MKO's AWD/Turbo/DOHC/5 Speed Project

**mko** · 11-18-2010, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by Shadow19

I already gave you the part number to the damn filter that works to go directly on the turbo

Hey nice to hear from you too. Ill be recirculating so thres no point of spending money on temporary mod.

Originally Posted by eclipsh

MKO, a quick battery relocation frees up the spot behind the passenger headlight for your air filter. Plus it cleans up the engine bay and balances the car better.

Regardless, nice work on the FMIC piping. If my intercooler wasn't so damn big I'd have done something similar.

yeah i have most of the parts for the relocation, but I still cant get myself to do it.

**Shadow19** · 11-19-2010, 03:54 PM

Yea, recirculating would eliminate any issues.... Unfortunately ive got too much invested in my setup to even try and go back so im going to work with what i have. I havent been around much lately, I bought a raptor 660 and ive been hitting the trails and putting work into that, leaving the galant alone haha.

**mko** · 12-19-2010, 04:09 PM

Since Im out of work Why not shave another valve cover. Candy red this time

more coolness

Dual catch can setup

I know its a cluster fuck in the engine bay

**skrap** · 12-20-2010, 12:05 PM

Looks good Bro!

**peanotation** · 12-22-2010, 07:51 PM

awesome pics. are those JDM sides? what about front bumper? front pics???

**Sleepervr-4** · 12-22-2010, 08:51 PM

Nice build

**kolio** · 12-22-2010, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by peanotation

awesome pics. are those JDM sides? what about front bumper? front pics???

looking good chris!

those are infinity sides i believe or the lancers. and the front is a 7G-B bumper with a lip

**skrap** · 12-23-2010, 10:41 AM

Infnity Sides. I have the same ones collecting dust in my garage waiting for me to put them on.

**mko** · 01-08-2011, 07:58 PM

Its time!

The shit is si dirty and sludgy its not even funny

The head isnt looking right

Trans is ok, no play at the shaft, im gonna replace the pivot ball and the throw out bearing

Well, I happened to find out that I was driving w/o balance shaft belt for the past 5 years

**1992Galant** · 01-08-2011, 08:39 PM

awsome job mko. I can't wait to see the finish product. Good job so far

**mysticj** · 01-08-2011, 09:51 PM

so block rebuild plus DOHC head swap?

**Shadow19** · 01-09-2011, 01:48 PM

Holy oil leakage! LOL. Good luck man. Building an engine is what i love doing.

**mko** · 01-09-2011, 09:17 PM

Im so tired, either way, thats how it looked at around 3 AM yesterday

All cleaned up

**1992Galant** · 01-10-2011, 10:44 AM

I love those pistons . Are those low dish or just replacements.

**mko** · 01-10-2011, 08:54 PM

Same dish as stock pistons.

Moar Pics

**mysticj** · 01-11-2011, 12:06 AM

looking good!

**1992Galant** · 01-11-2011, 01:18 AM

looking good. Dam mko you work fast

**mko** · 02-03-2011, 10:10 AM

SHE IS ALIVE!!!

It's been 20 days since i put the engine in the car, sorting out wiring messes, installing small crap here and there. I have to say I suck at timing DOHC heads, I can do a SOHC t-belt job in a heartbeat , but damn that took 20 freaking times to get it right.

i had it running last night, but it wouldnt idle. It revved fine just wouldnt hold idle regardless of what i did. I couldnt sleep last night thinking about this shit all the time. Drove up to Skrap's house at 5:30AM to get started and just started her up. Feww, what a burden it was.

Pics and video to come!