finally started my turbo shit..
 

well i have been on this site for a while. was serious about a turbo build about 3 months ago. heres what i got thus far nogs.

precision 440's
hf manifold
turboxs boost controller
big ass ebay intercooler
chipped p28
hondata
Custom bends from racing sollutions. for intercooler piping.

Heres how far my kit has got so far.. My buddy and i started the ic piping the other day... lemme know what you think.


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throwing the z6 in at about 3 am.


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Here is my ef when i first bought it. all stock and unmolested.

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and a more recent pic.

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Heres the reason why my hmt name is the name it is.....my old 1989 ---- hatch. glad this bitch is gone!!!

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dont really know why i made this thread. whatever..

Re: finally started my turbo shit..
 

get that bitch done! Then post more pics and vids of it. No more teasers. lol

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nice project. practice wleding! they look choppy

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I see a huge problem. The pipes say made in Canada :-X............ :-* :-* :-*

Looking good so far. I'm glad you where influenced to change your goals with the car.

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The welds do look choppy but they were butt welded so the ---- isnt going to leak boost or anything. Ill keep you guys posted on what's new. Tommarow i am gonna install my ic.

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What do you have against Canadian pipes? >:D

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holy crap that looks good with the stock crx si wheels droped. keep up the improvments. im gonna go look at that picture again.

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mounted the intercooler today will have pics tommarow.

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sweat

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Are you using a flux core welder or a MIG? Those welds are real rough - if you need advice let me know

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may be rough but i assure you no air will be getting through. its a stick welder. Ill have some updated pics tommarow of more charge piping and my ic.

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Stickwelding thin wall - hrmph.

Anyway, I promise you if you were to cap an end and put some pressure in the tube it'd leak. You've got pinholes everywhere. I am not criticizing you, just telling you that it'd be better to grind it downa nd run a proper MIG bead now rather than later. I've welded a few times :)

http://blowneuroz.com/mygallery/Welding/tig1.jpg

I had to use a gasless MIG (Flux core) wire feeder once and I layed a smoother pile of booger welds than what ya have picture, and that damned thing leaked so bad - I know it seems like you've "saturated it with metal" but its really just cracked and pin holed. Good luck with it though.

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there was more than one layer of weld put on. i dont think it will leak. I have looked pretty close at the welds and the inside of the piping. its fine

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nah...I'm just messing around. I have no problem with anything.....


Do a test with air....cap one side close and put some air using a compressor or something. Some holes are small enough you won't see them, but they are there. Maybe even try water, see if it leaks out a little. It's better to check now than having to get it all out after it is done....


and where's the pics....post them up.

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Yeah another trick is to cap one end of the pipe and pressurize it and spray it with soap water over the welds. Pin holes aren't something you can really see. It's a pain in the ass.

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water test would be good.

I swore that this one weld i did was sealed, and the water test proved me wrong. grind everything smooth, then go over it again.

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ill have the pics up later tonight. I Have to type a 3 page paper for world issues first. haha. i am going to cap one end. fill it up with water, and see if there are any holes in the intercooler piping. hopefully i have lucked out.

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No you don't It's simple.





The US is right and always will be. Cause we'll nuke you bitch! >:D

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here are some pics from tonight. still didnt get the z6 started. the dizzy order was pry messed up or some ----. too cold anyway.

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Actually 2 brackets on top and 2 underneith. this intercooler is mounted right and isnt ------ rigged either like most of them on here. heh

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intercooler piping so far.

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an idea of how its gonna be.


whats your opinions nignogs?

Re: finally started my turbo shit..
 

looking good man but definetaly do a leak test before you get it all setup, i used a stick welder on a couple of my pipes and ended up having massive leaks and using a coupler over the welds as a bandaid

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throw a nice coat of jb weld over all those welds for extra security! :S

sweet.... get this bitch done!

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for fucks sake chip the slag. its going to be worse than fluxcore

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got a turbo yet?

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no, all i need is a t3 turbo and a stealthmode oil line kit after i get the turbo. i am still finishing up my z6 swap. for some weird ass reason my car has a buncy idle that it did not have when it was in my other hatch. And the idle goes away when i unplug the tps sensor. hmm

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hi, what do you mean by "stealthmode oil line kit" got any pics of one of these ??? building my oil lines now, interested in stealth stuff.. need to hide it the max from cops

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check ur iacv for bouncy idle, every car that has had a bouncy idle that wasnt a vacuum leak ended up being that. might be dead try cleaning it with carb cleaner first or since its a swap see if its plugged in right.

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Stealthmode is a dude on here that sells oil line kits so you don't have to piece one together. Check the "sponsors" section here, or actually more appropriately the "sponsers" section. He has a banner there.
"Stealthmode" doesn't refer to the stealthiness of the system though, but i would say that if a cop opens your hood, an oil line won't be the first indication of a turboed car.

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*Updates*

I scratched the weld idea. I have a source where i can get free couplers/clamps. So i will be using them. I also have purchased my turbo. Its a t3 42/48. Ill have some pics up of the turbo as soon as i get it. I also bought a dsm bov with flange. Heres some pics of the bov and coupler/clamps. Ill have some pics of some actuall work being done tommarow. Ive been busy.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...y/100_3964.jpg

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...y/100_3962.jpg

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nice bends, where did you get them... for free?

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uhhh :cough: :cough: an aquaintance works on an assembly line.

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Well now I need you to get me ten of those bends, or make it 4 bends and 6 straights.... :-* ;)


It's looking good.
Did you fix the idle?

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still working on the idel issue. i am pretty sure its the broken tps causing it and the reason why its bogging is either that or i may be a tooth off for timing. ima work on my ---- tonght since i got off. ill let you nigs know whats up tonight

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Those welds look pretty sweet. lol

Another way to pressure test them is to buy a PVC cap that fits inside a coupler, then drill a hole in it and install a valve stem. Then just cap one end of the pipe, and pressurize it and stick it under the water, that way you can tell if there are any leaks.

I just did this to my pipes which I thought were perfect and found about 10 tiny ass pinholes that were impossible to find without doing the pressure test.

I made my boost leak tester for a total of $2.

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and my couplers have totalled 0$. And i have piece of mind that my ic piping wont leak.

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ok. its been a while. ----, girlfriends take up a lot of time. anyways i ditched the ghetto ic piping. fgor some good couplers and ----. got my bov welded on, and the whole cold side has been mocked up. i also got my log maniold and got it bolted up to the turbo today. looks pretty good. i also ordered my stealthmode oil lines and ssac external wg. ---- is finally coming together. Oh yea. i think my spuddering problems is the result of a bunk dizzzy. now my car will only start on occasion. ------- h-t dizzy i thought was good. anyways less talk and more pics.


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Re: finally started my turbo shit..
 

You're going to put clamps on the couplers, right? What turbo is, brand new?


Oh and don't sniff coke out of your engine bay. That's just dirty.


JP

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lol

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The way your idle stops bouncing sounds when you take the tps off sounds like you have the tps and map sensor switched-- thatd make it run shitty too. Try it if you haven't already-- they plug right into one another, but if you look real close the right one will snap on properly and the other one just kind of slides on and sits there.

I worked at autozone for a while and a bunch of puerto rican guys pulled up one day in a z6 swapped ef hatch that was revving up and down like crazy and running like ----. The tps and map sensors were switched, fixed that and the idle stabilized a little, but it was running on 3 cylinders. Plugs were fouled from running so rich-- new plugs and all 4 firing now, but shitty idle is back. Turned out that his map sensor was bad (dunno why that would make your idle bounce, but when I switched mine with his, it ran like a dream). Just a thought or two