Rio Red 98 GT Build

[Boostr1]

Freakn' great build, read the whole thread... Especially doing the majority of the work yourself. Some of your welds look questionable (*cough* the ones on the transmission crossmember brackets *cough*) or did you weld them all the way around, but if they've been holding this long whom am I to judge.

 

[Boostr1]

So after criticizing you welding skills, can you tell me how far down you tightened those PTFE braided fuel line fittings? Did you bottom out the top piece to the bottom piece or did you leave a gap?

Thanks

 

[lwarrior1016]

So after criticizing you welding skills, can you tell me how far down you tightened those PTFE braided fuel line fittings? Did you bottom out the top piece to the bottom piece or did you leave a gap?

Thanks

Thank you, first off, and second off, the trans mounts are only tacked up. They have been holding really well. I did that intentionally so I wouldn’t burn the car down. With solid engine mounts, there isn’t too much twisting going on back there.


Also, when building lines (that is part of my daily job description), you want to leave a gap up there. Some will tighten further than others, but you definitely do not want to force them to tighten all the way down.

 

[Boostr1]

Thank you, first off, and second off, the trans mounts are only tacked up. They have been holding really well. I did that intentionally so I wouldn’t burn the car down. With solid engine mounts, there isn’t too much twisting going on back there.

Well ok I see the method to your madness...

Also, when building lines (that is part of my daily job description), you want to leave a gap up there. Some will tighten further than others, but you definitely do not want to force them to tighten all the way down.

I think that's how I screwed up my line, thanks for the input. I'll be trying this again this week, but with Fragola fittings and hose. No more mix and matching for me. learned my leason.

 

[lwarrior1016]

Well ok I see the method to your madness...




I think that's how I screwed up my line, thanks for the input. I'll be trying this again this week, but with Fragola fittings and hose. No more mix and matching for me. learned my leason.

Eh, I mix and match sometimes. I’m in the process of redoing my whole system but it’s some fragola, some aeroquip, some racetronix, and some non name brand.

 

[Boostr1]

Eh, I mix and match sometimes. I’m in the process of redoing my whole system but it’s some fragola, some aeroquip, some racetronix, and some non name brand.

I was using a no name brand Braided PTFE hose (cause it was cheap...probably the problem), and I think summit fittings. They just didn't feel right. I took the cross threaded top piece of the fitting off but couldn't get the bottom piece and olive off the hose no matter what I tried. Couldn't even twist it.

 

[lwarrior1016]

After getting the coolant system sorted out, and the throttle cab figured out, it was basically time to start tuning. I ran in to a bunch of issues with it. The biggest problem I had was getting the cam positions to read and the tivct to work. The intake cam position sensors are hall sensors and have a voltage input. The documentation isn’t very clear on those as to what voltage they get, so I gave them 12v and melted one. Decided to try 5v after replacing the sensor and then it worked. The other sensor didn’t melt but it shorted internally (found that out when trying to tune more). Got them both replaced and wired with 5v and they started working. So now I needed to drive it some.


First drive to work


And the first bath after getting it driving

 

[lwarrior1016]

Drove it to work a bunch and realized I didn’t like the exhaust. It was loud and obnoxious even when driving easy. It was long tubes with an x pipe and bassani mufflers.

 

[Boostr1]

still sounds nice though.

 

[98snakehorse]

The coyotes get loud quick. I just put a set of axlebacks on my 18 and am almost afraid to see what a mid pipe will do.

 

[white95]

Drove it to work a bunch and realized I didn’t like the exhaust. It was loud and obnoxious even when driving easy. It was long tubes with an x pipe and bassani mufflers.

I’m almost afraid to put those on my truck now.


Almost...

 

[lwarrior1016]

The coyotes get loud quick. I just put a set of axlebacks on my 18 and am almost afraid to see what a mid pipe will do.

They absolutely do! I have a friend that’s got a 14 gt with just axleback and stock midpipe, it sounds perfect volume wise. I’ve been thinking about resonators or cats, even with the new mufflers I have on it. More updates tomorrow! Lol

 

[lwarrior1016]

I’m almost afraid to put those on my truck now.


Almost...

No you’re not. They are going on the truck.

 

[white95]

No you’re not. They are going on the truck.

Well, yeah!

 

[96blak54]

Car sounds great!

 

[white95]

Car sounds great!

It is pretty intense in person @ WOT.

 

[lwarrior1016]

That exhaust was too much for me, so I decided to do a new setup. Ditch the x pipe and go for an h pipe with flowmaster flow fx mufflers. They are built identical to the magnaflow mufflers, and I really like the magnaflows.
Pulled the old setup out

I don’t have any pictures of the process but I used a universal pipe kit from eBay that had some bends in it. And built the new midpipe

 

[Addicted]

It's really hard to beat the sound of a flowmaster. Ive had 2 different cat-backs from them already. BTW warrior, the car sounds awesome, great work!

 

[98snakehorse]

I used to be all about the x-pipes but anymore the rasp just isn't for me.

 

[lwarrior1016]

It's really hard to beat the sound of a flowmaster. Ive had 2 different cat-backs from them already. BTW warrior, the car sounds awesome, great work!

I really don’t like the traditional flowmaster sound though. I like the smoother sound of the magnaflow mufflers, and these are built identical. The sound is the same but they are half the price. It was win win.