My stroker is alive!

[tfoti]

After my engine went down due to a spun rod bearing I decided to have SBR build my stroker. This was back in July 07. Just tonight I finally got it all ready to drive and break in. I decided to follow this break in procedure:

http://mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

All the mods in my sig are new to this build besides the FMIC and fuel pump. I also replaced many, many OEM mitsu parts as well.

The break in went well. I have DSMLink setup to turn my CEL on when it pulls 5 degrees of knock. It cam on a few times but only when I had the throttle down about 20%. Phantom knock of some sort I think.

I have my wastegate hooked directly to the pressure source so I am running at max 10-11 lbs. The funny thing about that is the actuator came off sometime after I stopped to check out a funny clicking noise. When I went back out I noticed it felt a little sluggish than the previous runs but didn't think much of it. Even with the wastegate open the entire time the car ran great. It still built boost but only in the higher RPM's. At 5lbs it felt like it used to at 15.

I haven't posted anything about my build but just wanted to let everyone who cares read about it. My buddies couldn't give 2 shits. Thanks for reading!

[vanilla gorilla]

Thats awesome man. Wish I had the money to build a bulletproof motor.

[ned032002]

Congrats dude for real that's really good news.

Don't you just love it when your all excited about something and your buddies are like "yeah that's cool". The 2 guys that live above me are all about cars but they don't like making them faster but they always want the power houses out of the box especially if they can pick it up for less than a grand. The one is into the R/T Intrepids w/ the 3.5 and the auto-stick. While the other one is into V8's. I guess someones got to be into foreign cars and I love being that guy.

[Thor06]

Hot! There's no reason you're knocking at 20% throttle, I'd set up that phantom knock feature on DSMlink. You might want to richen it up just a little to be safe though. What have you got for a turbo and whats coming?

[tfoti]

Yeah it feels really good to have this starting to work out for me. I had no idea what I was getting into when I first started.

For the break-in i'm keeping the 14b on. I most likely won't be seeing a track or race gas so I am thinking 50 trim is the way I'm going. Most likely a PTE 5031. I like the reviews it gets and the price is right. Perfect for my goals as well.

I see I can activate the knock sensor above a certain RPM and throttle position. Thanks for the tip. There's alot I still need to learn. My laptop can only be used when it's plugged in so I need to get an inverter before I can make some logs.

[SilvrEclipse]

Thats awesome man, I want some pics.