87 CSX #175 project log

[Turbo Joe]

well I finally got life back into the ole girl still need to reinstall the i/c system and the rad hoses but atleast got to hear it run today small steps forward I guess is a good thing
PS: I ordered a new tool called " Kool Tools " AN braided fitting tool kit. I got the whole kit (4AN thru 16AN) and have to say I wish I got this a long time ago! it really does make the process way easier to assemble braided hose.

[Turbo Joe]

got around to working on the ole girl again today made an expansion tank since i couldn't find one the size I needed 5052 .125 wall holds just over 2 quarts.
I haven't welded in a while and could tell I'm a little rusty at it now..

[Turbo Joe]

finally got the maiden voyage in today with the quaife installed and the Menegon head. boost set to 10 psi or so and it felt great ! stock T3 cal scaled to my injectors, gonna start tweaking it as soon as I get the inspection sticker updated.

[rx2mazda]

finally got the maiden voyage in today with the quaife installed and the Menegon head. boost set to 10 psi or so and it felt great ! stock T3 cal scaled to my injectors, gonna start tweaking it as soon as I get the inspection sticker updated.

NICE! Congrats.

[Turbo Joe]

was going to try and get a sticker today until I noticed my Registration expired 7-15 ....doah !!I'll renew it asap and get a sticker this week.

[lengel]

Awesome Joe! You going to make it to Cecil this November? Hope so

[Turbo Joe]

Awesome Joe! You going to make it to Cecil this November? Hope so

Adam I hope so. I've been trying for so long to make it down there WITH my car, that I usually get depressed and don't even bother to go down to hang out. This is the year I plan to be there with my car though

[Turbo Joe]

got around to spending time on my car so I went for a ride and guess what? I had another small breakdown....managed to get the car going again after some dude on a motorcycle called his friend that showed up with some nuts and tools to get my charging harness secured back to the alternator. sooner or later I'll run out of things to fix....come along for a short ride with me Edit: ok got the video link working better now

[mopar-tech]

Adam I hope so. I've been trying for so long to make it down there WITH my car, that I usually get depressed and don't even bother to go down to hang out. This is the year I plan to be there with my car though

I hope to make it as well.

[Turbo Joe]

I hope to make it as well.

Gary, that would be awesome if you can make it there too !! I think this is going to be the most historic cecil invasion in quite some time with Carroll trying to make it with you and me and Adam all gunning for a showing
Kelly G. you should try and make it too with your iroc r/t
ps: almost forgot, got the alternator swapped out since the arcing destroyed the threads on the charging stud. Amazingly Autostoned had the alt instock WITH the right pully . would've liked to use someone else for parts but at this point I need all the time I can get to chase out all the bugs and get ready for cecil.

[mopar-tech]

Gary, that would be awesome if you can make it there too !!

We just finished getting the GLHS out of the garage, a day or two too square away parts and I'll be back to working on the CSX.

[Turbo Joe]

Well had a BAD day at the track ..some jacka$$ driving his buddies mercedes backs up at about 15mph into the front end of my truck as i'm waiting in traffic to get in the dragstrip and after i put my broom away in the trailer he took off but i have the pic of the rear end and plate of that car so my insurance will get a call tomorrow. something happened and the car won't make more than 11psi. I don't know what it is yet but going to try and get it fixed cause Cecil is the event of the year in my book.
so far i'm making progress with being able to tune the cal with MP tune since nothing would work yesterday.. best run of the day 14.2 @103 mph/ 3.0 60' bogg city !...it kills me cause it was running awesome before. valve train is loud as hell.

[Turbo Joe]

my buddy linked me a pic, apparently the import faceoff crew took a pic of my car..still investigating whats going on hopefully tomorrow i'll know..fingers crossed

[Ondonti]

my buddy linked me a pic, apparently the import faceoff crew took a pic of my car..still investigating whats going on hopefully tomorrow i'll know..fingers crossed

Street tires?

[Turbo Joe]

Street tires?

yea i know but my fault for that cause i didn't read the rules carefully enough to notice street cars can run slicks and still be in street class.. import wars had the rule where you would get bumped, NOT import faceoff..

[Turbo Joe]

I should have my biggest problem sorted out tonite I HOPE. atleast my ability to tune my cal is sorted out and i'm getting awesome help from you guys on how to work with mptune

[Turbo Joe]

made some good progress tonite and found that the intake cam timing was way off.... stoping by the machine shop tomorrow morning and having 2 rockers made into the solid lifter for centerlining made up cause bleed down is killing me on getting things exact. So tomorrow it should be a breeze getting things checked and re-aligned..still don't know why it was way off but it was.

[rx2mazda]

made some good progress tonite and found that the intake cam timing was way off.... stoping by the machine shop tomorrow morning and having 2 rockers made into the solid lifter for centerlining made up cause bleed down is killing me on getting things exact. So tomorrow it should be a breeze getting things checked and re-aligned..still don't know why it was way off but it was.

Nice! Glad it wasn't anything major. I'm still trying to make Cecil but it's looking grim. I don't think I'll have my head back in time.

[Turbo Joe]

Nice! Glad it wasn't anything major. I'm still trying to make Cecil but it's looking grim. I don't think I'll have my head back in time.

i got a stock one you can borrow well today was good, went by the machine shop my neighbor runs and had him mod a left and right rocker intake/exhaust for the solid lifter design for centerlining and wow that was so much better.
I got the intake good but got a late start tonite after work so exhaust cam tomorrow then start putting things back together and see if I can start tuning the cal.

[Turbo Joe]

another good day today both cams are set, and the belt tension set, rockers are on and i checked to make sure they are oiling up and also checked compression and that is good too. everything back together besides tightening up the v-band clamps on the waste gate. tomorrow should be a cal tuning day with minor wrenching and rechecking things in the morning. Hopefully that goes good so I can book a room for Cecil before they run out.