The Beautiful Puzzle: 1987 3.3L 930 EFI Build

[CaptainCalf]

Originally Posted by DSPTurtle

That's a deal. As long as you let me stretch her legs a bit.
We'll just have to borrow my neighbors tool kit for the spark plug tool to do yours too (I have so many tools but nothing fits like the toolkit tool and I lost all my toolkits when we moved)

Fair enough, I have a flexible craftsman socket that works like a charm

[CaptainCalf]

Surprisingly the red looks like a pretty good match!

[x98boardwell]

Just noticed this entire thread... haven't been on the engine rebuilding forum for quite some time until my recent acquisition... nice work. beautifully done. Now, I will follow until you get her running.

Cheers,
Bryan

[CaptainCalf]

Thanks Bryan, good to have you on board!
RC

[CaptainCalf]

painted the heat shield then had to cut it for the GT3 tailpipe...shouldda did that the other way around

clear coat turned out so good on the fiberglass valance I didn't have to buff it at all

[5.7 GT1]

Originally Posted by CaptainCalf

painted the heat shield then had to cut it for the GT3 tailpipe...shouldda did that the other way around

clear coat turned out so good on the fiberglass valance I didn't have to buff it at all

The GT3 style exhaust looks awesome!

[CaptainCalf]

Thanks 5.7GT1

[CaptainCalf]

should the arrow point up or down?

[WERK I]

The arrow indicates the direction of air flow.

Beautiful work,btw.

[WERK I]

In other words, pointing towards the intake plenum.

[CaptainCalf]

is this port on the back of a C2 throttle body okay for the vacuum signal for the blow off valve?

[WERK I]

Is that port above or below the butterfly? You'd want a port below the butterfly for vacuum when the butterfly closes under boost conditions,

[CaptainCalf]

more pics

[CaptainCalf]

Originally Posted by WERK I

Is that port above or below the butterfly? You'd want a port below the butterfly for vacuum when the butterfly closes under boost conditions,

yep, it's right on the base below the butterfly so it should be good to go...thanks

[CaptainCalf]

Originally Posted by WERK I

The arrow indicates the direction of air flow.

Beautiful work,btw.

thanks...it's finally coming all together

[CaptainCalf]

this looks like a great place to mount the coils!

[turbo nut]

I have mounted the coils there on a plate worked out great. I also was using Ford EDIS modules and mounted them to the back side of the intercooler.

[CaptainCalf]

Originally Posted by turbo nut

I have mounted the coils there on a plate worked out great. I also was using Ford EDIS modules and mounted them to the back side of the intercooler.

Thanks Turbo Nut, you got any pics laying around?
RC

[Ronnie's.930]

Not that you are asking for suggestions, but if you replace the front intercooler mounts with rods and heim joints, like in the linked pic, it would clean up the look considerably . . .

What I have been doing for the last 2 years!

[CaptainCalf]

Originally Posted by Ronnie's.930

Not that you are asking for suggestions, but if you replace the front intercooler mounts with rods and heim joints, like in the linked pic, it would clean up the look considerably . . .

What I have been doing for the last 2 years!

yep, that looks nice & thanks!