SloS13 build thread
 

I'm going with a DSM 14b turbo. Still have some things that need to be purchased but I'm on a tight budget so I'm buying a little here, little there. Nothing too interesting to show yet but I thought I'd share.

So far I have:
14b turbo
AEM F/IC *installed*
rx7 460cc injectors
DSM BOV
misc. piping
miata exhaust flange (salvaged from a stock header)
F1 Stage III clutch (too hot in the garage to install lol)

Got the F/IC installed and all purdy. Ran a nylon line to join up with a T for the boost gauge so I'll have a single line going through the firewall.
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/fic_installed.jpg

The only 3 way I'll ever have.
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/3way.jpg

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/boost_gauge1.jpg

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/boost_gauge2.jpg

I have that pillar mount too, I had to sand out a bit to get my 52mm gauges in. I'm going to be losing that thing too as soon as I get gauges I want.

It's actually left over from my S13. Doesnt fit perfect but it's good enough. If I get a bug up my ass, I'll heat it up with a heat gun and try to form it a bit better.

I really like the idea of having gauges in the vents but it's hot as balls here. I really didnt want to resort to the pillar pod but I think it's the best choice for me right now.....I think.

:werd: I won't complete/charge my a/c until the car is sorted- now that's an incentive. ;)

Oh SNAAAAPPPPPPPPP. My brother mentioned he had a welder so I went to his house to pick it up today. This thing makes my harbor freight flux core look like it came out of a cracker jack box. It's old and crusty but damn does it weld. Chose some random settings and did a quick weld.

http://www.aemfic.com/images/welder1.jpg

http://www.aemfic.com/images/weld1.jpg

ooh la la, weld my pipes!

Got rid of all the EGR crap and blocked everything off

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/egrgone.jpg

Waiting on my piping went ahead and made my BOV flange. Still learning the welder so I JBwelded over the weld just incase there are any leaks.

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/bovflange.jpg

Here's my manifold so far. Right now it's just 2 stock 1.8L head flanges bolted together so I don't warp anything when the welding starts

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/mani1.jpg

Got the gauges finished up. VDO boost gauge and my new panel meter with 0.01 accuracy for the wideband display. wewt

The meter was a bit too bright so I put 2 layers of tint in there. I also heated up the gauge pod so I cold mold in the panel a bit.

Just dropped off a loaner flywheel at the machine shop too.

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/gauges1.jpg

you couldnt just find a round voltmeter? :gay:

I want a welder...I'd like to know how to weld too lol.

that is a good ass question. not sure I could find one that's for 1-2v but if I knew anything about electronics I could probably put some resistors or some shit on it and make it work. Doin shit the hard way is my style anyways :bigtu:

hey miatamania. You're not that far from me. I might be up in Boone during labor day weekend with teh in-laws.

turn up the heat on that welder for those welds!

not sure jb will last under that heat btw...

tru.dat I had the heat too low. the JB is just to plug up any possible pin holes. Because of the lack of heat I was laying a slug instead of a bead. The JB will hold up just fine ;)

I need to find some pics of my old FMIC that was held together with JB..hmmm

This build has ghetto written all over it. Just my style :bigtu:

you know how I roll :cool:

Got my manifold bits in so I started fabbing. Figure it'll take about 3-4 2hr sessions. Yeah I'm slow. Ordered some oil lines today. I got everything I need now except post-turbo exhaust parts. I'll order them with my next check which will all I need. Ordering is the easy part. Fabbing and tuning = teh hard shits. Took me a while to get some settings right. The GLOB of weld is ugly yet functional.

So far....
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/manifold1.jpg

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/manifoldweld.jpg

Using a piece from the stock manifold's collector to connect manifold to turbo. Still needs a bit of work before welding.
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/collector.jpg

it's beautiful (to me)

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/manifold2.jpg

dopeness, ghetto builds ftw

Got my HUGE fmic today

http://www.aemfic.com/images/huge_fmic.jpg

some progress.

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/fmicin1.jpg

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/fmicin2.jpg

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/fmicin3.jpg

How is that gonna spool a turbo :rofl: no opening.

ooohhhh, you mean the turbo is supposed to hook up to THAT part? :confused:

Then what's the boost gauge going to hook up to?

I hope nobody shit on MY coat.

Might be better off flipping that IC upside down from how you have it now and using two 90* couplers right off that inlet/outlet to hook those pipes up.

Well I was intending on just doing the hot side "over-the-top" because the AC dryer is in the way of doing the same for the cold-side. When i feel like gettin dirty again I'll check out that possibility tho

Ah, makes sense now. I think somepeople bend that dryer out of the way, no idea how easy or possible that is in your situation though.

have u did any thing with the MAF map yet ??... iv been to busy with work to get it working right with the NB...

If the welds hold, who cares how they look. DIY = :)

nope unfortunatly havent had time. I did think of one thing though and anybody correct me if I'm wrong: In order to do a proper MAF emulation via the MAP sensor, at first I'm gonna have to boost the car with the MAF hooked up (recirculated BOV too) and drive the snot out of it in every sort of condition imagineable (uphill, downhill, slow, fast, city, highway) to get the data I'll need. At which point, I can plug those datalogged values in for the MAF map. In addition, i'll need to make some educated guesses on the areas outside my proposed boost limit and fill those in (just in case I get a boost spike, etc).

Then I can go MAP and atmospheric BOV.

I've pretty much decided my car isnt leaving the garage until a turbo is strapped to it unless my other car takes a dump or something.

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/bay1.jpg

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/coldpipe2.jpg

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/manifold3.jpg

Mmmm pie cuts.

