big-phil Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I put it on over the weekend. I had Saturday off and always have Sunday off so I thought I had time to do it. It took two full days of cutting welding. Now I need to drive and tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigenOut-S30 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 HECK YEAH PHIL!!.. Dang man I cannot believe you already have that thing back on the road! Im still contemplating the wastegate positioning. and what exactly Im going to do! I thought about using one of thoes T3-T3 spacers but I didnt know how close the exhaust housing of the turbo was going to be to the brake distribution block down there by the frame rail. Can you take a couple of pics for me? Also how close is the wastegate to the intake manifold and how close is the flange of the wastegate to the exhaust manifold? Looking great man, I cannot wait to see some vids of her on the road! Gabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEW Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Awesome job Phil. It's great to see you progress some more with the car. I am anxious to hear how much better this turbo is going to be. I am betting you will see some nice #'s with this turbo. I love the end just listening to the turbo spinning. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 HECK YEAH PHIL!!.. Dang man I cannot believe you already have that thing back on the road! Im still contemplating the wastegate positioning. and what exactly Im going to do! I thought about using one of thoes T3-T3 spacers but I didnt know how close the exhaust housing of the turbo was going to be to the brake distribution block down there by the frame rail. Can you take a couple of pics for me? Also how close is the wastegate to the intake manifold and how close is the flange of the wastegate to the exhaust manifold?Looking great man, I cannot wait to see some vids of her on the road! Gabe I had to trim the manifold just a bit so the WG would not hit. I'll get some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30TRBO Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Hell Yeah Man!!!! Phil doesn't mess around nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Cool vid Phil!! You work quickly! So seat of tha pants any difference compared to the HY35? Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Cool vid Phil!! You work quickly! So seat of tha pants any difference compared to the HY35? Yasin Yes better than the HY. 16 ish pounds with a quick 2 min tune feels VERY strong. had to richen the whole map, so you no its getting more air for sure! My dump pipe is about 6 inches long, so once I get in it the inside of the car fills with fumes. I think I'm going to pipe it back into the down pipe? Its LOUD when the waste gate opens. Here is a little vid from my phone after a little tune of the haltech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Very nice Phil! I can't wait to see how it runs after tuning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombarace14 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I know its too late now but couldnt you use long studs in the manifold to prevent the need for nuts on the adapter. After the broken stud was drilled and retapped. Great work by the way!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 I know its too late now but couldnt you use long studs in the manifold to prevent the need for nuts on the adapter. After the broken stud was drilled and retapped. Great work by the way!! well the waste gate hole bulged out so the bolt would not go through both holes on that side. The adapter itself is kinda jacked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Wrap some duct tape around the ratchet swivel, and all the extension joints when working under the intake on the bolts. The tape keeps the swivel from flopping all over. Nice job! Gotta love ball bearing turbos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Wrap some duct tape around the ratchet swivel, and all the extension joints when working under the intake on the bolts. The tape keeps the swivel from flopping all over. Nice job! Gotta love ball bearing turbos. never though of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 well the waste gate hole bulged out so the bolt would not go through both holes on that side. The adapter itself is kinda jacked up. I had one of those adapters too, or one very similar. Tombarace14 mentioned it and this is how I had to do it and it would have worked fine if the turbo didn't hit the fender well on my ZX. A simple cutoff wheel on a die grinder works well, just don't go all the way through the pipe. (Pardon the rough drawing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffer949 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Electrical tape works better than the duct tape. It wont get your tools all sticky. But looks good phil. Do you mind me asking how much you paid for that turbo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Electrical tape works better than the duct tape. It wont get your tools all sticky. But looks good phil. Do you mind me asking how much you paid for that turbo?paid $725 for the turbo from e-bay. I guess If I had a drill press I could of drilled past the wastegate flange area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I guess If I had a drill press I could of drilled past the wastegate flange area? Round hand file would work as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boardkid280z Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Why don't you have a member project thread, big-phil? Let's see an update after the Haltech and some more GT35R tuning. Maybe another video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerzxt Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 So have you had the car dyno tuned yet. I want to see what kind of numbers you make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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