Willzilla's 2000 5.0L AWD Turbo Xploder

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Going to have my exhaust done up in the next few weeks hopefully... Will be going with a FULL BOAR Max Flow SS 3" in/out muffler... Hope she sounds nice and flows well!

 

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So... The wife went to open my drivers side door and BROKE the dang door handle!! It looks like it connects with 2 arm looking things... she sheared off the right one :-/ Sad times indeed.

 

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Ok... Got a new door handle, had it painted, and will have it on the Xploder tomorrow along with all new fluids (minus the tranny, I will do that in a few weeks or so). Also got a new wiper arm for the back window! Woo! Lol.

Also... Picked up a universal kit of 2" 409SS piping so I can rip out all of the old turbo piping and replace it.. Got some nice SS connecting hardware and a new 409SS straight-thru Full Boar muffler as well!

 

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Installed the newly painted door handle.... Damn door lock not functioning 100% now... lol, it was intermittent before, now, 100% won't unlock with the key or remote :-/ Need to look into that later.

Replaced the t-case, front & rear diff fluids with AMSOIL fluids... Now the car kind of shakes/stutters a tiny amount... Perhaps I need to add the slip fluid stuff to the rear diff? A lot of people said it might not be needed with the AMSOIL fluid, but... Thinking maybe that is where the little bit of shake is coming from? Not sure, ideas?? Lol.

Also replaced the copper plugs with copper plugs gapped .033 and new plug wires.

Also received my new 3" straight-thru full boar muffler (404SS):

Also got a universal 2" piping kit to replace all of my charge piping with, also in 404SS:

Going to have my exhaust completely re-done in May FINALLY.. Will have my FMS headers installed and run 2.5" pipe off the headers Y'd immediately into 3" pipe into the full boar muffler and then right into the remote mount turbo:

Picked up my new RPS 50mm BoV to replace the ebay one on the car now:

And also a new Precision Turbo PW39 external wastegate to replace the ebay one on the car now:

Got a lot of work to do!

Replacing the oil this weekend hopefully as well.

 

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Turbo project is canceled.. Too many things gave gone back.. Taking it back to NA for now and see what I can get.

Is there a complete exhaust solution available anywhere to purchase?

 

[willzilla]

Nevermind.. I will just have a dual exhaust setup done up off my FMS headers or something.. Wonder if something like 2.5" off headers into a chambered 2.5" to 3" muffler on each side and then exit out before each back tire would look/sound good and give a nice performance boost?

Going to possibly remove cold side piping up to MAF tube and then just run a mandrel bent pipe after MAF tube with cone filter and sit it before front passenger tire or something similar.. Then pull off STS oil pump and plug the oil pan, unmount the turbo and IC.. and have the car re-tuned on my XCAL3... thoughts/suggestions anyone?