TitaniumTT's I hope I make it to DGRR '09 Build

[vex]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Stainless is kind of a shitty material to work with and when you heat it, it likes to move ALOT. WAY more than any other allow that I've ever welded. I dunno, maybe I'll give the ceramics a try, but not anytime soon.

That's true. Stainless has a high heat elongation coefficient, something to consider when choosing materials. You can actually get some stainless without high heat elongation. Hell, you could get some Nickle based alloys if you really wanted to.

SOOOOOOOO - Got some interesting news from Tim today - apparently my injectors weren't the culprit. It's really a shame that my FP sender puked that fateful day. It could've been a fuel pressure issue all along. I do feel better knowing that the injectors are ok though. Even though I might be replacing them with some better spray pattern injectors. This is of course if I can't get that silky smooth idle back. Whatever, time will tell. So I think I'll be picking up my cryo parts on Monday which means back to breakin by the end of next week? Maybe..... Or maybe I'll start my hood instead :devil:

[FC3S Murray]

SOOOOOOOO - Got some interesting news from Tim today - apparently my injectors weren't the culprit. It's really a shame that my FP sender puked that fateful day. It could've been a fuel pressure issue all along. I do feel better knowing that the injectors are ok though. Even though I might be replacing them with some better spray pattern injectors. This is of course if I can't get that silky smooth idle back. Whatever, time will tell. So I think I'll be picking up my cryo parts on Monday which means back to breakin by the end of next week? Maybe..... Or maybe I'll start my hood instead

Hmmm? What have you narrowed it down to then? Didn't you have the fuel pump replaced when you were at the dragon?

[TitaniumTT]

Yup, the RP pump that I replaced YEARS ago starting having low fuel pressure when we entered NC. We stopped, up the pressure and things seemed ok. Then we met up at the damn and whenever the secondaries came on, the thing fell on it's face and FP went to like 15psi with the fuel pump screaming like a stuck pig. So that first night we pulled the pump and found the sock pretty well clogged. So we let that sit in acetone overnight.
The next morning we reassembled and went to the show. The sock was flowing MUCH better. Tried boosting on the way there and the same thing happened. As soon as the secondaries came on - splat. The pump started screaming again so we figured the pump went bad. So luckily Bryan from RotorSports Racing was having a special on the cosmo pumps so I bought one and myself, AJ, (duffman) and Scott (TurboIIRotor) pulled the entire rear of the car apart (for the second time in 12 hours) to replace the pump and sock right in the middle of the show

So we get the thing back together and the same shit, as soon as boost hits, the pressure goes to nill. Now I'm pissed, the world turns red and I start looking for virgins to rape and pillage. Missed the Dragon run and head back to the cabin. At this point it's either the reg or the filter. Reg is fine, filter is CLOGGED. So we make an hour drive to the nearest advanced auto to get a phord 3/8 barb EFI filter, then to Lowes for some 1/4"npt to 3/8" bard fittings and back to the car to put the thing together. FINALLY fuel pressure. So we went to the banquet, and drove the dragon the next day in the rain, which was still a blast.

Car ran great all the way home and it wasn't until a day or two later that the fuel pressure started getting a little low, nothing to cause concern but fluttering a little lower than usual. I bought the Marren washable stainless filter and put that in saving the fittings and hose from the EFI filter just because. and now everything is fine again.

Few weeks later I order a bosch 044 pump and intank sock and install that. MOTHERFUCKER was that thing loud. PAINFULLY loud and it seemed to get louder the longer you drove it but then would quite down after you restarted it. Apparently that's "normal." The pump pissed me off to the point that I changed it out. When I pulled that pump sock was getting clogged. Now I'm pissed again and drop the tank and clean it out by hand. Wiping everything down with a paper towel and it was coming out as white as it was going in. Now I'm confused. Whatever, I clean the cosmo sock, put that back in the tank that I'm convinced is clean, set the FP and head off to the dyno. My FP sender pukes on the way to Dave but it was set before so I'm happy. Then the thing goes way lean on the dyno and we can't figure out why. We start pulling lines and making sure everything is as it should be. I remember now when we pulled the feed line off at the tank there was ALOT of pressure between the pump and the filter, didn't think much of it at the time. We can't figure out what the problem was so we put everything back and I head home. I used the overall fuel trim to add 10% across the board and had to bump it to 15% and then 20% to keep the lambda's in check. What was happening was the sock and the filter were getting clogged, again. I found this out when I got home and pulled the filter, poured in some acetone and none came out. My thoery, the bosch flows so much more and doesn't drop off at the higher pressures that it was able to just force fuel through the filter but the cosmo pump couldn't.

