b_have Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 That is the neatest setup I've seen. Love the WG position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 A few question Si, if you don't mind. The BL pipes and fittings for oil and water supply/return; are they availabe seperately from BL or what? Where did you get the IC pipe sections from? Is there any alternative to the exhaust wrap bandage stuff? It looks kinda messy. (No offence like) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 the BL oil return/feed lines are for sale seperately as im getting a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 A few question Si, if you don't mind. The BL pipes and fittings for oil and water supply/return; are they availabe seperately from BL or what? Where did you get the IC pipe sections from? Is there any alternative to the exhaust wrap bandage stuff? It looks kinda messy. (No offence like) Yep, you can get the oil feed/return kit from Boostlogic. I had to extend the return line as its not long enough. The oil drain blockoff you could just use a M12 blanking plug, but the oil feed and drain fittings are harder to find - I figured buying the BL kit was less hassle although more expensive. Pipe sections came from a brilliant place in the USA called Vertex aka Verocious motorsports. Verocious. They're on Ebay too, I ordered a load of stuff on a Friday night and it was here Monday morning, great service. Not really. You can get a kind of jacket thing but that looks worse. It's difficult to wrap when the pipe has bends in it. You could probably make it a bit neater than my attempt though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Nice job Simon, very tidy setup. Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 Cheers Gaz. Today I mainly corrected stuff I'd done before! First I soldered the connector back on my boost controller that I'd managed to pull off while dismantling everything. Then I took off the rad elbow to block up the spare return nipple that I don't need. First I cut the nipple off with a hacksaw, then drilled it out with a 10.2mm drill. Then I spent ages looking for my 12mm tap, rooting around on the floor before finding it where I'd left it in my tool bag! Doh! Tapped it 12mmx1.75 and screwed in a grub screw with a generous coating of sealant. Should do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 Next I set about fitting all the turbo side intercooler pipework. I encountered a snag here, because I realised that my lovely pipework routing stuck out the bottom of the car by miles, which would have left me with about 2 inches of ground clearance! Oops! Easy to overlook this sort of thing with the bumper and wheel off. Anyway, after a rethink I added another 45deg bend and cut off a bit of metal by the bottom rad mounting and managed to get it to fit much better. I'm really pleased with it now, it's a lot better than before. See pics. I also lowered the intercooler a bit by making some more spacers for the bolts out of aluminium pipe and drilling some more holes in the bottom bracket. Been meaning to do that for a while. There's a couple of general engine bay shots too. Tomorrow I'm picking up the intercooler and intake pipes with flanges welded on, so I'll stick those on and then fire it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_have Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Looking good dude, Your turbo to ic pipe follows a similar route to my PHR setup (i had to modify a little as it fouled the steering box being designed for lhd). Might be worth replacing the WG reference pipe with some braided, gets pretty hot around there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 do you tune supras?, if not you must be a geek looking great looks like you know what your doing:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 yeh, he is a geek we will soon be converted jazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 I'm not a geek, cheeky git! No, hang on I've just taken two weeks off work to take my car apart and put it back together. It's a fair cop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 fairplay to you mate but its looking good, if only i was a geek:eyebrows: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_have Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Dimitri is a greek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 what wrong with being a supra geek, not just any geek, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted April 26, 2006 Author Share Posted April 26, 2006 Got my pipes back from Turbo Dynamics today, have a look, quality welding job there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted April 26, 2006 Author Share Posted April 26, 2006 I took Charlie's advice and redid by boost control hoses with some spare braided hose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 do you tune supras?, if not you must be a geek looking great looks like you know what your doing:) I think you'll find some of the best work is done by non-tuner enthusiasts, because a) it's their car, b) it's their responsibility, and c) they aren't getting paid to do it -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted April 26, 2006 Author Share Posted April 26, 2006 So then I fitted the intake side of the intercooler piping and my relocated HKS BOV. Then I cut the intake pipe and silicon connector down to size and fitted that and made the blow-by hose to go to the crankcase. Then it was time to check everything was torqued up tight and in place. I almost forgot to whip out my old restrictor ring, won't be needing that any more! Finally I was ready to start the car! So I filled it up with coolant again, unplugged the fuel pump and cranked it a few times to get oil pressure. It took quite a bit of cranking before I had oil pressure. That done, I plugged the pump back in and....it failed to start! Oh no! Then I spotted that I'd forgotten to plug in the water temp sensors on the rad elbow where I'd taken it off. Plugged 'em in and it fired up! Bit louder than I was expecting! But it lives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 looking good si, so when will it be running proper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Usmann A Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 nice one simon. should buildup pressure quite quickly, you must have had the plugs in i take it? As without the plugs she builds prs faster due to higher crank rpm. She looks good tho. bet you cant wait to see her boostied up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted April 26, 2006 Author Share Posted April 26, 2006 Yeah, can't wait to get it all back together and get mapping! Should all be sorted by the weekend. I need to rejig my intercooler piping yet again as the bumper fouls it slightly at the moment - hopefully sort that tomorrow and get it all back together and maybe fit my injectors. Then I've got to make an air box, I've got some ducting to go up where the standard intercooler piping goes to ensure a nice cold air supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted April 28, 2006 Author Share Posted April 28, 2006 Some more progress - yesterday I took my intercooler piping off again and cut a couple of the pipes down slightly to make sure the pipe entering the intercooler doesn't stick forward and foul the bumper like it was before. Also rigged up my cold air duct - well mostly anyway, it's ghetto at the mo as you can see from the pic! Then I put the bumper and various other bits back on, and squeezed all my new wiring under the ECU cover! Today my new fuel hose turned up so I fitted my injectors. What a PITA that job is! Couple of really annoying bolts on the intake manifold! Anyway, as the pic shows I've now got a nice set of yellow Power Enterprise 650cc injectors fitted. I ordered a new hose to go from the rail to the pressure reg because the old one was looking very perished, as you can see from the pic. Not sure why, it's only been on there a year or so but it looked knackered. So took the opportunity to change to braided fuel hose and tidy up the reg mounting. Finally put my dash back together, so all I need to do now is sort out my DIY air box and map the thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 loving the cold air feed through wing like that.... You'll almost be as fast as my NA now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek:d Admit it, you're jealous. Now be nice or I'll edit your posts -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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