Diary of a Madman; TitaniumTT's see you @ DGRRXI RE-REbuild

[helghast7]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Getting a good base and ceramic coating them helps.

Not to mention keeping the EGT's in check as well is a good thing. When you pop the hood to check fluids at a gas stop and the mani is glowing beat cherry red hot, you've got problems. So IMO, tuning helps.

My problem really was I was getting and using used cartridges that had been sitting stagnent for years. So the seals all dry out. Then the first shot of pressure they see is 135+ psi, and 100+psi for hours on end, they tend to fail quickly.

But yea, aside from that, even a newly rebuilt core will fail quickly if the boost gets too high.

exactly lol, which is why im giving them a farewell salute this season and taking the plunge into the wonderful world of single turbo...ness

which technically speaking will actually save me money in the long run..plus so far its becoming a pretty cheap build...my estimate for the single turbo swap..parts only of course(nobody but me and the even cooler me in PA[if that makes any sense to you] touches my car...well you too lol but lets keep to the point lol) is looking around 2k
which includes:
turbo
custom manifold(which is almost done btw )
dp
wastegates
lines(ext.)

so i can dig that, the hard part is deciding if i want to really go crazy this year and redo my IC setup as well as upgrade my oil coolers, redo the fuel system and AI all in one shot

i guess the deciding factor is if my new lady friend is a keeper or not

on a side note this weekend im determined to dig through my stuff to locate those switches for you...ive got a feint idea on their location....but ive been wrong before lol

aaannnndddd if we go back to the other side...note.... do you know anyone that does real good ceramic coating? once my manifold and what not is done i want to get it coated but i have no clue who does a good job at a good price

[TitaniumTT]

Fucking Lame man! Was wondering where you've been. Sunday we can definately get something done. I'm hoping to be dropping off the firewall tomorrow, picking up Friday, going out to Dave's on Saturday, so I bet Sunday Grant will be by to help installing that fucker.

ETA is hopefully by the end of the month. I'm actually pulling the oldies out right now. Going to be sending BNR the cartridges, the comp housings and all the oil/water lines. The center section and the snails are going out to be ceramic coated and then they'll be shipped to BNR for assembly. Exhaust log and a few other parts going for coating as well. Brian is going to mod my y-pipe and then send that to coating. Then everything is on it's way back to me. Hopefully I'll have everything back in my hands by the end of the months. Then it's a few other TEEEEENY TIIIIIINY things left and she's good to go. Little things like trans', brakes, fuel cell gaskets.... little shit.

Definately gimme a shout on Sunday, I'll be around doing little to nothing I'm sure

[helghast7]

you no brian, after reading the comments people made i dont think these guys understand how shitty the twins really are reliability wise lol

when the actual cast iron housing around the wastegate started cracking at 15lbs in my first set i knew then and there these things were going to give me a lot of FML moments

cant wait for ST setup this year

[2gslse]

OH yeah its time for me to start harrassing you again thanks for the reminder

[WE3RX7]

His 1200hp was sold a few years ago, their shop car is now a 900hp supra. Its actually much faster than the 1200hp one.

Dont worry about it getting ugly... I already got a slamming voice mail late last night from some sleep deprived mad scientist bent on twin turbo domination of the forced induction world

On that note, Brian... I'll give you a ring back shortly...

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by one320fc

What?? you can't be harassing me while your in GA.. You still need to come over and check out the process!!

This is going to get ugly..I see it coming! I think this calls for a dyno war @ KDR when your done with the FC. And for shits and grins invite your cousin Jamie with that 1200hp Supra

I'm game for that... I bet Dave would be too. I've got no problem setting something up before DGRRXI if you guys are. I'll be out there anyway

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

His 1200hp was sold a few years ago, their shop car is now a 900hp supra. Its actually much faster than the 1200hp one.

