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Alright here goes. Hopefully I can remember everything. The car is a 97sc2, silver. It was my first car. I got it just before I turned 17. I paid 2k for it (my dad was a car salesman) with 82k miles. It went through some stupid fuckin rice-tastic days but those are long gone lol. I was a dumb HS kid and thought dual exhaust would be cool on a 4 banger. It had an aem cai, obx header, bored TB, kyb's with b&g springs, among several other bolt-ons. At 148k in May 2007, I parked it because the radiator took a shit for the 3rd time and I didn't want to replace it.
For about 2 years before that, I had been slowly gathering parts as many silly ass saturn owners do. I spent COUNTLESS hours on the forums and reading everything I could about engines, turbos, and nearly everything car related. If I found a technical article, I read it. Ranging from anything like exhaust diameters to anything performance related.
In may, a buddy and myself tore the engine out of the turd. It took us a while but I learned a shitload. A few weeks later, I put together my first engine (which actually ran lol). I spent about 2 months planning everything before I dropped the new motor in. Where to mount the radiator, where to run pipes, where to put 7-8 gauges... pretty much where to put fucking everything that is not meant to be in a saturn, in a saturn. I like a good challenge lol. That's why I didn't heed my bosses advice and get an old fox body, lame imo. I wanted something unique, something that earns that WTF look when you pull cars on a v-8.
Enough tired typing (it's like 3am). Here's the most complete list I can think of as far as parts and work done.
Engine:
Ian's chopsticks
SDA stage 2 FI head- hi-flow valves, new lifters, high temp valve seals
EGR holes drilled, tapped and plugged
stock headgasket
ARP headstuds
original 97 block with 2000+ tie plate and 93-98 style crank (me like revs)
wiseco pistons, stock bore
scat rods
federal mogul bearings
OEM timing components and seals
stock accessory pullies
entire rotating assembly balanced
Drivetrain:
Fidanza flywheel
ACT 6-puk
MP3 tranny, year and mileage unknown lol
I replaced tranny seals
stock axles for now
quaiffe limited slip
royal purple synchromax fluid
shift cables with 150k on them. haha...
Turbo stuff (aka the good shit)
Turbonetics t3/to4e, 50trim, .63 a/r stage3 turbine
Fusion ss (?) turbo manifold
Tial 44mm wastegate with 11lb spring and v-band flanges
HKS knock off blow off valve
29x10x2.5" intercooler
2.5" ic piping hot and cold
bored throttle body
Ian's custom intake manifold
84lb (880cc) injectors
walbro 255lph fuel pump
stock fuel lines and filter
civic aluminum radiator
10-an ss oil drain and fittings
4-an turbo oil feed
ngk plugs (duh)
silicone couplers
t-bolt clamps
Suspension:
shit-ass kyb's
b&g springs, like 1.7 drop
energy suspension bushings
rpm 6750 17.5mm sway bar, yet to be installed
front and rear strut bars
Electronics and guages
Apexi avc-r boost controller
Autometer C2 series gauges
-Oil pressure, coolant temp, pyrometer, 30mmhg/30psi boost, 3.375" speedometer
Eequis 3.375" tachometer
AEM wideband
Electromotive tecgt standalone
stock radio and speakers
custom made gauge cluster
Exterior mods:
clear corners
25% tint
small AEM decal
that is all
Interior:
In the process of returning to completely stock(other than gauge cluster)
Other stuff:
2.5" side exit exhaust
2.5" straight through magnaflow muffler- 5" round by 24" long
Optima blue top located in the trunk
water wetter (which is awesome btw)
mobil1 synthetic oil
12" fan on front of radiator
cracked windshield for that extra bling when the sun hits the crack
accel DIY plug wires
no p/s and a/c
I know I'm forgetting some shit but oh well. you guys get the point.
