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Shorter intercooler piping, freeing up radiator air flow, also allowing me to make a better CAI. Also just want to test them out and see how they go. I just listed it on ebay as I intend on buying a smaller one.
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Had some more bits rock up today, all completely useless and do nothing performance wise but I figured I'd share none the less
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Wow sorry about the crappy photo above but you get the idea. I also am trading my s4 this week for an 02 toyota corolla with 60000kms on it that should be alot easier to sell over here. So that should provide me with all the funds needed to finish my build
(provided I can finally get ahold of my engine builder) And I brought this off ebay to remember her by http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...abater/087.jpg |
Happy days! Just won a knightsports 260km/h speedo off ebay!
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Nice, I absolutely LOVE my rotor key, and its much more sturdy than the OEM key.
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Whoo new gear knob arrived today straight from Japan. Swapped my s4 for an 02 corolla on the weekend should be quite easy to sell and that's going to fund the rest of my rebuild. So hopefully I can stop posting pics of small things and get some real progress happening
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Engine leaves me tomorrow car should run in a month!
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So with the engine now away and 2 long weekends in a row due to easter over here I figured I had better get started on getting the car ready. Jacked her up today to inspect the damage to the floor pan where the seat had pulled a bolt through when I was ass fucked by an FB on a cruise. Although I'm an aircraft sheety I've never done a repair using a weld before so this is going to be interesting. Will look at trying to fabricate some sort of doubler to weld on tomorrow as I'm out of time for the day but going to be hard with my limited tools in my shed.
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On a side note I finished this project yesterday, my mates evo 3's turbo seized while he was running down the strip. I modified the water pipe to clear the new turbo and fabricated the inlet and intercooler piping (excuse the amount of silicone he insisted on using it over me making proper pipes, although the inlet sort of has to be there given that the AFM is a funny oval shape)
And I thought our engine bays were cramped, fuck this thing. http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...abater/001.jpg |
Fuck me the floor pans in these cars are thin! No wonder it tore there. I've managed to repair it but it was a bit above my level of skill with the TIG lol. I might take a pic later. Was using stainless filler wire and every time I put a little heat on the floor it would just melt away. Ah well learnt a bit doing it and it's stronger then it was before =D
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Did some work on the exhaust today. Am changing all my IC piping so I had all the old stuff there, figured I would recycle the bends and fix up the rear half of my exhaust thats mild steel. Considering I've only been TIG welding for a short time now (cant mig or stick weld either) (around 2 months) and am self taught I'm pretty stoked with it. Going to do from the cat to the muffler section tomorrow
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Those are pretty damn nice looking tig welds for teaching yourself and only having a couple of months under your belt.
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Yeah, going to be nice when I get them looking neater. I feel like I'm learning something with every job I'm doing at the moment =D main thing seems to be getting comfortable with something to lean my arm on.. Been reading some books and YouTube on it. Hopefully starting a night course next month
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I wish i could tig, but i wouldn't even call myself passable at it, even though i had instrucion and about 20 hours in practice.
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Did a little bit more today. Not much because the missus was home but she is out again tomorrow so I got some more time to play with it. Realised though I'm probably going to mess it up without the engine being back in so I don't think I'll end up finishing all of it =/
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Yeah it's not going to bad when I have decent access, take that away from me and the look alot worse. But I still think I should do a course as I'm not sure how much penetration I should have etc.
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WOW that 4g needs some work! Hey let me grab the CAS off of it :p. welds look good for a rookie!
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^Haha I always thought that turbo support was an engine torque brace when looking at other pics LOL.
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So it's been a while since I sent an update. My engine is paid for and should be back in about 2 weeks, he needed some bits off my old block which I was un aware of. Seems the REW is going to run the s5 sump and front cover.
Also it now has been bridgeported! In light of this and the fact my turbos chinese, I'm looking at going big on the turbo. Like Borg Warner s400-80 big for those that read my other post. Was also discussing selling my W2A to get a thinner one as to avoid modifying the support. But I gave the local automotive engineer a call who also happens to race an FC on the weekends. It seems I am going to modifying this too, as he seemed to not be too phased about me doing it. All is waiting on the block getting back in so I can get to work finishing the exhaust, fitting the new IC etc. |
ZOMGWTFBBQ I did something on the car, still don't have an engine LOL mate has been taking his sweet ass time, but not a real problem as I don't have the funds at the moment (saving for a house is a killer) and he is doing it cheap. Apparently it's all done he just needs some oil control rings, so I'm assuming he has made the engine mounts too. On the plus side, my port now looks like
http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/IMG_0777.jpg Anyway, I have decided the car is going to run a BW EFR-9180 turbo, just trying to source one, have spent the money I had aside for it as apparently there have been production delays, trying to get one from the states as they are ridciulously overpriced here. However today I finally got off my ass with the car as my engine returning appears to be on the horizon, and my bag full of AN fittings arrived from aircraft spruce. So I started on my fuel system, every line aside from the firewall to rails are going to be done in -8 (1/2") 316 stainless line. I also found the fuel cooler I intend to run, just waiting until next pay to purchase it. It is this one here http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/390341411...84.m1438.l2649 Anyway todays progress! http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/IMG_0814.jpg http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/IMG_0815.jpg http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/IMG_0816.jpg http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/IMG_0817.jpg http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/IMG_0819.jpg |
Nice! I've actually been looking at those EFR turbos too, but I wasn't going as big as a 9180. I've heard about production delays too. That sucks.
