drat, there tuner, mike isn't there today, so they have to street tune it for now, and then i'll come back on monday for a full tune. so until then no WOT, and no full boost. should be ready by 2 pm...

 

i expect pics...

pics or it didnt happen...lol

 

Do you have to have it? Why not just wait till it's completely done?

 

i can, i just feel like such a bum getting rides from friends, family and co-workers. and i just feel empty without. so yeah, i really need it.

but actually, i called them to see if they street tuned, the shop decided they didn't want to release the car yet as they would be liable if it blows up and such, so they're keeping it until monday for tuning, sigh...soooooooo damn close!

but the good news is everything is installed and on the car, done done done. they were putting coolant in it, and it idled find and revved up to 3000 rpms without breaking up to badly they said. (just warming it up to get the air bubbles through the coolant lines.

so my tC is officially turbocharged now, all the hardware is installed, tomorrow me and kanundrum are going to check it out and take pictures of it for everybody i suppose. damn...i predict another sleepless night tonight.

 

crap i was hoping to see something

 

drax,

are you keeping your TRD re-flashed ECU from when you were S/C?

 

yes, cuz i didn't want to go through the trouble of trying to reflash the ecu back to stock settings, and i didn't want to swap ECU's with a non-reflashed ecu since the mileage would be wrong.

now, i've heard it both ways, paul at dezod, and todd told me that they have tuned trd reflashed ecu's with issues, whereas some people with trd reflashed ecu's said that they are harder to have tuned because once the car sees boost it pulls timing like crazy, but that doesn't make complete sense since the ecu doesn't see boost, just MAF sensor readings. so come monday we'll see.

if the ecu is harder to tune with the aem f/ic, and i fall short of my power goals, i'll look into a standalone like the aem or the one that dezod is working on. and then go back for a retune.

 

just got back from the altered atmosphere with kanundrum. i have to say, they have done an awesome job. in addition to everything else, they tucked all the wires for the injectors, and wires for the gauge cluster, and because my factory engine cover won't fit, they're custom making me an engine cover for me. going to be painted black and have an AAM badge on it. the car looks amazing, dirty, but amazing. they ran the fuel line along with the factory lines so they won't snag or anything. the custom built flex pipe/s-pipe is well made and insulated too! the car is just incredible looking. for those who had doubts about altered atmosphere i hope to dispel them thusly, stay tuned for pics, had to use my cellphone, but they took some high res pics at the shopt that they'll send me.

 

 

cool...atleast we get two pics...kit looks good, just need to clean the engine bay a little...lol

 

the engine cover is going to get painted black to match the piping and then have that badge on it or whatever, it shall look sooo awesome!!

 

 

looks great IMO the valve cover thing is ugly might look good inblack as well if u painted ur camshaft cover black too like moises,


as for the car in total, i love the way it looks, hopefully the tune is good and we can shut up our thought some bit on AAM

 

i dont get why there making a new valve cover for u or u wanted one

 

btw i dont see how the stock valve cover doesnt fit, unless u had the s/c one cuz those are larger, i have a valve cover that was paintmatched for your car color if u want it, it does fit

 

Car Sounds Lke a Beast Christian Cant wait until you get it on the road, and got dam that guy for saying he wanted to work on my Saab LOL

 

i'll have to check, don't know why the valve cover won't fit, but hey, custom valve cover always rocks, it might have to do with the fuel rail getting in the way maybe? i'll double check on monday, but hey, it is free and custom made, why complain?

as for tuning, yeah, that is the scary part, i told them i've heard mixed reviews, and they told me how only time a car truly blew up on the dyno, it was an acura nsx, and they owner actually flew a tuner in from california, and they were pretty much just renting the dyno by the hour, and he blew the car up, not them, but it did happen on their dyno. oh well.

 

interesting how the failed to mention the evo that threw a rod on their dyno with their tuner hmm

but gl their new tuner is good

 

sure there is an explanation for that as well.

oh, and for anybody who wants to see it, moises and i will be going there monday shortly after noon to get it. hopefully it'll be done and tune and i'll have it on the road!

 

ill have to stop by then and show of my bling bling kit