fixed the coolant leak and oil smoke problems? thats awesome! almost done and everything done by yourself at home what a great feeling it must be

 

Does this mean I don't get to come over tommorrow?

 

Wow.. amazing.. If I ever go to florida, can I take a look at your car? Maybe even get a ride? Also, I'm going to be asking for your signature..

 

yes matt, i will be putting the G back together, the sooner we get that, the sooner we can start on your car!!



yeah the coolant leak was an easy fix, just one of the stock clamps on just a little sideways, and the oil burnt right off the manifold in a couple minutes.

now the battery light stays on really dim and the voltage gauge in the car reads really really high.

i really dont know why it would be reading so high or whats the deal with that. i will be switching batteries in the morning to see if for some reason something went wrong with that

besides that, it was a fun project and will gladly do it again!!

 

jeremy,i doubt switching battery,s is gonna help at all.it sounds like the internal regulator in the alt is bad.

 

thanks man, well the good thing is that i have two of everything!!


kinda... i will figure it out though

 

Yep ---Alt Prob ---Have it tested

 

Congrats man, I will have a beer in your honor tonight...

 

thanks man, have a few. i got the alternator problem figured out, i think when i had the G wiring harness on the motor, there was a couple different plugs and that was one of them, it did something to the alternator, i switched it with the other one and the car runs great. open wastegates (5psi) is no fun but EVERYTHING is running perfect!!! what a relief!!!!


want to thank matt ZUL8R for all his help coming over and breaking things for me...

i am going to figure out how to get the greddy boost solenoid to stay open using the utec so i can run 9 or 10 psi later since the map i am using to begin is tuned for 11 psi

 

I didn't break anything....yet.

 

check the back of the alternator post you might have shorted the positive terminal to the alternator housing, especially if you have a capacitor mounted in there.

 

yeah see it worked fine and even tested fine, but if the air isnt on it was putting out 17 volts, turn on the air and then it was fine, its no problem now, i switched alternators and it works perfect!!!

 

Jeremy,
Haven't noticed this thread. Looks like you did a great job! Now you will have a nice problem of finding grip I don't have as much hp as you will have on this beast, and I can't find enough grip from my 295 R-compound tires - great problem to have

Hope you can have her running nicely and join me at Road Atlanta in August!

Mike

 

Congrats Jeremy, looks like it's running strong.

Call me upcoming week if you need help with Matt's beast.

 

Helluva Job. PM me when you take it to the track. I've got to be there for the christening!

 

thanks guys, yeah the weight of the turbo, intercooler, and bigger radiator is very very noticable. damn!!!


can handles a lot different!! ran around for a few hours last night on 5 psi and it was running nice!! i am working on figuring out the utec boost solenoid control and i will be able to kick it up a notch later today!!


i will hope to make some road course events mike, this thing gets really really hot fast though, need to work on some cooling tricks very soon, maybe the air needs to come out to better the cooling and lighten up the front end

 

Wow, what an awesome project to have. Kinda funny seeing two such nice cars in a backyard all torn up like that.

Glad everything worked out for you. Cant wait to see what kinda times you'll get with your new setup. Any ideas on what kinda power you'll be making with 11lbs of boost once everything is ready?

 

have no idea... i know they guy in the G put down high 400s on 10.5 psi i believe. nothing out of the ordinary. i will figure it out pretty soon.

still kinda overwhelming

 

Did you put an oil cooler on her?
The owner of the shop I go to has a TT 350Z with the Koyo radiator and still has temperature problems at the track. Only cooling differences between my car and his are my oil cooler and the vents in my hood. Yet, I credit most of my cooling to the oil cooler. Although that will add on some weight.
Welcome to the heavy world of TT

 

yeah thanks man, i will be putting an oil cooler on it for sure, that is on the list along with a couple other secret items