Hell yeah bro! It's good to see this girl make a pull under boost! That intake manifold is awesome too.

@@Brock_Landers Yes!!! Finally! Thanks, I appreciate it!

Did it Spin the tires for a second before you let off? The camera shook like it spun, haha

@@bryanoldaker3730 lol, to be honest, I don't know because I was focused on knock retard and the AFR's. She definitely wanted to rev out more, but since it's the first time we've hit boost in that part of the map, I didn't want to stay in it too long. Time to get her on a dyno so we can stay safe both with the engine and... me lol.

@@cmattdabrat I remember when your brother helped you remove the engine and y'all carried it out 🤭😂

Yes! Thank you! Next video coming soon.

Wow! Nice. The back housing on this turbo is .63. It'll be cool to see what'll it do and what it Peters out at. I'll have more soon. Hopefully next it'll be a dyno day. I need to install my AEM boost controller and N2MB WOT box so I can let the tuner set all that and then we can have some fun with the car.

Thank you! I appreciate it!

More to come! Can't wait to get it on the dyno. Just need to sort out the belt, and going to schedule a tune day and see what she'll do!

I appreciate it!

I appreciate that! More to come soon!

I'm ecstatic! I've felt her pull on 8 psi, but 13 was a hoot! Definitely a lot of hours put in. Anxious to get this going and have some fun. That's awesome! I'm still learning everyday as well, so it's cool to share my pitfalls and victories!

It sure has! The spare is working out great so far. More to come soon!

I really appreciate that! Ya'll keep me inspired as well.

Thanks! It's been awesome being able to rip it. LOL... it was my youngest birthday and they were ready to go.

Happy birthday to your kiddo 🎉🎂

Definitely will! I just got a new water pump pulley in. I'm going to install my other water pump, and see how the tensioner is. Still have the one from my fist engine I can swap just incase. I'll be heading to a shop this week to get her tuned. So I'm just going to put over there and let them take over from there.

Can't wait!

Thank you! So much more to come and sorry to hear about your car, but they can be fixed.

Thank you!

I have. Might put it lower in the front behind the bumper cover in the future as it becomes a more serious dedicated drag car.

Thanks! Me too.

Awesome!

Brain fart when the camera comes on sometimes. Thanks! I've definitely put in a lot of hours. It's great to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Welcome aboard! I appreciate it.

Thanks! She's coming along.

Thanks! Sure will.

Thanks!

Thanks! If there's a will there a way lol

Thank you!!

Definitely wish I had a lift to just drop everything out of the bottom, would make things a lot easier. Maybe one day I'll get a lift so I can have a backup engine and trans ready to drop in when things break.

@@cmattdabrat you make it look like a casual thing swapping engines etc. I did the timing belt on the Sonic last year and it seemed like a big job, lol. Where do you find the time for this. I can get an 85 Z28 from a friend, would love to dump an LS into it, but time is a bugger.

Thanks! That's awesome. Left you a comment on your channel about the N2MB Wot Box wiring.

I appreciate it!

Thanks! Lots of truth to that, but they're inexpensive, I have the billet wheel turbo as well, and I'm sure if I poked at Maxpeeding they'd hook it up with another lol. Now we just need to get this thing on a dyno and tuned.

@@cmattdabrat Heck yeah. 💪💪

Thank you! I appreciate it.

Thank you! You're absolutely right about that. I'm guessing short stroke and high RPM to move enough air on the inline 4 motorcycles, but I'm sure the same concept could be applied to larger displacement 4 cylinder engines. Shorter stroke, aluminum rods, get the rotating assembly as light as possible and rev it to the moon!

Thank you! If the stocker hold up with what little mods I did, it'll stay in until it lets go.

@@cmattdabrat 100% it'll last at that boost level with forged rods, mine has been daily driven hard for over a year now at 10psi upped to 13-14psi about 3 months ago no issues

Thanks Kevin!

Thanks!

Heck yeah!

