Nothing to see here, just project Sisyphus, move along
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If we all make it to MRLS again, I hope all our cars are done and perfected by then. Be fun to swap cars for a while. I had fun in Ed's.
The only reason I'd want to run a turbo blanket is it takes up less space in the engine bay. Was annoying to remove the FM heat shield every time I need to get in that area.
*edit* I better have my damn tow setup figured out by then. That drive annihilated me.
The only reason I'd want to run a turbo blanket is it takes up less space in the engine bay. Was annoying to remove the FM heat shield every time I need to get in that area.
*edit* I better have my damn tow setup figured out by then. That drive annihilated me.
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GreddyGalant has a MSM cross over pipe as well, you know, in case you need a third.
We opted to flip his, gets rid of that damn cross over pipe being heated up constantly by the turbo manifold.
See his thread, he wins for "most modified MSM mixing manifold".
We opted to flip his, gets rid of that damn cross over pipe being heated up constantly by the turbo manifold.
See his thread, he wins for "most modified MSM mixing manifold".
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AN would be super easy but I hate how stainless cuts through everything. I'll take a look at BatINC and see if they have some sort of line material that might be appropriate in black. I really don't dig the blue and red fittings.
It needs more holes first.
The manifold and downpipe combo are amazing, but there are A LOT of very "thermally expressive" parts mounted very high up in the engine bay. Of immediate concern is the master cylinder, because that keeps me from dying. Thermal control is something I will have to address. I'm just not sure what that solution will look like at this time.
The point to the AN fitting line is not to hold pressure, it's to have a piece that can be removed and reinstalled without requiring a knife. Once a push-on hose has been sitting underneath the turbo for a few thousand miles it is not coming off by pulling. It doesn't need to be stainless, that's just the easiest stuff to build your own lines with.
That's completely understandable, I know it was quite a haul for you as well. It was still great meeting everyone though!
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There really isn't much under the turbo for it to cut into, especially if you drill the pan in the spot between the subframe and motor mount so that the drain hose goes straight down. The blue and red fittings are also almost entirely hidden and you can't really see them unless you crawl under the car.
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I was in Arizona for a couple of days this week so no time to screw with things. I'll be back there again on Monday so that isn't exactly helping my timeline. I've struck out up to now as the local redneck machine shops scare me. I've made contact with a place in the bay area that has an EDM, we are still exchanging messages.
I believe I mentioned this earlier. I'm going to try to convince Gesso to take a crack at it with his TIG before I mail it somewhere for EDM work. Its already fucked, it'll be pretty hard to **** it up any worse. Not that I think he'll make it worse, but you get the idea.
kek. Like I said before, I know exactly how to fix this, and I have the skills to do so. If I tried it with my current toolset I would just trash it even further. I know my limits and I know not to **** with it at this point. So
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I'll have to talk to Gesso and see if he has access to rods he thinks will work. The USAF seems to think he can weld F16s back together so this should be cake