got the big turbo installed took some short vids

heres the first one

open headers at idle and some blips, last part is on the antilag system,didnt have the timing retarded enough to shoot flames like i wanted it to though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKA1A2-4U-o

waiting for other vids should be up in the next 10-20 mins

 

and heres the big bitch of a turbo

****ing housing was larger then the wone with the 67mm wheel so me and rob had to modify the turbo flange a lil to get the compressor housing to clear the tensioner

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/3...New_640048.htm

more still to come

 

Here is what Dave was initially dealing with, the housing came with a broken stud....;



It's nice to have access to a full machine shop;



Here the housing was both drilled;



.... then tapped;

 

Here's a shot of the engine bay before the turbo was placed down;



.... and a shot of Dave's custom fuel regulator setup;

 

Wow, with that open header, it makes it sound like a big block. Very nice.

 

that video dosent do the sound justice, i wa sjoking around with rob saying i might have to ditch the turbo and go with a supercharger just so i can build long tube headers and have a true dual ex system

 

Haha, that would be different for a 2.8/3.1...

What I would give to have my Camaro sound like that...

 

ya it does sound alot better in person haha.Nice drill and tap job

 

its took almost 3 hours to drilt he housing.i went threw about 35 drill bits and 2 endmills


i had to weld up the housing were somone previously tried to drill it, and welded the broken bolt into the housing.

well when the housing cooled down the spot that i welded became so hard even carbide drills would barley go threw it. it really was a nightmare.

once i got a drill threw it i had to use a number drill set and enlarger the hole liek .010 ata time till i got it to the final size to be taped

the first drill i got threw it was a 1/16th carbide drill so i had to work my way up to .267 from there

 

damn 35 drill bits damn I didnt think the metal was that hard

 

thats what happens when u tig weld on cast iron.its even worse when u weld on cast iron with high nickle content

 

it came out like perfect tho I cant wait to see that turbo in action. I cant wait to start my turbo project soon i still have to order tons of stuff after i get the money to pay for it all haha.

 

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/T...ort_640806.htm

 

Can't imagine what the looks on peoples' faces must be when you tell them your car is a 3.1L V6 and not some massive V8.

 

a v8 may very well be residing under the hood of my car by next week.

theres a good possibility that the block is cracked,i won tknow for sure till around tom afternoon though

 

That sucks, there's a possibility mine is as well, but there's a bigger possibility it's just a head gasket.

 

Uh-oh. Better break out the pressure tester. Is that ultra copper you're using for exhaust gaskets?!?!

 

yeah the gaskets always blow out eventually, copperseal has never failed me.

i use gaskets only on the headers,

oh no need for a presure tester, water pours out the back of the block as fast as i can dump it int he radiator, im pulling the trans tommorow to see if its a freeze plug or the block got split

 

How's your O2 sensor look? They say it's o2 safe but I'm still skeptical. Silicone is still silicone nomatter what else they put in with it. Let's hope it's only a freezeplug. What happened to the 4.3 you were planning on?

 

hey dave, if the block is done for, would you be willing to sell the intake and exhaust manifolds???

 

Looks Sweet!

 

ok the verdict is cracked block
BUT its runnable

i blew the bottom freeze plug out of the rear of the block, and cracked the block inbetween cyls 4-6 and 3-5 right below the deck about 1/2 - 1 inch inch down from the block deck.

new freeze plug installed, tig welded the block up with nirod and put the trans back in. put a few leak stop tabs in the rad for good measure and i got 0 water leaks.

tyen i proceded to take the car out on the street and beat the **** out of it at 9 psi.

holy mother ****ing **** the car is unreal

videos of carnage and street runs and a flyby to be posted soon

I WILL BE DYNOING THE CAR TOMMOROW MORNING WOOOOOT

 

i have a spare block, but depending on what happens at the dyno tommorow will be the ultimate deciding factor if a swap my internals to a new block and keep the v6, or if i drop my 355 in and twin turbo that.

if i do do that u have first dibs on the turbo headers

 

the coppeseal does not mess with the o2 sensors

 

alright sweet