I had to look at it, lol... it's a Greek Vape Aegis.

Love the sonics!

Awesome advice! I really appreciate the tip.

@@cmattdabrat if u find it is only going to 255kpa i have some offset values u can use so the 3 bar map will scale to the 2.5 bar value whilst keeping baro close to actual, ran into this issue on a LSA turbo, then just make a maths boost pid to see actual boost

Sounds like an awesome build! Always wanted to do a Miata. I'm still testing it, but kicks in hard from 5k-8k and lights off the tires. Very much a top end build. Same here. All Maxpeeding from the turbo, waste gate, BOV, rods. Anything I could get my hands on to keep it affordable. I appreciate it! Always have had a soft spot for see what American 4 cylinders can do instead of the same ol, even though those are proven formula's. This just interests me more and it's fun proving the neigh sayers wrong lol.

True. Could be the alternator, or compressor as well. I could see the water pump pulley wobble though. So I'm going to replace it and see if that helps. These engines are a tight fit, so when installing or pulling them, bumping them into the frame rail happens.

Thanks Terry~

lol, hell yeah! OG Predator!

So many! Can definitely be overwhelming for a newb like myself.

@@cmattdabrat indeed. I find that naming your tune files helps keep track of what you changed. Like "tune 1 pulled timing down low" and then if you liked the result, go "tune 1.1 adjusted be tables" etc. And mess with your logging charts. So if you're lean the cell turns red, if spot on it's white, if rich it's green.

The 1.4 stock can be pushed to 225-250 wish. Toss some rods, pistons, and head bolts and they've yet to have broke one. Well, at least ZZP. THey're pushing 400+whp on their 1.4.

It's before the MAF. I've only clocked the turbo so I'm not 100% sure how it seals up to be honest.

@@cmattdabrat Yea when you get around to it, pull the cold side cover and check if it has that oring or not.

All of it lol. Honestly, I'll have a setting on my boost controller for daily driving set around 14-15 psi. Another setting for 25-28. Where ever the turbo caps out. I plan to setup a scramble boost for track days. So when I stage, I can keep the tires from blowing off in 1st gear, then when I hit the scramble boost button I'll have all the boost.

@@cmattdabrat thats cool idea! I also have gt3582(r) ar.82 for my ford sierra, its the same but original garret and has ballbearings Dont know how much boost the 2.0ohc can handle but we will se eventually😂

@@miksu7784 Thanks! Sounds like a fun project. LOL, only one way to find out!

Thank you!

You are welcome

5-8k

It's the stock ECU and using HP Tuners.

It was. Set to open waste gate at spring pressure for the moment. I have an AEMX boost controller hanging around I need to install.

@@cmattdabrat that makes sense. So dumb question only because I have never done this what happens with all of that boost pressure? When the wastegate is set to not open up? Is it still low enough to not give you any connecting rod damage?

@@davesworld2132 So on an external Tial type. It has a port that goes under the diaphragm / spring, and one on top that keeps it closed. The pressure feed line is currently hooked up under the diaphragm, so when the boost kicks in, it opens it once it reaches the capacity of the spring. In this case it's a 14lb spring. If no line were hooked up, it would make as much boost as it could before it unseated the waste gate valve. If it were hooked up top, it would keep the gate closed and you would get max boost. Without anything hooked up, you would still get the waste gate opening some, but not full boost. Rod bending tends to happen when their torque potential is exceeded. The danger zone for breaking engines / bending rods is at max torque, which is around the 3800 rpm mark. If I had a turbo that kicked in before 3800 rpm, I'd have to be real careful with retarding the spark until it passed that point. In this case, the turbo does really kick in until 5k+. What generally kills engines is torque more so than horsepower and RPM. I hope this helps some.

@@cmattdabrat that makes sense. I didn’t realize that style had another poet for reference. Awesome. I’m excited to see the next step.

