't seem to match the turbo flange so I'm not sure what's up with that. FedEx wouldn't leave my front lip so I have to go sign for it.

Removed silencer!!!

And a pic of the flanges. No where near close

Ill go into work tomorrow for a bit and swap this onto the legacy. Stock exhaust is no fun

 

[Maxxguy25RS]

They would leave a giant box with an exhaust in at, but not a smaller box with a lip? Messed up.

 

[Matt]

That's what I was thinking. Apparently they'll deliver again tomorrow so ill make sure the prego wife stays home to receive it.

 

[Meyagi]

turbo flange matches fine, the two extra holes are for the up pipe supports. the exhaust will need to be extended 6" at the axleback to fit the legacy.