Jump to content
SAU Community

spent quality time all weekend with my car :D

akeenan

By akeenan,
in Victoria

 Share

Recommended Posts

akeenan Grand Master

akeenan

Posted
Posted

yep all weekend i spent quality time with my car. what started out as a simple 2 hour cat and front/dump pipe replacement turned into a 2 day struggle to get a broken bolt out of the back of my turbo :) in the end i got the bitch out!

i also learnt many things about my car especially how loud it is when only running through the dump/front and the cat. its rather fun on the road driving something which is about 130db :) with fumes flooding from the underneath making it look like the cars on fire :)

anyhow i put it all back together and my turbo is so much louder now with the new parts. people turn around on the footpath to see whats making the noise before i pass them. it also spools nicely and is so much nicer and smoother to drive.

now all i need is more power and a wheel balance :D

oh and also some temp wrap tp wrap the pipe as uder the bonnet is much warmer now as i lost one of the heat shields when the stock dump pipe was changed.

anyone who doesnt have an aftermarket front/dump go and buy one. also buy a hi flow cat too. :uh-huh:

:alien:

NismoR34 Grand Master

NismoR34

Posted
Posted
Re: spent quality time all weekend with my car :)

Me too :)

anyone who doesnt have an aftermarket front/dump go and buy one. also buy a hi flow cat too.

I have cat-back but will be doing this soon too :(

akeenan Grand Master

akeenan

Posted
  • Author
Posted

today i also bought some thermal wrap and wrapped up the dump area on my front/dump pipe. Then i decided to take the heat shield off the stock front pipe and fabricated it to my new front pipe. So now the engine bay is no where near as hot and doesnt smell like burning plastic anymore. :)

KamikazeR33 Grand Master

KamikazeR33

Posted
Posted

just try askin some high perfomance shops and c what they say (i dont know what the answer is tho)

maybe there is a few different typres of thermal tape, which some r prone to rotting???

hopefully we can get to the bottom of this andrew

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • GTSBoy
      boost source Size Garrett gt28 gen2

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      Totally equivalent. Stock often goes from the comp cover because that's where the actuator is also installed and the factory needs 2" of hose to make the connection - and it comes as a pre-assembled unit. They totally have a boost reference from somewhere between the turbo and the throttle(s). Oh, jeez. Just do it in M12 then. We don't actually care that much. I would expect any such AN converter fitting to rely on an o-ring or some other seal onto a flat surface under the flange of the hex**, because bolt threads are no intended to provide a pressure seal. unlike..... pipe threads. **which also requires a suitably flat and smooth surface on the turbo's boss to provide the seal.
    • timmy94
      boost source Size Garrett gt28 gen2

      By timmy94 · Posted

      I also used NP   That’s were it’s seems to be the best place to fit it? All schematic shows also that it’s should be referenced from the turbo housing. But idk, I do see high hp cars without any connection or anything to their turbos, so I really don’t know how they connect their things
    • timmy94
      boost source Size Garrett gt28 gen2

      By timmy94 · Posted

      I do have loctite 243 and 246 and a few more models. I could drill it now in place and make new threads for m12 and order an4 - m12 coupling and fit that to the turbo. Run a braided hose to the EBC which I could get a an4 to 1/8npt 
    • timmy94
      boost source Size Garrett gt28 gen2

      By timmy94 · Posted

      So M12 and sealant should be fine?    NPT ” because that’s what I had and what I could get atm. 
    • r32-25t
      R32 gtr transmission strength, billet plate

      By r32-25t · Posted

      Wouldn’t touch par if they gave it to me. You need to ask how much power you’re looking to make and then add about 50% to it because that’s what you’ll end up making  The factory box says no more at about 350kw or so, the upgraded synchro boxes won’t handle much over 500kw for long and at that point you’re looking at an auto or dog engagement manual,  once you’ve gone dog engagement you may as well go sequential, they cost a little bit more but it’s worth it  also while you’re at it you should upgrade the transfer case with 10 friction plates 
×
×
  • Create New...