So I cleaned that washable stainless filter, bought a new cosmo sock, put a new sender in, SWAPPED FUEL TANKS and a week later went back to Dave. Did the comp test and found two low bounces in the front. We went through the entire map and the datalogs and found nothing wrong. So now the anger has turned to depression and we left. Driving home I'm thinking fuck this car, this is retarded, 4 motors in 4 months? BOOOOOO, this car is getting jack standed till Oct when I do everything else that I want to do. About 2 minutes later a Prosche Carrera 4S comes racing down the on-ramp, my buddy made a comment like, there's a car you could beat up on when the motor's put back together. Fuck that, I'll beat up on him now. So we start fucking around and I started pulling on him in 4th @ ~120 before I almost ended up underneath a tractortrailer. Now I'm thinking, fuck that Oct bullshit, this engine's getting hauled tomorrow. And it was, within 4 hours a close friend and I pulled the engine, stripped her to a shortblock and had her in the back of my truck. 2 days later I was back @ KDR so we could break her down and see what happend. That's when we found the two warped Apex seals. So I left everything with Dave for cryo and now I'm planning on snagging those this week.

So I know the filter was clogged while on the dyno. I also have come to find out that the ethanol is breaking down fiberglass fuel tanks in the marine world. 5-6 years ago when I started restoring the car I dropped the fuel tank. It was all sorts of nasty so I went to a machine shop, had them boil it out and epoxy coat it. I'm almost certain it's the ethanol breaking down the coating and clogging everything up. I'm AMAZED the injectors are fine.

So yeah, that's my story, ethanol blows moose. Cost me an engine.

[EJayCe996]

OMG you know AJ? My condolences..... does he talk shit about your FC too?

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by EJayCe996

OMG you know AJ? My condolences..... does he talk shit about your FC too?

Constantly.....

When we were leaving DGRR Shar (the guy that drove from San Fran decided to join us heading back to NY) and we told AJ jokingly he should join, he actually did! Spent a night at my place, rode around in the FC a bunch, funny, after I pulled on him relentlessly on the highway the smack talk has stopped AJ's good people though, helped me out a bunch with the FC while everyone else was drinking themselves gay, and not BAW gay either.

[EJayCe996]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Constantly.....

When we were leaving DGRR Shar (the guy that drove from San Fran decided to join us heading back to NY) and we told AJ jokingly he should join, he actually did! Spent a night at my place, rode around in the FC a bunch, funny, after I pulled on him relentlessly on the highway the smack talk has stopped AJ's good people though, helped me out a bunch with the FC while everyone else was drinking themselves gay, and not BAW gay either.

Excellent, if he shows up this Saturday for the meet I'll be sure to mention this

[Duffman692002]

I give up on the multi-quoting.

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Constantly.....

When we were leaving DGRR Shar (the guy that drove from San Fran decided to join us heading back to NY) and we told AJ jokingly he should join, he actually did! Spent a night at my place, rode around in the FC a bunch, funny, after I pulled on him relentlessly on the highway the smack talk has stopped AJ's good people though, helped me out a bunch with the FC while everyone else was drinking themselves gay, and not BAW gay either.

Don't tempt a man with unlimited vacation time and an insatiable appetite for travel.

You were having such a hard time with the car at DGRR that I thought I'd toss you a bone and let you have a few 'victory' pulls on me. I'd have hated to see you after gettin' waxed by the ol' FB, talk about losing some of that 'sandy blond' locks. There were soooo many times that I could have just cruised away from you on the Dragon but I restrained myself.

[Duffman692002]

Originally Posted by EJayCe996

OMG you know AJ? My condolences..... does he talk shit about your FC too?

Haha, ass... Remeber when I told you that Alan's AE is one of the only two FC's I like or would ever own? Well this is the second.

[WE3RX7]

Nice recap - it wasnt as painful reading it this time

So where are you now though on the FP issue?? If it was the epoxy getting chewed and drawn through the filter, wouldnt swapping to the other tank solve your issue... or did you swap the original tank back in?

