DIY Turbo in W/pics
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5.5 quarts? Wow! That's a LOT more than the stock 3.7! =) How much was the filter relocation setup? And how much do you think just the relocation kit would increase the capacity? That's a real bang up job you did there! Schedule 80, though... Damn. That's really, really, really thick! That's a lot of weight on your block, too; Did you fab up a support bracket to keep the weight off of the engine durring lash, 'cause that'll end up stripping the threads out of an aluminum head pretty quickly, if it lashes too hard, I'd imagine. Looks amazing, though!
the filter relocation kit was part of the oil and tranny cooler kit from Summit Racing. It was $99, plus like an $8 handling fee. The relocation kit alone (which they offer for like about $12 i believe, would still add about maybe a qt at least. Figure about 8' of hose and a filter that holds a qt itself, you should gain about a qt total I think. Tthe hose is 1/2" id.flat_black said:
And yes, I made a braket to help support everything. It goes from the stock bracket hole that used to be on the cat, to a bolt hole on the back of the turbo. I didnt weigh the whole setup, but just from feel, I would say the new manifold, turbo, and downpipe dont weigh all that much more that the stock heavy ass cast mani and cat. I'm ging to rebuild my turbo soon since it leaks a little oil. When i have it off, I'll weigh it.
Also there is not a big dif between sch 40 and 80 in the smaller sizes of pipe. I went with 80 since i wanted good welds and wanted to grind them all smooth after i welded them. Sch 80 is also easier to weld since it doesnt warp as easily.
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Yeah, I have been looking at mine for the longest time imagining how much easier it would be to put a DP there with a 2" long thermostat! I wonder if there is another car out there with the same flange but a longer neck? That would be a great solution.trbomp5 said:
My brother-in-law's 626 with the 2.0l engine has its housing the same place but the neck pointing towards the a/c compressor..I'll try to get some good pics for you guys...Spooled said:
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I turned mine around and used a flexible hose to replace it with last week-end. (was in the way of my future down pipe).
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25676&highlight=radiator+housing
The part number for the hose in there is almost a perfect fit.
If you want I can take a pic.
PS: I think the beavis block is for sale in the for sale section.
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25676&highlight=radiator+housing
The part number for the hose in there is almost a perfect fit.
If you want I can take a pic.
PS: I think the beavis block is for sale in the for sale section.
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http://www.villagephotos.com/image.asp?id_=9804740
What did you do there? Looks like theres a lot of welding in there.
What did you do there? Looks like theres a lot of welding in there.
Im not sure what pic your talking about, the link says access is denied.mazda2002 said:
If your talking about the thermostat housing, I had 2 problems. 1 was the clearance of the outlet. That was easily solved by flipping the housing and making a 1" copper pipe to fit back in place of it.
The welding on the side and top was to cap the hole where the front pipe came in and then I welded a coupling on top, threaded in a brass barbed adapter, cut off the pipe back about 4" then connected it back together with a piece of hose (the red hose you can see on the top of the housing)
Is this what you were asking about?
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well thought I would update this since its been a while.
I'm now running 9-10 psi. Need a new fuel pump because I cannot go any higher, I'm running out of fuel. I have an MSD pump that I plan on installing this weekend.
Turbo was smoking like hell, turned out you have to have at least 1/2" drain for the oil line. Stopped smoking as soon as I changed that out.
I'm replacing my exhaust with 3". I so far have a 3" APEXi DP that i just recieved today, it will go on tonite. I'm then most likely going to use a supertrapp muffler and have 3" all the way to it. That will be done this week also.
Dynoed it the other day. There was a local place that had "DYNO DAY" . $35 for 2 pulls. At 9psi I had 221 and 226. Not bad I thought for about $900!
I'm also going to get a MSD ignition with boost based timing retard. Then probably water injection, and then I'm done. Untill i blow the tranny. I always let off the throttle when it shifts, and I've never hit it off the line. Kind of pointless with an auto. I've kick-down raced quite a few people on the high way. Killed a GTP, beat a v6 camera pretty good, a turbo eclipse, got my ass spanked by an old GTO (gee, didnt see that one coming!)
I'll post pics of the new stuff soon.
I'm now running 9-10 psi. Need a new fuel pump because I cannot go any higher, I'm running out of fuel. I have an MSD pump that I plan on installing this weekend.
Turbo was smoking like hell, turned out you have to have at least 1/2" drain for the oil line. Stopped smoking as soon as I changed that out.
I'm replacing my exhaust with 3". I so far have a 3" APEXi DP that i just recieved today, it will go on tonite. I'm then most likely going to use a supertrapp muffler and have 3" all the way to it. That will be done this week also.
Dynoed it the other day. There was a local place that had "DYNO DAY" . $35 for 2 pulls. At 9psi I had 221 and 226. Not bad I thought for about $900!
I'm also going to get a MSD ignition with boost based timing retard. Then probably water injection, and then I'm done. Untill i blow the tranny. I always let off the throttle when it shifts, and I've never hit it off the line. Kind of pointless with an auto. I've kick-down raced quite a few people on the high way. Killed a GTP, beat a v6 camera pretty good, a turbo eclipse, got my ass spanked by an old GTO (gee, didnt see that one coming!)
I'll post pics of the new stuff soon.
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