Starting a turbo build...Videos of it running :D

[Merffy]

        KOOL! ! !  I'd love to hear what it sounds now, its got to have a throaty sound with that BIG a pipe, The car isn't leaning on the left side is it ??, hi hi , I'll be in Fredricksburg at noon, maybe call ya,

[theman53]

.190 wall steel aluminized tubing, 3", no muffler from the turbo back, custom bent and installed, 6 week wait to get in, $108.10 USD total...quiet sounds of turbo=priceless 

That looks awesome! Any idea on whether or not it lowered your EGT's much?

I actually think it did lower or SLOWER the EGTs some. Maybe it is like a chimney that pulls a draft when hot? I do have some black to adjust out. It should be easier now.

[lord_verminaard]

Looks good!  Maybe it's a velocity thing, pulls the heat out of the turbo quicker or something.  Who cares, right? 

So now you can dial the tune a little better, keep the smoke down some.  You were right, when you left my house a while back there was some smoke there, just in a big cloud, not a focused stream. 

I cranked the fuel way down in the Wife's car, egt's are much lower now but I also don't get any boost, it does still get up to about 1100 or so up hills, @ 5 psi.  Going to probably pull the turbo this weekend and try to tighten a bunch of bolts, hope that fixes the low boost thing.

So what's next?  More break-in?

Brendan

[8v-of-fury]

yyeahhhhhhhhhhhh LUCAS MY MAN!!!! WOOT WOOOT WOOOOOOOT that loooks killlah!

[theman53]

seems like no matter what I do there is still heat there. I am just going to make it fun. I turned up the boost to around 18-20 psi and took a lttile more out of the main fuel screw. Put the starwheel down some. Now it still runs hot but at least it is fun.

Changed the oil I have about 1,050 miles on it. I did the fuel filter too. I am going to start driving it for work soon. I need to get some bulbs for the headlights, grill, and intercool it hopefully soon.

3" is BA 

[Dakotakid]

I sat and stared at your picture of the end of the tail pipe for quite awhile....I was expecting, yet ANOTHER, Chilean miner to emerge!

[wolfsburged]

Looking good!

[Thezorn]

where did you order the exhaust from?

[theman53]

It is just a local shop. Troyers welding in Millersburg. I had a 6 week wait, but it was worth it I think.

[theman53]

Haven't been driving it. It seems to be building boost, but later in the RPM range. I am going to look at the turbo mounting and see what may have loosed up. The manifold nuts that I can get to seem fine, but I haven't been under the car to get to the turbo.

I bought a boost pin that is stock. As soon as it gets here I will get the fueling sorted out. I still got it hot on monday when I wasn't paying attention. I turned down the fuel 2.5 turns and it still will get hot on a hill. I think you would have to have water meth injection or nitrous to run Giles boost pin. I understand at his stock fueling levels but this is down 2.5 turns and really is just slower not really different. I would go more than 2.5 but I can't get the idle up enough and it really doesn't want to start at that point.

[theman53]

I am starting to look at intercoolers. I want FMIC and thinking around a 28x7 with 2" in/out...what is everyone else running and results. It will be probably spring before the wish becomes reality.

I guess I am thinking is 7 too tall, or would 5" be better. Also the 31" wide would it be better than the 28 or too laggy. Or would it just not fit.

[theman53]

Well it must be an ohio thing. Just as Lord V had a turbo leak and an oil leak so did I. The #1 ex. port gasket had blown out and I was losing a little to spin the turbo. And I had a turbo oil drain leak. I fixed both this Saturday. No more oil leak

BUT

EGT is pretty much unchanged. I was really hoping that by not losing ex. gas would spool turbo more and more air = less heat. Basically all that is happening is the turbo is spooling quicker, but no difference in the getting to 1,200F.

Anyhow, I bought a stock boost pin off of 410 on here and sometime this week I will try installing that. It is also about 30-40F temps here so I thought that would help EGT as well

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Maybe its been asked, but have you tried a different thermo probe and gauge? 

[theman53]

nope
but it has been tested

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You need an intercooler then.
My pump from Giles and my engine setup, build heat fairly quick too. But I'm intercooled. It really helps.