v8dats Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 wow that looks awesome! i love the way you have it out in front of the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 wow that looks awesome!i love the way you have it out in front of the wheels. Thanks! I think I mentioned this before' date=' but Dynomax has a new muffler that would make this [i']really[/i] easy to do with a V8 Z: http://www.dynomax.com/Products/Ufx.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Yes - there would be no way to fit a 3 inch round pipe under there - at least not with adequate ground clearance. The oval pipe size goes by equivalent cross-sectional area' date=' so the pipe itself is about 2.25" x 3.5" I was thinking about angle cutting the pipes - haven't decided what I will do there. I'm a bit worried that if I don't like it or if I don't pick the correct angle, I'm kind of stuck with it. Anybody care to photo chop that?[/quote'] i got bored and had nothing better to do: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 ^^^^ Now that looks nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnutthehutt Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 I've been told that polishing aluminum increases heat retention, as the small "membranes" from casting act as a sort of heat sink. This is why it's bad to polish brake calipers, etc. Would this be beneficial on a turbo? It would increase scavenging right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcheeze36 Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 I'd love to hear how it sounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Baldwin Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 In the immortal words of Homer J. Simpson: "Sweet, merciful CRAP!" Now I remember why I come to this site. Rock. On. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 thanks for the link! im going to try that muffler out. i'll run it in the stock location where my duals meet. should have a running vid in a couple of months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo_fb Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Nice project! Any idea about spool up time on that monster? Whats redline set to at thoose L engines? How did you chrome your compressor house? Just grinding and polishing? Or do you usa guys have some special stuff for this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 I concur with the brace. A visit to Mario down at Toespeed reveals he usually makes a brace from the motor mount to the turbo flange. This is on Weld-El SS manifolds on HOndas supporting big turbos. He said even using Sch40 Weld Els' date=' there was a cracking problem from overhung weight at the flange. Since he has added some 1/4" rods to each of the bottom corners to brace it to the motor mount area (almost directly below the thing on those applications) he has not had any cracking, and it allowed him to go back to using Sch10 SS Weld-Els. Triangulation might be a bit difficult, but he thinks a couple of rods could be fit somewhere to hold it all up and keep it from twisting. He attaches his to the flange itself. I like the idea of those heim joints, that would allow for checking stretch hot, then cold, and figuring out where inbetween you want to introduce the stresses. At that point, I suppose you could make them from a straight rod and use the ball joints elsewhere.[/quote'] Something like this, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 ...and now you can hardly tell it's there at all... Got it put back together just in time for winter. Hopefully I'll get some time to get it out and start tuning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehelix112 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Looking damn good Tim. Let us know when she cracks 600. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOlson Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 WOWZA, that is such a killer setup. Best L series turbo motor I've ever seen! Do you still have the hasteloy divided turbine housing valve? Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 WOWZA, that is such a killer setup. Best L series turbo motor I've ever seen! Do you still have the hasteloy divided turbine housing valve? Justin Thanks! The hasteloy valve is not currently being used - my cam really hated the added backpressure the last time I tried to use it, so this implementation is wide open. I may reconsider if I find that the GT42 doesn't spool adequately... I've got all winter now, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 That folks is how you do it right! Primo work Tim. How can you resist taking it for a drive? or have you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texis30O Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 GOOD GOD.......that thing is sweet........now if I can only get mine up and running...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Isn't that what most of are saying? GOOD GOD.......that thing is sweet........now if I can only get mine up and running...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Isn't that what most of are saying? quoted for truth. GOOD GOD.......that thing is sweet........now if I can only get mine up and running...... REPOST!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.