Endless SS-S Sport pads and new fittings

I said I would be updating the blog a little. I ordered some Endless SS-S Sport brake pads for the rear calipers on my car. Endless USA was having a sale on them so I grabbed a pair for myself. I also ordered some Earl’s fittings for my PWR radiator. The PWR radiator comes with a plastic butterfly drain plug and it becomes really hard to remove at times. So with the Earl’s 90 degree fitting and AN caps I hope to fix that problem. Just unscrew the AN cap and drain the coolant in a easy way.

Wedge Engineering seat base

Haven’t updated the blog in a while, but no one looks at it. I decided to order a new seat base from Wedge Engineering today. It will have the seat bolted directly to it without sliders for the maximum lowest seat position. I also updated my DSMLink v2 with ECMLink v3 and changed my fuel pump from a Walbro 190lph to a Walbro 255lph high pressure pump and continued to calibrate my Stack cluster (very time consuming project).

Here is measurement info for a Sparco Evo seat with Sparco side mounts.

Increasing Stopping Power with Project Mu

I decided to put some new brakes on my car over the weekend. I literally spent months trying to decide what brakes were the best option for me. I finally settled for Project Mu because it gunmetal in color. I bought my Rotora brake kit in bright red because I wanted to attract attention, for my new setup I wanted a more “mature” and OEM look.
Another thing to note, I wanted a brake kit I could easily get replacement parts for. I have measured my PMU bell and disc and looked over the Brembo Racing catalog and it turns out I can replace my PMU rotors with Brembo Racing discs. This is a benefit considering I won’t have to deal with ordering replacement parts from Mackin; I can just point and click my mouse over at HRPWorld. As far as replacement brake pads, Endless makes pads that fit PMU calipers.
The options for brake kits for a 2g DSM are very limited. But luckily the 2g shares so much with the Evo it’s amazing. I ordered some new OEM 2001 Galant VR4 steering knuckles from over in Asia. And the PMU big brake kit essentially bolted right up without problems.
The bells are a tad thicker and tend to push my wheels out a tad so I suggest ordering some extended wheel studs. If you’re wondering the Evo and 2g DSM share the same ARP extended wheel studs part number.

Stacked with Issues

Recent;y I have been struggling with trying to interupt the 80+ pages on the Stack instruction manual. I spent over a year reading and rereading the Stack instruction manual, and I consistently overlooked the part that explains the RPM signal to the unit. I figured I had been there and done that before so wasting my time was unnecessary. I now have an issue with the RPM signal to the Stack. It’s funny, Stack has no US tech support. And try writing them an email! Internet forums are completely useless, they know nothing about the type of RPM signal a Stack reads, let alone what Stack is. Simply asking too much…
So tonight I ordered what I hope to be my saving grace. This nifty Auto Meter tach adapter. You would use it to install a big tach in your car, so I figured I’d give it a shot. What’s the worst that could happen.
Could it be my saving grace? I only hope. This is plan Z.
The funny thing is, I didn’t know what I was getting into when I got this Stack. No one knew about it, I had no one around me that could offer help. This has stretched my mind to the limits, this has improved my wiring skills greatly, it has expanded my knowledge about electrical systems.

Stack Sequential Shift Light

Since my love affair began with my Stack dash display I want to make full use of everything. I already made a very nice mount for it to mount in my dash. Very GT3 Cup-ish. I’ll post pictures of that later.
I should be ordering a Stack pulse amplifier to help get my wheel speed working. And then this gem looks really appealing.
I can only imagine using that this in car at night. Stack makes some super nice products. Once I get my car running (hoping for this weekend) I will post more pictures and ty to further invest in my Stack.

First Video of my Stack

After having this dash display for a while I finally decided to spend the day installing it. It was a fun project to run the wires. A couple years ago I use to be intimidated by wiring, but I now find it to be relaxing. I just sat down in my garage with a beer trying to find the best way to route the wires.

Now I must calibrate the system.

Close to Perfection

I just had to post this picture up. I thought the welds were very deserving of the attention. Since I switched to air-cooled oil, I had the holes on the front water pipe welded shut that would have otherwise gone to the oil filter housing, no JB Weld here. Longevity and quality are always a priority of mine.

Ummm… I thought my Shearer manifold looked crappy, must be my computer screen. Yea, that’s it!

Just another picture.

Out with the gold and in with the new!

Picked up my freshly powder coats parts from Denver Bumper. I’m now searching of some fancy bolts and washers to hold it all together. My buddy Ben uses them on his shifter kart (on sale this week at Sam’s Club, hehehe) so he’s going to show me the place to get them.

Remember when it was gold. Gross!

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Costs Associated

The costs associated with my transmission swap has gone beyond what I previously projected. But besides monetary costs involved, this as also cost a lot of time. The other night I ran my Goodridge SS clutch line and I could have been done in 5 minutes, but I took the time to route the line around in a way that made it virtually invisible. Last night I took my time installing my DV/DT FMIC. When I did the first test fit, the intercooler would have been slightly crooked. Nothing noticeable to the human eye, but I wanted to spend more time on it and make sure it was aligned. The devil is in the details!

I also stopped by the dealership to pick up a brand new clutch fluid reservoir cap.

Nuts

I figured nuts could barely be classified as a new part for my car, but as I was installing them they looked so much better then the nuts I was taking off. The made my polished tranny mount look better and made my engine bay look cleaner! Most of all I have a complete set of nuts holding my tranny mount to the tranny. I say this because the A/T uses 3 nuts to attach the tranny mount to the transmission and the M/T uses 4 nuts. Also the mounts are completely different, so if you doing the swap then I suggest looking into getting new tranny mounts and plates.
The part number is: MF434106