Homemade Turbo Build fuel problem :( (video up)
12-10-2012, 07:58 PM
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Homemade Turbo Build fuel problem :( (video up) figured id put up some pics of my build just in case you guys see anything thats wrong lol. Im 21 in college about to graduate and wanted a little more out of my car and had a buddy that spent about $54,000 on his car and its nasty obviously... but he didnt build it himself, Doesn't have the skills to do it. Now im not saying i do haha but im trying to do my best and wanted it to look clean and put down some good numbers and fit in my budget.
Well i bought the car for $3200 with a forged ls1 all rebuilt stock top end though. which obviously is a steal cause thats really cheap but any who spent $2300 on all of this.. and all of this was done in my garage with a mig and a metal chop saw and a grinder lol
mod list
3 bar map gm#12223861
2 walboro 255s
aeromotive regulator
griffin rad
317 truck heads
comp cam XR265HR (212/218 .522/.529 114)
7.400 rods
comp beehive springs
Siemens DEKA IV ( DEKA 4 ) Mototron 60lb injectors
rps 50mm bov
38mm tial wastegate
76mm on3 turbo
ebay intercooler and piping
and im probably forgetting some but its just a quick list..
then started tearing everything apart..
then cut the bar above the radiator and cut the bottom out to fit the new one in vertically
cut the bumper out...(and thats a rough cut didnt have a file then but its perfect now) thinking about putting a grille in idk yet..
intercooler mounted
then started on making the hotside just doing a non a/c truck manifold kit
and where im at now motor is all done so is the hotside all im waiting on is my base tune and oil lines for the turbo and im done cold side i can put on real quick so i really hope to have it running this weekend! and i dont have pics with the hotside completed but you get it..
so any thing you see wrong please let me know haha wont hurt my feelings... but it does show that with a little will you can build it your self, it has taken ALOT of time..but its worth it i like being able to say i built it to me that means something and for $5,500 total build cost ill challenge anyone haha
Well i bought the car for $3200 with a forged ls1 all rebuilt stock top end though. which obviously is a steal cause thats really cheap but any who spent $2300 on all of this.. and all of this was done in my garage with a mig and a metal chop saw and a grinder lol
mod list
3 bar map gm#12223861
2 walboro 255s
aeromotive regulator
griffin rad
317 truck heads
comp cam XR265HR (212/218 .522/.529 114)
7.400 rods
comp beehive springs
Siemens DEKA IV ( DEKA 4 ) Mototron 60lb injectors
rps 50mm bov
38mm tial wastegate
76mm on3 turbo
ebay intercooler and piping
and im probably forgetting some but its just a quick list..
then started tearing everything apart..
then cut the bar above the radiator and cut the bottom out to fit the new one in vertically
cut the bumper out...(and thats a rough cut didnt have a file then but its perfect now) thinking about putting a grille in idk yet..
intercooler mounted
then started on making the hotside just doing a non a/c truck manifold kit
and where im at now motor is all done so is the hotside all im waiting on is my base tune and oil lines for the turbo and im done cold side i can put on real quick so i really hope to have it running this weekend! and i dont have pics with the hotside completed but you get it..
so any thing you see wrong please let me know haha wont hurt my feelings... but it does show that with a little will you can build it your self, it has taken ALOT of time..but its worth it i like being able to say i built it to me that means something and for $5,500 total build cost ill challenge anyone haha
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12-10-2012, 08:28 PM
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so any thing you see wrong please let me know haha wont hurt my feelings... but it does show that with a little will you can build it your self, it has taken ALOT of time..but its worth it i like being able to say i built it to me that means something and for $5,500 total build cost ill challenge anyone haha
12-10-2012, 08:31 PM
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im gonna start out at 8lbs just with the base tune im getting then hopefully in two weeks ill have a 12 bolt and ill go back to get my final dynotune and i just want around 650 on about 12lbs..if its plus or minus idc im happy with whatever 12 puts down
12-10-2012, 08:35 PM
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oh anybody have any damn tricks to get the harmonic balancer back on with out getting a longer bolt? tried a installer from advance but it wasnt long enough..
12-10-2012, 08:43 PM
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ive always hammered them on with a piece of wood till the stock one will grab it and then run it home from there.
wideband is in the hottest and probably most pressurized spot, most people put them in the downpipe after the turbo instead of right at the collector there for the turbo flange.
should work fine there, but people say the heat and pressure there will wear it out fast....
cant believe everything you hear on the internet though.
+1 for doing it yourself!
wideband is in the hottest and probably most pressurized spot, most people put them in the downpipe after the turbo instead of right at the collector there for the turbo flange.
should work fine there, but people say the heat and pressure there will wear it out fast....
cant believe everything you hear on the internet though.
+1 for doing it yourself!
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ive always hammered them on with a piece of wood till the stock one will grab it and then run it home from there.
wideband is in the hottest and probably most pressurized spot, most people put them in the downpipe after the turbo instead of right at the collector there for the turbo flange.
should work fine there, but people say the heat and pressure there will wear it out fast....
cant believe everything you hear on the internet though.
+1 for doing it yourself!
wideband is in the hottest and probably most pressurized spot, most people put them in the downpipe after the turbo instead of right at the collector there for the turbo flange.
should work fine there, but people say the heat and pressure there will wear it out fast....
cant believe everything you hear on the internet though.
+1 for doing it yourself!
12-10-2012, 08:50 PM
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This might be a dumb question? it looks like the cold side of the turbo is pointing directly at the stock fan set up. How do you plan to pipe that into your intercooler? looks pretty close. i have never messed with a turbo set up but interested in doing the front mount truck manifold kit myself.
12-10-2012, 08:51 PM
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im sure people will tell you never to do it, but man i have hammered them all on, trucks, trans ams, my g8, corvettes, gotta be into the triple digits now on ls motors and no problems.
i mean people put widebands into the primary tubes on their headers to measure individual cyl air fuels for balancing a motor, so i dont see the problem.
just other people have said the back pressure will kill it... eh.
i mean people put widebands into the primary tubes on their headers to measure individual cyl air fuels for balancing a motor, so i dont see the problem.
just other people have said the back pressure will kill it... eh.
12-10-2012, 08:52 PM
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This might be a dumb question? it looks like the cold side of the turbo is pointing directly at the stock fan set up. How do you plan to pipe that into your intercooler? looks pretty close. i have never messed with a turbo set up but interested in doing the front mount truck manifold kit myself.
at least i think he is going to. lol
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This might be a dumb question? it looks like the cold side of the turbo is pointing directly at the stock fan set up. How do you plan to pipe that into your intercooler? looks pretty close. i have never messed with a turbo set up but interested in doing the front mount truck manifold kit myself.
12-10-2012, 08:54 PM
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get a piece of wood (2x4) cut it to where its as long as the width of the balancer, hit it evenly. Is it right? No, not by any means, but it works, ive used that method several times untill recently i ordered the proper install tool 
12-10-2012, 09:26 PM
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umm im looking for around 650 or more maybe i honestly dont care just what ever 12lbs will give me i should be happy with for a little while haah then ill probably get a better turbo and see what it will do lol
12-10-2012, 10:43 PM
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Once its hot it will have expanded .002-.003 and should slide right on. Slide it on fast all the way, keep a rubber mallet handy you might need to tap on it. It should literally fall on. You only have a few seconds to do this. Once the balancer touches the shaft the shaft heats up and they are tight.
Its called an interference fit. Used a lot in industrial applications, hubs, couplers. People in the automotive industry are afraid of it though. lol.
Works great all the time for me.