Radio Head Unit – OpenAutoPro
The IdeaI’ve had the Pioneer deck in the car for 2 decades, I bought it in 2002 and it has been a great radio, however it can only play CD’s. To…
Forged Engine Install
RemovalOut with the old, in with the new. The motor I had in this car prior to the forged engine build blew a ring land off piston 2 years earlier. As…
Tinted Tail Lights
This is a project that I have planned for a long time but couldn’t quite figure out how to implement it. I picked up a pair of Chrome Altezza Tails for…
Radiator Upgrade
I decided to do a radiator upgrade to alleviate the requirement for a swirl pot, in addition to allowing more space between the radiator and the intercooler piping. I found the…
Forged Engine Build
Since 2007 I have been sitting on a used engine that I pulled from a rolled over 95 Mx6 V6 MTX, the car had over 200k miles on it but the…
Forged Pistons & Connecting Rods
For this build I purchased CP Forged Pistons from RaceEngineering.com and forged connecting rods from kainjection.com.Specifications:Pistons:Part# XTP-562P85RCP Forged PISTONS MAZDA/FORD 626/PROBE 85.0mm 8.5:1 V6 2.5L +RING (20mm Pin) Rods: Mazda/Ford KL 2.5 V6…
Intercooler Piping Upgrade
Upgrading from 2in pipe to 2-1/2in pipe.Lets start from the beginning. I chose 2in inter-cooler piping for easy routing, cost and I was told it could reduce turbo lag time. …
Block & Crank
First order of business was to disassemble the engine down to the bare block and get it to the machine shop.I did not photo any of this progress because it seemed…
Cylinder Heads, Valves & Cams
CamshaftsIt turned out that after years of the spare engine sitting in a garage thru all seasons, winter being the harshest.. the cams had developed some surface rust on them. I…
Rotary Weld Positioner – Version 2
December 2019Now im just showing offNow with a little Arduino experience im feeling a bit more confident with how I understand it. Ive decided it was time to take this thing…
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