Custom turbo
#204
sorry I could not make it tonight. got back from the gym, took a shot or 5 or taquila and showed my buddy some xbox 360 on my new HD TV.
But yeah, I let my gasket maker only sit for 1 hour on my oil lines and it started leaking again...you gotta wait for a cool engine, take it apart, clean it, apply it, hand tighent it, wait an hour, tighent it all the way down, then wait a couple hours.
But yeah, I let my gasket maker only sit for 1 hour on my oil lines and it started leaking again...you gotta wait for a cool engine, take it apart, clean it, apply it, hand tighent it, wait an hour, tighent it all the way down, then wait a couple hours.
#214
Damn aen its cool that you actually were able to do a full custom build on your own.
The whole thing with the down pipe threw me off course and i ended up picking up a hand me down stage 0 instead of sticking to my custom build plans.
i'm paying for it now thought since i had to completely rebuild the turbo and buy a different BOV, and scrap the custom intercooler set up it came with...
(sigh) i went cheap and now i''m paying for it.
i also learned about "area ratios" to late the big 16gs are good for street/strip but i do 85% of my driving on the highway, now i realize a .63 A/R is what i should have been thinking about...
live and learn i guess.
any way enough thread jacking!
some new pics would be nice...
The whole thing with the down pipe threw me off course and i ended up picking up a hand me down stage 0 instead of sticking to my custom build plans.
i'm paying for it now thought since i had to completely rebuild the turbo and buy a different BOV, and scrap the custom intercooler set up it came with...
(sigh) i went cheap and now i''m paying for it.
i also learned about "area ratios" to late the big 16gs are good for street/strip but i do 85% of my driving on the highway, now i realize a .63 A/R is what i should have been thinking about...
live and learn i guess.
any way enough thread jacking!
some new pics would be nice...
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