Turbo Firehawk build up V 3.0 AES 385 and S88
05-25-2012, 09:27 AM
#161
PM sent. Thanks. I know what I need to do. I just need to spend a little more time on it. Last night my main objective what to get it running and get the oil changed and a good heat cycle in it. Now I can worry about putting all the other stuff together and get it road worthy so I can focus on going out and tuning it
05-26-2012, 02:50 PM
#162
PM sent. Thanks. I know what I need to do. I just need to spend a little more time on it. Last night my main objective what to get it running and get the oil changed and a good heat cycle in it. Now I can worry about putting all the other stuff together and get it road worthy so I can focus on going out and tuning it
05-28-2012, 06:59 AM
#164
Well I haven't gotten as much done as I would have liked so far this weekend but I am very close. Thanks again 98Camarod for helping me out with some of the HTP issues I has having with getting set up to log E85. I now have all my config files set up to get my VE tables all dialed in.
I did get most of the body pannels back on the car. I just need to reinstall the front facia and inner fender liners. Then all that is left to put together is wire up all the gauges in the car but that is vey simple. I am hoping to get most of that done today. I am hoping to be out tuning the car Tuesday and Wednesday night getting it ready for are local Street rod weekend coming up.
I did get most of the body pannels back on the car. I just need to reinstall the front facia and inner fender liners. Then all that is left to put together is wire up all the gauges in the car but that is vey simple. I am hoping to get most of that done today. I am hoping to be out tuning the car Tuesday and Wednesday night getting it ready for are local Street rod weekend coming up.
05-28-2012, 11:53 AM
#166
Nice build Dan. I am using a lot of your ideas on my build. I like the turbo brace going across the frame rails. I am building one out of 1"x1" square tubing. I also like the wastegate idea. I might have to copy it on mine for ideal placement. Mine is a tight squeeze with a gt91, a 66mm presicion wastegate and keeping ac.
05-28-2012, 03:33 PM
#167
Nice build Dan. I am using a lot of your ideas on my build. I like the turbo brace going across the frame rails. I am building one out of 1"x1" square tubing. I also like the wastegate idea. I might have to copy it on mine for ideal placement. Mine is a tight squeeze with a gt91, a 66mm presicion wastegate and keeping ac.
I would however recomend using a 1" round bar for the support over the square tube. I built mine out of square tube first and it flexed more than I like. So I rebuild it using round bar and it has less flex than the square tube of the same size did.
I don't think the GT91 is much bigger if at all than my S88. I have seen 1fastbirds Gt91 and I think they are about the same size. You might want to look at his build thread. His cross brave bolts between the frame rails where mine bolts to the top of the rame rail.
Good luck with your build.
05-28-2012, 07:29 PM
#170
I took the bar that I cut to go inside the frame rails and put it on some 2x4's and stood on it. I weigh 250ish and it didnt flex on me so I think it will run. I think I am going to do the 2 small pipes into 1 for a wastegate merge. I can't get the wastegate angle I want with just 1 pipe coming off the center of the merge. I will start with a build thread soon. I have some tricks and different ideas on a bunch of things that I am doing. Thanks for all the good info that you have provided. Oh, Btw, what type of dealership do you work in? Has it picked up? I work for MB and the flood gates opened this past week.
05-28-2012, 08:16 PM
#171
I took the bar that I cut to go inside the frame rails and put it on some 2x4's and stood on it. I weigh 250ish and it didnt flex on me so I think it will run. I think I am going to do the 2 small pipes into 1 for a wastegate merge. I can't get the wastegate angle I want with just 1 pipe coming off the center of the merge. I will start with a build thread soon. I have some tricks and different ideas on a bunch of things that I am doing. Thanks for all the good info that you have provided. Oh, Btw, what type of dealership do you work in? Has it picked up? I work for MB and the flood gates opened this past week.
I work at a Buick GMC dealership. We haven't really picked up like we should have. Basicly every month we have been slow the first 2 weeks of the month then the last 2 weeks are were they should be. It is killing me getting one good check and one shitty check every month. Side work has been the only thing to save me. But I havn't even had much of that this year either. Although most everyone else I have talked to that works at domestic dealerships have been slow as well.
05-28-2012, 08:19 PM
#172
Well the exterior of the car is all back together. Now I just need to wire up all the gauges and my Meth kit then it will be all back together. I should be able to start tuning the car tomorrow night. I did take it for a spin around the block today and washed the car. It felt good to be behind the wheel again. Also I really am liking the way the car looks with the gray engine bay.
05-28-2012, 08:22 PM
#173
Cool. Yeah do as much reading and looking around at other builds as you can. I wish I had done more looking around before doing my first turbo build. I learned alot from it though. I am MUCH happier with my current kit than my old one.
I work at a Buick GMC dealership. We haven't really picked up like we should have. Basicly every month we have been slow the first 2 weeks of the month then the last 2 weeks are were they should be. It is killing me getting one good check and one shitty check every month. Side work has been the only thing to save me. But I havn't even had much of that this year either. Although most everyone else I have talked to that works at domestic dealerships have been slow as well.
I work at a Buick GMC dealership. We haven't really picked up like we should have. Basicly every month we have been slow the first 2 weeks of the month then the last 2 weeks are were they should be. It is killing me getting one good check and one shitty check every month. Side work has been the only thing to save me. But I havn't even had much of that this year either. Although most everyone else I have talked to that works at domestic dealerships have been slow as well.
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05-28-2012, 08:35 PM
#174
I went from a Procharger to a turbo like you. This is my first turbo build so yeah, lots of learning. I have been high line for the last 10 years. I did Bmw for 9 years and been with Mb for 8 months. We had a couple of weeks that were slow this year, but have been booming most of the year. I hope r sake for your sake it picks up. Usually summertime is busy. I am tired of flat rate and made the decision 2 years ago to go to school and get the f out of this business.
I have worked at 3 different GM dealers over the last 9 years. I really enjoy working like this and like getting paid flat rate. But this is the worst I have seen it in the all of my 9 years in the industry. Even the guys that I worked with in the past that are in a larger city than I am now are slow. It just sucks all around
05-30-2012, 09:13 PM
#175
Well I took that car out for its maiden Voyage last night. I have lots of tunning to work on and I had one of my tables setup wrong that I couldn't make changes like I planned. I fixed the table after I got home but I am done for the night.
Car feels really stong. Throttle responce out of boost is GREAT and the turbo seems to spool fast. And I haven't even added any timing from my old gas tune with the old motor. I only rolled into the throttle a couple times and got out of it once it saw 1-2psi of boost.
I can't wait to get all the kinks worked out and really lay into this thing
Car feels really stong. Throttle responce out of boost is GREAT and the turbo seems to spool fast. And I haven't even added any timing from my old gas tune with the old motor. I only rolled into the throttle a couple times and got out of it once it saw 1-2psi of boost.
I can't wait to get all the kinks worked out and really lay into this thing
