About
John Lunsford
Asheville, NC
1991
JBLMk3@direcway.com

Background
got my 1991 turbo 5 spd after my 1987 turbo was hit in an accident. The 87 was mildly modded but I always new that the car and all its "stock:" parts could be so much more. When I got the 91, it had excessive blow-by and needed a clutch, so I decided to rebuild it and do some of the mods I had always wanted to do to the 87. I rebuilt the bottom end with all stock parts except JE pistons and a thorough balancing along with an RPS stage 3 clutch. I also had the stock injectors cleaned by fuel injector clinic and had the stock CT-26 upgraded with the popular "t04e 60 trim" compressor. That with an HKS metal head gasket and ARPs all around made the car ready for some decent HP.

Turbo
Upgraded CT-26 (t04e 60) [compressor (t04E 60)maj=2.950, min=2.290; turbine (stock CT-26) maj=2.677, min=2.047] stock CT-26 housings

Bottom End
Clevite 77 bearings, ARP rod bolts, main studs & head gasket, JE 30 over pistons, HKS 1.2 mm bead type head gasket, 9.1:1 CR, no head work, everything else is stock.

Head
All stock but a new ported and polished one is in the near future!

Intake
Stock intercooler, stock head with no port work (yet), JBLMk3 PVC intercooler pipes, K&N FIPK with 9" filter, home made air duct to filter, Blitz SSBOV, Lexus AFM.

Exhaust
JBLMk3 3" turbo outlet elbow, 3" mandrel exhaust with no cats and Warlock muffler, soon to be 3.5" exhaust when time permits (3" has become inefficient).

Fuel
Stock injectors (440s), Walbro GSS-315 pump, SX AFPR.

Drivetrain
All stock drive train except for the RPS stage 3 clutch which is just like the stocker but don't slip!

Suspension
All stock suspension

Electronics
Only have a Blitz SSBC (single solenoid) electronic boost controller, HKS type 0 turbo timer, no FCD or fuel management.

Interior
No weight reduction, full interior.

Exterior
Mk4 N/A wheels.

Writeup
I put my motor together and ran it for the first time after the rebuild at 6 psi on the new upgraded CT. After about 200 miles on the clutch break in, I took it to the local street races and the first car I ran was a Ram Air Firebird. First and second was a little close, but third gear walked him pretty bad and that was only at 10 psi. Within a few days I was running 18 psi on the new motor. Needless to say, it was broke in doing what it was built for, street racing! The car really has no lag to speak of. >From a stop, with a couple of revs it will easily burn off my ET Streets (26x11.50x16s) unless they're good and hot. On the street, it has only been beaten by a few cars, which have been drag only cars, the latest of which ran a 10.56 in the quarter. I don't know what mine will run, hopefully 11s, but will find out one of these days. My latest attempts have been four hours of driving only to get turned away at the gates due to rain. My real thrill is street racing anyway!

Future plans
I may go to a larger turbo one day, but I'm pretty satisfied with the car like it is. It would be really difficult to get a big turbo as streetable as the car is now, so I'll probably just leave it alone. I just wanted to see what pretty much stock stuff would do anyway.