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Starting a new thread for my upgrade progression as it all comes together.
For those new, or those like me who forgot, I have a 03 wagon, manual swapped with the South Bend Stage 3 Endurance, and swapped in a 2000 engine with 324k miles, because that's just how I roll. I've already done all the tune ups under the sun I can find, already got the body work and misc repairs done.
So, as a refresher, here's the mods I plan to do.
BRM intake
VNT17/22
216 nozzles
Now those familiar with the BRM intake, it doesn't have the mounting bits for the EGR cooler. Being as I'm in Oregon in the metro area, I unfortunately have to pass emissions. So, I have a spare ALH manifold. I'm going to chop it up and have someone weld the mounts to the BRM intake. Waiting on the intake adapter from Malone. Soon as it shows up I'll upload a photo of it. Searching round the forums, I think I'm the first person who is going to be using a BRM intake WITH keeping the EGR functional. Am I crazy? Maybe. Will it be fun? Definitely.
Also looking around, if I understand it correctly, you can install ARP head studs without removing the head, without replacing the head gasket, by simply doing one at a time, right? I know I was against doing head studs, but seeing other people have good luck doing it that way, I think I'll bite the bullet and do it. I mostly didn't want to do it because I didn't want to pull the head off. Anyone else done it that way?
I'll also be installing a boost/EGT gauge. Past what I've listed, I don't think there's any other mods I need to do, past getting a 3 bar MAP sensor, and then having Malone redo my tune.
This will be fun y'all.
For those new, or those like me who forgot, I have a 03 wagon, manual swapped with the South Bend Stage 3 Endurance, and swapped in a 2000 engine with 324k miles, because that's just how I roll. I've already done all the tune ups under the sun I can find, already got the body work and misc repairs done.
So, as a refresher, here's the mods I plan to do.
BRM intake
VNT17/22
216 nozzles
Now those familiar with the BRM intake, it doesn't have the mounting bits for the EGR cooler. Being as I'm in Oregon in the metro area, I unfortunately have to pass emissions. So, I have a spare ALH manifold. I'm going to chop it up and have someone weld the mounts to the BRM intake. Waiting on the intake adapter from Malone. Soon as it shows up I'll upload a photo of it. Searching round the forums, I think I'm the first person who is going to be using a BRM intake WITH keeping the EGR functional. Am I crazy? Maybe. Will it be fun? Definitely.
Also looking around, if I understand it correctly, you can install ARP head studs without removing the head, without replacing the head gasket, by simply doing one at a time, right? I know I was against doing head studs, but seeing other people have good luck doing it that way, I think I'll bite the bullet and do it. I mostly didn't want to do it because I didn't want to pull the head off. Anyone else done it that way?
I'll also be installing a boost/EGT gauge. Past what I've listed, I don't think there's any other mods I need to do, past getting a 3 bar MAP sensor, and then having Malone redo my tune.
This will be fun y'all.