MAPerformance Around the Shop -Updated Daily!

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    Since there has always been a misconception that we here at MAPerformance ONLY sell performance parts, we are going to be updating this thread daily with some other stuff that goes on around the shop. This will range from new product pictures to dyno videos and even staff shenanigans! So consider this thread your daily behind the scenes look at MAPerformance!

    After a quick once around the shop today I was in the fab department and caught Matt welding up a collector for an evo x turbo manifold. I thought it was a neat shot.

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    We all get bored easily so help us keep this thread fresh, give us your feedback and we will not disappoint!

     
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    Well folks, today I went an visited Dan in our ceramic coating department; what we have here today is a set of CP Pistons getting prepped for the MAPerformance Dry Film Lubricant treatment.

    The preparation process involves alot of masking and trimming, media blasting, more masking and trimming, fine cleaning, the application of coatings and of course the final curing process.

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    A little more masking, then they are off to get cleaned and coated!

    MAPerformance Dry Film Lubricants are the best solution for any moving part subject to sliding or rolling friction such as valve stems, cam journals, side skirts of pistons,
    and main bearings. This coating will minimize galling and scuffing thus increasing part life. Clearances are not effected when this coating is utilized.

    All combined, these coatings will yield lower part temps for longer part life and an increase in exhaust velocity by minimizing heat lost in the process, resulting in a boost
    in power (~1-6% depending on application), not to mention they look good. All from just a coating!

    Combine these coatings with cryo treatment and you will have performance parts that last!

    Be sure to check back for more! I'll try and get a picture of a finished product for you guys!
     
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    That coating is pretty cool, my dad does this to his snowmobile engines with great results. Cool stuff guys!
     
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    nice will get my car tune there soon.
     
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    they just did a motor and bottom end build for me and i can't say enough good about them!
    ps, 2002 wrx
     
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    Thanks for the kind words man, we are stoked to see that thing make some big powa in the future!
     
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    So I visited Matt once again in the fab department and came across his latest creation...

    This is a custom turbo and manifold combination for the DSM 4G63 engine. Matt has been working with Kyle from R&D on this.

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    The combination is currently classified as "Top Secret"...

    However stay tuned in to our Blog for more info to come!
     
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    you guys have quite the shop, never knew you did this kind of work.
     
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    I wandered up into shipping today to find this hot little number all ready to ship out!

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    This is a Hyundai Genesis 2.0T Intake manifold which has received the MAPerformance REV 3 porting service. After that, it received the MAPerformance black thermal heat dispersant coating!

    These manifolds see the porting department, fabrication department for cutting/welding, and finally the coating department. Sounds like alot of work right?!

    The REV3 porting service has proven to provide up to 10% HP/TQ gains over the stock units in most applications!

    For more updates and news check out our Blog and Facebook!
     
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    Well folks, today I went an visited Dan in our ceramic coating department again. What we have here today is that set of CP Pistons I showed you last week which were getting prepped for the MAPerformance Dry Film Lubricant Treatment. Well, as you can see. They are done and ready to ship out today.

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    MAPerformance Dry Film Lubricants are the best solution for any moving part subject to sliding or rolling friction such as valve stems, cam journals, side skirts of pistons,
    and main bearings. This coating will minimize galling and scuffing thus increasing part life. Clearances are not effected when this coating is utilized.

    All combined, these coatings will yield lower part temps for longer part life and an increase in exhaust velocity by minimizing heat lost in the process, resulting in a boost
    in power (~1-6% depending on application), not to mention they look good. All from just a coating!

    Combine these coatings with cryo treatment and you will have performance parts that last!

     
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    Good Afternoon Folks! I went and visited Alex in the engine assembly room where he was assembling this Mitsubishi 4B11 engine. This particular engine utilizes the latest forged pistons from Wiseco, MAPerformance Ultimate Duty Connecting rods, and ACL Race bearings.

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    We don't settle for anything less than the best in our machining, and port work, and we certainly don't settle for anything less than the best for our engine builds. We have developed techniques and custom solutions for each platform we work on, ensuring our customers get the best builds possible. We choose only the best quality components. When there aren't 'good enough' products on the market, we often times will make our own such as the Ultimate duty rods for the EVO and DSM markets. We then inspect, blueprint, clean and assemble our engines in our clean room. We have had great success in building countless engines; everything from the weekend warrior to the all out race car.
     
