Blast from the past build (PIC HEAVY)

Claymen,
Nice looking build. Good photo skills too.
Regarding the restrictor for turbo oil lines, you should have a piece that screws into the top of the turbo that has the restrictor. The braided line then screws onto it.

Regarding the LH side braided line, also make sure to check clearance to the AC compressor bracket before bolting / torquing it down.
In some cases that end fitting hits the back of the AC compressor bracket because it is larger than the stock fitting.
If it does, you could have an oil leak there.

 

Cheers, it's been a long time in progress.

Yer basically I didn't have the restrictor in my kit, all good and sorted out locally.

Not sure why the AC bracket would hit the fitting with the braided line. It's using the same banjo bolt and the fitting is the same size as far as I can see.

 

Todays update

So spent most of the morning chasing up bits and pieces to get things moving.

Picked up all the required hose, thread tap's, barbs and what not to complete the PCV relocation. Sorted out my screws to replace the baffle in the intake rocker cover as well.

So... I decided to put a turbo on today. Fark me that was an effort and a half. Faffing around getting everything to line up nicely was a right pain. I had to "massage" some of the water lines to fit where they are meant to go with the bigger turbo.

Mmmm GT2871


Two turbo's ready to go on... almost.


I had to pull them apart and rerun this water line here. As it should be the other side of the oil inlet else it fouls on the engine block. That said damn it runs tight in there close to the exhaust housing.


And here is a shot of the inlet with the drop in restrictor.


And the restictor itself. It drops into the top of the aeroflow fitting. About $11 for a pack of 10.


So after much messing about and refitting I finally got the turbo on. It's super tight with the MS manifolds. Probably going to end up massaging a few more of the water lines to pull them away from the manifold as much as possible. And see if I can get some heat shielding that will slot in there to try and prevent melted water lines.


The only problem is doing up tight the nut for the turbo -> manifold which is right at the back with no external access. That one is gonna be a prick.

Here is a shot of the braided line and where it runs.


And yet another pipe that need some loving to make it fit. The stock oil drain didn't quite line up with the bigger turbo's. Nothing a bit of a tap couldn't sort out. Picked up the rubber line from CZP in my last order and just reused the stock clamps.


Starting to look like a real engine...


Hopefully get the second turbo on tomorrow and the intake valve covers all finished. Going to drill out the stock lugs so I can tape an M4 thread into the cover and transplant my baffle from my unpainted cover to the powder coated one. Then sort out moving the pipes that tap in at the front of the valve cover, not quite sure how to remove them yet.

I also have a complete set of photos walking around each of the turbo's assembled so if anyone wants them on the tech section let me know who to talk to as it'd be really handy for anyone else assembling them.

 

if you had to pull the water hard lines off the turbo make sure you didnt re-use the copper crush washers or else they will leak !! i did this they are a nightmare to change once the engines in the car mare !!!

new crush washers dude will save you hours !

 

Brand new ones in my kit as these have never had lines hooked up. Transplanted my old water lines across which I had kept off the stock turbo's.

 

Looks pretty tight... not sure I still have the original shielding. I should do but will dig around today.

Still need to tighten that last nut on the manifold though, gonna try and pickup some angled or off center spanners or something.

 

Well got the second turbo on. And decided to test mount my dump pipes.

Looking good.


But have found I am missing a bung for one of the O2 sensors which I won't be using. Anyone know the thread to save me some messing around to get another bung?


Bit closer shot of the mani's



3" outlet with split style dump that should flow in nicely.


Now can you spot that I don't have any stud's in the turbo's... Didn't have any in the kit and looks like a lot of them don't ship with the kits. What's the deal, did everyone just buy new studs? And are there 3rd party options cause $65+p/h is a bit pricey to get another shipment from CZP.

Also looks like the common setup is two studs at the top and the rest use bolts?

 

Bung holes m18 x 1.5. Ill see if I have any plugs at work tomorrow. Got a few metric plugs in our hydraulic gear. See what I can find.

 

what injectors are you running dude?? do you still have the microtech???

if your on 740s i can give you a copy of my tune that will get you going untill you can get yours to the dyno

 

Yer man Microtech LT12 and 740cc Nismo's.

Are you on the Microtech as well? You happy with it?

 

What's the issue with it?

 

actually got mine cold starting like a mofo now . yeh i have a lt12s...

for what was available when i was doing my build it was good and you have a choice of tuners anywhere in aus !!

microtechs are good nice meat and veg ecu.. there not super fancy by todays standard tho .. plenty of other options like haltech or nistunes.. but there big coin.. haltech s2000 is over 2k before you even get on the rollers !

 

Where did you find the 4 injector drivers? The wiring diagram shows 6 separate lines on the LT12. And can be upgraded to 32x32 resolution. Default is 16x16 if I recall.

 

I thought that was the LT10 that was 4?

This is the spiel on the LT12

Mine is currently the 16x16 which I was planning to upgrade to the 32x32 with bigger MAP sensor.