lets try this again.....*Contest Entry*

[ElRxBandito]

For the intercooler, just take the turbo and filter off the intake manifold, then run the pipe thats on the left from the manifold to the intercooler, and put the turbo on the left, would be alot easier to plumb from the headers that way.

[oi_boy]

help me out with what you mean because im a little confused

so take the pipe that is to the left of the motor (my current plumbing), and switch it spots with the turbo and just plumb it from there? i wanted to keep the turbo on the right for authenticity. im looking at pictures for intercooler plumbing right now, but i cant seem to find a good picture of an engine bay.

[oi_boy]

heres some more progress pics...i scrapped the roof scoop i had. i thought it looked good, but i figured for a rally inspired car it should have a rally inspired scoop . i made the outline for the scoop out of the metal peice from a flobby disc, cut and molded to my liking. i am going to mold it out of plaster later on tonight, so well see how this goes. i got the idea from the STi you can see in the backround of the first picture, the candy red car

i dont think you can see it very well, but the outline is on the roof...you can also see the civic i had bought and scrapped for parts the other day




also..i started the OEM style EVO 8 wing.


i had made the outline for the wing out of a solid peice of aluminum i picked up for 70 cents at the hobby store. the flash really reflected off the plaster.....most of that white stuff is plaster but its not really as much as it looks. i covered the strip inbetween the posts in plaster so that i could shave it down so the strip will blend in with the trunk.

EDIT: dont get on me PETET about that last picture by saying that the posts are not lined up right...hahaha I TOOK THE PIC OFF CENTER AGAIN! i tripple-checked the wing before i glued it and covered it in plaster.

[ElRxBandito]

Here's a shot of my evo engine bay, it's got the plumbing like I mentioned, and I'm currently working on a "How to Turbocharge an Engine" tutorial, so if you wanna wait for that, it'd apply directly to your project

[oi_boy]

but the intercooler plumbing shouldnt be going directly to the manifold should it? shouldnt it be supplying the cool air to the turbo and then the turbo should plumb to the manifold? the plumbing should go to where my filter is placed now, meaning if i want the filter there i would need to Y the filter off of the intercooler hose?

[ElRxBandito]

The purpose of an intercooler is to cool the air coming from the turbo because the air that goes through it is heated by the exhaust that's spinning the turbo, then it goes through the intercooler to the intake manifold.

[ElRxBandito]

Here's a link to my tutorial, It should pretty much apply directly to your project.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=281407

[oi_boy]

update:

well i shaved the hood scoop, and scrapped my wing. i am using the same style wing but using a new strategy in making it. i am also going to be out another 40-50 bucks because i ignored the obvious when i was plumbing my intercooler. i chopped some parts i realised i didnt need to. so....i am going out to buy another muscle machines RSX and Hot Wheels honda civic for parts tomorrow. i really dont want to....but they have the parts i want, plus the RSX will have some parts i might want to use/incorporate into my Evo. so if anyone happens to have a Hot Wheels 1:18 civic exhaust header PLEASE, PLEAAASE let me know. i would like to try and save some money because the exhaust header is the only thing i need out of the civic....waste of 20 bucks.

[ElRxBandito]

Why would you need the Civic Headers? The thing on it is just a crappy version of a turbo, use the one you have to make turbo headers, look at my tutorial, it'll show you how to turbo it.

[oi_boy]

the civic exhaust header was what i had origionally used, and it was a turbo exhaust manifold. the intake manifold however, wasnt. im going to try and salvage my parts so...eh. well see what i need in the long run.

[oi_boy]

well! i thought i would share a bit of good news. i had a really bad day at work today.....tons of work to do. it didnt help that i was super tired. sooo....on my way home i stoped by toys r us, to look at prices for another MM RSX, and to look at some other jadas they had there. and JUST MY LUCK! this just made my day better. what do i see but an open TEIN Evo 8....1:18 scale too! soo i sniped the wing off that one. so now i have the wing i want! hoRRAY! anyways.....found a new turbo/intake, and a few extra goodies i pulled out of the MM that i actually bought...i even tore the box a bit so i could get a discount. I KNOW I KNOW, dont follow my example, but i was desparate and low on cash. soo...anyways. off to work on the project i go. pics later.

[oi_boy]

UPDATE:

so...i didnt take any pictures of the new wing i got, but ill take some later. these are pictures of the newly re-worked engine bay. set the turbo up so it could run with the intercooler. for the intercooler plumbing going into the turbine, i Y'ed the intercooler tubing onto the intake tubing so it can suck in air from the engine bay, as well as from the intercooler. i will rig up a by-pass valve later, which shouldnt be hard to do so that the air going to the turbo will only be brought in from one source instead of both. i also took off a driveshaft with rear axle/tranny box from an MM skyline i had scrapped some months back. i am really going all out on this one...i am going to chop and shave the jada's chassis a lot, and transplant MM suspension components to the Evo...providing working suspension. anywho...onto the pictures. p.s. the filter looks like crap because i got it off a new MM RSX i had bought, and its super shiny right now. but its the same filter/turbo set up as in previous pictures so you get the idea.

the driveshaft/rear axle and tranny box


the new engine set up.


I also added an o2 sensor if you didnt notice. and FLYSKYLINE, i might need to write another tut on how to turbo an engine, i found many shortcuts as well as setting it up for correct turbo placement . theres always more than one way to do things . progress is comming along quite well and quite smoothly if i dont say so myself.

[Prototyper]

It's nice and all, but I dont really see a need to construct an armature for that roof scoop. I mean come on, the thing is like 3/4"X1/2". Throughtout this forums, i've noticed that most guys tend to make their modding methods harder then they should be. I'd reccomend you use some industrial styling clay to make any desired shape. You can perfectly scuplt widebodies, bodykits, w/e without all the stress. I'll try to post some pics of custom diecast bodies i've done in the past using industrial clay, and from what i've seen around here, i know you'd be impressed.

[oi_boy]

that scoop that i made the armature for was scrapped. it didnt look good, and i hate making those out of paperclips. on the new one i made, i simply bent a peice of that metal off a floppy disk to mock it up and see how it looked, then used plaster to shape it and then shave it.

i hate using clay. ive tried all kinds of clay too, including styling clay. i tried that when i was a newbie to modding. it sucks. it doesnt work. now i use bondo and/or cement plaster (get it at a hobby store). That way you can shape things to EXACT specifications, and can do more with that than you could out of clay. use a dremel to shave it. works
much better.

[Prototyper]

Lol, exactly what kind of clay did you try?
The clay i'm talking about is Y2Klay or cm-50/cm-70. All major car companies use it to create their concept vehicles. And what technique did you use?