Bills 33 Gtst Streeter/track Car

[admS15]

On 10/12/2022 at 12:50 AM, Kinkstaah said:

I am sorry, antilag is not part of the 'Sensible 300kw package'.

Shhh, lol. 

On 10/12/2022 at 6:27 AM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Lol it is, just too much retard in Bill's case.

Never go full retard, only half retard.

(Single digit ignition retard numbers for next turbo lol).

Yes I'm partially retarded but commo bogan turned me into full retard momentarily. 

I think i had set it at - 40 to 45° 

The other thing I didn't mention is the 2 step part (rev limiter) which is set at 3500rpm didn't activate. So she revved pretty good. Probably my dodgy wiring. 

It is also possible the turbo bearings where on their way out. Anyway turbo is off to hypergear. We'll see what Tao says. 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

20 minutes ago, admS15 said:

I think i had set it at - 40 to 45° 

Whoaaaa god level lol..

Sensational bang bangs

[Murray_Calavera]

1 hour ago, admS15 said:

Shhh, lol. 

Yes I'm partially retarded but commo bogan turned me into full retard momentarily. 

I think i had set it at - 40 to 45° 

The other thing I didn't mention is the 2 step part (rev limiter) which is set at 3500rpm didn't activate. So she revved pretty good. Probably my dodgy wiring. 

It is also possible the turbo bearings where on their way out. Anyway turbo is off to hypergear. We'll see what Tao says. 

Did you tune this yourself, testing at say 0 degrees, then -5, -10, -20, -30 constantly screaming more bangs! and laughing maniacally? 

I hope so lol. 

[admS15]

On 10/12/2022 at 9:01 AM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Whoaaaa god level lol..

Sensational bang bangs

The bangs where quite good when the rev limiter was active. I just went and double checked my settings was 10% enrich and 35° retard. Pretty sure with the adaptronic that's not absolute. Eg if base timing is 15° advanced then -35 is 20° retarded. Correct me if I'm wrong sir. 

On 10/12/2022 at 9:43 AM, Murray_Calavera said:

Did you tune this yourself, testing at say 0 degrees, then -5, -10, -20, -30 constantly screaming more bangs! and laughing maniacally? 

I hope so lol. 

Of course I did until my across the road neighbour came over yelling and screaming, had to drive to somewhere secluded to continue. -35 was where I settled and was producing 10psi on the 2 step.

The problem here has been the limiter not activating and the turbo making a shit load more boost and heat than 10 psi would. 

[admS15]

Anyway turbo was dropped off earlier. Tao had a quick look, bearings are still good and he believes either something went through the engine, like a spark plug tip or some sort of debris. I'm just hoping it's not a bit of piston like in dosepipes. Going to check the plugs and do a comp test when I get a chance. 

 

The other theory is excessive heat produced due to tiny 21u exhaust housing and erm anti lag. I'll know more once it's fully stripped. 

He's trying to convince me to moving to a op6 housing with bb core. At this point I'm still wanting to stay with what I had as I couldn't be bothered with redoing my water lines, oil return and retuning again but I may change my mind. 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

19 hours ago, admS15 said:

Pretty sure with the adaptronic that's not absolute. Eg if base timing is 15° advanced then -35 is 20° retarded. Correct me if I'm wrong sir. 

You are correct sir! 

Been a while since I've tuned an Adaptronic!

 

And I hope it's not bits of motor that smashed into your turbo, we know how that ended for me.... 

[admS15]

Spark plugs removed and inspected, all tips present. Compression test done and still have between 150-160psi across all pots on a cold engine. Pretty happy with that. 

Was panicking at one stage when testing cylinder 5 and it showed 90psi, retested and got the same. Was already calculating cost of rebuild and who to go to but after removing and refitting the gauge it read 150psi consistently. Phew, crisis avoided. Gauge tube mustn't have seated properly. 

Unless hypergear finds bits of motor inside the turbo then I'm confident the engine is still healthy and will put everything back together. 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Dose and anti lag another day, I can hear the 007 Die Another Day sound track in my head now lol.

[admS15]

 

Or 007 live and let die. Lol

[admS15]

Turbo is back. New turbine and fresh bearing pack. Thanks to Tao from @hypergearfor getting it done and back to me in 3 business days. Awesome service.

 

Overnight parts from goodstate via ebay plus. Have used them guys a few times for genuine Nissan bits and they always seem to have stock and ship fast. Anyway, had a bit of an oil leak from an aftermarket exhaust side rocker cover gasket. Changed both with genuine + fresh half moons with a dab of threebond while I was there. 

 

Also did a bit of degreasing to clean up the leaky mess. 

Will hopefully fit turbo tomorrow morning and then boost off into the sunset. Antilag switch will most likely see the inside of my garbage bin. 

[admS15]

Went well this morning. 

 

Home 

 

 

 

And finished product. Oem, it's stock standard officer. 

 

All back together, filled with fresh nulon coolant. Bleeding not required thanks to the ling long swirl pot/breather. 

Managed to fire her up and check for leaks. Thankfully there where none. Engine sounds happy and the horrible turbo whine is gone. Success, sadly there was no time for a drive. Off to do family stuff with the wife and kids. Hopefully take it out for a thrash/test drive later tonight. 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Ready for Christmas skids ho ho ho 

[admS15]

On 17/12/2022 at 5:57 PM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Ready for Christmas skids ho ho ho 

Just came back from test drive. Can confirm does good skids, spins em off the throttle in 3rd. 

Coolant temp was fluctuating a bit and running 5 degrees above normal. Probably some air still working it's way out of the system. Will check coolant level tomorrow and keep an eye on temp. Happy to have a functioning boat again. 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Bet you had a cheeky smile on your face 😎

[admS15]

Yep and you know it. About to go for round 2.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Why is that I'm the only one with a cursed R33 that's always fked? Lol

[admS15]

Lol, c'mon man. It's only a fan clutch. You've got a long way to go catching up to Greg. 

In other news, checked coolant level this morning. Took another litre and a bit. Went for test drive 2.0. Temp is a rock solid 88° now as indicated by the Android gauges. 

 

Gave her a quick wash/hose down for Christmas. Scrubbed up alright for an old girl. 

 

 

After driving again and checking the peak boost levels on the boost gauge, it appears to be down by a bit over 1 psi. I do remember when removing the turbo, the actuator looked a little bent and was almost touching the outlet. I had filed down one of the bolts in the past for clearance. When the turbo came back the actuator looked perfect. I think Tao must have noticed it and straightened it up and this is possibly the difference in boost. Not sure if I'll tweak the boost control myself or take it back to Trent for a proper check and tweak. 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Lololol... True, Greg sure gets Gregged over at times.

 

[admS15]

Things have been a lot better for him since he went V8. Hopefully all the bad juju is behind him and left with that bastard RB, lol. 

[Kinkstaah]

On 12/17/2022 at 2:16 PM, admS15 said:

And finished product. Oem, it's stock standard officer. 

 

Drove through a booze bus today, Cop was all "Does that have a 25 Neo in it?" Said "Oh no, it has a LS" and opened the door and pointed to Engineering plate and told him it was all above board officer.

I got a solid thumbs up.

no RB can have that peace of mind! 😛