Take back the keys!

Hey guys, i figured i'd toss this up here coz i never made a "noob" thread. I'm 25 years old and i've been playin with cars since before i got my drivers licence. I've always been facinated with performane and couldn't get enough of supernats when i was little. My knowlage of automotive performance has grown rapidly over the years and if i've learn anything, it's that there is always more to learn and that there are always people out there that can teach you something new. My focus over the past 5 or 6 years has been primarily in the honda scene, but i like pretty much anything thats been modified tastefully. I enjoy being the underdog with the 4cyl because i alwasy feel like i'm striving to improve myself and my car to become better and catch the big guys.

Anyways, some of you know me and some don't, i'm a full time computer technician and i work on cars in the evening. My lifestyle is pretty simple, my computer job pays the normal cost of living bills. When i want to work on or play with my car, the funds come from work that i've done out of my garage. If i don't work hard after hours, i don't get to play. I work very hard to enjoy my toys and they mean a lot to me. Some day i hope to open a shop and work in the automotive performance industry full time.

I do some custom paint work, custom fabrication & one off items, i powder coat (walk in oven), and build turbo systems.

For those that don't know my car, i drive a heavily modified honda civic.

pics or ban

Welcome! lol

zomg hi2u tony

boosted_em1 wrote:pics or ban

here:
the lil engine that could




ohh yea.. & heres the old LS motor from 06-07 seasons

Hi Tony! Nice to meet you

bunch of smart asses!!

ohhhhhhhhh sexy motor is that the b18c1 or what

Hey there

itsalaser wrote:ohhhhhhhhh sexy motor is that the b18c1 or what

it's modeled after the b-series motors but it's actuall a Dart Block mated up to a Dart head.

The Dart Closed Deck Blockholds
89mm (stroke) x 84.5mm (bore)
CP 9.0:1 Pistons
Eagle Crank
Eagle Rods

Dart Head is CNC port & polished for exact flow to each cylinder
(no longer made)
2mm over sized vlaves
Using an Elelbrock victor X intake manifold (polished)

how much can that block handel...

enough.

u can't kill a dart block

drewboi wrote:how much can that block handel...

I would have to say that the eagle rods are going to be my weakest point in the motor as it's assembled currently. They are rated for 600whp, i've concidered changing them out with a set of manly turbo tuff rods just to that it's capable of 800's but i really don't plan to make that much power. I've talked to the Dart tech's before and they said that hey have run 50psi on a a couple t4 ball bearing turbos durring testing of their sleeves and it's held.

You can find info on the block at http://www.dartheads.com

The goal for this thing has been to make a 10sec. pass down the track. I had a lot of problems getting everything right last season & didn't meet my goal yet. I believe that i've got everything in order now & hope to accomplish that & more this season.

Welcome

build me a turbo kit !!!!

njrupp wrote:build me a turbo kit !!!!

give me your chassis & motor specs and then your power goals. I quote you, you toss me half the cash, i build, i deliver, you pay me remainder.

We schedule tuning session, i make reliable power, you drive off happy.

we maintain good relationship incase you ever need any further help.

pm or e-mail for further information.

SMARTASSES?! DONT YOU THINK YOUR A LITTTLE FUCKING LATE MAKING ONE OF THESE. GOD DAM. jk. cant wait to see your car in the spring. my cars slower than yours so if we race, give me a break

Running925 wrote:

njrupp wrote:build me a turbo kit !!!!

give me your chassis & motor specs and then your power goals. I quote you, you toss me half the cash, i build, i deliver, you pay me remainder.

We schedule tuning session, i make reliable power, you drive off happy.

we maintain good relationship incase you ever need any further help.

pm or e-mail for further information.

tony is a good guy. i can vouch.

crx ef 88 wrote:

Running925 wrote:

njrupp wrote:build me a turbo kit !!!!

give me your chassis & motor specs and then your power goals. I quote you, you toss me half the cash, i build, i deliver, you pay me remainder.

We schedule tuning session, i make reliable power, you drive off happy.

we maintain good relationship incase you ever need any further help.

pm or e-mail for further information.

tony is a good guy. i can vouch.

so can i. my car is tuned by him

tony u have a pm

Ask Gary... I LOOOOVEEEEE turboooo civics!


Pretty pretty.

Nice to meet you!

if you open a shop you should definatly hire me because i will probably be doing just free-lance graphic work for a while in the future

bout time u made one of these... nice setup, engine bay looks amazingly clean too. before i get a turbo kit i'll shoot u a PM to see what you'd charge for a kit. what do u do as a computer technician? like hardware and stuff??? currently i'm trying to get my CCNA

crx ef 88 wrote:tony is a good guy. i can vouch.

thanks man.. it's appreciated

boosted_em1 wrote:so can i. my car is tuned by him

Thanks dude, hows that thing holdin up anyways. it's been a few months since i've talked toyou last.

emily wrote:Ask Gary... I LOOOOVEEEEE turboooo civics!

Pretty pretty.

Nice to meet you!

Thats good to hear, maybe you should get one!!

fbirdformula wrote:bout time u made one of these... nice setup, engine bay looks amazingly clean too. before i get a turbo kit i'll shoot u a PM to see what you'd charge for a kit. what do u do as a computer technician? like hardware and stuff??? currently i'm trying to get my CCNA

thanks.

as far as my job goes, it's classified, i could tell ya.. but, i'd have to... ahh riiiight... haha
I work at the tribune chroicle, I take care of about 300 machines (mac & pc, it's a split enviroment), if hardware or software fails i slap the fix on 'em. I'm also the webmaster here so i take care fo their website & what not. I do all the in house networking (CCNA training) & do some of the work with the phone system (most of the phone system is left up to my boss jeff). We also take care of some other newspapers that are owned by our parent company such as Boardman Town Crier, Salem News, Morning Journal News in East liverpool, ect.

There always soemthing broke around here.

So im off here for a day and miss this thread haha.

OMG WELCOME TONY!

haha

He welds excellently

I had a dream your car went 9.081@162 last night, that is no joke either!

its holding up pretty good sitting in the garage lol

BOOST3DWRX wrote:He welds excellently

Thanks man, did you install those headers yet?

Rb25Cory wrote:I had a dream your car went 9.081@162 last night, that is no joke either!

soooo... do you dream about me & my car often?? lol j/k I'm glad it was skootin along there. I'll be happy with 10's tho.

boosted_em1 wrote:its holding up pretty good sitting in the garage lol

Glad to hear it's in good shape. We should really spend soem time on the dyno fine tuning that thing a little more if you end up keeping it another season. Or just throw some pistons (450) & rods (300) at it so we can crank the boost up to about 450 ish

tony does some good work. he tuned my integra 2 times and did some timing and valve work for me to.

92tegGP wrote:tony does some good work. he tuned my integra 2 times and did some timing and valve work for me to.

thanks bro


I've got a new project comming up. Just picked up the second half of the parts last night. I'll take some pictures tomarrow & get a thread started.