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    Nice pics, keep up the good work.
     
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    Howdy! So on a quick journey around the shop I came across this box of freshly hardened Billet Shift Selectors for the Dodge SRT-4.

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    The MAPerformance Billet Shift Selector is a direct replacement for the brittle, cast component installed from the factory. Machined from 4140 chromoly that has been hardened to 50 HRC for the ultimate in strength and durability this shift selector will take anything you can throw at it and we include a one year warranty to back up that claim! If your stock piece hasn't failed yet, it's only a matter of time! Be proactive and preserve your peace of mind! It may not be pretty to most, but it's strong!
     
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    Well, after an exhausting weekend I came in today to find this stack of blocks awaiting machining. Looks like Alex our engine builder has alot of work ahead of him once we get the boring machine back in action.

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    As we've grown, we have worked with numerous machine shops that do some things right, and compromise in other areas. It's the same with just about anyone we have worked with. Not willing to settle for anything less than the best in quality, we made the decision to move the majority of our machine work in house to not only better control the the quality of the work, but to also minimize time lines.

    Our Boring and honing process is setup to provide a superior bore finish, with tight tolerances in mind. We are able to provide tight tolerances of tenths of thousandths, not half thousandths like many shops do. We do this while still providing a superior finish, plateau finished to perfection for the ultimate in ring sealing, and ring lift.

     
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    Saw this little devil sitting up in receiving, I figured I'd let those of you who haven't seen one yet get a quick peak. This is the newest Garrett GTX-R turbocharger.

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    The next step in the evolution of the turbocharger is here! Garrett® GTX-R Turbos feature all new compressor wheels with next generation aerodynamics and improved efficiency to deliver wicked performance!

    Garrett® GTX-R Turbochargers provide higher flow and greater boost pressure ratios beyond the world-class Garrett GT Series compressor wheels.

    * 10%+ Gain in flow over traditional GT compressor wheel designs


    * 10%+ Higher pressure ratio compared to traditional GT compressor wheel designs


     
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    Good afternoon folks. I came across Jim prepping this 4G63 block, which came in for an MAPerformance Stage 2 short block treatment. Look at the rust he's knocking off this old iron block! No worries though, we'll have it as good as new in no time!

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    These blocks get brought down to bare clean metal and painted/coated for a lasting finish!

    I'll be sure to get a picture of the finished product for ya!​
     
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    Good Afternoon Folks. I was back in the welding booths and found Chris , happily working on this Evo manifold. As you can see here it is getting fitted on the jig before welding.

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    Once it's done here, it will be making its way over to the porting department to smooth everything out, then it's off coating department where it will be media blasted, cleaned, and coated.​
     
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    So yesterday we saw Chris fitting the pipes for an evo turbo manifold. Here are some of the finished pipes that he will be welding together.

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    These schedule stainless steel pipes are a key element to making our turbo manifolds. Our manifolds are jigged up, tig welded, and back purged to guarantee a strong, long lasting manifold.​
     
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    So I was back in the fab shop again today. I came across Matt prepping this tungsten for his Tig welder. Anyone who TIG welds knows that a properly prepped tungsten makes the world of difference!

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    Very neat stuff. Something to look forward to each day. Keep up the good work MAP !
     
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    Good Evening folks! Nothing too crazy going on here today, but I did spot this customers evo that's going through some troubleshooting.

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    Poor little evo is stuck at 500whp and choppy power curve. We've located the problem areas, now we must get the customer to fix them. Hopefully we can rectify them and make some more power soon!​
     
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    What I have for you folks today is Kyle making some components for a tool on the lathe. Exciting right?!

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    Our in house CNC Lathe gives us the competitive advantage for bringing you guys the highest quality products on the market!​
     
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    Got intake manifold cores?

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    It's not uncommon to have 10+ manifolds on our queue to be ported at any given time. Man that's alot of grinding! Glad that's not my job! haha.

    Our porting guru Bob has worked on everything from NA applications to boosted nitrous applications, and from single cylinder recreational vehicles all the way to high performance super cars like the Dodge Viper SRT-10, and everything in between. Pulling from his education in fluid dynamics, airflow theory, physics, thermal dynamics, and his real world testing, he is able to bring us nothing less than the best porting and polishing solutions. Over the years he has developed custom tooling (unlike the competition) that allows him to port 'line of sight' and be able to get everything in a manifold even if it is a Viper intake plenum that is ~26" long!

