New Alien PC Built, and Built and modded my core 2 duo

check these out...

I bought a couple new motherboards, and some cpus, and other random perfs. I needed to complete the systems. here are the end results...
They all scream...
The system I am working on now, has a 2gig video card. Its a freaking beast.

Here is the build for Walt. in this picture, its about halfway. The board can support up to 16 gig of ram, and 2 PCI-E video cards.

This is the end result of the build. I didnt grab a side shot, but i also put a 120mm 4 color led exhaust fan to keep it cool inside.

Here is the system I re-built after the bios failure :( it works great now! I put in a CCFL Ultraviolet light in the case, but I didnt like it. I couldnt see the lights in my setup. I want to be able to see some sort of light when its running.

Close up of the grill inside, and the UV ccfl light.

Here it is now. Its not a gateway by any means. Its an old case Ive modded the hell out of for my own evil purposes. But here it is ... I put that light bar in front so I can see if the beast is on.

this computer .. (with the uv light above) is the beast! it has the 2gig video card and I love it. 

there is something about have a modded ANYTHING for me. I dont know what it is, but if its not modded - to me its boring. well see what the next iteration will be.

Let me know what ya think

Prelude intake update

 

So here we are again, my intake. <WTF> This is the intake on my car. This is the upper plenum from an h22a1! not my 99 sh.

it looks totally different. on the one on the car there is a spring valve that says "up" on the picture above. this plenum does not have one at all. just a little vacuum connection <under black throttle cable catcher on right>

 

 Also, notice, that there are NO NIPPLES for a vacuum on the right hand side of the manifold.

No nipples for a vacuum connection on the right hand side of the upper intake plenum.

Here is the mapping for a 99 prelude SH. now I understand why i am confused and cant figure out why its not running correctly and why none of these maps make any fucking sense.

This is the intake vacuum map for a h22a1/h23a1 (prelude 92-96)If you look at this one, the nipples are there on the right hand side of the intake. So, now, all i have to do, is remove the upper plenum, reseal it, and remove the IAB, rerun the vacuums, and take off the TB/cable. Not too bad considering how much work it was to remove the whole intake itself. at least this I can get to. but it is going to have to wait until i have the gasket. Hopefully it will be cheap. I cant see that being super expensive, but well see.

Hope this helps someone else out there.
-Brian

Intake removal / reinstall on my 99 prelude sh

Well, first i would like to say..

WHAT THE FUCK.

Im exhausted after doing this and it was a total bitch to removal my Skunk2 racing intake and put in
the OEM intake, and I dont even think I have the routing correct yet. but its a work in progress.
I have 3 months before inspection and im never doing this job again, and im goin to sell the intake (S2)
I am also thinking about getting rid of my lude and getting another type of car. well see.

here are some pics from the tear down. it took all day, and i had help. for the most part I did the job myself -
except when it came to the bolts underneath the intake. no fucking way i was about to get to them. my mechanic did those.  I took off everything else but those.  check out some of the pics from the rebuild..

Heres right after i got the TB out of the car..here is the OEM intake before i reinstalled it.

In progress, i have the fuel rail off, and IAB off, and am starting to dismantle the upper part of the intake.

same thing, different angle..

these runners make it impossible to even get your hands in there to remove the bottom nuts on the intake.

same...

almost the end.. try to figure out the routing still, and i have a MIL light for the fucking EGR, but im happy so far.

car is pulling harder than it was with the Skunk2 intake. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

owwww..
-B

PC mod I did...

Yo..


Here is my  latest mod for my pc, not really a mod, just a upgrade really..

I added a card reader w/ a usb port. $6 BTW.  It fits into a available USB port on the MB and into a
3 1/2 floppy drive slot. not a bigg deal and took less than 10 mins to install and setup (win does most of it)

check it out.

it lights up when its on, and it also lights up when reading and has a card plugged in.

it has a usb port, and cf, ms duo , sd, mini sd,  and xd card reader.
cool little unit, i am always uploading pics into the pc, and i hate trying to find the card reader for this pupose.

-B