@@davesworld2132 Thanks! Just waiting on the ARP bolts to come in so I can make it stronger. :)

Hey Dominick. Thanks for watching. I made a lot of them, but the rods are from maxpeedingrods. Look up Z16 rods on their site. The pistons are custom from JE, but I'm sure you could call them up and ask to make you a set.

That would be fun!

My dumb self had the belt routed wrong.

I tossed them back in after this drive. I know it pulls or adds timing based off of coolant and air temps. Message me on IG of FB. Would love to discuss. Air was nice and cool outside, and coolant temps were looking great. I'm not a tuner by no means, but hopefully this week, I'm going to get the car strapped onto a dyno and have a local shop tune it.

@@cmattdabrat what's your Instagram?

@@DhavalDedhia Just search for Matthew Chevalier

I believe it's the E78, or E87. I'll have to go back and look. I did have to mess with the virtual torque. I increased it by 30%. I followed a live tutorial by HPTuners on boost. I also had to fail the airflow correlation. Forgot what code, but raised it to over 10k so it wont read it and put the engine into limp mode.

Its E83 mate i'd like to help you out with that little ecu. We are using it as opel branded cars. Finally up and running

@@cmattdabrat if it is an e78 like mine I wrote up a tutorial on cruzetalk how to get the throttle working correctly when boosted :)

Stock ECU, but just modifying the tune with HPTuners.

@@cmattdabrat that's awesome I have a turbo project I'm working on would you be able to do a video on how you modified the tune ?

It's the 2H0. I was actually looking at the Astra's because when I was looking for a replacement engine, they're the same model. That would be Awesome!

@@cmattdabrat Im close to 200k miles so I’ll need a new engine but how did you unlock your ecu that’s the only problem im trying to figure out

lol, she was leaking pretty bad, but we got it sorted.

Absolutely! And she'll seal up with miles. So far, no smoke and running well... minus the tune.

I brought the messed up belt in and walked out with a new one without spending a dime. lol

@@cmattdabrat My bad, point taken

Thanks!!

Stock computer.

'12 sonic lt sedan 1.8. same as yours except the shell is different

LOL, I appreciate you stopping by!

Would love to see a boosted 1.8 sonic! The Sonics are growing on me. Every time I see one I turn my head.

@@cmattdabrat for what they are they aren't terrible cars. Wife's grandparents bought it brand new with less then 20 miles on it. Now sits with 99k. Hasn't needed much either except for the usual thermostat housing failure, oil cooler leak. I have always had an itch to boost it just unsure how to convince the wife. You are the first that I have seen that has boosted a 1.8 so it made me very happy to stumble on your videos. Thank you

It's the factory ECU.

@@cmattdabrat Thanks bro 😵‍💫😍

@@cmattdabrat Thanks bro 😵‍💫😍

It's holding up just fine. It's a $130 turbo. I'm not too concerned about it and I have 3 more sitting around the shop.

Where are you located?

Worlds fastest 4 cylinder is a GM Ecotec. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7OjkqViu6ebmYE.html

That's the million dollar question. We'll find out soon, but I don't see any reason it wouldn't take up to 30 psi.

@@cmattdabrat damn son!!! that will be fun

It is. Small back housing with a larger compressor.

@@cmattdabrat I figured it was it looked funny. Love the build

@@anonymous5072 Thanks!

@@cmattdabrat you’re welcome 😁

Just takes showing what they're capable of.

Thank you!

Yeah, hard to tell if it's the pump, or pulley. So I have a new pulley on the way. We'll see how it does, and then the pump. Nothing but belt issues lately but we'll get it sorted. I know these 6 groove belts are good, but if something is out of wake, they're horrible. Makes me wish I could find a v belt setup for it lol.

Thanks! I've never heard her get that rowdy once it got into boost. Can't wait to hear how she does fully tuned.

On a 1.8 with 10.5:1 compression and a GT3582 with boost kicking in between 5-8k, big difference.

Yup, but raised the limiter. Eats it up. The turbo doesn't spool until 5k.

love your energy man