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making a jig so that the turbo and manifold would be a drop in fit, i want to be able to quickly covert back to stock if i needed to go and do emissions/deq.
making a jig so that the turbo and manifold would be a drop in fit, i want to be able to quickly covert back to stock if i needed to go and do emissions/deq.
0 2012/08/16 18:22:08
the jig with the center of the dc sports headers cut out, and the megan evo8 twin scroll manifold in the center
the jig with the center of the dc sports headers cut out, and the megan evo8 twin scroll manifold in the center
0 2012/08/16 18:22:08
a picture of the setup in my engine bay, still doing odds and ends..
a picture of the setup in my engine bay, still doing odds and ends..
0 2012/08/16 18:22:08
figuring out the intercooler install. i wanted it to be something that wasnt obvious and stuck out to cops saying pull me over...lol i also was able to eliminate a lot of excess tubing and also have air directly cool the intercooler and the portion of tubing going to the intake as well.
figuring out the intercooler install. i wanted it to be something that wasnt obvious and stuck out to cops saying pull me over...lol i also was able to eliminate a lot of excess tubing and also have air directly cool the intercooler and the portion of tubing going to the intake as well.
0 2012/08/16 18:27:22
more or less Frankensteined and canibalized from parts i had laying around..but in the end turned out to work great...i contverted the turbo from internally wastegated and modified the housing to accept a tial flange. ran into a problem with my thermostat housing being in the way..ooops. but i adapted it and made a turn that allowed the tial to sit out of the way. later i just made a different thermostat housing from a 1.8 liter engine..
more or less Frankensteined and canibalized from parts i had laying around..but in the end turned out to work great...i contverted the turbo from internally wastegated and modified the housing to accept a tial flange. ran into a problem with my thermostat housing being in the way..ooops. but i adapted it and made a turn that allowed the tial to sit out of the way. later i just made a different thermostat housing from a 1.8 liter engine..
0 2012/08/16 18:27:22
lol the manifold half made...this was fun i was able to reuse the center sections from the dc sports to finish the manifold without additional costs for mandrel bent tubing..pretty fun project.
lol the manifold half made...this was fun i was able to reuse the center sections from the dc sports to finish the manifold without additional costs for mandrel bent tubing..pretty fun project.
0 2012/08/16 18:27:22
a picture someone took of my car at a local cruise, i had literally just put the turbo setup in and it was running like doodoo....lol
a picture someone took of my car at a local cruise, i had literally just put the turbo setup in and it was running like doodoo....lol
0 2012/08/16 18:36:05
another picture of the manifold on the jig. this method by far saved me so much trouble with fitment...the only issue i had was some flange warpage...which no shop would tackle for some reason....so i bought a belt sander on a stand at harbor frieght for 100 bucks with a warranty and resurfaced all of the mounting points...worked like a charm but i blew out the belt sander in the process...lol took it back they gave me a refund
another picture of the manifold on the jig. this method by far saved me so much trouble with fitment...the only issue i had was some flange warpage...which no shop would tackle for some reason....so i bought a belt sander on a stand at harbor frieght for 100 bucks with a warranty and resurfaced all of the mounting points...worked like a charm but i blew out the belt sander in the process...lol took it back they gave me a refund
0 2012/08/16 18:36:05
i decided to rebuild the evo 8 mr, td05hr 16g6 10.5t..just as a precaution...i have had the turbo smoke for random reasons none of which were seal related...believe it or not i have found that tune, blowby, how your egr/pcv is routed... etc can have a drastic effect on if your setup has smoking problems..so smoke doesn not necessarily mean a blown turbo
i decided to rebuild the evo 8 mr, td05hr 16g6 10.5t..just as a precaution...i have had the turbo smoke for random reasons none of which were seal related...believe it or not i have found that tune, blowby, how your egr/pcv is routed... etc can have a drastic effect on if your setup has smoking problems..so smoke doesn not necessarily mean a blown turbo
0 2012/08/16 18:36:05
a wideband gauge and sensor kit lc-1 innovate afr gauge for tuning. most of these can be wired in to emulate your stock narrowband o2 sensor so you dont need to retap the exhaust for another sensor....pretty cool stuff
a wideband gauge and sensor kit lc-1 innovate afr gauge for tuning. most of these can be wired in to emulate your stock narrowband o2 sensor so you dont need to retap the exhaust for another sensor....pretty cool stuff
0 2012/08/16 18:45:46
rewiring this was a PITA lol, i used an older unichip wire harness for plug and play..and wired it into the aem harness..
rewiring this was a PITA lol, i used an older unichip wire harness for plug and play..and wired it into the aem harness..
0 2012/08/16 18:45:46
i ordered an oil filter relocation kit, and a tial wastegate from craigslist...
i ordered an oil filter relocation kit, and a tial wastegate from craigslist...
0 2012/08/16 18:45:46
a pic of my car at the griffith motors event. way hot outside
a pic of my car at the griffith motors event. way hot outside
0 2012/08/16 18:51:11
this is the elbow i had to make to get the wastegate to fit because i lack foresight...works great...dont use allen bolts...they fall out...just fyi..haha
this is the elbow i had to make to get the wastegate to fit because i lack foresight...works great...dont use allen bolts...they fall out...just fyi..haha
0 2012/08/16 18:51:11
a mod for my aem fic..this way i can just plug my usb cord into the outlet and tune without having crappy cords hanging all over the place...
a mod for my aem fic..this way i can just plug my usb cord into the outlet and tune without having crappy cords hanging all over the place...
0 2012/08/16 18:51:11
i set up a separate screen that runs off of 1 usb cord for video and data. its called a mimo, it uses a touchscreen as well and works perfect for running my tuning software on the go...makes driving and tuning much much safer
i set up a separate screen that runs off of 1 usb cord for video and data. its called a mimo, it uses a touchscreen as well and works perfect for running my tuning software on the go...makes driving and tuning much much safer
0 2012/08/16 18:56:13
once upon a time i had many fun bolts that decided to wobble or back out of the holes by themselves....luckily they are pretty much all fixed...i hope
once upon a time i had many fun bolts that decided to wobble or back out of the holes by themselves....luckily they are pretty much all fixed...i hope
0 2012/08/16 18:56:13
my collection of odds and ends all mashed together to make this...thing.. the foam turbo intake and maf adapter from a subaru sti from perrin (older style) and evo intake boot or an evo 8...works great keep heatsoak from coming from the intake side due to ambient heat.
my collection of odds and ends all mashed together to make this...thing.. the foam turbo intake and maf adapter from a subaru sti from perrin (older style) and evo intake boot or an evo 8...works great keep heatsoak from coming from the intake side due to ambient heat.
0 2012/08/16 18:56:13
my oil filter relocation kit, and my tap from the clean oil side of the filter for the oil feed to the turbo...it has a gauge and a valve to close off the oil in case i need to service the turbo for whatever reason.
my oil filter relocation kit, and my tap from the clean oil side of the filter for the oil feed to the turbo...it has a gauge and a valve to close off the oil in case i need to service the turbo for whatever reason.
0 2012/08/16 19:02:01
a knock box from some guy in Europe, this thing is money...it cost 50 bucks and has saved my ass a lot of trouble learning to tune
a knock box from some guy in Europe, this thing is money...it cost 50 bucks and has saved my ass a lot of trouble learning to tune
0 2012/08/16 19:02:01