Project "Enigma"

[StickiestOfTheIckiest]

Figured I'd give my proect a name since everyone else was doing it, lol but anywho.......YUS!, its back on :happydance: well, after a long time of searching, talking, and more searching for a certain part...i finally got it in my hands today. for those that dont know, i've been looking for a good heat exchanger for my air to water intercooler for quite some time now....well, i finally got it. the cooler consists of a Bell core, and custom end tanks made my Boost Factory.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/StickiestOfTheIckiest/My%20Car/0507081437-00.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/StickiestOfTheIckiest/My%20Car/0507081437-01.jpg

I already have the water tank done and waiting to get put back in, along with the electric water pump to cycle the water through. And now i can finally install my Walbro inline fuel pump as well lol

also, today after work, i stopped by at Modern Automotive Performance and picked up yet another little toy. Since the boost controller that i have in right now isnt all that great (VERY inconsistant), i picked up a Hallman ProRX manual boost controller.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/StickiestOfTheIckiest/My%20Car/0507082218-00.jpg

now to just find a garage to install everything and start cranking up the boost.

Such a happy day for me :happydance:

[Mtriple]

Very nice! I have been contemplating going a different route for my heat exchangers as well. They seem kind of small to me... I think I'll run them for a while and see how they do. I will be interested to hear how this works for you.

[20thAE_GTI]

Cant wait to see this running good and by the way sorry i didnt call i actually am going to go down there myself because i am not sure with controller that I am gonna do.. I dont know if i wanna do an in car or in the engine bay

[StickiestOfTheIckiest]

^its all good

[shaneco13]

very nice mike! I bet you are one pumped fella eh?

[20thAE_GTI]

Lets get some updates!

[slowrd]

how many GPMs are you running? i like.

[StickiestOfTheIckiest]

GPMs??

well, i actually have a day off from work this week (Thrusday) so im gonna be heading to a friends house in Eden Praire to install it all. We may even install the fuel pump too. soooo...i will have pics of the install then.

[sgt snuffles]

wow i love your car, i remeber just really getting into the dub scene hard last year, i hit uni with lindeland and jen, saw your car you explained what turbo it was and ripped it down uni ave. yepp its loud! haha anywho enough rambling nice build mike!

[StickiestOfTheIckiest]

thanks man! where you the one that said you where waiting for me to leave, before you go, just so you can hear it? lol

well, i have ALL the fittings and line so now to just pick up some coolant and trow all the stuff in, w00t!

[sgt snuffles]

haha yep! that would be me :thumbup:

[20thAE_GTI]

Hey mike i gotta see how you ran your boost controller cause i got mine all hooked up and i still cant get past about 12lbs of boost

[StickiestOfTheIckiest]

well, i got a lot done, but with my luck, its not all done yet :( I got the water tank in, relocated the catch can, got the water return line in, and got the power distribution box hiding lol. I could have gotten more done, BUT my retarded brain forgot to grab the water pump from the garage and the hose that i had was too small for the heat exchanger...well, photobucket wont let me log in at the moment cause i couldnt remember my new password so now i have to wait for that stupid failed log in crap to go away :headsmash::headsmash:

[StickiestOfTheIckiest]

success....i has pictures lol

i shit you not, it took me less then 5minutes to get it to this lol \/
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/StickiestOfTheIckiest/0515081444-00.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/StickiestOfTheIckiest/0515081510-00.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/StickiestOfTheIckiest/0515081510-01.jpg

looks like i need to lower it a bit
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/StickiestOfTheIckiest/0515081613-00.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/StickiestOfTheIckiest/0515081745-00.jpg

[sgt snuffles]

damn 1.8t's and all their wires!!! are those dunlop sport pilot tires?

[StickiestOfTheIckiest]

yeah, its a mess in there lol. They are Good Year Eagle F1 GSD3

[Lindeland]

Looks good Mike!

I want a ride in this beast once it is all done.

[silver saloon]

alex, i love your sig

[StickiestOfTheIckiest]

w00t, fixed my boost problem, now im back at 15psi....for now lol

[sgt snuffles]

man crank that to 20psi! send a piston through your hood, and a connecting road out your block and go drink some :beer:. haha jp i love your car, have you built the internals?

[Die Frau]

Lookin' good Mike!

[StickiestOfTheIckiest]

stock internals. still gotta wire up the aux. water pump, start cycling water through the IC, and install the fuel pump before i crank it up to 20psi or more. thanks for the kind words guys.

[StickiestOfTheIckiest]

w00t, finally had time to install the fuel pump..sitting at 17psi too....time to install the stiffer spring on the MBC, the "soft" spring is maxed out >_<

[Sucka612]

The heat exchanger looks wicked in there. Looks like a fmic almost. Crazy Mike