Grimm's 05 LGT- 6/3/17 she's dickered ;-;

[Grimmrican]

Hey guys and gals been awhile since I've been around. Much has been going on in life and going well. recently I bought one of my dream cars.

When I purchased the car back in February it was all fine and dandy until I got home. Error code P011 popped up. with some help and google I managed to remove the banjo bolt filter, but forgot to put everything back together because NA has been most my life and this is my second turbo car lol. I ended up overheating the turbo and RIP turbo seals. so since then ive been saving u my monies to better the car.

So far here is the mods list:

Engine:
-VF52 turbo upgrade
-Invidia catted downpipe
-everything else stock for now.

interior:
-05 original interior

Exterior:
-again nothing out of the norm other than factory 05

Suspension:
-sick from factory LGT wheels

Here are some pics. Feels good to be back and hopefully find time to hop on here more often.

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DRL delete and since I'm up under there why not remove the cluster as well??

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Looks as if something is about to go down.... soon...

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New car new mascot

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also playing around with photoshop making itasha?? itashi?? I forget....

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[Muse]

Okay. Doooo Eeeeet!

[rkrenicki]

Where are the new pictures??

[Grimmrican]

so today was a very productive day, I had a tommy kaira cluster hanging around the house from the 3rd gen and wondered if if was possible to retrofit into the LGT. and with some help of Rob aka Merlin the wire wizard it was all made possible lol

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some vids


https://youtu.be/LlB-z25Epjo


https://youtu.be/q4hfugNGiuI


https://youtu.be/-_tVmXM-5bI

[foohfooh]

Dude that is beyond awesome! Congrats and the car and your one of a kind cluster!

[Grimmrican]

Look what arrived via mail today!

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some more goodies!!

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vf40 turbo fun!!! lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM12smKkZ3w

[Grimmrican]

also as my cousin and I were swapping out the turbos we discovered that the turbo inlet to the turbo is melted and ripped thru. thus hindering us from progressing any further with the turbo. :/ oh well tomorrows another day I guess

[geckoboy86]

Look what arrived via mail today!

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More details about that R/C car? What scale chassis is it and where did you get that BG body from?

[Navi271]

I bet that turbo sounded awful!

Hey while you have the turbo out, I'd recommend deleting the uppipe cat by either gutting it or buying a catless one (and also deleting the EGT sensor housed in it) while you have everything apart. It's just added assurance that nothing will fail in the future. I've been told the cat has the potential to break apart with the added boost and kill the turbo.

[Grimmrican]

I bet that turbo sounded awful!

Hey while you have the turbo out, I'd recommend deleting the uppipe cat by either gutting it or buying a catless one (and also deleting the EGT sensor housed in it) while you have everything apart. It's just added assurance that nothing will fail in the future. I've been told the cat has the potential to break apart with the added boost and kill the turbo.

I just heard about that today from some one else lol. He was trying to sell me a sti uppipe because of what you said. I'm considering it

[Grimmrican]

More details about that R/C car? What scale chassis is it and where did you get that BG body from?

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This is pretty much all the info on it lol. I was buying a Legacy BE and was sent the BG instead.

[98legwag]

Any chance you are bringing the GT down to the MD meet in a few weeks?

[Dead91silvia]

^ Want to know the same... ;)

[Grimmrican]

if I could I would, but my sister in law is having her wedding that same day in pa. but I will most likely have it ready for the sli meet in RI

[Merc6]

also as my cousin and I were swapping out the turbos we discovered that the turbo inlet to the turbo is melted and ripped thru. thus hindering us from progressing any further with the turbo. :/ oh well tomorrows another day I guess Yep, reason for my AVO inlet.


I bet that turbo sounded awful!

Hey while you have the turbo out, I'd recommend deleting the uppipe cat by either gutting it or buying a catless one (and also deleting the EGT sensor housed in it) while you have everything apart. It's just added assurance that nothing will fail in the future. I've been told the cat has the potential to break apart with the added boost and kill the turbo.


I just heard about that today from some one else lol. He was trying to sell me a sti uppipe because of what you said. I'm considering it

Yep, the cat takes out the turbo which then takes out the short block. I got the STi Up on mine but there are aftermarket solutions.

[Grimmrican]

I have an opportunity to get a sti uppipe but wasn't sure in compatibility.