Total time spent getting the car from stock to it's current state: 6 months
Total dinero invested: approx. 16k not counting stupid gaskets and stuff
At 20psi, the turd put down 372.2 hp and 304tq. That's exactly 3 times the stock horsepower output lol. It's still a fairly rough street tune as I haven't had any officail dyno tuning time. I run a mixture of avgas and 92 octane to achieve about 96 octane. I strongly feel that 1-2 more psi and a couple of hours on the dyno will produce hp numbers in the 400's and hopefully closer to 350 on the torque.
For about 2 years before that, I had been slowly gathering parts as many silly ass saturn owners do. I spent COUNTLESS hours on the forums and reading everything I could about engines, turbos, and nearly everything car related. If I found a technical article, I read it. Ranging from anything like exhaust diameters to anything performance related.
In may, a buddy and myself tore the engine out of the turd. It took us a while but I learned a shitload. A few weeks later, I put together my first engine (which actually ran lol). I spent about 2 months planning everything before I dropped the new motor in. Where to mount the radiator, where to run pipes, where to put 7-8 gauges... pretty much where to put fucking everything that is not meant to be in a saturn, in a saturn. I like a good challenge lol. That's why I didn't heed my bosses advice and get an old fox body, lame imo. I wanted something unique, something that earns that WTF look when you pull cars on a v-8.
Enough tired typing (it's like 3am). Here's the most complete list I can think of as far as parts and work done.
Engine:
Ian's chopsticks
SDA stage 2 FI head- hi-flow valves, new lifters, high temp valve seals
EGR holes drilled, tapped and plugged
stock headgasket
ARP headstuds
original 97 block with 2000+ tie plate and 93-98 style crank (me like revs)
wiseco pistons, stock bore
scat rods
federal mogul bearings
OEM timing components and seals
stock accessory pullies
entire rotating assembly balanced
Drivetrain:
Fidanza flywheel
ACT 6-puk
MP3 tranny, year and mileage unknown lol
I replaced tranny seals
stock axles for now
quaiffe limited slip
royal purple synchromax fluid
shift cables with 150k on them. haha...
Turbo stuff (aka the good shit)
Turbonetics t3/to4e, 50trim, .63 a/r stage3 turbine
Fusion ss (?) turbo manifold
Tial 44mm wastegate with 11lb spring and v-band flanges
HKS knock off blow off valve
29x10x2.5" intercooler
2.5" ic piping hot and cold
bored throttle body
Ian's custom intake manifold
84lb (880cc) injectors
walbro 255lph fuel pump
stock fuel lines and filter
civic aluminum radiator
10-an ss oil drain and fittings
4-an turbo oil feed
ngk plugs (duh)
silicone couplers
t-bolt clamps
Suspension:
shit-ass kyb's
b&g springs, like 1.7 drop
energy suspension bushings
rpm 6750 17.5mm sway bar, yet to be installed
front and rear strut bars
Electronics and guages
Apexi avc-r boost controller
Autometer C2 series gauges
-Oil pressure, coolant temp, pyrometer, 30mmhg/30psi boost, 3.375" speedometer
Eequis 3.375" tachometer
AEM wideband
Electromotive tecgt standalone
stock radio and speakers
custom made gauge cluster
Exterior mods:
clear corners
25% tint
small AEM decal
that is all
Interior:
In the process of returning to completely stock(other than gauge cluster)
Other stuff:
2.5" side exit exhaust
2.5" straight through magnaflow muffler- 5" round by 24" long
Optima blue top located in the trunk
water wetter (which is awesome btw)
mobil1 synthetic oil
12" fan on front of radiator
cracked windshield for that extra bling when the sun hits the crack
accel DIY plug wires
no p/s and a/c
I know I'm forgetting some shit but oh well. you guys get the point.
Total time spent getting the car from stock to it's current state: 6 months
Total dinero invested: approx. 16k not counting stupid gaskets and stuff
At 20psi, the turd put down 372.2 hp and 304tq. That's exactly 3 times the stock horsepower output lol. It's still a fairly rough street tune as I haven't had any officail dyno tuning time. I run a mixture of avgas and 92 octane to achieve about 96 octane. I strongly feel that 1-2 more psi and a couple of hours on the dyno will produce hp numbers in the 400's and hopefully closer to 350 on the torque.
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