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AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
8/11/15 2:55 p.m.

This thread definitely delivers. I'm in the third row of a minivan on a 3-hour return from customer meeting and read it from start to finish!! Learned about drug loaner cars and pavement snacks too.

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
8/13/15 12:23 p.m.

This fine automobile is now my primary form of transportation since I sold the Miata.

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
8/17/15 11:27 p.m.

I really want these wheels, but not can't bring myself to spends almost double what I have in the car.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/5176303298.html

Raze
Raze UltraDork
8/18/15 2:45 p.m.

Keep your old wheels, when you sell your $400 car, take off those nice rims and sell them separately. I mean when you have more in your car in tires than the car itself, doesn't make sense to look at it as the sum of it's parts...

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
8/28/15 11:10 p.m.

Behold! Gifts from the junkyard gods...Viggen spec turbo and intercooler.

$113 hit to the budget when I get them installed.

java230
java230 Reader
8/29/15 2:21 p.m.

Sweet! That's a damn good price really. No good junk yards around Seattle...

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
8/29/15 9:35 p.m.

I took a trip up to Seattle today to check out the Scanwest Autosport BBQ and get my ecu tuned by Mike D who had flown in from Boston for the event. Long drive, but good fun and a claimed 40 more HP. I also got a spare key programmed to the car, and all for a Benjamin.

Mezzanine
Mezzanine Reader
8/29/15 10:20 p.m.

I'm sad I couldn't make it to the BBQ. Scanwest is seriously the best shop anywhere for SAAB. I've known Rob and Craig there for years and trust them completely. It's really hard to find a shop you can trust as I'm sure you can appreciate.

Glad the trip worked out!

wheelsmithy
wheelsmithy GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
8/30/15 8:49 a.m.

Most excellent thread. The whole key/keychain bit makes this all seem like predestination. Truly in the spirit of the magazine.

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
8/30/15 2:11 p.m.

Thanks. Bonus: I should be able to take 25 off the challenge budget thanks to my key misadventures.

Original key:$50

New blank: $5 (ebay)

Half price key cut since they messed up the first time: $20

Programming new key: free with tune.

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
8/31/15 7:49 p.m.

The tune took 2 seconds off of my 15-90 MPH time. Now it takes 15 seconds.

Rusted_Busted_Spit
Rusted_Busted_Spit GRM+ Memberand UberDork
9/1/15 7:40 a.m.

Have you installed the new IC and turbo yet?

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
9/1/15 9:23 a.m.

Nope. IC may go in this weekend. The tuner thought I might have a boost leak, and I bet it is from the stock IC being damaged from the fender bender. The turbo is a bit harder to swap, and I need to gather a few parts first.

Rusted_Busted_Spit
Rusted_Busted_Spit GRM+ Memberand UberDork
9/1/15 1:55 p.m.

It should be fun when all the upgrades are on. Have you had time to mod the air box yet?

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
9/1/15 5:01 p.m.

Not yet. Maybe I'll do that this weekend with the intercooler. I just ordered a new turbo gasket and misc. parts to fit the new turbo.

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
9/2/15 1:00 a.m.

I had some free time and energy after the kids went to bed so I made this:

I still need to attach the funnel. The inlet was opened up to 3" and the inside was smoothed for better flow.

Here is what the stock part looks like (upside down):

ID of the stock inlet is about 2".

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
9/4/15 2:50 p.m.

"King Size Funnel" intake complete. Here it is compared to the stock part:

Total cost $3. Intake noise increased very slightly, turbo noise did not change. Intake air temp also did not seem to change. I will try another 15-90 run today to see if it had any effect on performance.

tuna55
tuna55 MegaDork
9/4/15 2:52 p.m.

In reply to bgkast:

I'll bet it's negligible, but I'[m skeptical of all things.

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
9/4/15 2:55 p.m.

In reply to tuna55:

Probably. The real point of this was to be able to hear the turbo, but that didn't work out.

tuna55
tuna55 MegaDork
9/4/15 3:06 p.m.
bgkast wrote: In reply to tuna55: Probably. The real point of this was to be able to hear the turbo, but that didn't work out.

Remove the muffler!

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
9/4/15 3:38 p.m.

The stock black vinyl pillar trim on the car is bubbling and is letting the looks of the car down. The pillars are body color underneath. I'm planning to remove them, but replacements are more than I want to spend. My options are either leave them body color, or plasti-dip black. Here is somebody's photo-shop of stock vs body color. Thoughts?

I want those wheels even more now...

Mezzanine
Mezzanine HalfDork
9/4/15 3:49 p.m.

I'd stay black. Hit them with 'Dip and carry on.

Junkyard_Dog
Junkyard_Dog SuperDork
9/4/15 4:16 p.m.

Trim black.

Dusterbd13
Dusterbd13 UltraDork
9/4/15 4:21 p.m.

Black. The red looks like chrome plated E36 M3.

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
9/5/15 12:27 a.m.

15-90 run with the funnel was about 1.5 seconds faster than with the stock box. It was about 8 degrees cooler today which probably contributed.

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