[Grimmrican]

So last Sunday I had a buddy drop off an oem turbo inlet. Been eager to put it on and continue with the car but with all the rain we've been getting this entire damn week I've been busy building an ark instead :/

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So here's an update. I finished putting the car all back together. The car fires right up beautifully. No sounds from the engine at all. But white smoke pours out the exhaust like a steam train. Wtf I'm stumped. I'll post video up shortly

[Grimmrican]

So here's the clip. My guess is ringlands failure?? Hope it's not and just something easy.

https://youtu.be/VLoHHxDQiCk

[dodik]

What did the smoke smell like?

[scoobydo2.0]

Eek!!! I'm with dodik, what did it smell like? Have you noticed a loss in oil or coolant? What color is the smoke, white or blue?

I couldn't tell at start up if there was the sound of lower end noise from the engine, but it definitely didn't sound right... It might be the coatings on the new exhaust pieces you installed burning off, hopefully...

[Grimmrican]

Sorry for the suspense. Update:

Engine is sound iPhone picks up more noises because I live on main road
https://youtu.be/HDOOkmztMzA

Exhaust actually makes a lot less smoke than in this video. Now smoke is bluish. Also checked the dipstick and no oil has been consumed. Coolant is not bubbling and not mixed into oil either.
https://youtu.be/7LOR75rxAZ4

[Grimmrican]

Latest update; the turbo is at the shop getting the seals rebuilt. They were worn but not horrible. I should get the turbo back soon. Unfortunately not in time for WBM :/

[Zangado1]

Looks great in burgundy red. I have never seen an LGT in that color. Im hating on my wing. Currently posted for a wingless trunk swap in RPB. There are pages of offers for swaps. You are lucky without the wing.

[Grimmrican]

Looks great in burgundy red. I have never seen an LGT in that color. Im hating on my wing. Currently posted for a wingless trunk swap in RPB. There are pages of offers for swaps. You are lucky without the wing.


Yea the color is 33j- garnet red pearl. I love it. Also I'm searching for a spoiler with lid swap. I don't like the shaved look. I'm also thinking of getting a duck spoiler kinda like the rare flat spoiler released for the 3rd gen. But that'll all happen eventually. For now it'll do just fine the way it is lol.

[Grimmrican]

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So finally the other day I finally received my turbo back. Tuner said the seals were pretty bad but everything else is very good and should have no problems from here on out. I got the chance to install the turbo and voila! It's alive again!! Mwahahahahahahah. Now to go get a tune and finally drive it

https://youtu.be/NmqK9ZhJhaE

[Zangado1]

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So finally the other day I finally received my turbo back. Tuner said the seals were pretty bad but everything else is very good and should have no problems from here on out. I got the chance to install the turbo and voila! It's alive again!! Mwahahahahahahah. Now to go get a tune and finally drive it

https://youtu.be/NmqK9ZhJhaE Do you still have the factory injectors and fuel pump or did you do the Stage 3 upgrade?

[Grimmrican]

For now just factory. I do have the Cobb ap v3. Supposedly it'll do for now.

[Grimmrican]

So uh it's been awhile again. Had some speed bumps slow me down over the past few months but I'm stabilized again. So my project can continue from where I had left off.

So I was so excited to finally go get the car tuned. I got a base map from my tuner and was headed his way to get a real tune. About 3 miles in I start smelling oil and inside the car fills with some smoke I freak out and abort the whole mission returning home to find out I need valve cover gaskets. So last week I bought them. Along with some 775cc injectors by fuel injector clinics. And Monday buying a dw65c fuel pump. And also some spark plugs because why not.

Injectors (obviously)
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Pic of fuel pump for reference
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Soon as this ball starts rolling again I'll continue with some more updates.

To be continued....

[Merc6]

About what I need for my build, pump and injectors. Road bumps are apart of the process, just gotta regroup and try something else.

[Grimmrican]

Got the dw65c fuel pump delivered a few days ago. Gonna try to drop it in this weekend. Was also going to do the injectors but realized I have side feed injectors and top feed wasn't made until 07+. So those will hold off until I buy some converters. Also bought a Torque Solutions TMIC that's should be arriving today or next week.

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[Grimmrican]

I'm home!!! Who knows for how long lol. The car is up and running since about February. Been to a few meets this spring and contemplating on going to the sli meet in MD. Def will be at the sli meet in RI. Currently on the road now working so I'll post pics and updates when I'm near a computer at home. (Hopefully I'll remember to lol)

[Grimmrican]

The car is fucking dead. Pulled off the highway, stopped at the end of the off ramp, car stalled (5eat btw).
Queue wtf.jpeg
Start the car in neutral loud knocking from bottom end.

Mind you the car literally showed no signs of issues before hand....

And here's the last time I turned it over.

https://youtu.be/67yJJyWAhck