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Oct 10, 2004 | 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by gdogg

dude,

looking at your car all in pieces is like looking at a beautiful lady undressing...
its hot! giving me ideas! thanks dude for the subie ****.

aloha from the summit of *-^-Mauna Kea

Yea it's been a time consuming build up but apart from a poor silicone gasket issue last week we should be ready to run some boost through her towards the end of this week

Mike

Oct 10, 2004 | 07:45 PM

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damn that guy is teh secks

Oct 10, 2004 | 10:00 PM

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watch it guys.... 50psi... here it comes....................

Oct 10, 2004 | 10:14 PM

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50psi then a big kaboom...

Oct 10, 2004 | 10:15 PM

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Haha nothing like tempting fate

Well the last motor saw 34psi after all....

Mike

Oct 10, 2004 | 11:38 PM

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Mike, you said you have a 2.2l block right? I assume that is the semi closed deck block (like in the 22B) as opposed to a bored or stroked 2.0l block, right? Maybe I'm just dumb...

-Chris

Oct 11, 2004 | 11:20 AM

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Mike,

I noticed in one of your first posts you mentioned that a lot of weight reduction took place for your car, and I was wondering if you wouldn't mind posting up the weight reduction modifications you made.

Thanks,

Chris

+1.

Oct 11, 2004 | 09:13 PM

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Mike, you said you have a 2.2l block right? I assume that is the semi closed deck block (like in the 22B) as opposed to a bored or stroked 2.0l block, right? Maybe I'm just dumb...

-Chris

The block is a 2.2L which is fully closed, but the displacement ends up around the 2.33L mark.

Mike

Oct 11, 2004 | 09:33 PM

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+1.

Well we removed all the sound deadening crap from under the carpet/dash. All unknown metal was removed from dash, bumpers, consoles etc etc.
AC, Cruise control most of the engine wiring etc all went.
Front seats replaced with 25lbs (including rails) seats.
All airbags and associated wiring and control unit removed.
Removed Dev's *****...

I'm sure there is some more but that is what springs to mind right now.

Mike

Oct 12, 2004 | 07:53 AM

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sorry for the noob question, but what exactly does it mean when its a fully closed block? whats the difference between semi-closed and fully closed?

Oct 12, 2004 | 11:39 AM

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Damn, can't wait 2 see some #'s on that bad boy. Good ****, Mike.

Oct 12, 2004 | 11:56 AM

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sorry for the noob question, but what exactly does it mean when its a fully closed block? whats the difference between semi-closed and fully closed?

Run a search. There is a good explanation on these boards with pics and everything. The difference is how much metal connects the outer portion of the block to the cylinder walls. Stock 2.0s are open deck, which means very little metal with very large holes for coolant. The semi closed has about twice as much metal as the open, and slightly smaller and fewer holes for coolant, and the closed has a **** load of metal and very few and very small areas for coolant. It's not truely FULLY closed, as that would give no area for coolant to pass, but it's damn close.

-Chris

Here... found the thread for you: https://www.i-club.com/forums/showth...ight=open+deck

Oct 13, 2004 | 07:34 PM

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Thanks for the thread link Chris. I can't wait to see that beast on the street Mike!

Oct 31, 2004 | 06:35 PM

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Well we got some dyno time done today and managed to make some fairly reasonable numbers on 91.

We even shot a video http://www.daporkchop.com/host/GT35r.wmv

As always thanks to Tommy and Dev for helping with the car today and providing entertainment.

Mike