I absolutely love doing that. The effect is magnified by the echoing off of the buildings.

I happen to know a guy who has a jig for said manifold for the FD... :suspect:

I can't remember if I replaced those sensors when I rebuilt the engine or the mani.... so somewhere between 5 and 14k miles. And I've never had one fail either and I was seeing EGT's hit 1900 with the BNR's before I really tuned them and turned the boost down.

:squint:

:smilielol5: It is sooooo much fun

Bigger turbo... may not fit.... BIG EFR turbo...

IIRC he has the smaller EFR.

He does, but the ERF's are still physically bigger than most Garretts.

We have a problem..... be a man and get rid of that turbo drain HOSE and make it a hardline. Come on, if you are gonna do it, you might as well do it right. I should not have to tell you these things :D


I like the tubing clamp. What is your source for them?


Also, regarding your discolored wastegate... were they always water cooled or did you add that at a later date? Mine have like 6k mi. and a track day and are not discolored like that at all.

For Diff and trans temp sensor I used the simple AEM temp sensor http://www.lms-efi.com/sunshop/index...t_detail&p=146

So how did you setup the sensor with the Haltech seeing as the sensor is not linear and the Haltech apparently does not have enough resolution to accommodate it?

There is IIRC 5 refrence points. so I did the calibration using a spread of temps I think the temp sensor would see. (EX. 30 degrees to 250 degrees F) to get the best resolution at the temps I would normally see. It may not be perfect but IMO it is close enough.

Oh shit! REALLY?!?! :rofl: I thought about it... but in the end decided against it for a number of reasons. 1 being I can't get the turbo separated from the mani while in the car. So I need to pull them as a unit and it BARELY fits. Plus it's easier to work with. I did order the correct color fitting and some heat sleeving though :D

Cheers. I get them through Verocious and Summit and Goodridge. Mainly through Verocious though.... I ordered a bunch for my boost lines to the WG. Swappinga few fittings on the WG's then first order of business when I get back is the WG lines themselves.... soooo I Should probably order my valves from MSC today....

They've never been watercooled before. I'm doing it BECAUSE of that discoloration.

Kewl, thanks... I'll check into the MoTeC software when I get back.

Yeah.... it is 5 points. I was trying to use the AEM sensors for MAP. It wasn't good....

What is a cut out valve?

I might have to agree with Gunny lol. I do think it would be hilarious to see people jump for cover though.

Agreed. But I do love the short runners.

I still need to get the Adaptronic sorted out before I do any changes to where the EGT sensors are mounted. I think the cruising AFRs I usually see on the PFC are around 14s though, IIRC. I'm trying to remember if they both read super high while on the highway or just one of them. It's been since April so I really don't remember.

Ok I'll check them out. Thanks!

Nah I don't think I'll make it this year. But some other guys here in CO have talked about driving out.

Hmmmmmm, that sounds tempting haha.

I have the 7670. I'm not sure how it compares in size to a Garrett. I just know that with how short my runners are, and since I have my LIM spaced out about 1/8" due to the fuel rails pressing against each other, it really cramps the space. At least I don't have the wastegate actuator on mine so that saves some room. It should be somewhat comparable to a Garrett I believe. Depending on how much it would cost, I'd think about just paying you guys to build one and see how it fits when I get it lol. I also thought about trying to pick up a cheap, used HKS cast manifold to see how it would fit.

I actually thought about that myself. I'd like to do all that, and thought about trying a hardline for the oil drain also.

Yeah I have the MV-S wastegates in black and mine have never discolored like that. Mine has been all street driving though. Either way, I still want to run coolant to them with hard lines lol.

Those electronic bypass valves, the y-type that you plumb in with the exaust to go from full loud to full muffled.... I would like to run one on the 'vert but the sizes are just all wrong... so that will be the quiet car.... well..... as quiet as it can be with a 4" downpipe :lol:

Yeah... that's why I went through all the trouble and new it was going to be a PITA but... made it work, barely... everything is so damn crammed in there.

Yeah... unless you jack the hell out of the timing, just richen it up a bit. Low 13's in cruise. I run 12.5:1 and up in cruise. I still get close to 20 mpg if I behave and its a lot happier. The EGT's are LOW in cruise which I like because I do so much highway driving.... 250 miles, turn it off for 10 minutes, 250 more miles etc etc....

DO IT! Someone needs a co-pilot! Or fly into NYC and I'll pick you up... one of my drivers may be fagging out :squint:

We have the Jig, I just don't know about fitment with your turbo... that's what worries me.

At the minimum I would need a new bender and a length of tubing. It could be done, but I would rather focus time and energies else where. Plus getting the turbo in and out or the line on or off would be a rage inducing exercise. As it is with the softline it's still a monster PITA, I don't want to know what a hardline would be like.... eff that noise....

Or the DC area, someone will be able to give you a ride.

I don't think I've ever seen those. That's interesting.

Well I'm not sure I'll have time anyway. I'm supposed to be deploying this summer or fall, or maybe even spring. I'm not sure when or if it will even happen. I'd hopefully have the car finished again and ready to drive. If I would go to DGRR I'd be bringing the car for sure lol. Thanks for the offer though guys!

Oh I know what you mean, I'm just curious if it's really that much bigger, if at all, and depending on price it might be worth it. One thing that's always bothered me about my manifold is that the turbo cants forward 5 degrees. So basically the front of the turbo sits lower than the rear of the turbo, by 5 degrees. I've always wondered if it was a problem because at a certain speed it will get a harmonic resonance, or so it sounds to me. But as friends have said, at least when I'm stomping on it it will be sitting more level lol.

Yeah I hear ya. I'm just getting crazy with the idea of all the places this line could be run lol.

That... but I may need someone up in the CT area :suspect:

These guys.... http://quicktimeperformance.com/QTEC/

THe muscle car guys usually use them but it could be used for a recirc as well.... they're just not made small enough... oh well... the 'vert will be quiet.

Gotcha! It was cool seeing ya last year though... even if just for a gas stop :lol:

Yeah.... 5* isn't going to make a difference at all.... I wouldn't worry about that. It's tough in the FD's though... they want to be longer and farther forward which makes for routing DP's much easier. The more centered they are, generally the higher they need to be, which makes it a PITA to recirc WG's.... compromises I guess.... wait... fuck compromises....

Dude... Colin used them for his vac lines!

Hey you know I head down a few days earlier. It doesn't matter what I drive. I has spares in every state I live in!