chrisman
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hi guys,, ive been real busy lately,, but i decided to get oinline today and catch up with a bunch of stuff ive been putting off..
well,, rdms car is up and running after the rebuild.. we did use the forged pistons.. we redid the spare engine he had around my shop.. everything went fairly well/easy.. he did have a major car wreck during the whole process while driving his daily car on the way home from my shop one day,, so it did delay him a bit..
everything seems to be fine,, the car is running well.. ive been keeping him from getting on it.. ive left one of the turbos wastegate open--but i know he can still get a few pounds of boost from the other turbo--:shrug: ..
there were a few changes i made.. we did end up using a couple of different turbos.. they are from early supras.. the ct26s.. these are upgraded also.. so i did need to make new exhaust downpipes and flanges.. but they are very similar to the mr2 turbos we had on before so i only had to make the first foot or so of the down pipes.. these are not split housing,,so they will spool a little slower..but they have much larger compressors,, so the air going thru the motor will be cooler and we can get alot more volume from them..
how is the car performing? well we havnt really had a chance to find out yet.. i have had a problem with the extra injector controller we had previously purchased.. one of the two "drivers" for the injectors stoped working.. i may have mistakingly shorted it out and ruined a transistor--ive ordered a new one, but it wont get here till monday..
while im waiting on that,, i may have an oppertunity to test the extra injector controller my buddy has been developing.. i will try and do that this weekend if i can,, and il tell you guys how that went..
i do now have access to a local dyno--so it should be easier/quicker to get some numbers for you guys.. but now that we droped the compression,, and with the help of the forged pistons, i dont feel so worried about turning up the boost.. i am hoping for some descent numbers and will be boosting upto 15-18 psi. for the street..
it may be a wwek or so,, as long as nothing breaks.. by the way,, i was able to take his old engine apart,, and it wasnt as bad as i i thought.. he did melt the ring land of 1 piston down to the ring, but beleive it or not, the ring was still intact--but ive seen much worse damge on other turbo motors.. that motor will now be redone for the corrolla.. that will also be getting a new intake im developing specificly for the app.. anyway,, i better get back to work..
well,, rdms car is up and running after the rebuild.. we did use the forged pistons.. we redid the spare engine he had around my shop.. everything went fairly well/easy.. he did have a major car wreck during the whole process while driving his daily car on the way home from my shop one day,, so it did delay him a bit..
everything seems to be fine,, the car is running well.. ive been keeping him from getting on it.. ive left one of the turbos wastegate open--but i know he can still get a few pounds of boost from the other turbo--:shrug: ..
there were a few changes i made.. we did end up using a couple of different turbos.. they are from early supras.. the ct26s.. these are upgraded also.. so i did need to make new exhaust downpipes and flanges.. but they are very similar to the mr2 turbos we had on before so i only had to make the first foot or so of the down pipes.. these are not split housing,,so they will spool a little slower..but they have much larger compressors,, so the air going thru the motor will be cooler and we can get alot more volume from them..
how is the car performing? well we havnt really had a chance to find out yet.. i have had a problem with the extra injector controller we had previously purchased.. one of the two "drivers" for the injectors stoped working.. i may have mistakingly shorted it out and ruined a transistor--ive ordered a new one, but it wont get here till monday..
while im waiting on that,, i may have an oppertunity to test the extra injector controller my buddy has been developing.. i will try and do that this weekend if i can,, and il tell you guys how that went..
i do now have access to a local dyno--so it should be easier/quicker to get some numbers for you guys.. but now that we droped the compression,, and with the help of the forged pistons, i dont feel so worried about turning up the boost.. i am hoping for some descent numbers and will be boosting upto 15-18 psi. for the street..
it may be a wwek or so,, as long as nothing breaks.. by the way,, i was able to take his old engine apart,, and it wasnt as bad as i i thought.. he did melt the ring land of 1 piston down to the ring, but beleive it or not, the ring was still intact--but ive seen much worse damge on other turbo motors.. that motor will now be redone for the corrolla.. that will also be getting a new intake im developing specificly for the app.. anyway,, i better get back to work..
