rblair01’s 1991 Geo Storm

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Ride Name 1991 Geo Storm
Make Geo
Model Storm
Year 1991
Published 2/11/2004 6:03:00 PM
Horsepower N/A
0-60 Time N/A
Weight N/A
1/4m sec N/A
Torque -1
Top speed N/A
Exterior color N/A
Interior color N/A

rblair01’s 1991 Geo Storm

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Wheels Eagle Alloys Wheels

Installed 02/2004
Tires General Tire Tires

Installed 02/2004
Chassis & Suspension KYB Shocks

Installed 02/2004
Engines & Components Haltech Perf. Chip

Installed 02/2004
Gauges & Accessories OBX Gauges

Installed 02/2004
Ignitions & Electrical G-Tech Engine Electronics

Installed 02/2004

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I entered a local car show, I had heard that the judge mainly was interested in how clean a car was, so I spent ~3 hours cleaning and waxing the baby: I didn't win, but I am gonna claim that I did help the Acura NSX win 3rd because I parked next to him. hahaha! After the show, I took the judge for a spin to show off a little. "Whoa, this thing is STUPID FAST!" is all that he could say, and that was from a WRX STi owner too :-)

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Went to the NHRA sport Compact Nationals in Morrison, CO. I finished in the top 10 for ET2. The oil seal on the compressor side blew, so I was burning oil like mad. My first run, I bogged the launch, but still was able to pull a 15.882@98.11mph.While I was there, I got on the dyno, the Storm produced 193.4hp @10psi boost. The turbo was set to 14psi, but with the oil seal leaking, it would only produce 10psi. By the end of the day, I was lucky to produce 8psi.

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Since my muffler was smashed, I took the opportunity to upgrade the exhaust cat-back with aluminized 2.5" pipe. I had been meaning to replace the 1 7/8" cat-back earlier, but never got around to it. The turbo spools up so much faster now. The muffler is a 'Magnaflow XL Performance' series. Looks cool, and is very silent compared to my old muffler. The guys over at Muffler Masters here in Colorado Springs did this nice work--all mandril bends and anti-corrosion sealer.

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I added some custom door inserts, they look much nicer than the gray fabric. I also added power windows and swapped out the standard Storm seats with the ones that were in the Impulse RS. They are so much nicer than anything on the market, they have an adjustable lumbar support, and adjustable width 'wings' that keep you from sliding around in your seat. The headrests are also adjustable..

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Got the engine all back together and dropped in. Just before it went in, I decided to weld the chassis motor mount to increase it's strength. These tend to snap pretty easily from the couple I have repaired and also seen at the junkyard. I figured that I would just save myself some time and headache in the future with this mod:

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When I was at the car show up in Longmont, the rain mist was accumulating in the intercooler, and when I went around a turn, it all rushed to one side and BANG, the engine hydrolocked.The drive home was crazy as the whole engine was off ballance, and home was 107 miles away, but I made it.The Thrust washer was worn down to 2/3 of the size and metal was in the oil pan from it...time to pull the engine!

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For some strange reason, my stock fuel pump decided that it didn't want to pump enough fuel for 18-20psi boost anymore, so I got a 255LPH fuel pump and installed it.First thing to do is pull out the back seat, and take an angle grinder with a cutoff disk to the exposed metal. Then a screwdriver is all ot takes to pull the stock pump out.From there, just disassemble the bottom, remove the pump, and install the new one. I had to use a couple O-rings to make it nice and tight, but she is good to go!

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I ordered a downpipe from Milan up in Canada. As you can see, it is much bigger than the stock downpipe, and it bypasses the Cat. SShhhh!! It also completely replaces the PreCat, which is way cool. It is 2.5" in diameter, made out of aluminized Steel and incorporates a flex joint to absorb vibrations. After having the Milan pipe in for a while, I figured that I could rebuild it better, so I moved the flex joint to where it is supposed to be, and cut the length down to accept a cat converter or test pipe when needed. I also have it wrapped up with DEI heat wrap and coater with high temp paint.

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The SOHC engine is a nice little engine, but like most things with me, I needed something with a little more power. SO. . .I bought an Isuzu Impulse RS that was completely rusted out. The engine was totally trashed, turbo blown(the shaft was broken in 2 spots) and the compression was a joke. One thing to do from there, Rebuild time!

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