Dont worry about it getting ugly... I already got a slamming voice mail late last night from some sleep deprived mad scientist bent on twin turbo domination of the forced induction world

On that note, Brian... I'll give you a ring back shortly...

haahahahaa ahahahaa hahahahaahaa

I am bent on domination of the twin turbo rotary world. I will break that record, and I'll do it at less boost, then depending on how close we are, I may tweak a little more and go for 450

Gimme a shout tomorrow pal.... I'll be around all day.. Got the day off and when I cam back from OH tonight I found like 5 new packages So I'll be doing a bunch of work on the ole' girl tomorrow.

[hades]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

I'm game for that... I bet Dave would be too. I've got no problem setting something up before DGRRXI if you guys are. I'll be out there anyway



haahahahaa ahahahaa hahahahaahaa

I am bent on domination of the twin turbo rotary world. I will break that record, and I'll do it at less boost, then depending on how close we are, I may tweak a little more and go for 450

Gimme a shout tomorrow pal.... I'll be around all day.. Got the day off and when I cam back from OH tonight I found like 5 new packages So I'll be doing a bunch of work on the ole' girl tomorrow.

how those exhaust sleeves holding up? And I am only half way being an ass. The other part of me really does want to know.

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by 2gslse

Brian, I was referring to one320fc's former weekly harrassment calls before he gave up on it for a while.
I think I should get the FD retuned before the gap this year but time is gonna be tight for me with work and its almost springtime (yardwork sucks) I am back from GA but will be going back in a few weeks to help a buddy get his crap together for DGRR and I still haven't even began working on my FB and it was gonna be my winter project but the RX8 kinda took up all my funding/time.

Ah I see.... I'm surprised I haven't recieved more heckling considering I missed Deals by a matter of hours last year. I certainly deserve any and all harassment that I get.

Shit man, it's not like it was all for nothing, I love your 8.... it's beautiful.

When Bill get's his lightweight flywheel bought and installed in his 8, we should definately make a trip back. I'm hoping to be there around the beginning of April for the first round of tuning and to get the trans swapped out. At the least get the tranny as close to completely dealt with as possible. I mounted my RX8 5-spd knob in my truck a few days ago; had to re-thread the shifter itself just to solidify my intentions of never ever taking the 5spd knob off

Originally Posted by hades

how those exhaust sleeves holding up? And I am only half way being an ass. The other part of me really does want to know.

As far as I can tell they are still 100% Dropped the EGT's by really cranking on the timing. I think part of it was some sort of structural defect in the sleeve because the front rotor was exposed to the same EGT's and pressure and vibrations yet that one was flawless and has been... soooooo I dunno.

So far so good though

[2gslse]

Brian, I was referring to one320fc's former weekly harrassment calls before he gave up on it for a while.
I think I should get the FD retuned before the gap this year but time is gonna be tight for me with work and its almost springtime (yardwork sucks) I am back from GA but will be going back in a few weeks to help a buddy get his crap together for DGRR and I still haven't even began working on my FB and it was gonna be my winter project but the RX8 kinda took up all my funding/time.

[TitaniumTT]

IRP doesn't coat. They sub out to SportTuner where all my shit is right now

[helghast7]

My biggest problem with tracking the car is everytime I'm just about ready something breaks lmao! I've been wanting to go real bad to really see what my creation can do lol and how well I handle her

Lmao oh god bringing her to a tnc meet lol I'll wait till things get a little more serious before I do that

Yea it's a custom Manifold my buddy is making guy named tito, he builds manifolds for supras, I haven't seen it yet but 2 of my friends saw it and said it looked amazing, he should be done this week, I'll post up pics when I get it

Yes I wanted to get the denso supra pump, I was contemplating doing what you did and do a surge tank but I'm still planning that part out

Right now my biggest concern is the single setup, I'm almost positive my fuel system can handle like 10lbs from that turbo to at least get me by till my next big modification spree

[tweiss3]

I've been thinking (yes, that can be dangerous), does motec have a cruise control system available for it?

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by helghast7

My biggest problem with tracking the car is everytime I'm just about ready something breaks lmao! I've been wanting to go real bad to really see what my creation can do lol and how well I handle her

Yeah, mine seems to do that before every track day. Drove me insane for 2 years. Hopin' NOT to have that problem this year.