    If you are after the most from your setup, and need nothing less than the best porting solutions, look no further than your performance specialists at Modern Automotive Performance.
     
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    The evo below is getting carpet fitted around the roll cage. Not a very exciting task for the technician, but it made for a decent photo.

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    Well folks, it's friday! I hope you all have a great weekend!​
     
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    It has been one of those mondays around here! So you're getting a late in the day update!

    This 2005 STi came in for some "quick adjustments". Well, we're finding it needs far more attention than that... But hey, that's how it goes!

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    Whether you are looking for an aggressive daily driver or an all out race monster your vehicle is in good hands at MAPerformance! We have over a decade of tuning experience! We have service Honda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Nissan, Toyota, Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche and Mazda vehicles!
     
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    Boy... I tell you what! Them there little four cylinder buzz boxes ain't got nothing on my camaro!

    Oh k, I kid. I kid. Burd and Chris K approve of this small block chevy which will be going to it's new home soon.

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    As I said before, we build it all folks! No job too big or too small for us.
     
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    Well folks, remember that yellow evo 8 that we touched base on last week? Well it's back!

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    We ended up switching out his stock intake manifold for a MAP Rev 3 ported unit, stock exhaust manifold for a MAP Short runner tubular, injen lower intercooler piping for a MAP LICP, and the forge boost controller for a Hallman Pro. We gained 75 peak horsepower and 71 peak pound feet of torque.

    One spot even gained almost 120whp.

    Check out the graph here!

    http://www.maperformance.com/img/BeforeandAfter.jpg
     
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    So this is what happens if you get some contamination in your turbo. This unit locked the bearings up and spun them in the center section. The shaft was also found to bent as well, which put the wheels into the housings. The only part salvageable is the turbine housing. Not a cheap day for this fella. :(

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    Here at MAPerformance we can handle most turbocharger rebuilds. From your run of the mill TDO4 to an 80mm and beyond, we've got you covered!​
     
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    It's been an exciting yet emotional day around here today! One of our welding machines had a baby!

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    We certainly hope it can keep up with its much larger counterparts. Welcome to the family little fella!
     
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    So I mentioned some shop shenanigans. So as promised here is Potter showing us his how you ride a quad!

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    We tuned this little hot rod up for a great customer of ours who was so kind to let us have this photo opportunity.
     
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    Sometimes it's the little things that bring everything together. Here's a great example of that.

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    The fellas put this great air/oil separator on this bmw. The bracket they fabbed up sure brings it all together!
     
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    So little Jim here is doing a very important task. He's assembling our pressure test equipment for the EVO 8/9 rev 2 & 3 intake manifolds.

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    The manifolds are pressurized and if any leaks are found, sealed up and tested again till they hold pressure.​
     
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    I was in the back shop office and came across these little fellas. Do you think these will fit on a civic?

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    These bad boys are for our RX7 that will be competing in the King Street class this season.

     
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    Great thread guys. It's good to see behind them there closed doors at all the stuff you do and fun your having (and making us drool at the same time!) keep it up! :)
     
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    Kyle playing with his new toy... Ok, so he wasn't playing. We had a number of bulbs that needed replacing in the shop area.

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    The RX7 is getting it's new tires mounted. So here she sits all lonesome on the lift.

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    So a customer brought his car into the shop this morning for some tuning and boy oh boy do I like this valve cover!

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    Very nice. I like how they did something different with it, vs just a solid color. Great thread guys, keep it coming.
     
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    I know I'm a bit bias as a former RX-7 owner, but it's tough to top the body lines of the FD RX-7's....
     
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    Most of our iron blocks are needled to remove any large scales of rust. Jim here gets to tackle that lovely task. We're all so happy it's warm enough out to do it outside!

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    Here's something you don't see everyday. But what we have here is Kyle checking valve spring pressure and coil bind.

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    When assembling an engine with an odd combination of components, it is very important to make sure they are compatible.​
     
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    So how many of you have seen one of these fine decals? Due to the rain we're having... I'm unable to deliver you a full vehicle shot at this time. Stay tuned! :p

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    I want it!!!!!! :)
     
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    Nothing too crazy today kids, just Kyle welding up this 4" section of stainless for an exhaust.

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    Just remember we can handle any fabrication project you may have. No project is too big or too small!​