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100% agree if you can get your headers out even remotely easily. I forget what headers you have, but this is the way.
Originally Posted by Conway_160
You have the twin scroll version, so a much bigger AR doesn't hurt you nearly like it does a single scroll. I have a feeling that I will be getting under the car quite frequently to check the gaskets if that's the case. I have the RTV to put on them to help seal them up. My fear is that the temps will be to high for the RTV.
You're right. I didnt pay enough attention that you weren't twin scroll. My comment doesn't relate in that case.
100% agree if you can get your headers out even remotely easily. I forget what headers you have, but this is the way.
You're right. I didnt pay enough attention that you weren't twin scroll. My comment doesn't relate in that case.
I have the DC sports headers, At this stage no way I'm pulling them things out. I pray this doesn't happen but if I ever have to pull the engine I may put V-bands on depending on what the cost will be.
I have the DC sports headers, At this stage no way I'm pulling them things out. I pray this doesn't happen but if I ever have to pull the engine I may put V-bands on depending on what the cost will be.
yep I'm a peasant living that single scroll life.
Sounds like me not wanting to pull the long tubes out to wrap/coat them. Although I really need to do that.
Sounds like me not wanting to pull the long tubes out to wrap/coat them. Although I really need to do that.
Ohh its a super pain to pull long tubes so, I feel you on that one.
IMHO I would not pull the long tubes i would add some sort of vents to the hood to either pull the heat out or force ram air in.
Ohh its a super pain to pull long tubes so, I feel you on that one.
IMHO I would not pull the long tubes i would add some sort of vents to the hood to either pull the heat out or force ram air in.
Going to need a large splitter/under tray to direct air in that way. The hood currently should work great since it already has vents and a functional cowl. (Ait Racing R1 hood)
Going to need a large splitter/under tray to direct air in that way. The hood currently should work great since it already has vents and a functional cowl. (Ait Racing R1 hood)
Last Saturday I ordered a new driver side manifold to cat gasket and a downpipe to y pipe gasket. The plan was to install them today since I was supposed to change the A/C compressor on my beater truck Friday. Found out once I got to the Hobby Shop Friday morning on base you have to be certified to use their vacuum/charge machine.
So, I decided to make the most out of the day. I ended up installing the gaskets with some coper RTV to help them seal. Got everything back together and started to car to look for leaks.... and sure a **** the passenger side header to cat is leaking as well... It is not much but at idle but once you are full throttle and making boost it will not be good. I tore it all apart and noticed it is cracked in the same exact spot the driver side was. Called Z1 and ordered a new gasket to hopefully get it all back together Wednesday. I'm kicking myself I should of just ordered two from the get go. Also the Vband on my turbo exhaust has a little leak so I'll more than likely be ordering a new 3" V-band soon.
Last Saturday I ordered a new driver side manifold to cat gasket and a downpipe to y pipe gasket. The plan was to install them today since I was supposed to change the A/C compressor on my beater truck Friday. Found out once I got to the Hobby Shop Friday morning on base you have to be certified to use their vacuum/charge machine.
So, I decided to make the most out of the day. I ended up installing the gaskets with some coper RTV to help them seal. Got everything back together and started to car to look for leaks.... and sure a **** the passenger side header to cat is leaking as well... It is not much but at idle but once you are full throttle and making boost it will not be good. I tore it all apart and noticed it is cracked in the same exact spot the driver side was. Called Z1 and ordered a new gasket to hopefully get it all back together Wednesday. I'm kicking myself I should of just ordered two from the get go. Also the Vband on my turbo exhaust has a little leak so I'll more than likely be ordering a new 3" V-band soon.
I think it just took me a day to get my Section 609 cert. Its pretty easy to get online so you can have no worries about A/C supplies.
Received my passenger side gasket a little bit ago (Two days early) but it's raining and I have homework to catch up on. I get to go in late tomorrow so, I will be throwing it back together first thing in the AM.
Exhaust is all hooked up with 0 leaks.
Down to mounting intercooler, the scheduling my tune.
i will say this is a big *** intercooler, but makes sense since the intake is right below passenger side header pulling in ALL the hot air. Need to find a way to route fresh air down there.
Exhaust is all hooked up with 0 leaks.
Down to mounting intercooler, the scheduling my tune.
i will say this is a big *** intercooler, but makes sense since the intake is right below passenger side header pulling in ALL the hot air. Need to find a way to route fresh air down there.
I plan on cutting a bigger hole on the front bumper, the TR1245s are monsters.
Conway, I don't think you will have problems with high Intake temps. I thought the same on my setup-- but hood temps and intake temps, were drastically lower than my vortech / tt. I realized that even after some test runs and coming home.. the intake was cold to touch everytime. Couldn't say the same for the others.
hood temps and intake temps, were drastically lower than my vortech / tt. I
similar story after I cut the two vents in my hood ... before the vents I had horrible hot-start issues with the greddy tt kit and haltech ... the vents made a massive difference!