Should definately try to make it up... especially for some of the FCSCC's events, and the CART one in Torrington... I missed Torrington last year but my buddy in a Miata... underpowered MIATA was hitting 70+!

Originally Posted by helghast7

Lmao oh god bringing her to a tnc meet lol I'll wait till things get a little more serious before I do that

Originally Posted by helghast7

Yea it's a custom Manifold my buddy is making guy named tito, he builds manifolds for supras, I haven't seen it yet but 2 of my friends saw it and said it looked amazing, he should be done this week, I'll post up pics when I get it

duh... that's right.... you were telling me all about that last week

Originally Posted by helghast7

Yes I wanted to get the denso supra pump, I was contemplating doing what you did and do a surge tank but I'm still planning that part out

From what I understand, FD tank + Supra TT pump + hyperion cover is a pretty kickass setup. No need to do the full custom fuel cell deal like I did...... even though I will when I do my FD

Originally Posted by helghast7

Right now my biggest concern is the single setup, I'm almost positive my fuel system can handle like 10lbs from that turbo to at least get me by till my next big modification spree

For the cost of it all... ~$200 for a pump and another $1-200 for injectors... I'd do that when you do the turbo so you can push the boost a little more cuz you know you're gonna want to a week after you get the 10lbs dialed in

Originally Posted by tweiss3

I've been thinking (yes, that can be dangerous), does motec have a cruise control system available for it?

Nope, don't think any aftermkt ECU has a dedicated cruise control but there are aftermkt units that you can buy

[helghast7]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Yeah, mine seems to do that before every track day. Drove me insane for 2 years. Hopin' NOT to have that problem this year.

Should definately try to make it up... especially for some of the FCSCC's events, and the CART one in Torrington... I missed Torrington last year but my buddy in a Miata... underpowered MIATA was hitting 70+!

once im single...dont quote me buuuttt....id be down for that, at the moment thats really my last weak link on the car when it comes to breaking stuff, though upgrades wise i could use coilovers

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

From what I understand, FD tank + Supra TT pump + hyperion cover is a pretty kickass setup. No need to do the full custom fuel cell deal like I did...... even though I will when I do my FD

hyperion cover? im in need of doing some research now

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

For the cost of it all... ~$200 for a pump and another $1-200 for injectors... I'd do that when you do the turbo so you can push the boost a little more cuz you know you're gonna want to a week after you get the 10lbs dialed in

ehhhh sorta, i still need a secondary rail, + fittings + lines +installing my FPR(which i own already thank god)

so yea its not bad but i know its gonna add up real quick

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by helghast7

once im single...dont quote me buuuttt....id be down for that, at the moment thats really my last weak link on the car when it comes to breaking stuff, though upgrades wise i could use coilovers

pssshhhh. excuses excuses.... here's all you need to know

http://www.cartct.com/auto_schedule.shtml

Whenever it says Thompson Speedway, keep that day open and you and Abdul get yer asses to CT! I haven't driven that course, but I was talking to one of the CART officers and he told me the whole club really liked it and they were going to see about getting there at least twice. I guess they REALLY liked it and Thompson was accomodating. It should play in a little more to our cars strengths. They're not as nimble as some of the other cars but when they stretch their legs, watch the fuck out! If Rob was hitting 70 in his Miata... I should be in 4th gear at points


Bigger club in CT....

South lot is where it's at!

Damn... these guys are starting early this year and I ain't got a car Sad Brian is sad

Originally Posted by helghast7

hyperion cover? im in need of doing some research now

Yeah, cool little product, I know guys that swear by it.

Originally Posted by helghast7

ehhhh sorta, i still need a secondary rail, + fittings + lines +installing my FPR(which i own already thank god)

so yea its not bad but i know its gonna add up real quick

It will.... next time you talk to Dave, ask him about Gordons car at idle with his new injectors.

And go CJ rails, can't get anything better than those. I still need to get in touch with him and get som Mani's off to him so he can build a secondary rail for my Cosmo that's going in the FD.

Aight..... Landi owner aint coming by today.... and this aint getting it done... I'm heading out to get some Argon then hopefully crank out a good 12 hrs or work today