I bought another 997 Turbo
#106
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Thanks man! Will I be seeing your Turbo around the area this Spring/Summer??
Before drone tubes were deleted
After drone tubes were deleted
It sounds just a little bit boomier in the cabin without them. Nothing hateful. The resonators do a pretty good job of keeping the tone deep at idle, refined under load / cruise, and a screamer at WOT.
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Looks great!
That skateboard is pretty dope....
That skateboard is pretty dope....
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10/24/2022 update. I will never sell.
What’s up RL. Figure I would update my original build thread with all that has been going on with the car. Recently got the itch for more power, so I decided to get upgraded turbos along with some other bolt-on mods. I also discovered an oil leak and decided to fix it. Picture heavy post warning:
Tear down:
Source of the oil leak:
Had to tear it down to be able to reseal the transfer housing correctly. (The oil leak was caused by me the last time I had it apart. I didn’t apply liquid gasket correctly and thus, it a very minor and slow leak. Not enough to drip onto the floor or saturate the block. But some dampness was noticed in certain areas from underneath):
New 63.5’s modded VGT’s:
Torque Solution inlets:
While I had the engine apart I figure I’d try something a bit different. Shielding my intake manifolds to reflect radiant heat. Figure it won’t hurt, and if it helps to mitigate heat soak in the warmer months, then hey, that’s a win:
As of now. The top is all buttoned up and dressed. This week I will be installing new plugs and ignition coils (I’ll have to mod #6) and installing all new o rings for the turbo oil and water lines as well as new exhaust gaskets and manifold gaskets with new hardware.
Other mods on the way:
ALPHA AMS intercoolers
Tear down:
Source of the oil leak:
Had to tear it down to be able to reseal the transfer housing correctly. (The oil leak was caused by me the last time I had it apart. I didn’t apply liquid gasket correctly and thus, it a very minor and slow leak. Not enough to drip onto the floor or saturate the block. But some dampness was noticed in certain areas from underneath):
New 63.5’s modded VGT’s:
Torque Solution inlets:
While I had the engine apart I figure I’d try something a bit different. Shielding my intake manifolds to reflect radiant heat. Figure it won’t hurt, and if it helps to mitigate heat soak in the warmer months, then hey, that’s a win:
As of now. The top is all buttoned up and dressed. This week I will be installing new plugs and ignition coils (I’ll have to mod #6) and installing all new o rings for the turbo oil and water lines as well as new exhaust gaskets and manifold gaskets with new hardware.
Other mods on the way:
ALPHA AMS intercoolers
Last edited by NSXavier; 10-24-2022 at 11:23 AM.
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#110
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Your car is just tops! Love the look of the intake, but not sure how much plastic heatsoaks, regardless it looks nice.
I hope you have an easier time with those torque solutions inlet pipes than I did. Trimming them while in the car to get them to fit sucked.
Your car is going to be a beast with those turbos. I would say good luck, but you know what you're doing
I hope you have an easier time with those torque solutions inlet pipes than I did. Trimming them while in the car to get them to fit sucked.
Your car is going to be a beast with those turbos. I would say good luck, but you know what you're doing
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Thanks all for the kind words! It’s very encouraging to hear and provides some motivation to keep doing things like this.
More from tonight. Installed the turbos. Replaced every single o ring for the turbo water/oil lines and also the manifold gaskets and turbo gaskets. Inching closer to completion….although I seem to have misplaced my couplers that mate the plenum to the intake manifolds. I fear I may have accidentally thrown them away.
More from tonight. Installed the turbos. Replaced every single o ring for the turbo water/oil lines and also the manifold gaskets and turbo gaskets. Inching closer to completion….although I seem to have misplaced my couplers that mate the plenum to the intake manifolds. I fear I may have accidentally thrown them away.
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Admire your work as always, love seeing the progress. With that setup it’s definitely going to be on the next level, you’ll love it!
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She’s runnin smooth and back on the street!! Can’t wait to start tuning
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#120
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what did you do about the flywheel? did you retain the factory dual mass? if so did you replace with new or reuse the original?
i think our cars are similar mileage ~45k so genuinely curious.