Conway, I don't think you will have problems with high Intake temps. I thought the same on my setup-- but hood temps and intake temps, were drastically lower than my vortech / tt. I realized that even after some test runs and coming home.. the intake was cold to touch everytime. Couldn't say the same for the others.
My biggest worry is is the turbo intake temps. I need to find a way to get cooler air to the filter. The cooler the air that enters the turbo the cooler air that leaves the turbo, which means cooler air in and out of the intercooler in the end leading to cooler IAT's.
Once I get the car up an running I'll work on getting the little things niced up.
Welp though last night was going to be the night the car was off the jack stands and making boost again.
In the middle of mounting the intercooler I heard the most god awful sound coming from the laundry room...low and behold the washer took a $hit in the middle of a load of laundry...so after a running around and installing a new washer this was as far as I made it.
On the bright side I am down to only connecting turbo to the intercooler.
As you can see, I got a over zealous when I had the Vortech to help with IAT's. Stupid G bumpers!! It looks dumb but once install the lower plastic skit plate thingy it should vastly improve the air through intercooler.
Good news and bad news.... Car is up and running making ~10psi on wastegate!!! Took the wife and kids for a ride to see some of our friends needless to say the the kids love the open dump but the wife not so much.
On that note on the way home the I noticed a MASSIVE plume of smoke out of the exhaust after seeing a little boost...and then it smoked the whole way home. Thankfully it is only about 2 miles or ~5 mins to get home. Once I got home and shut the car off I noticed the scavenge pump was not running. After inspecting everywhere to see if I could see oil leaking anywhere. I didn't notice any oil polling but the back of the car and the inside of the exhaust is completely covered in oil.
I turned the key on again to roll up the windows and the damn scavenge pump turned on. To be on the safe side I want to get a new pump since I'm not sure what caused this one to stop and the last thing I need to happen is to be 30 miles out and the damn pump to go out again.
I know EXA Pumps are the way to go, but what kind of GMP's do i need? Will 1GPM be sufficent or do I need 5 GPM?
Let it Idle & rev it a few times, while on jack stands for inspection. Do this for at least 1 Hour, before Ever taking it down the street!
NEVER take your car out for more than up & down the Street, First time out, Then Home. Inspect Everything, Then Around the Block 1/2 mile Max....... and so on.....
Originally Posted by Conway_160
Good news and bad news.... Car is up and running making ~10psi on wastegate!!! Took the wife and kids for a ride to see some of our friends needless to say the the kids love the open dump but the wife not so much.
On that note on the way home the I noticed a MASSIVE plume of smoke out of the exhaust after seeing a little boost...and then it smoked the whole way home. Thankfully it is only about 2 miles or ~5 mins to get home. Once I got home and shut the car off I noticed the scavenge pump was not running. After inspecting everywhere to see if I could see oil leaking anywhere. I didn't notice any oil polling but the back of the car and the inside of the exhaust is completely covered in oil.
I turned the key on again to roll up the windows and the damn scavenge pump turned on. To be on the safe side I want to get a new pump since I'm not sure what caused this one to stop and the last thing I need to happen is to be 30 miles out and the damn pump to go out again.
I know EXA Pumps are the way to go, but what kind of GMP's do i need? Will 1GPM be sufficent or do I need 5 GPM?
Let it Idle & rev it a few times, while on jack stands for inspection. Do this for at least 1 Hour, before Ever taking it down the street!
NEVER take your car out for more than up & down the Street, First time out, Then Home. Inspect Everything, Then Around the Block 1/2 mile Max....... and so on.....
The car was ran on the jack stands numerous times. The first voyage was to the end of the street and back, inspected then maybe a mile down the road then inspected. Then we went to help a friend work on his car and everything was fine and dandy until the return trip. When you turn the key you can hear the pump its quite loud. So the pump was working when we took up but maybe 1000 feet down the road a huge plume of smoke. The car felt fine so I figured it must have been the turbo crapped the bed. Nothing more I could do so I limped it on home. Once I shut it off that is when noticed I didn't heard any pump sounds. Got under the car and nothing was dangling so I turned the key on and sure enough no pump. Key on, Key off, Key on, Key off, and then Key on to roll up the windows and the stupid pump kicked on. Then this morning I cleaned the garage to pull the car in garage since we now entering wet season and I want to be able to work on it at any given time. Same thing as last night, key on no pump, key off, key on pump, key off, key on no pump, then working pump like 4 times in a row.
So no idea what is going on but you know what, a $400 pump is better than a Engine or Turbo. New pump should be here sometime next weekend.
