haha ok there really is no such thing as a Star Stage III Special Edition but my Star kit is special now ^_^ I just got done port and polishing my star manifold. Boy I'll tell you this the star manifold has a lotta inperfections it had lots of dips and bumps on it which can't be good for flow. I tried to get most of them smoothened out. Cast iron sure smells a lot when its being grinded >.<. I also ported out the turbine flange because I saw some carbon build up on the flange, which means that the turbine flange on the turbine housing is bigger than the flange on the exhuast manifold. So I ported it out to match it and then polished it goodie Then I painted it with copper gasket spray cuz I heard it turns gunmetal after it burns up.



before, notice the carbon build up on the bottom right of the flange

porting

polished



Then I decided man the turbo is like the first thign you look at when you open up the hood so I took a stab at polshing the compressor housing. I didn't think I could do it but I think it turned out out, with my newly acquired port and polshing skillz I made it happen. I basically went over the whole thing with a 60 grip cartride roll, then a 120 grit, and then finished it off with a coarse and fine crossbuffs w/ WD40. Then I polished it a bit more with blue magic. Not the best job I've seen but not bad for the home mecahnic
before

in between

POLISHED!!


finished, not bad for a home mechanic job

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Looks like you are doing a Good Job!!!!





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yeah, nice job man

- Dan

HRC Stage 2|30lb injectors|S-FMU|Walbro255HP|AFX UDP|B&M Short Shifter w/ Symborski Shift Kit|Rear Strut Bar|Power Slot Rotors|more...

good job, looks nice

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98 Silver Eclipse RS ATX
CAI, header, bored TB, Apex N1, Pro-kit/Tokico combo, custom lower tie bars, cross drilled/slotted rotors

Looks good man! How long did it take you to polish up that compressor? And what did you use to do it? I want to do it to mine.

Kevin
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The new:

I used my handy dandy die grinder hooked up to an air compressor (I guess you could use a dremel would take a while if you have a big snail like mine) and my port and polishing kit. I just wanted to see if I could polish the compressor using the techniques I learned port and polishing and what do you know it worx like a charm. How I did it was how I explained above.

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ha ha! awesome job!

2gnt: '99 RS-T, killed by a toyota, pending rebuild...
Daily: Volt
Daily #2: '99 EVG ebike- STOLEN by PEDRO

wow...looks good man.

Jason
'11 Ford Mustang GT/CS
'11 Ford Mustang V6 6-Speed (SOLD)
'04 Nissan 350z Touring (SOLD)
'95 Turbo Eclipse GS (SOLD and will be missed)
'90 Talon TSi AWD (SOLD)

Awesome!


95 Eclipse RS : 5 speed
Jeep TB writeup - http://www.dimensia.com:81/jimbo/JeepTBfor2gnt.html

Looks good... I tried to polish the tanks on my 1G intercooler, didn't work very well so I just painted it silver

You should spray your turbine housing with the copper spray too.

1996 Eclipse RS / 5-Speed / Body Components by Aerogear / Coated in Magnetic Red Metallic v2 - More at http://home.insightbb.com/~mgalyan/
Mark Galyan - Greenwood, Indiana

yeh just sprayed it today that stuff makes it hella sticky though I guess that's why they call it gasket adhesive. Have you tried blue magic on your intercooler I got my intercooler bling bling with it.

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So far so good. Keep up the great work

Your Garage is not worthy
For the Masterpiece you built
That only looks like it cost a Fortune
While most flaunt their cars by going fast
You show off Standing Still

You should end the polishing with Eagle One Never Dull. Works WONDERS!!!!!




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