Upgrades done over weekend - advice? - Pics added!
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03-25-2008, 10:49 AM
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Well - on Saturday I plunged into a big project on my car. I had been gathering parts for a while and figured it was about time to get the work done.
Here is what was done - I didn't get her buttoned back up till 10:00 PM Sunday evening and I would still be working on the car if it wasn't for Albert pitching in on Sunday. She is running fine so far - drove her to work yesterday and today but I have not gotten onto the boost so far....was raining this morning.
- replaced timing belt tensioner - old one had a broken spring assembly
- replaced lower balance shaft race and seal - was leaking oil
- replaced timing and balance belt - they were newish but since the car was leaking oil
- pulled old head
- replaced headgasket and exhaust intake gaskets with widefire headgasket set
- replaced head with o-ringed ported polished head that had just been refreshed
- replaced stuck lifters in cam
- pulled stock k26/6 turbo and replaced with TO4b 50 trim with #6 hotside
- pulled headers and crossover and downpipe and replaced with ceramic coated stock pieces
- used one of Paul's hardware kits to replace all studs on head and turbo and bolts on exhaust
- replaced water crossover pipe with polished one without brackets
- swapped out MAF pipe with shorter version that hooks up with shorter connection to blow off
- sealed up exhaust leak on tial adapter
- replaced heat shields, water pump bracket, water pipe on head, steering knuckle shield, various other pieces with re-zinced parts
I don't have a wideband on the car right now but when I did last I was running on the rich side. (I guess that is how John sets up his chips to be safe) I do not have my SMT6 hooked up yet. The cylinders looked good - just a few very thin short marks at the top of 1 and 4. Running 55lb injectors but I have a set of 65lb injectors that the car was running too rich on.
I know that I need to get a wideband back on the car and also get the SMT6 going to get some logs. I suppose I should wait till then to go over 15lbs of boost? Once I have everything tuned out what would be a safe boost level to run with that turbo?
Sorry - didn't take any pics of all the fun - she is pretty grubby right now...
Here is what was done - I didn't get her buttoned back up till 10:00 PM Sunday evening and I would still be working on the car if it wasn't for Albert pitching in on Sunday. She is running fine so far - drove her to work yesterday and today but I have not gotten onto the boost so far....was raining this morning.
- replaced timing belt tensioner - old one had a broken spring assembly
- replaced lower balance shaft race and seal - was leaking oil
- replaced timing and balance belt - they were newish but since the car was leaking oil
- pulled old head
- replaced headgasket and exhaust intake gaskets with widefire headgasket set
- replaced head with o-ringed ported polished head that had just been refreshed
- replaced stuck lifters in cam
- pulled stock k26/6 turbo and replaced with TO4b 50 trim with #6 hotside
- pulled headers and crossover and downpipe and replaced with ceramic coated stock pieces
- used one of Paul's hardware kits to replace all studs on head and turbo and bolts on exhaust
- replaced water crossover pipe with polished one without brackets
- swapped out MAF pipe with shorter version that hooks up with shorter connection to blow off
- sealed up exhaust leak on tial adapter
- replaced heat shields, water pump bracket, water pipe on head, steering knuckle shield, various other pieces with re-zinced parts
I don't have a wideband on the car right now but when I did last I was running on the rich side. (I guess that is how John sets up his chips to be safe) I do not have my SMT6 hooked up yet. The cylinders looked good - just a few very thin short marks at the top of 1 and 4. Running 55lb injectors but I have a set of 65lb injectors that the car was running too rich on.
I know that I need to get a wideband back on the car and also get the SMT6 going to get some logs. I suppose I should wait till then to go over 15lbs of boost? Once I have everything tuned out what would be a safe boost level to run with that turbo?
Sorry - didn't take any pics of all the fun - she is pretty grubby right now...
03-25-2008, 10:52 AM
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Also why Vitesse mentioned about back pressure. Quoting a #6 hotside in your set up.
03-25-2008, 12:23 PM
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Yup - here is how the previous owner described the previous owners description of the turbo....
"I have a t04b hybrid, asking $425 shipped. Not used since rebuilt. Here's the info from the previous owner.
It’s a T04B with 50mm trim has a #6 hot side, oil and water cooled. This turbo was rebuilt by Majestic Turbo, was installed and removed in the same day by the previous owner because of a blown head gasket. The #6 hot side was machined to except a stage 3 turbine. It will make 21psi from 3000 rpms to redline, spools up quicker then the stock K26."
03-25-2008, 12:24 PM
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03-26-2008, 12:08 AM
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Anyway - that aside - the setup that I have with the giant blow-off that has to be routed back into the turbo was a little awkward with the standard j pipe and I had rigged up some hoses that made it work. Now with this shorter maf pipe the plumbing is a little more direct and my cone filter isn't quite as starved for space. I still need to pick up a 45 deg 2" hose connector to make things work a little better - seems to be a pretty expensive piece.... Keep in mind these bits were off a parts car - not sure it would be the setup of choice.I agree the cam tower needs some bling. Wonder what Al Reed charges?
Here are those door handle pics Anders - don't have a key but figure you would probably be swapping out the lock cylinder anyways.
