98 Camaro Z28 Twin Turbo 427 ERL LS2 Pics
02-19-2012, 06:39 PM
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Some more updated pics. The bumper and exhaust are off. Here are all my y blocks up front. These are for fuel, intercooler, and turbo water lines. ALso, the bracket on the passenger side up front is for a tow hook.
02-19-2012, 06:48 PM
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Dash up close. All the wiring is on the passenger side. It looks crazy up close, but it is really tucked all up under the glove box area and in front of the shifter under the dash on the tranny tunnel. Three computers - BS3, MSD Boost controller, and Altronics Red Alert EGT data logger with warning red led light on the dash in front of my face.
02-19-2012, 06:50 PM
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CO2 bottle for wastegates on roll cage behind passenger seat. Fire extinguisher bottle on roll cage behond driver. Fire system is run to shoot on turbos and at my feet.
02-19-2012, 08:23 PM
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Have you ran the motor with the star vacuum pump hooked up the way you have it? I have a feeling that your going to end up with a ton of oil in the pump before too long. FWIW, I would add a 2nd fitting to the passenger side(are you using the star baffle?) and also I would add the air/oil seperator from Star. I ran mine the way yours is hooked up and got alot of oil into the pump and severely reduced the vacuum it would pull. Good luck!
02-20-2012, 07:57 AM
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Wow, thanks. I will look at those parts and change it. That is two things I gotta change - vacuum pump and intake. I went ahead and added the EGT on each cylinder to compensate for that style intake until I can get the Marcel intake. My problem is the person helping me determine what to do is a big block nitrous engine builder so when it comes to boost, he admittedly does not have all the answers. In that regard, I certainly welcome all to point out any potential problems and I greatly appreciate it.
02-20-2012, 08:15 AM
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Wow, thanks. I will look at those parts and change it. That is two things I gotta change - vacuum pump and intake. I went ahead and added the EGT on each cylinder to compensate for that style intake until I can get the Marcel intake. My problem is the person helping me determine what to do is a big block nitrous engine builder so when it comes to boost, he admittedly does not have all the answers. In that regard, I certainly welcome all to point out any potential problems and I greatly appreciate it.
2nd shot was adding the star air/oil seperator, while it cured the oil'd up vacuum pump, the catch tank was seeing more oil than I was comfortable with.
3rd shot, I added a 2nd baffle to cut the velocity/suction of the pump at the valve cover in 1/2. That seems like it has cut the oil accumulation in 1/4 and I'm good with the way the system works.
If your just using a 12 fitting, I would highly recommend getting the star baffle.
02-27-2012, 08:40 AM
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I installed my Star oil/air separator this weekend as well as a second transmission cooler. Tranny is now cooled by two 16 pass Derale fan cooled coolers. One is fed by a weldon lift pump so I can continue to cool the tranny after the run. I have one more th8ing to do and the car can finally be started. Phil or anyone else, if you see potential problems, please let me know so I can get them corrected, as I am really all by myself over here.
02-27-2012, 08:47 AM
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I installed my Star oil/air separator this weekend as well as a second transmission cooler. Tranny is now cooled by two 16 pass Derale fan cooled coolers. One is fed by a weldon lift pump so I can continue to cool the tranny after the run. I have one more th8ing to do and the car can finally be started. Phil or anyone else, if you see potential problems, please let me know so I can get them corrected, as I am really all by myself over here.
How much street time are you going to see? Tranny cooler setup should work fine.
02-27-2012, 03:23 PM
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Phil, none. I cannot see driving this on the street without ending up with serious legal problems. I even had the ERL block filled because (1) it made it stronger and (2) I did not want the temptation. I already started a street mustang - 86 SVO 4 cyl turbo for that purpose.