I did a compression test for all 4 cylinders, very happy with the result

Had to do this by myself so I tied a rope around it and attached it to my garage door, this way I could see what was happening from inside the car

Cold engine ofc, because it doesn't run yet. and wide open throttle. I removed the EFI fuse to prevent the engine from flooding with gas.

Been a while since I posted. Kinda busy irl

I have been thinking of a place to install an oil catch can. Most people move the battery to the back and buy a battery-located catch can, but I didn't want to do that.

It is best to place the catch can as high as possible but I don't have alot of room to do so.. I came up with the idea to fab up my own catch can and have it welded on to my strut bar!

Bought a piece of aluminum and started drawing.

All solid lines will be cut, the dashed lines will be bent. I have made this particular design with a reason which I will explain later.

Cutting & bending




Baffle inside for the oil to condensate on and to prevent oil from spitting directly out of the vents on the back.




I taped the pieces together to see what its gonna look like and for a test fit. Had to make it a little bit less wide because I forgot my MAP sensor was in the way.




This post was edited by Gluurbuur on Oct 24 2022 03:07am

All welded up now! Still need to give it a nice polish.

I don't know if it is noticeable in the picture, but the catch can is 50mm long on the left side and 40mm on the right.

Oil that condensates into the can will run down to the left side where I have an AN10 fitting welded on (at the bottom, can't see it on pic) with a hose running to the sump/oil pan.

This will now act as another breathing point for my engine and as a simple oil return line! I won't ever have to empty the can this way










All I have to do now is connect my valve cover to my catch can. I will be making some braided oil lines soon.

This post was edited by Gluurbuur on Oct 27 2022 12:32pm

I dunno what I'm looking at but good stuff dude! Looks cool

Thanks man!
Trying to explain as simple as possible.



Blog related:

I was too lazy to upload this video, but here it is:

Starting the fully built engine for the first time!!! I was damn nervous tbh
Can't believe it runs so smooth.

https://youtu.be/OSytBxkfnjM


Intake and exhaust is not hooked up. Just wanted to make sure it started using OEM map sensor and OEM injectors.

Next up will be wiring in my 750cc injectors and buying a Hondata s300 for in my ECU, get the exhaust fabbed up and get it tuned on the dyno!!

This post was edited by Gluurbuur on Oct 30 2022 05:36pm

Dropped her off at the exhaust shop

They advised to cut and re-weld my shift linkage for the 3'' catback to fit better, otherwise it would be sitting lower and will catch speedbumps.

So that is what they did, and they did an awesome job.

Full 3'' exhaust system with vbands - check!

The car sounds awesome, but slightly too loud for my liking. I will replace the muffler for a varex muffler with built in electric valve soon.

Also filled her up with fresh gas on the way back home.

Next up, injectors!

I went from OEM 240cc injectors to bosch ev14 750cc injectors. They are normally used in Mustang 5.4l engines.

It is not a straight fit, I needed to use tophats for them to fit in the D-series fuel rail (second pic)

Also needed to cut the original wire and plugs and solder/crimp new plugs on.



On the left the 240cc injectors, on the right 750cc







Wires cut

Injectors placed in fuel rail.










All sleeved up, ready to go.





Car obviously won't start now since the ECU doesn't know what to do with these injectors. I will make some adjustments into the ecu soon.