Phase 2 Motortrend failure
One of the main constructs for Project Leopard was to use OG companies and that included the ones that help build the car initially. This
One of the main constructs for Project Leopard was to use OG companies and that included the ones that help build the car initially. This
Project Leopard – Old School HKS Electronics When I first got into Japanese cars/ Import tuning, I was mezmorized by the high end Japanese cars
Project Leopard – Grounding One of the lessons I learned from the VG30E was grounding is important. Hung found ground that was attached to his
Project Leopard – R35 coilpacks, harness and bracket I knew I would eventually have to get coilpacks. It seemed that it was going to be
Project Leopard – Head Drain Building an engine from the ground up is an opportunity to make it better and address issues that every motor
Project Leopard – VCT cylinder head drain kit upgrade One of the hang ups for 8 months was a VCT drain. At some point, Marco
RB25DET BOLT LIST I underestimated how much goes into piecing an engine together. I thought many parts would be available and at decent prices. Bolts
Project Leopard – 3 Year milestone Project Leopard has had a lot of setbacks and at times, I felt defeated. SR20store kept promising to get
Project Leopard – Intake manifold During the magainze build, a Greddy Intake manifold was used in replace of the OEM one. When I got Project
Project Leopard – GKtech ABS delete kit When I cleaned out the engine bay, I really wanted to clean it up. One way was to
Project Leopard – Steering rack When I got Project Leopard, I took note on a lot of things, and it was still not enough. One
Piecing the RB25det transmission When Project Leopard came to the SR20store in Dec 2019, I didn’t have a transmission. Marco said he can get one
SR20store and What happened? It was suppose to be an awesome story to write about. Project Leopard Revival with the original builder, SR20store… For some
Power Steering pump and components One of the “benefits” that would have happened if I stayed with Marco/SR20store was the amount of stuff he can
After about 2yrs of waiting, When Yusef (Thrash Racing) returned to Japan, he shipped my Zenki F31 bezel right away. Soon after he sent my
Project Leopard – Fuel system upgrades part 1 The Fueling system was one of the areas I wasn’t to familiar with. I was just going
Project Leopard RB25det getting closer Gonna be frank about it. The engine should have been done a while back. I kept going to the SR20
Project Leopard: RB25det Rocker cover plan I decided to upgrade the rocker covers on the RB25det. I want to relocate the breather ports and use
Head drain and oil pan It’s been a long time coming. I was in LA at the end of January 2022 and I was suppose
Project Leopard – Engine mounting When I got the RB25det, it was in pieces. For some reason, I thought “most of it” was there. Now
After over a year of waiting and ghosting.. B3 Tuning came through. He wired everything up and got it going!!!
Project Leopard – ARP timing tensioner kit When I started to buy everything for the RB25det, I was thinking a lot about this kit. I
Project Leopard – Boost Doc Water fitting When the RB25det was finally getting worked on, Marco hit stump. He said the water inlet pipe is