omg omg omg. I want numbers and VIDS!
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omg omg omg. I want numbers and VIDS!
oh they are coming!! :)
Twin Powers Unite is Right! LOL! Nice work, that turbo looks Gargantuan under your hood!!! Lol!
I will say the car is pulling even stronger now than before. The first time I rode in the car it was impressive for the pulling power it had. We swapped in the new clutch and you could certainly feel all the power going to the wheels from the engine, now with this turbo installed its just getting better.
nice work marc and spd_frk. Hopefully I'll get to see this thing at MOD next year (if they have it again)
thanks adrian! yeah I am hoping to make it to the next MOD indeed. i really hope they put it on next year. ROADTRIP!!
Figured I would share some photos I had from last weekend installing the turbo with Marc. He will probably kick me in the nuts for this first one, but it was funny as hell. We had trouble fitting the turbo in because parts were hitting the starter shield, then the O2 housing was made kind of poorly that they located the O2 sensor in a way that it hit the power steering pump. We got it all sorted out, and yea I tried getting him to dump the P/s lol...but basically this one is Marc "praying" to Ivory to let it fit right hahaha;
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/e...8091519-00.jpg
On a more serious note, since there is a turbo shop in house where we are working on these cars, we took his compressor housing and compared it to some we have. The housings are slightly different in how they bolt to the cartridge of the turbo assembly, size of the exducer diameter on the compressor wheel, and actual outlet diameter.
From left to right is Marc's new turbo, an Aurora 2000, and an Aurora 3000
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/e...8091238-00.jpg
Top to bottom is Marc's new turbo, Aurora 2000, and Aurora 3000
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/e...8091236-00.jpg
I would really like to get Marc to put one of the Aurora 3000 turbos on, but we have a bit of engine playing to do first...heheheh
MATT I HATE YOU! LOL! j/k
That pic is funny I remember when I heard the snap i was like o_O what was that? haha. it does look like i am praying :P goooh that aurora 3000 is l337! the pics don't do justice....what is the inducer like 4"-4.5"?
uh huh well im not going to be running these small tires for long. screw that lol!
edit: wth does my engine not look straight in my bay in that pic?
hahahahahahahaha...I was just sifting through photos on the phone and found them.
The compressor inlet I think is what you mean...they are 4.5-5", would have to measure for sure but they are meant for some big ass AFE filters. Also the compressor housings are ported which is GREAT for a turbo.
I tried getting him to, hinted at it about 4-5 times maybe...didn't have the heart to grab the tools lol. I am running 245s on my car and its not bad without p/s, and like I told Marc...when your tires are spinning it won't matter LOL
haha its totally an optical illusion from the angle the pic was taken.
but yeah i prolly should have just cowboy'd up and taken the p/s out, but I really didnt want to tamper with ivory much anymore, she's one picky biotch when you start changing too much on her! lol!
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84...90816-1718.jpg
WTF.....lol....replaced already since i have a galant part yard at my house now.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84...90816-1718.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84...90816-1719.jpg
damn the coil is melting?? wrf?
yeah I was driving to help Blackheart and pulled in a driveway to turn around and literally it went boom, smelled the burning and excess fuel in exhaust and knew a coil went right off the bat. unclipped the corresponding injectors for that coil and kept going....lol it was interesting. It was the oem one and my car has over 100k on it but still.....it blew up.
thats crazy. You should see if the EVO coils would work and get some OKD's!