New FD in Town!

[chickenwafer]

Looks good man! I thought about doing a turbo funnel with a screen as well, but I read around and a lot people said the screen can become a restriction at high air flow? Not sure if it's true or not, so I decided to just run a short filter like you had before. Let me know if you notice a difference though.

[VRx8]

Installed the FC leading coil along with a Garfinkle Relocation bracket. Isnot plug and play you have to cut the leading connector on your stock harness and connect positive and negative to the FC coil.

Before I had some hesitation going into boost, now all that is gone.

[chickenwafer]

Looks good man, I've been wanting to upgrade to an FC T2 leading coil for a while now.

[speedjunkie]

Awesome! Glad you got it sorted out!

Also, we may have another FD repaired and cruising soon. Corey was helping Mike with his car yesterday and they discovered the check valve to the MAP sensor was backwards. When they had it off completely the car fired right up for the first time in years lol.

[chickenwafer]

Awesome! Glad you got it sorted out!

Also, we may have another FD repaired and cruising soon. Corey was helping Mike with his car yesterday and they discovered the check valve to the MAP sensor was backwards. When they had it off completely the car fired right up for the first time in years lol.

Uh, pretty sure there shouldn't be any check valve on the MAP sensor line. Otherwise, regardless of the check valves orientation, the sensor either won't read boost or vacuum.

[speedjunkie]

Yep. It's there stock and I have one on mine. Actually I think it's a filter now that I think about it lol.

[chickenwafer]

Oh yeah, the filter you mean, definitely not a check valve haha

[VRx8]

Sooo, diagnosed my FD with low oil pressure. After installing my electrical oil press gauge it was reading 3 psi at idle lol. So i went to harbor freight and got a oil pressure tester and is reading the same. Im 90% sure that the problem is the o ring inside the front cover. I remember installing just 1 o ring instead of 2 ( inner and outer) so i'm going to take the front cover off and have lots of fun while doing it.

[eliminster]

Ouch that sucks hope nothing got hurt from the low oil pressure.

[VRx8]

Don't think so, but the only way to know is by taking the engine apart. I did found some metal shavings in the magnetic drain plug very minimal thought, not to worried about it because is a new built.

This is were I stand right now, tomorrow i'll try to take the front cover off, if anyone wants to help me you are more than welcome.

[chickenwafer]

Wow you made good progress! If I was closer I would come help haha.

[eliminster]

I work tomorrow but migh be able to stop by after work if u need a hand I think I get off at 7 I think

[VRx8]

Ok taking the front cover was such a PITA!!! Specially taking out the oil pan brace studs!! Front bolt was a little PITA, had to heat that sucker up and use a breaker bar because the Impact Gun wasn't doing anything lol. Also for future reference if anyone needs to do this in the near future, make sure that you depress the clutch and keep the clutch depressed after taking the front e-shaft bolt out. This will keep the bearings in place.

Good news is I found the problem. The little o-ring was there but the gasket wasn't doing that well.



So, Im ordering a metal gasket instead of a paper gasket.

[VRx8]

Scored a New Aquamist 1S W/I system, I've been looking to buy a W/I system for a long time now but wasn't sure on witch one to get. Finally found this Aquamist for a good price and pulled the trigger on it. I've head good thing about this system specially about the pump itself.

The metal gasket should be here on friday along with the W/I system can't wait.

[chickenwafer]

Nice dude. Aquamist systems are great.