congrats!!
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congrats!!
Ta dude......
60 - 250 cluster vids.
Well, I think my final drive puts my top gear red line @ around 225-230.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bludger
And I'm not sure what tracks would let me reach that speed.
And we all know you'd have to be a total tossa to consider trying that on a public road......
:p
looking forward to vid of any sort:)
Well, as usual, progress was a little slower than I'd hoped.....
I got the rad heat shield and thermo fans on...but I haven't hooked up the relay to switch them on and off yet.
I also didn't get the demon chip in, or the wide band O2 sensor in....
But I did get the fans in, and drive the car carefully to get it up to operating temp, and it all works fine....
Anyhow, pic time....
Pull the rad out.... Thats the easy part....
http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...acman/Hsf1.jpghttp://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...acman/Hsf2.jpg
Here is the heat shield, and my plans for it....
http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...acman/Hsf3.jpghttp://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...acman/Hsf4.jpg
Bolt thorough and fix the bolts with nuts from the back.
http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...acman/Hsf5.jpg
With nylon luck nuts to hold the fans......
http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...acman/Hsf6.jpg
Bolt them down, nice and tight......
http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...acman/Hsf7.jpghttp://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...acman/Hsf8.jpg
And a piece of rubber seal along the top an bottom to reduce rubbing, vibration and wear....
http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...acman/Hsf9.jpg
And all finished, ready to go back in.......
http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...cman/Hsf10.jpg
I didn't get pics of me putting the rad back in.
By that time I was way too frustrated to take pics... LOL (Not to mention the things I accused it of having done to my mother....!)
But it is back in, and everything works, and it stays cool while running,
http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...cman/Hsf11.jpghttp://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...cman/Hsf12.jpg
Though, the top radiator tank does seem to get quite hot, but the engine temp is good while running....
that's awesome fan setup mate.
I would be frustrated working on that too, so tight.
How the F did you get that in there? Lol
Fkn boss dude
Getting it in? Man, that was problematic.....
Getting the bottom radiator hose on and right took me over an hour....
I'm just glad it's in now, and it ask seem worth while, because the operating temp is perfect....
bit tight the first time ey?
that's a bloody insane effort guy....!
how much all up did it cost you if you dont mind answering
Hmmmmm...Quote:
Originally Posted by getm_up
Tough question.
It depends on what you mean by "all up!"...
This phase, the actual bolting on of the turbo cost me around $8k.
A lot of people will say thats way too much for what I have, and I tend to agree.
But I way over spent on the manifold (I ended up with some loose change out of $5k.)
But then again, the manifold is fantastic in my opinion, and I couldn't ask for better.
But this build started way way before this phase.
Back st the last major service. When I decided to use a greddy timing belt, instead of an OEM. And I put the Koyo radiator in, instead of leaving the stock one.
That major service cost me about $2.5k. Instead of $600-$700. In preparation for all this.
And in turn, all this is just in preparation for the forged internal build, which will finally see the boost gauge climb past 10psi.....
And of corse, to complicate the entire question even further.
Just in case the wife ever reads this.
It all cost me nothing mate, I put it all together with chicken wire and paper mashay.....!