Recent content by ClintH

Hey PJ, Yeah, I just pulled my gen 2 set yesterday and shipped them off to Barett. He thinks his machinist can turn them in about a week, so hopefully the timing will work out for when we have the engine/trans ready to go and need to move the car into the lift bay again. I really appreciate...

That about catches things up for now. I'll update as the real work on the AWD parts of the build start. The biggest hurdle I see at the moment is figuring out the fuel tank fitment. That's going to require mock-up and some trial and error. Goal now is to get the engine, transmission, and...

Alright, on to the work... Engine and transmission came out of the car back around the beginning of Aug. The engine has been getting Corksport manifolds, a PI kit, Reflex setup with wiring kit from Greg Senge, a new Xona 5557S turbo, powdercoated bits, and some new braided AN cooling lines...

Next, rear diff: You have a couple options. You can either use a straight CX-7 rear diff, or you can combine a MS6 rear diff housing with the nose section from a CX-7. The benefit of the second option is it retains the limited slip diff in the MS6 (The CX-7 does not have an LSD) while...

Alright, all that out of the way, here's some catch-up from the last year or so: First was sourcing a CX-7 rear subframe from an AWD drive model. Extra points earned for picking it up with a MS3: There was a good bit of surface rust, so sanded, brushed, and coated the subframe with...

Hi Guys, I've been posting a few updates on FB, but figured I'd start a thread here to document the build process for anyone who might want to go down this road in the future. Quick background, about a year ago, I bought @Mtnbker3531 2013 MS3. His build thread is here, for anyone interested...

Hi Guys, Looking at getting a set of adjustable rear toe arms. Any significant differences between the major manufacturers or are they all pretty much the same? Considering: * Corksport * Damond * Massive Speed * TB The Massive ones specifically called out having some features for reduced...

Oh, I'm in the process of doing something stupid that will require a custom downpipe and probably the CS manifold, so I was figuring EWG would be in the cards. I'm trying to do an AWD swap following Barett's kit, so pretty much the entire exhaust has to be reworked anyway. Edit: that's also...

Sweet. I'll take a look. Thanks! Edit: Is it V-band EWG?

Yeah, sucks living at altitude sometimes. What do think of @andale927 's results with the 5558? I think he switched from the 7163, but couldn't really tell from the charts how much slower the Precision spooled.

So, might not be doing it right, but looks like the most I could expect is ~26psi at 60lbs/min at 5000ft? That works out to 508hp on their calculator. Adding the 40hp for the SX-E, that's still right in the ballpark for what I'm after.

No doubt it would be impressive to spool that low. If I'm reading @VashEXE 's thread right, the EFR was hitting full boost numbers at 3500rpm, which would pretty much match the boost threshold of the BNR S3 that's on the car now. Would altitude change any of the calculus at all? I'm at 5,000'...

Thank you a ton! That kind of analysis is exactly what I was missing trying to compare all these. I tried reading some of the articles on Garrett's site, but it seemed really arbitrary. Like, "just make sure the flow rate and pressure you pick are on the map." It wasn't really clicking how...

Thanks! That's right in the ballpark for what I'm after power-wise. Here's the compressor maps for the Xona 5557 Available A/Rs: .63, .82, 1.05 And for the Turbosmart 5862: Available A/Rs: .63, .82,

@Enki, specifically, but any other help is welcome, too. Longtime lurker, first time poster, but I'm wondering if I could get opinions or help pointed in the right direction for what to use when comparing turbos? I'm trying to narrow down turbo options and it's my first time weeding through...