[TitaniumTT]

Both of my tanks are slated for the dump. I had one as a backup but its pretty rusted out. We're restoring a close friend of mines TII. The previous owner installed a few amps with sheet metal screws that punctured the tank. The original plan was to weld the holes shut and then coat the inside of it. I welded the holes shut with stainless and I'm using that tank now. When we need it for his car I'll figure out if the larger S5 tank will fit in an S4 car and buy a new tank...... Or I'll do a fuel cell. Although, in talking to Tim Marren, the ethanol is breaking down some fuel cells too and releasing the sand that they use for molding, so everyone seems to be getting anally violated. Hell, I just today swapped a clogged fuel filter on my buddies Volvo. She'd stall out at the higher rpms. Literally die out on the highway.

So after breakin I'm going to poll the pump and the filter one last time before the dyno. Pretty confident I got it all though. Also going to flush all the lines to make sure there is no residue in them either. Nightmare. Cost me an engine, 3 auto-x's, 2 trackdays and I don't know how many strands of my sandy blonde hair

[classicauto]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

When we need it for his car I'll figure out if the larger S5 tank will fit in an S4 car and buy a new tank......

Fits like a charm...

Only thing is you can't swap the S4/S5 sending units/pump holder + straps (although, i didn't try to swap straps so Im not 100% on whether S4 works with S5). The S4 is shorter then the S5 as thats where it gains most of the extra volume.

So keep the senders and tanks and straps with the same series and you're golden.

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

I have an extra 8 gal fuel cell right now, maybe I'll keep it on tap after the troubles you're having - i was going to get rid of it, lol...


Also - I was not aware the S5 tanks were larger, hmmm learn something new every day

Extra 2 gallons and they're cheaper to boot. Best of both worlds.

Originally Posted by classicauto

Fits like a charm...

Only thing is you can't swap the S4/S5 sending units/pump holder + straps (although, i didn't try to swap straps so Im not 100% on whether S4 works with S5). The S4 is shorter then the S5 as thats where it gains most of the extra volume.

So keep the senders and tanks and straps with the same series and you're golden.

Thanks Joe! So here's a question for you. The top mount dealy..... is that interchangeable? Meaning can I transfer my pump and sending unit and the top mounting piece to the S5 tank or do I need to source one of those as well? I know the fuel lines are slightly different (not a concern as mine are all -6AN stainless tube) and the wiring is different (again, not a concern becuase all of mine is redone anyway) and I believe the sender is different ohm'age (don't car, programmable gauge, although if it's deeper I'm screwed..... damn ) but is the gasket pattern the same?

Come to think of it, my buddy had an S5 before he bought the S4 TII so maybe I'll just grab that from him and see.

As for the straps, that would be a bummer if they were slightly longer. I guess I'll find out through the parts fiche though. Thanks a bunch Joe

[classicauto]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Thanks Joe! So here's a question for you. The top mount dealy..... is that interchangeable? Meaning can I transfer my pump and sending unit and the top mounting piece to the S5 tank or do I need to source one of those as well?

The mounting pattern for the "cover" piece is the same, the main difference is the length of the assembly. But bolt pattern wise they're the same where they attach to the tank.

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

As for the straps, that would be a bummer if they were slightly longer. I guess I'll find out through the parts fiche though. Thanks a bunch Joe

Yeah like I said on the straps I'm not 100% sure....the last time I did that swap was a few years back on a resto for a customer and I don't recall which series straps I used. I bet though, that even if the S4 ones are shorter, you can probably tighten them down anyways given the length of the bolts.......but either way its nothing outside of your capability

[WE3RX7]

I have an extra 8 gal fuel cell right now, maybe I'll keep it on tap after the troubles you're having - i was going to get rid of it, lol...


Also - I was not aware the S5 tanks were larger, hmmm learn something new every day

[TitaniumTT]

Just becuase I had to check

S4 Tank - FB01-42-110D List - $645.92
S5 Tank - FC02-42-110A List - $622.85

S4 Sender FB01-60-690B - List - $not giving a price, but I JUST bought a new one 3 weeks ago
S5 Sender FC02-60-960 - List - $116.24

S4 straps - FB01-42-720 - list - $23.xx
S5 straps
Right side - FB71-42-710 - List - $33.38
Left side - FC01-42-720 - List - $30.82