Not much is going on right now, with Thanksgiving and now Christmas season stuff cutting into the time I have to work on it. I have had time last weekend to get some more of the exhaust on, though - it's now got a downpipe from the turbo and about three feet of flex hose after the downpipe; I'll soon add some hangers and a glasspack to make an exhaust that exits ahead of the rear wheels. Right now, I've decided that I will first get it running before putting an intercooler on it. Here are the things I need to complete now:
1. Connect the electric fuel pump - both wiring and splicing it into the fuel lines.
2. Route the boost / vacuum and PCV lines.
3. Install an oil drainback line and one of the coolant lines.
4. Take out the old wheelstuds in the rear axle and put in some longer ones so I can use the spacers with fewer worries.
5. Complete the exhaust.
Posted by: DeckSetter
Sweeeeeeeeeet!
Posted by: MikeT
is your turbo water cooled?
Posted by: MadScientistMatt
Yep, it's a Mitsubishi TE04 off a Dodge Lancer. (Just think of the fun I can have telling the riceboys part of the information on where the turbo came from.)
Posted by: Jopapa
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Originally posted by MadScientistMatt Yep, it's a Mitsubishi TE04 off a Dodge Lancer. (Just think of the fun I can have telling the riceboys part of the information on where the turbo came from.)
Are you using it with a regular exhaust manifold? I'm still VERY tempted to just put a new manifold on instead of headers (want headers so I can put on dual Flowmaster 40s) so I can turbo it, but between a mostly-MSD electronic ignition, higher compression, the exhaust, an EFI conversion, higher ratio gearing and a high stall torque converter, it should perform incredibly well while still naturally aspirated.
What say you?
Posted by: MadScientistMatt
Mine is using a cut and rewelded stock manifold - it's actually Dwayne's setup from SlantSix.org; he parted out the car a while ago.
I think a mild turbo setup is likely to make significantly more power than a naturally aspirated buildup, but it's a lot more work (there are, after all, no off the shelf kits for it!). And if you're planning to run Flowmaster mufflers, there's no way you will get a normal "Flowmaster sound" with a turbo - I haven't fired mine up yet, but I'm expecting it to sound more like a cross between a jet engine and a diesel truck.
