JDMCRX

Thought i would start a build thread for the car.

Picked up a 05 in summer of 2014. One owner doctor from toronto, never winter driven. Got it for a good price as the whole car was repainted in 2007 from dings in the door. Paint work was very well done with some areas i can live with.

So far

19" Diamond Cut wheels
10mm wheel spacers
10mm Extended wheel studs

Parts to go on

RV6 PCD
IMR J Pipe
IMR High Flow cat
IMR Intake box
P2R Intake Manifold thermo gasket
XLR8 Stock dia crank pulley
H&R Springs
09 Front and Rear sway bars

This is my summer daily driver so this should wake the car up.

Nersh7

What differences did you notice with the exhaust work? Sound, smell, power?

oo7spy

Paint those calipers something shiny.

StReCh4130

iTrader: (1)

Nice car. What extended studs did you go with?

JDMCRX

Thanks .
Stretch they are safety net . I have supplier if your interested let me know

tyrenith548

Yeah I'm curious to see how the car sounds with the new exhaust work

JDMCRX

In just waiting on the flanges to be cut and I will start the job .

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

Looks good so far!

JDMCRX

Well quick update finaly got a chance to work on my car after all these PCD and Jpipe installs.



Wanted to see what she would look like low as i could get the hoist.


About 2.5hrs in and she is ready to drop out.

teh CL

iTrader: (1)

Why you dropping the motor? It better be 3.7 related.....

gmason1

Looking really nice! Those wheels are slick with the grey pearl paint

JDMCRX

I was going to go with the 3.7 but i will do this later. I would need to buy new PCDs to go 3.7.

I dropped the motor because i am doing the following
-Timing belt and water pump and seals
-Tranny shift valve servicing/cleaning
-Porting out the exaust ports on the head
-Intake manifold lower runner porting
-Egr port cleaning
-Power steering pump reseal
-Valve lash
-Alternator rebuild if the parts come off B/O

also doing J pipe and H&R drop and 3.5" intake with velocity stack.

Thanks gmason1 when i saw the wheels localy kind of 4 hours away i jumped on them, had to get spacers and studs tho.

teh CL

iTrader: (1)

Good stuff..

How much did the PCDs/J pipe run you? That along with a full exhaust is on my list after coils

JDMCRX

teh CL

I would contact RV6 thats who i purchased the pcd and j pipe from.

JDMCRX

Sorry for the delay guys.

Motor is out of the car now and timming belt,water pump,valve lash and rebuilt the PS pump. Ported out the exhaust ports a bit also and installed the PCD's.

teh CL

iTrader: (1)

I need a lift badly..


Good stuff though. Everything is clean as hell considering its a CDN car

JDMCRX

Yeah car was from Toronto . A 65 year old had it and when I talked to him never winter driven and avoided the rain ! It was his baby lol

oo7spy

Great work!!!

JDMCRX

Well motor is back in

NathanJax

How's she run?

JDMCRX

She runs good. I'm suprised how the H&Rs ride on stock shocks for now lol.

She pulls good uptop too. I'll do a pull vid Monday.

kcjohnnyboy

your upgraded crank pulley uses the same oem belt as well?

JDMCRX

Yes sir . It's the same diameter as OEM
But about 5-6lbs lighter . Makes the car feel lighter and rev up quicker.

oo7spy

It is highly recommended to not under-drive (smaller diameter pulley) the RL because of the significant electrical loads and electrical issues. As JDMCRX mentions, simply lightening the pulley makes a difference.

JDMCRX

Yes like oo7spy said under drive pulley only belong on cars with very little electronics !

I have underdrive pulley on other vehicles but they are basic vehicles. Under idle the lights dim a bit and windows go up and down slow.

kcjohnnyboy

i'm planning to get the stock diameter lightweight pulley as well. thanks for the advice and facts!

NathanJax

I'm guessing this is the one you bought, correct?

XLR8 Aluminum Pulleys - Excelerate Performance - Japanese and European Performance Specialists!!

Did you purchase directly from them or is there a better/cheaper source?

oo7spy

Unorthodox Racing makes the pulley, so you may try searching for that. Given the number of platforms that it can span, it may be worth searching for similar products on the 3G or 4G TL since they got more aftermarket love.

MayorMcCheese

BUMP

this thread is great

kcjohnnyboy

How hard was putting your crank pulley on? Because mine is not fitting! Did yours slide on easily or did you have to sand your crank snout or pulley some to make it fit? This is what XLR8 was suggesting to me and Heeltoe (where I purchased my pulley from) also.

Walfunk

Man, I envy anyone that can pull engines, etc and do the kind of work you did to your car. Great job.