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Old 11-09-2010, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by curly
Honestly though, although any setup with the stock crossover tube is a little easier, eliminate it if you can, you can't clamp it very tight and it's more likely to blow off under boost.

There is an excess of pipes and couplers there, although I'm not sure what the most efficient version would be.
no problems under 7psi of boost with that piping setup, one of the couplers blew off the piping but realigned and tightened it up more. Holds fine so far.
Whenever it gets on the dyno I'll see whats happening under the hood and grab a video.
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Old 11-09-2010, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by curly
If you want a 90* intake elbow, I have one I could sell for like, $15 shipped. It's like your AFM filter adapter, but it immediately takes a 90* downward turn. It allowed me to go straight from my turbo, to the AFM, to a filter behind the radiator. Not the best placement, but it wasn't sitting on top of the fender either. PM me if interested.

You can see it in this picture. Like I said, an immediate 90*. Or build one yourself.
hmm interesting but I"m not sure with the current setup it will fit, does the 90 elbow turn 90 degrees fine and bolt back on?
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Old 11-09-2010, 12:01 PM
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No, since it's rectangular. At least the bolt patter is. Whats under there?
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Old 11-13-2010, 01:22 PM
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my intake piping is in that area as seen in this pic



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Old 11-29-2010, 03:43 PM
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project cheap is coming along nicely
Hooked up the valve cover to downpipe

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Old 11-29-2010, 03:53 PM
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Get rid of your ***** A/C and P/S and clock that bitch down and 99% of your routing problems are solved.
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Old 11-29-2010, 03:56 PM
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lol at the orange tubing... wtf.
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Old 11-29-2010, 03:59 PM
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I like my AC and I have no PS, thanks very much

The orange tubing bent where I figured it would near the turbo, that area will be blocked off and tubing will be routed to the other side of the valve cover instead.
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Old 11-29-2010, 04:02 PM
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why did you block off the pcv?
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Old 11-29-2010, 04:09 PM
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no air from the intake to get into the valve cover.
put a breather on the other side so I decided to block it off for time being to make sure no weird idle or unmetter air issues came up.

now I will be pulling a vacuum from the exhaust instead of the intake.

ALso: ninja edit I see
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ah. that makes a bit of sense.
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Techsalvager, how's it going? Did you get it all straightened out?
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Old 12-20-2010, 03:40 PM
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I bought a MS2 off diyautotune today and hopefully it will arrive tomorrow. I plan to get it installed and tuned this weekend. I will also need to buy some injectors, my plan is 320cc specV injectors off a sentra.
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Bought some 460cc rx7 injectors
Also got my MS2 to idle on stock injectors for a test, with all cylinders sparking. very fun.
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Old 12-31-2010, 10:35 PM
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Installed MS2, 460cc rx7 injectors, exhuast\muffler

Changed reg fuel to 6.2 and swapped in the 460cc fuel table from diyautotune. With hour of driving and tuning got a rough cruise tune down around 14\15s soem spots still 13s, but so far good. Also tested in boost, little too rich need to lean out certain boost cells.

I was surpised at how well it started on the 460cc injectors with only those changes.
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Old 02-25-2011, 05:19 PM
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so looking at a bore up on another block I got, maybe make a 1750cc~ engine out of it.
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I got some of my intercooler piping in, Duct Hose from mcmaster carr. We are gonna give it a try and see the outcome.

Looking for a intercooler like the TrackDog Racing unit.
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Those rear lower eccentric bolts look like they're both in the same position. Does this thing dog-track?
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Old 03-01-2011, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Techsalvager
I got some of my intercooler piping in, Duct Hose from mcmaster carr. We are gonna give it a try and see the outcome.

Looking for a intercooler like the TrackDog Racing unit.
I used a CXracing - it's a little on the large/heavy side but it fits in there pretty good.

See below:





I believe it was this one:

http://www.cxracing.com/mm5/merchant...gory_Code=INCO

I think I'm about 300 deep into my intercooler set up including the cost of welding my IAC, WG input and BOV flange, the silicone elbows as well as some overpriced .25" 6061 from McMaster - I got the IC cheaper than the 230 on the website so that helped.

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