porsche52

I was so lucky to have the joy of dropping the engine and trans unit from a Turbo this week. Figured some of you guys might enjoy the pics if you have not seen pig guts in person yet.

Slow Guy

Wow, so it's dropped with the front suspension still attached! Not a task for the majority of us DIY types.

mattjtaylor50

now that defines a PIG!

Vino

Thanks for the pics. Do I dare ask what is wrong with this PIG?

Please tell me this person is doing some kind of upgrade

BTW, is that picture from Stevinson? I've been there twice, best service experience ever.

porsche52

Hey Vino, the name rings a bell. Drive a silver Turbo S? Good eye, that is the service depart. @ Stevinson. My name is Jeff, porsche tech @ Stevinson. Nothing major, torque converter pump seal leaking ATF fluid. If it were an "S" probably would have just pulled the Transmission, but being a Turbo it is a little less of a hasel to just drop everything IMHO. It is pretty cool, 10 bolts, disconnect some fluid lines, wiring harness, etc. and it comes right out. Good to hear that you enjoyed your service experiences with us. Look forward to seeing you in the future.

stealthn

Thanks for posting, man that's compact. Those are tiny turbos. I did have one question; in the first picture there are 3 expansions in the exhaust line, I assume two are cats, but what's the third?

Cheers

porsche52

There are 3 expansions, 2 cats and 1 mesh flexible joint. The first is the primary cat as you can see the pre and post cat O2 sensors. The mesh portion you see is just a flexible joint, soul purpose. The other expansion is the secondary cat. The turbos may be small, but remember there is TWO of them!

JohnnyBahamas

That is friggin' FANTASTIC! Thank you for the photos. Getting a good look at the expansion chambers I can see that my dream of a power increase by expanding the diameter of the exit downpipe is next to impossible.

Oh to dream... if simple plug and play O2 simulators where possible and available for those oxygen sensors on the primary cat, then one could plug them in, remove the cats completely and run a large diameter expansion pipe all the way back to the clamp point. Simple way to get more power by moving air OUT of the turbs more easily. So close, yet so far....

Great pics. Thanks.

Vino

Close, I actually have a Titanium CTT. I was thinking with another member here to upgrade the intercoolers on our cars to Turbo S spec, he may have already done so. You may see me later this year to do it. I have not met any of the mechs, just dealed with Justin Underwood........hopefully he's still there

I'll introduce myself when I am in there the next time, nice to see a local mech on board! IMO, this is one of the better forums here on Rennlist.

medtech

Man, that thing is a monster!

nice pics!

ltc

Nice opportunity to also update the coolant tubes, check the coil packs and perhaps spend some quality time with the cardan shaft...

Toby Pennycuff

Why, Lewis, are you implying that the cardan shaft "might" become unbalanced and cause certain noises at specific speeds?

ltc

! read !t once on an !nternet forum ...

Porsche 25th

[QUOTE=JohnnyBahamas;6358656]That is friggin' FANTASTIC! Thank you for the photos. Getting a good look at the expansion chambers I can see that my dream of a power increase by expanding the diameter of the exit downpipe is next to impossible.

JB, Thank You for that fantastic avatar!

porsche52

All that fun stuff was done prior to this job. The coolant pipe upgrade is turning into what the RMS was on sports cars, gravy, gravy, gravy!! Except their is no multiple repair attempts just to punt and install re-man engine like a few years ago, miss those days for shure.