Gasp.... What is this !!!? Is that a stock turbo being prepped?
Yep... Doing some stock turbo testing. Stock turbo, big inlet, ported manifold with external gate (internal gate in-tacked, but bolted shut ). No clip, no wheel upgrade and its a core from someone that I don't even remember where it came from, lol.
Its really starting to look like that big messy POS engine bay we all love to hate !! Lol.
Turbo installed, alternator tightened down, Serp belt back on, passenger side mount installed, cams torqued to spec, HPFI installed and torqued with a goofy sequence, valve cover torqued, hot pipe...
ATP hot pipe was looking like it was going to have an issue once I installed the TB traction bar, so to raise it up, I cut a bit off the coupler on from the turbo to pipe. I also recycled my worn gear clamps from my stock cold pipe, and now every single clamp location is double clamped. Who needs motor mounts when your charge pipes are this tight and secure !!
I also drained the transaxle fluid and engine oil right before I closed the shop down and they are still "dip draining".
The 15k mile old motul looked PERFECT. I wish I had caught it so I could have just put it back in...
The engine oil was... Typical of my 5-6k mile engine oil lol. But it had no water in it at all, which I figured, but with the cracked head, who knows.
Also removed my boomba RMM and installed a stock one that has been filled with my own mix of silicone and large roll pins. Its softer than boomba by a good amount, but still controls engine roll. If looks are any indication, this new passenger mount is going to be a little hairy for a while. I'm going to look around some trash bins for something to shove in the driver side trans mount gaps.
Not real pretty... But it will work for now.
Also resealed my meth tank that had a super super super slow leak at the aem fluid level sensor.
Throttle body is the first thing to go back on after trans gets refilled tomorrow.
Good night guys. Doing some internal wastegate testing for you guys tomorrow, I'll do my best to share
Turbosmart vs stock on the bench.