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Yeah I had the money aside for it for ages. Ended up buying a dirtbike with it when I got sick of waiting LOL
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So serious question for 500rwhp if I run the fuel rails in series is it going to matter, or should I set them up as parallel? I don't think the injectors could drain the rail fast enough to starve the secondary rail but I'm unsure.
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run in series unless you think you are near the 80% rule. but even parallel would starve the front. should be fine as long as your pump and Inj are able to handle it
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In series means running through the primary rail and then the secondary. Parallel means splitting the line before the rails do both get supplied the same amount. Running 4 x 1000cc injectors is the plan but I do have a 2 1600cc injectors there if needed to replace the secondarys. The pumps a fuel lab prodigy 1000hp pump so I know its up to it. However I'm thinking of running parallel to be on the safe side. I've come this far why compromise it.
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I don't have a boost pump, I've currently got a walbro 255 in there, I'm hoping it will be sufficent to keep the surge full. Gonna test it and hopefully save buying a new pump.
Just did some more on the tank, had a hard time welding in my fittings, I think I should have cleaned off all the anodizing from underneath as well, I have no real idea what gave me so much trouble putting them in, just had a bad welding time for half an hour or so there, went and drank a beer and came back all good. It's not looking as pretty as I'd like but I'm still a beginner welder and it's going under the car. Last pictures of the captive nuts I'm using for the dzus fastners I was talking about last night, I thought they were cad plated steel but it seems they are some kind of cast material. Had to rivet them on and will seal them up with some sealent tomorrow at work, we happen to be reinstalling the fuel tanks so it worked out well =D http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/IMG_0825.jpg http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/IMG_0823.jpg http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/IMG_0822.jpg http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/IMG_0824.jpg http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/a...r/IMG_0826.jpg |
Went camping this weekend, hindered progress a little. Just did some more on it then. I gooped the back of the captive nuts and was worried about it breaking down with the welding, and it did, so I'm going to have to seal it internally at work tomorrow as it's leaking. My welds look pretty average, would normally grind them back and make them look pretty but it's going under the car so I'll probably just leave it. Should be able to do some of the plumbing for it after work tomorrow. Anyways heres how it looks
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Had a shitty setback this arvo, stayed back at work because I was going to bend some of the pipe up. 2 problems I have encountered, the minimum diameter I can bend my tube too is around 3" and my flaring tool requires me to have around a 45mm straight section to allow me to fit the feral on and flare it. So now I have to either
Make some of my pipes out of braided line with 90deg fittings Buy a new flaring tool that requires less straight section to clamp Find a way of bending the tube around a tighter radius However I don't think its possible to have much smaller of a radius to bend the tube properly, going to do some research tonight. |
Wow, I actually have my engine back ready to go into the car. Series 7 block, s5 front cover center plate drilled and tapped to use standard S5 mounts. Full bridgeport. Took some pics however my mobile just died. Took a long time but I haven't really been able to afford it and told my mate not to worry about it. Shitty thing is I told my missus I would buy her a ring when I get the car running now it's not too far away hahaha. I am also going to run the chinese turbo for a bit as I'm too keen to get it running so going to see how that goes. Only got a few things left to buy now, RR water injection kit, greddy elbow, mounts and loom for the computer. Let the games begin!
Also have scrapped that previous surge tank, the 301 started to rust a little, and it didn't fit as well as it could have where I had planned. Am now looking at making one out of 316 to fit in the spare wheel well, or where the jack mounts. |
Nice to hear an update, exciting times ahead :reddevil:
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Yeah pretty funny how long it took. Have brought a blown up xr400, done a full rebuild on that rode it for a while and traded it in on a newer bike whilst it's been off the road ROFL.
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So despite all the time in hospital lately got a tiny bit done on the mazda today. Few minor issues that I think I'm going to have, the fuel rails aren't ment for the block having the s5 front cover and I think the angle on the greddy elbow may effect the power steering pump bracket. Was looking at getting all the new turbo and stuff but looks like that's going to wait a couple years (probably go a bit silly with the car if I get a payout for my foot) anyway I has a pic!
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Another quick question which I shall take a pic of tomorrow are ID2000's smaller in diameter then the rochester 1000cc I have in there at the moment? I have a hunch that I am going to need a bit more fuel in it and because I have gone to -8 fittings, the 90deg fitting on the primary rail is fouling on the fwd injector in the second rail. Not by much only needs to be 1 or 2mm smaller in diameter. I have got some Bosch 1600's sitting in my drawer but they were turned down to fit standard rails.
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PROGRESS! Engine is bolted in. And I think I have solved my fuel rail problem, ripping out the 1000cc rochesters and running ID2000's all round. Also because I'm running the S5 front cover the greddy elbow interferes with my power steering pump, which I'm not yet ready to give up, so I have another hurdle to cover there.
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Not much of a post, tried to do some work on the car yesterday but my foot got too sore for any real progress, pulled out all the aircon and started toying with how to fit the W2A cooler, it's massive. Also worked out it shouldn't be hard for me to modify the power steering bracket so it sits where the ac did, allowing me to use my greddy elbow and actually fit the intercooler piping. Might attempt to do some more tomorrow.
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More grinding and shit tomorrow, but my power steering pump bracket is coming along nicely it's not 100% lined up so I think I might have to flog the holes about, but I only lined it up by eye so far. Have to grind out a fair bit of metal to make it sit all nicely, but I think it's going to be a success
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