getting boosted
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 140
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From: Gainesville, Florida
alright guys. sorry about the time frame that has gone by. like i had stated before i had an organic chemistry test last week that i needed to do well on. and i did.
so update. i went to tampa (Zfever) to get tuned. i drove the car down no problems at all.
my appointment was sat at 9.
showed up to get tuned and got on the dyno. as we got the car on the dyno. the dyno started to mess up which is fine. Sh*t happens. while this was going on, Martin the tuner, looked under my hood at my set up. well it seemed that my oil return line had a 90* fitting under the turbo and he told me it was only supposed to be at a 45* max. also my bank o2 sensor on the drivers side was broken.
so all this set aside once the dyno was up and running we did acouple of pulls. the car was running awesome. it was holding vac/boost very well. but it was smoking like a chimeny. martin says this is caused by the 90* fitting under the turbo. he says oil sits there and pools and its causing the car to smoke.
so my approach to the problem, i bought 2 45* an fittings to put in the bottom of the turbo return and in the oil pan spacer as well. i also bought a vented catch can. i was told that this here would help majorly with the smoking.
i also noticed my serpentine belt and ac belts were about ready to get changed. so while i have the ic piping off ill go ahead and take care of that.
once all this is taken care off, which should be by the end of this week beginning of next, i have another appointment next saturday to finish my dyno tune. i cant wait to finally show you guys some numbers and pics.
so update. i went to tampa (Zfever) to get tuned. i drove the car down no problems at all.
my appointment was sat at 9.
showed up to get tuned and got on the dyno. as we got the car on the dyno. the dyno started to mess up which is fine. Sh*t happens. while this was going on, Martin the tuner, looked under my hood at my set up. well it seemed that my oil return line had a 90* fitting under the turbo and he told me it was only supposed to be at a 45* max. also my bank o2 sensor on the drivers side was broken.
so all this set aside once the dyno was up and running we did acouple of pulls. the car was running awesome. it was holding vac/boost very well. but it was smoking like a chimeny. martin says this is caused by the 90* fitting under the turbo. he says oil sits there and pools and its causing the car to smoke.
so my approach to the problem, i bought 2 45* an fittings to put in the bottom of the turbo return and in the oil pan spacer as well. i also bought a vented catch can. i was told that this here would help majorly with the smoking.
i also noticed my serpentine belt and ac belts were about ready to get changed. so while i have the ic piping off ill go ahead and take care of that.
once all this is taken care off, which should be by the end of this week beginning of next, i have another appointment next saturday to finish my dyno tune. i cant wait to finally show you guys some numbers and pics.
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 140
Likes: 3
From: Gainesville, Florida
So another update.
After fixing all the problems. I decided to get the turbo charger rebuilt. Good thing I did bc the guy who's fixing said it was about to go.
I had a ball bearing turbo. Now it's going to be a journal bearing and will have all Garret inerds. The turbo should be ready sometime next week. And then I'll finally be able to Dyno and post some numbers. He's charging me 420 to make me a new turbo. What do you guys think???
After fixing all the problems. I decided to get the turbo charger rebuilt. Good thing I did bc the guy who's fixing said it was about to go.
I had a ball bearing turbo. Now it's going to be a journal bearing and will have all Garret inerds. The turbo should be ready sometime next week. And then I'll finally be able to Dyno and post some numbers. He's charging me 420 to make me a new turbo. What do you guys think???
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 140
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From: Gainesville, Florida
sorry guys literally just got home from best buy. after my last post about having to get my turbo rebuilt my macbook pro was knocked off the table by my dog. Sh*t happens.
so my turbo is rebuilt. i basically have a turbonetics housing with all garret innerds.
i have since then added a defi boost gauge and a greddy profec boost controller.
i got dynoed yesterday. after a few runs my tuner decided to stay around the 380 mark.
he said he could have gotten alittle more but he felt that this was a safe tune since im not racing for a living and im on stock block and this being my dd.
my maps are set up as low boost at 343 and high boost at 378. i also have launch and valet.
after getting tuned the car feels so much better, it pulls very strong and it def puts you back on your seat.
as far as the build, i will just say it was def alot more money in the end that i had budgeted for. but i still got a better deal that if i would have bought new.
i am very happy with the numbers that we made. and i feel like i have a safe car that i can play with and not have to worry about it blowing up.
im sorry that it took so long for this to be finished but to the ones that were doubting here are some pics for proofs
let me know if you have any questions and input. i also since then have changed my headlights from the 12k to the stock bulbs. and i also have wrapped my roof in carbon fiber and also some interior pieces.
Heres the link for pics http://s1338.beta.photobucket.com/us...veros/library/
so my turbo is rebuilt. i basically have a turbonetics housing with all garret innerds.
i have since then added a defi boost gauge and a greddy profec boost controller.
i got dynoed yesterday. after a few runs my tuner decided to stay around the 380 mark.
he said he could have gotten alittle more but he felt that this was a safe tune since im not racing for a living and im on stock block and this being my dd.
my maps are set up as low boost at 343 and high boost at 378. i also have launch and valet.
after getting tuned the car feels so much better, it pulls very strong and it def puts you back on your seat.
as far as the build, i will just say it was def alot more money in the end that i had budgeted for. but i still got a better deal that if i would have bought new.
i am very happy with the numbers that we made. and i feel like i have a safe car that i can play with and not have to worry about it blowing up.
im sorry that it took so long for this to be finished but to the ones that were doubting here are some pics for proofs
let me know if you have any questions and input. i also since then have changed my headlights from the 12k to the stock bulbs. and i also have wrapped my roof in carbon fiber and also some interior pieces.
Heres the link for pics http://s1338.beta.photobucket.com/us...veros/library/
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 140
Likes: 3
From: Gainesville, Florida
For sure. But I'm very satisfied with all the work that I put into this project and saw it through. From beginning to end. And now I have a really nice car making some pretty nice numbers.
Right now I'm struggling financially alittle but after med school ill have more money to play with.
The only thing that makes me sad is that in July my gf and I are moving out of the country so I can go to med school and I'm not taking my car. So I only have about 6 months to enjoy it
Right now I'm struggling financially alittle but after med school ill have more money to play with.
The only thing that makes me sad is that in July my gf and I are moving out of the country so I can go to med school and I'm not taking my car. So I only have about 6 months to enjoy it
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