My First car under construction

[Ryan_Lawlor27]

HELLO EVERYONE! My name is Ryan and I am new to this forum. I am 15 and just got my permit. My dad and I are building this Ti together. If you recognize the car, its Signature Sound! We will be tearing the head down for a rebuild, powder coating a few things, touching up the bay, building a new exhaust, painting the wheels, and possibly a new body paint job.

Here are some pics of our progress so far:












Here is what my dad gets to drive now



And here is why you should change your cabin filters... nasty!

[teetime4one]

Ya got yourself a nice car there dude. Keep at it!

[ti-billy]

Awesome man, welcome! My cabin filters were nasty too.

[Ryan_Lawlor27]

I appreciate the welcoming to the forums! I have a very low experience level with rebuilding engines, so it's a Dad-And-Son experience. I guess that's why the motto is DAS Auto. Haha no but um if you guys have any recommendations with the setup or parts for the car, hit me up!

[CompactD]

Originally Posted by Ryan_Lawlor27

I appreciate the welcoming to the forums! I have a very low experience level with rebuilding engines, so it's a Dad-And-Son experience. I guess that's why the motto is DAS Auto. Haha no but um if you guys have any recommendations with the setup or parts for the car, hit me up!

If you after a bit of power out of that lump skim the head and have the valves tri grinded before you put it back together also they respond very well to a cold air feed keep the original air box but take all the foam and plastic caging out from inside, on the outside there is a trumpet you can remove if you trim the clip off you can turn it upside down so it points towards the floor then you can attatch the cold air feed to it as the original is more of a hot air feed :P

[Ryan_Lawlor27]

Originally Posted by CompactD

If you after a bit of power out of that lump skim the head and have the valves tri grinded before you put it back together also they respond very well to a cold air feed keep the original air box but take all the foam and plastic caging out from inside, on the outside there is a trumpet you can remove if you trim the clip off you can turn it upside down so it points towards the floor then you can attatch the cold air feed to it as the original is more of a hot air feed :P

That's a cool trick! Thanks for the advice. The machine shop that machines our hi performance Protégé heads will be decking it. They are going to set the rockers too. We might go thru the ports a little with a die grinder to get a smoother flow. Possibly shape the bowl area and knife the dividers. Don't want to go crazy in case the stock ecu doesn't like it. With a fresh valve seat and my dad's performance coatings, it should feel like a new car again.

Has anyone had much luck with a cold air intake instead of the stock piping? I really like the trick you suggested, just wondering if it would be worth fabricating something????

[borkanel]

Congrats on your Ti! Take good care of your first car as you will remember it....I surely do :P

PS: If you're going to fabricate something don't forget the resonator as the additional noise can drive you crazy.

[jca]

Originally Posted by Ryan_Lawlor27

That's a cool trick! Thanks for the advice. The machine shop that machines our hi performance Protégé heads will be decking it. They are going to set the rockers too. We might go thru the ports a little with a die grinder to get a smoother flow. Possibly shape the bowl area and knife the dividers. Don't want to go crazy in case the stock ecu doesn't like it. With a fresh valve seat and my dad's performance coatings, it should feel like a new car again.

Has anyone had much luck with a cold air intake instead of the stock piping? I really like the trick you suggested, just wondering if it would be worth fabricating something????

CAI's on these cars add no power, maybe a little noise. Nice looking car!

[BMW_Hatchback]

Welcome to the forums, Ryan! You're very welcome here, it's always good to see fresh young blood flow through these parts!