[chris82]

I thought I’d share my build, I’ve been working on it for about 6 months now. A lot of that time spent is waiting on parts to arrive.

I picked the car up for $1250 off an old man.
Grandpa Spec 😂 it even smelt like old man to.

I would have like to picked up an I4 but they’re quite rare over here in Aus, we only got them in 2003. Plenty of V6’s though.

 

[chris82]

I picked up some wheels from FB market place for $220 and gave them a fresh coat of paint

 

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I replaced all the shocks and picked up some lowered springs. They weren’t as low as I hoped but they might sag a bit more over time.

 

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Time for the exhaust.
I already had some headers to start with so I fitted them and bought a Magnaflow high flow cat 200 cel, 18” resonator and Vibrant 1146
muffler. It’s a 2.5” full system. Not a cheap exhaust by the end of it $1500 aud

It was 90db on idle and about 95db at 4000rpm. Quite loud but when I fitted the turbo and manifold it went down to 80db on idle.

 

[chris82]

Interior is pretty basic.
Seat covers, steering wheel, gear knob, new dash mat, 7” screen and started fitting my boost and wideband gauges
Not a fan of the steering wheel, I have another on the way.

 

[chris82]

Although the car has low kms on the clock, the previous owner didn’t do enough oil changes.
There was heeeeaps of caked up oil in the head and in the sump. The oil pick up was quite caked to. I spent 2 hours with a flat head screwdriver and shop vac digging out the crud in the head. I replaced the lifters as they would have been blocked for sure. The lifters were ticking like a time bomb.
I took the oil pick up off and cleaned that and obviously cleaned the sump out and fitted my oil return for the turbo bung.
Also did the timing belt while at it.
Also replaced the cam chain and drive belts, it runs super smooth now.

 

[chris82]

Fuel pump and fuel pressure reg was next.
I took the back seat out and removed the fuel pump assembly. I installed a Walbro 255 and Aeroflow fuel pressure reg. I adapted it straight to the end of the rail with a rail adapter for an Evo. I just got the appropriate 6an orb fittings.
The fuel pump was pretty straight forward except the walbro is fatter and the plastic surround isn’t big enough. I just used some wire to secure it.
I set the Reg to about 44psi which I believe is stock

 

[chris82]

Getting onto the good stuff now.
Kinugawa TD05H-16g turbo
MMI turbo manifold
Tial 38mm wastegate with 5psi spring
Same side intercooler, i couldnt find the next size up at a reasonable price that would fit. I didn’t need to trim the front bumper at all with this one.
I had to remove some metal to run the intercooler pipes through and ran some rubber strips around the cuts so the pipes don’t rub on metal and wear through.

 

[chris82]

I used a universal 2.5” piping kit and small battery (Full River HC20) this allowed me to not relocate the battery to the boot / trunk. It still starts the car fine and use the original power and ground battery terminals. Time will tell how it holds up. I made up a little battery tray out of aluminium and got a tie down to suit, it’s quite snug.
The pod filter will take the batteries original position.
The intake is a 3” Z / S pipe from Ali Express, worked perfectly 👌 to put the filter right where I wanted it. The filter is a big ProFlow 190mm long. Bit bigger than the average pod filter.

 

[chris82]

The dump pipe is a custom 3” made from the exhaust shop. He charged me $400 but he did a pretty good job, It fits well. He used an 3” exhaust donut to clear the alternator as it’s a tight bend. It also recirculates the wastegate back into the exhaust as its highly illegal here in Aus and a big fine $$$ if u get caught venting exhaust gas to atmosphere not via a cat converter.
I painted it and wrapped it

 

[chris82]

Earlier on I replaced the stock clutch to a Exedy HD stage 1. It’s slightly heavier on the pedal and definitely grabs harder than stock. Hopefully it’ll hold about 200-230hp or so (10psi) I’m not shooting for big power.
I kept the stock flywheel and got it resurfaced and broke the clutch in properly to give it the best chance off not slipping.

 

[Charlie-III]

Very nicely done, I'm sure it's faster just from lightening your wallet.
Congrats.

 

[peachferrari]

Wow that's some good work there. I used to have one of those Elantras (99 too actually) and it was not bad stock for what it was. I'm sure it'll be fun once that turbo spools up.

 

[chris82]

Very nicely done, I'm sure it's faster just from lightening your wallet.
Congrats.

Ain’t that the truth. Builds like this always cost more than u think. Like double

 

[chris82]

Wow that's some good work there. I used to have one of those Elantras (99 too actually) and it was not bad stock for what it was. I'm sure it'll be fun once that turbo spools up.

Thanks, yeah they’re not a bad little car. I had a different one when I was a bit younger. I drove it all over the place and never missed a beat. Having double the hp should make it fun like u said

 

[MrRob1080]

My 07 Tib has the same evo setup with the exception of it being a automatic… so i have a transmission oil cooler and also a oil cooler with a thermostatic sandwich plate from mishimoto … You going stand-alone or piggy back ?

 

[Charlie-III]

Ain’t that the truth. Builds like this always cost more than u think. Like double

A couple quotes you likely know or found out about the expensive/hard way.......

Speed is money, how fast do you want to go?

Cheap, fast, reliable......pick any 2!

 

[chris82]

My 07 Tib has the same evo setup with the exception of it being a automatic… so i have a transmission oil cooler and also a oil cooler with a thermostatic sandwich plate from mishimoto … You going stand-alone or piggy back ?

I’ll be using a Haltech Elite 750 and WB1. The AEM wideband will have to go.
I won’t be installing it myself, I’ll get the shop to do it. They can supply, install and dyno it all. I’m not sure if they’ll go full stand alone or run the haltech along side the stock ecu.
I’ll leave that up to them.

 

[Foreigner]

Really good build so far! Keep up the good work.

 

[Rushking19]

Awesome content keep us updated i can't wait to see more . I hope that sludge in the oil didn't hurt the bottom end , because these bottom ends can make good power stock long block. What is your power goals?