Ninfourteener's Progress Thread + Pics

[Blup]

You know.... I must admit.... all that ****-talking I did a couple posts ago about BOVs...... I'm such a damn hypocrit.

I've had a bov in forever and have had 0 ill effects... <shrug> I also have a CAI and my car hasn't exploded yet or sucked up a small cat through the intake....



Like everything you put in it looks good man.

[96accord]

Looks very good!!!

[ninefourteener]

one question...
How do you "notice" your own exhaust moving around?
squeeking? I mean it's not like you can see it....

It was slipping out of one of the hangers... the one on the driver's side. Not slipping anymore

[ninefourteener]

I've had a bov in forever and have had 0 ill effects... <shrug> I also have a CAI and my car hasn't exploded yet or sucked up a small cat through the intake....



Like everything you put in it looks good man.

Thanks!!!

I've just heard about 1000 horror stories of cheap BOVs causing backfiring, poor idle, stalling, etc.

But I could never actually "personally" provide my experiences.

But, I figured, to find out for myself, I bought what I believe is one of the best, most reliable BOVs out there... just to see.

Turns out.. GFB makes a great product... no adverse effects at all. And I was surprised, there is actually a small performance gain. Very small, but at least I can say I didn't buy it "only" for the sound--LOL

My God... I'm officially a ricer now.. ugg

A f-ing 31 year old ricer--LOL

Next thing you know.... I'll have a big aluminum wing--LOL

[ninefourteener]

Finally..... after almost a YEAR... I FINALLY get to fill the last "hole" in my interior.

I just bought my Fuel pressure gauge... my 9th (and final) gauge.

Damn think gues for $190.00 EACH... and thats ebay prices. At parts stores they are well over $200.

But occasionally, you'll catch one on ebay from an obscure seller that starts out auctions at $1 with no reserve.

I sniped it, and beat out the top bidder by a whopping 2 cents--LOL

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...8423402&rd=1,1

For $110, I'm happy. More to follow when it arrives.

That pretty much completes the entire autometer C2 series, minus nitrous pressure, tranny temp, and water temp... all of which are useless to me.

C2 0-100 electric Fuel pressure
C2 -30 +20 boost
C2 oil pressure
C2 A/F ratio (yea.. I know its bling, but I didn't know that when I bought it)
C2 DPSS stage 2 digital tach/shift lite
C2 0-2000 degree pyrometer
C2 0-18 voltmeter
SPI air temp (for pre I/C temps)
SPI air temp (for post I/C temps)

PICS as soon as it goes in!!

[96accord]

^^^ damn 9 gauges!! wow

can't wait for pictures of no more "hole"! lol

[ninefourteener]

Here she is... the last one.... I'm finally done.... Fuel pressure (bottom of the a-pillar pod) runs about 30 psi at idle, 40 psi under slight acceleration, then climbs to no higher than 60 psi at full boost (18 psi).

Maybe I should take classes on how to operate a camera properly?? LOL I suck at taking pictures.

[302@12psi]

does any one person need that many gauges?

[ninefourteener]

does any one person need that many gauges?

Yes.... I'm not into gigantic stereo systems, TVs, or navigation units.

I need something to look at other than the road--LOL

Plus.... I like knowing way too much about whats going on under my hood

[302@12psi]

Yes.... I'm not into gigantic stereo systems, TVs, or navigation units.

I need something to look at other than the road--LOL

Plus.... I like knowing way too much about whats going on under my hood

Can you get the hood scoop air flow meter gauged installed? I'd like to know the CFM of the scoop....


On a serious note as long as they are hooked up I guess they are cool. Atleast you know what's going on.

[ninefourteener]

^^^^ why in the world would you buy gauges to not hook them up??? LOL

Yupp.. all hooked and working

Boost - from -12 to +18
Oil pres - from 30 to 85psi
A/F - ok.. looks really pretty (otherwise useless)
Tach - shift 1 at 6200rpm, shifts 2-5 at 6500 rpm
Fuel - 30 at idle, 60 at full boost
pyro - 800 on the highway, 1400 driving hard
Volts - 12 when car off, 14 when running
pre I/C temp - 110-150
post I/C temp -90-110

[ninefourteener]

Just thought I'd chime in.... My family and I moved to Utah, although I'm still here in St. Louis dealing with child custody crap.

Nevertheless... I took a drive up in the mountains, 25 miles of dirt road, single-car wide, and no guard rails... scared the ever-loving B-Jesus out of me, even though the majority of the time I was doing a whopping 8 mph--LOL

Folks in Utah might even be familiar with "Farmington Canyon Rd"... Yikes!!

[Mikie13]

those pics are gorgeous dude....enjoy that terrain out there

[whiteTR]

i ve been following ur build up for a while now, car looks great

[ninefourteener]

Well, with the CRAPPY-ASS air up here in Utah (6000 ft elevation), and the availability of only 91 Octane gas, I finally broke down and bought an intake, with the HOPES that maybe I'll squeeze a few more HP out when I get this thing over to Cobb to dynotune it.

Its a nice upgrade, I do definately feel a difference, and I DEFINATELY hear the difference.... Damn car is making all kinds of "sucking" noises that I never heard before--LOL

I'll post numbers again after Cobb gets their hands on it.

Couple pics: