Yeah, I had mine hanging on the handle of the engine stand. Orange seals on one side, Black seals on the other. I get the full soft seal rebuild kit from Malloy, so I ALWAYS end up with a slew of orings and stuff left behind... It kinda freaks me out, but I know that I'm not supposed to use them all since I've gone so far from stock :rofl:


Yeah, you and me both!! I really wanna see her moving under her own power again. Unfortunately though... I don't expect that to be happening until the end of winte and/or beginning of spring.

Once I'm done with it (install and put everything back in the bay) it's heading up to Brian for a full on face lift. New ECU, new wiring harness, replacing the front body harness, replacing/integrating the dash harness, battery relocation, Fuel Surge tank, new Water Injection system, etc., etc. I figure that will only take a month or so, but I've still gotta come up with the money to pay him, and then get the break in done and the power tune added.

This car has turned into a long(er) term endeavor :rofl:

I'm thinking my next plate will be a custom one that either reads "CURSED" or "SOVREGN" (Sovereign being the evil sentient ship from the Mass Effect games.. the one that warps the mind of it's occupants into doing what it wants despite their intentions :lol:)

Congrats on your first solo stack Levi!

Thanks!! :awesome:

Though, it wasn't COMPLETELY solo... since I did have Bianca come help with the center iron. First time she's ever hinted at complaining when I told her to grab ahold of my oiled up shaft and pull on it.. She looked at me like I was an asshole, but she still did it :rofl: Ahh... I've got a good wife... :lol::lol::lol:

So.... the weather is getting a bit better and I spent the afternoon in the garage yesterday. I got the front stack put together (about .002" end play) and reassembled. Getting the gear on the oil pump probably took more time than everything else combined yesterday!! :lol: That damned woodruff key kept sliding out, finally I just crazy glued the bitch in place! :rofl:

I didn't put the oil pan on yet, gunna wait a moment on that to be sure the temperature isn't going to plummet again (I'd rather let it cure in 40-50 degrees or higher). That... and I want to finish thoroughly cleaning the contact surface for the oil pan, as well as clean the shit out of all the pan bolts.

I pulled my fuel rails and injectors out (those are going to a buddy for temporary use up to and including DGRR) and gave them a wipe down, test fit the new (to me) TD61 turbo, and broke out some of the goodies that have been hiding in shipping boxes all winter.

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Nice...

Thanks Cheebs. I need to get this rolling again so it'll be ready to go up to Brian..

Looking really good.

Moar pics of TD61 and rear oil return breather :suspect:

I'll snag more pics when I get home today Brian.

Yay!

Oh look... ass shots. Can we see the front more please???? Oh and turbo, more turbo...that's the money shot...

Less ass, more turbo (and oil breather pipe) :awesome:

The turbo is second-hand from Reese's car.

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And the breather pipe for Brian:

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Are you worried about melting your LIM?

Did it come with Reeses Pieces ?

Melting my LIM???

Not particularly :lol: It's not installed here, but I've got a LIM blanket, plus my LIM is ceramic coated. Even without the Blanket though, there is a decent gap between the hotside and the LIM. It's not massive by any means, but it's enough to have regular airflow between the two surfaces.

K. . Looks good

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No.

:(

Call him and complain...:toetap05:

needs more pubes methinks. :boink:

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Oh, there are plenty more to be added Gunny :rofl:

I like that breather... gonna have to try something like that when the engine comes out this weekend....

The RE not have a breather built into the Filler neck? Or do you guys have custom filler necks with no breathers?

Or just extra breathing?

Yeah, it's part of afgmoto's catch can setup. It mounts to the same bolts that the engine stand is using, so I won't mount that until the motor is in the car.

They do have a breather in the filler neck, its just an extra breather on the other side.

I have that catch can by Adam too. I love it! I'm thinking about making another hardline to connect between the rear breather and the can though, just to clean it up a little.

Just extra breathing...

Back from the grave... This is going to be a thing:

Very nice! :o16:
I love my efr 8374

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Nice! EFR are my favorite turbos now. The ONLY thing I may switch to at some point is the Magneti Marelli turbo they use in F1 lol.

I just installed an IWG 8374 a few months ago and I like it, but to be honest I think I liked the EWG 7670 even more (aside from the extra BS of having external WG lol). It was an absolute MONSTER down low, starting spool around 2k and making power to about 7500. Although I haven't gotten it fully tuned on this turbo yet, so maybe I just haven't seen enough. Also, I could hear the 7670 spooling (like a jet engine) through a parking lot. I have to build a bit more boost on the street to hear this one.

Cheers. Yeah, I think I'll enjoy it for sure :)

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Hehe, yeah... I was torn between an 8374 and a 9174. I got a SCREAMING deal on the 91 though, and it will give a higher ceiling for power potential, so that's what I went with.

Just waiting for the paypal to clear, then Andy will kick the EFR my way :)

It all really depends on the app and what you're looking for. You wanted alot of power on pump, which means bigger turbo and spool will suffer comparatively.

I would like to see all three turbos run @ 25psi to see the spool and the ultimate power potential. Mapped against EMAP would also be interesting to see but I know that's not going to happen

True. In all reality I don't imagine I'll want much more than 350whp for normal driving. However, I also don't want to be limited to a total potential of 400-450whp, which I'm worried the 8374 may have realistically done.

Further on down the line I'd love to do a side-by-side comparison of the 7670, 8374, 9174, and whatever GTX35## is bouncing around at the time. But that's not likely to happen unless I've either got money burning a big ass hole in my pocket (which the wife wouldn't allow), or they were temporarily donated by other owners.

I'm hoping that, despite the larger size, the lag/response won't be *that* much worse than what I was experiencing with the Precision Turbo... If I can get near the horizontal line of a torque curve, and have boost pretty much leveled out, by mid-3krpms than I'll call that a win. :)

Sooooooooooooooo my turbo :rofl:

The P6265 also worked pretty well for what I was looking for... Until it got ran without oil :suspect:

Wait, Andy here in Colorado Springs? I got my current turbo through him. He has great deals. He told me I should start selling them too lol. He's also starting to make oil cooler kits. He's helping me set up my suspension because his booty is way more calibrated than mine to stuff like that lol. I'm more tuned in to boost response.

Andy is VERY happy with the 8374, but so far I'm kinda missing the 7670. And another friend here was telling me we should do a compound setup with two 7670s lol. Might have to try that.

As for your comparison test, I still have my old 7670 but it may need to be rebuilt. I'm pretty sure the oil seals are bad and I accidentally bent one of the compressor blades when my glove grabbed it when my hand was nearby. Anyway, I'm not sure if they can be rebuilt but I'd be willing to lend it to you for testing.

Yup, same Andy! :)

I def appreciate the thought/offer, for now I just want to focus on getting her back on the road though ^_^