boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 With all the modification to the manifold, the original mounting point for the throttle cable was removed. So Doug fab'd a very sweet bracket to solve the problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 The exhaust housing uncovered was so nice, it was a shame to have to cover it up...but the ceramic coating alone wouldn't be enough to contain the heat from the turbine... One last look... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 I went with a PTP turbo blanket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Perfect alignment of the intake to gather up what little cooler outside air it can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Starting to take the tape off... Billet Performance Products Fuel Rail... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Putting the front end back on...required a little modification with the new more-forward orientation of the intercooler... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Starting to look like a car again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 First start up in almost 2 years...and it fired right up. We let the engine run for some time looking for any issues. All went well, until...we noticed a small water leak coming from the bottom of the water pump. Deeeeeeep siiiiiiigh...time to disassemble again. We had never touched the water pump so this was still the unit that came with the car... Upon inspection, the sealant that had been used didn't appear to be appropriate for the task... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 The previous owner had advertised the motor as having an N1 water pump, so I ordered a new one from Raw Brokerage. When it arrived, I noticed that the impeller was different, having only 6 blades instead of 8. I called Ricky at Raw Brokerage and he confirmed that the stock pump has 8 blades, and the N1 has 6... Well...at least now it really did have and N1 water pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotta Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 What are the advantages of N1 vs Stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 hour ago, scotta said: What are the advantages of N1 vs Stock? It's a higher flowing water pump for ostensibly better cooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Just wanted to chime in and say awesome thread. Love all the pics and it looks amazing. Looking forward to seeing the new numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 2/20/2018 at 12:07 AM, 5thgenluder said: Just wanted to chime in and say awesome thread. Love all the pics and it looks amazing. Looking forward to seeing the new numbers. Thank you sir, I appreciate that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 Time to try and catch up a bit... So with the new water pump, all is well...and after nearly 2 years down time, I finally get to drive my car home...but what a tease... With all the changes, the tune was no longer valid so getting on it, so to speak, could potentially destroy the engine. I had fairly drastically changed the air flow characteristics of the motor, so I couldn't take any chances until it was re-tuned. You spend 2 years reworking and upgrading so much, all you want to do is get on it...but this is where a dose self-restraint is in order... So my long awaited drive home was as bland as vanilla ice cream...a few half throttle explorations into minor boost was the most I could allow myself to indulge in. Uggggh! However, calls had already been placed to the tuner when the car was close to completion in order to get me on the books and get me on the dyno asap. Meanwhile...the finished product...(at least to that point!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) Once home, I attended to some fun little details... Despite the ceramic coating, and the turbo blanket, there was still some pretty decent heat from the turbine housing...when I got home I felt the hood from the outside and it was pretty hot...and that was driving the car gingerly. Concerned it may cause some damage to the hood paint when I pushed the car hard and the turbo really got hot, I got some Dynamat Hoodliner to add a little more protection... Edited March 10, 2018 by boosted300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 The hoodliner worked like a charm, after my next drive the part of the hood directly over the turbo was cooler than any other part of the hood. Meanwhile, completely enamored with the new look of the engine, I had to take some just-because shots... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 I also added a very important component that I had been missing, which became painfully obvious in those few moments during the near electrical fire... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 One of the small unfinished details was the coolant overflow tank. Like Doug had eloquently pointed out, we had shoved 5 pounds of $%^& into a 2 pound bag. This engine bay was not designed for the multitude of things we had squeezed in there. Free space was now a serious premium, and I couldn't find the right size and shape overflow tank, or the spot to put it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 The universal bracket I had used for the extinguisher came with a variety of different brackets and hardware. I pieced together some brackets that were leftover, along with an old Greddy catch can I had lying around, and invented a viable solution... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackzpeed Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Such a clean and well thought out build, congrats. You may want to consider heat shielding your brake fluids too. Driving hard may boil your fluid and eliminate your brakes when you need them most. Just my .02. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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