Yeah got a little carried away. Probably could have done it with a 90 and a single pie cut but you can never have just 1 slice. :gay:

I like pie very nice bud :D

Did some more work on the hot-pipe, still gotta make a few more cuts/welds for it.

The cold pipe is now going into the engine bay, so it's 1/2 done.

Did the dual feed fuel rail.

Installed injectors

Got oil return done

removed all stock exhaust.

So my list of things to do is shortening:
1. get some fittings to do the feed line
2. Figure out where the turbo is gonna go and finish the manifold
3. Get a GTX PCV valve
4. Make downpipe and exhaust
5. Make Intake
6. Finish hot and cold pipes.
7. Tune.

Woot. Gettin closer :)

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/turbomounted.jpg

Makita chopsaw is my friend
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/progress1.jpg

Coldpipe - DONE (except for BOV flange)
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/progress2.jpg

Coldpipe
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/progress3.jpg

Hotpipe is done except for some possible leaks and IACV port
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/progress4.jpg

Muffla
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/progress5.jpg

New injectors
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/progress6.jpg

Dual feed fuel rail
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/progress7.jpg

Box of shit
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/progress8.jpg

My world
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/progress9.jpg
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/progress10.jpg
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/progress11.jpg

You have them backwards, hotside is from the turbo, coldside is from the throttle body. It looks like functional DIY good stuff. I envy your shop. Things would be so much nicer to just be able to have a floor jack instead of a scissor POS for example. Let alone a welder, chop saw, and enough room to string my shit from hell to high water.

hahahah goddamnit. I knew that i'm just retarded. Yeah I looove having a garage and room to work. My wife has been a trooper and has been parking her car outside for the past 5 weeks so I'd have room to work. The red MIG is technically my brothers but i'm borrowing indefinitely.

The chop-saw I got for $65 at an estate sale. The floorjack was like $30 at wal-mart.

My first evar turbo install was done behind a muffler shop over 2 weeks in the freezing ass cold.

Second turbo install was done at a friend's apartment complex parking space. Third was done at my previous apartment's parking space which was for some reason half sand and mud. I've done a few friends' turbo kits in their apartment parking spaces.

Fourth and now fifth are done in my garage. Before the garage the only power tools I owned was a corded drill and a dremel.

I borrow my roommates cordless drill, use my dremel, otherwise a scissor jack, ramps, and a set of metric wrenches get me through the day. I'm fortunate to have a sloped paved parking spot. No dirt and clay for me.

can i have your box of shit? one mans trash is anothers treasure... what is that hose going through the firewall from the turbo?

by shit I didnt mean like worthless shit. I never throw away ANYTHING. Never know when you might need something. Hey you're right down the road from me (columbia). Howdy neighbor!

SloS13 with a welder = armed and dangerous... no metal is safe :D
Makin' progress- so your hot side pipe requires cutting out the hood support/framework right?

Your going to burn up the bushings with the turbo mounted like that, unless you have stupid amounts of oil pressure

how do you mean? I've never heard of a CHRA caring about its orientation other than the oil return having to point downwards or thereabouts. I havent yet rotated the CHRA. Is that what you're referring to?

Heres a question, how much space is available for the pipes when doing a over the radiator style installation?

not a heck of a lot. I had to cut part of my hood skin up and screwed my paint up in the process (caused 2 bubbles on top of hood) ARGHGHG. I used an angle grinder when I should have used a dremel.

I'll try to take some better pics of that.

well i knew it wasn't worthless thats why i wanted it :bigtu: i have to go to columbia nearly evereday for classes but have only ever seen one mariner miata parked on main st all the time. Nvm about the hose with the thermal wrap, it looked like it was entering your turbo but then i saw that it goes behind it. Any plans on bracing the manifold or no?

LAWL I see that mariner all the time too. Mine's Montego and (when its not in the garage) is parked at Laurel St. & Marion St.

I've cut some stock to use for bracing but im not really sure if I need it. The downside to bracing would be that it would be more of a pain in the ass to tighten/loosen the turbo from the manifold b/c the braces would be in the way of the wrench to an extent. I will probably re-consider it before I do the final tightening on everything.

Got some more work on the downpipe done. Should be working on the exhaust tomorrow.

intake done except for welding
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/progress2b.jpg

Oil feed wasnt nearly as difficult as I thought it'd be
http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/progress2a.jpg

Got the downpipe tacked up

http://www.aemfic.com/images/turbo/dptacked.jpg

nice looking dp, keep up the good work

DP looks good tacked up, gonna be crazy once you get done with it though :)

I *might* try and run a separate dump tube. Havent quite decided yet but I gotta get this shit on the road by Friday.

Very sexy....im kinda curious to see how well the FIC works.

Small, pictureless update:

Tonite I worked on the exhaust. Got the downpipe 90% welded up and started on the rear section (flange, flex-pipe, first muffler, straight pipe). It's a bit crooked so I'm gonna have to cut it and re-do a bit, no biggie. Gonna fab up a bracket that connects the DP to the transmission to keep the weight of some of the exhaust off of it. Thats gonna be a bitch but I've made up my mind i'm gonna do it....well at least eventually. ;)

Got my hot and cold pipes smoothed out some, added an IACV hookup for the cold pipe made out of some old bicycle handlebars LOL.

Painted both the pipes then I remembered I forgot to put on the BOV flange. gosh deng. So I gotta sand some paint off and find a good spot for it.

where did all the pictures go?

ah shit. I think my domain expired or some shit. :(

lol, better post them again, pics or it didnt happen

in for pics

damn it, and here I am trying to figure out why the hell the pics are not showing up on my computer:vash::giggle:

shitballs. I can't edit my posts to change the pics' domain :(