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Originally Posted by Pen2_the_penguin (Post 953639)

I have done a ton of rebuilds and the one tip I have to say is: ALWAYS mark an alignment line before disassembling and reuse the already balanced compressor nut...

Good advice, I'll mark it before disassembling.

Where can I buy them? I have CXRacing chinacharger....

Then get the chinese sold bearings on ebay, I've used them before and they are fine; especially in the chinachargers.

Thank you for your advice, I'll take it in mind.

Man you using oversized pipes/hoses for everything? God damn thats cluttered. lol

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Originally Posted by triple88a (Post 953932)

Man you using oversized pipes/hoses for everything? God damn thats cluttered. lol

Oversized? do you mean ic pipes?

Ic pipes look like 3" pipes, the hoses for the boost controller are like 2 feet long each. The catch can is useless without a vacuum source since all you're doing is looping 2 closed areas and putting a vent in the loop.

What's the bunch of lines on the far left? Looks like they go to the fuel rail but its hard to see where all the rest go.

Looks like theres a fuel pressure riser too.

I like that intake manifold though got any more closer pics of that area?

IC pipes are 2.5".
Tomorrow I will take close up pics of the intake side.

I need to check this... Thanks for the info.

^see post #333 on my thread

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Originally Posted by yank (Post 954158)

I need to check this... Thanks for the info.

^see post #333 on my thread

This post?

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Originally Posted by yank (Post 944838)

Troubleshooting time! Take your best shot.

when i turn the car on it runs and idles as normal but when engine temps get to about 150ish degrees i start to burn oil. after driving around for about 5 minutes once the engine has warmed up it burns clean again. Sometimes it burns a little if the car sits at idle for more than 2 minutes after its been running clean.

I pulled the plugs for the first time after 1000 miles last night and closed the gap to .028" since i was having issues with blowing out spark at 17 psi. plug 3 and 4 had oil and carbon buildup but 1 and 2 were clean.

At this point I'm leaning toward a valve seal / guide leaking in the #3 and 4 cylinders when the engine is under vac. Initially i though the oil seal in the turbo might be leaking and the oil was burning once the egt's got hot enough but since its been doing it at idle when the car is warmed up I've been leaning more toward the guides. I'll post pics of the plugs when i get a chance later tonight.

To test the valve seal maybe try a compression / leak down test?