Originally Posted by Art
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Being invited to party with nurses seems like a decent consolation.
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Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 1430967)
anyone watching black mirror? it's modernish twilight zone. just started this weekend. on S1E4.
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I started watching it. Strange subject for the first episode. Couldn't finish it, as I really had nothing but contempt for the main character. I'll try to get through it, and continue on with other episodes.
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Originally Posted by rleete
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I started watching it. Strange subject for the first episode. Couldn't finish it, as I really had nothing but contempt for the main character. I'll try to get through it, and continue on with other episodes.
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Quick and (really) dirty turbo installation 101:
Get yourself a 30 year old junker. Preferably with a million miles (comp test: 75, 77, 75, 75 psi) and a janky 2 barrel carb. Obtain a turbocharger. You will need nothing else. No pesky engine management, no timing control, nothing. Warm up your trusty MIG welder, and start the clock. You have 36 hours to completely modify the body, install the turbo and get the car ready to race. This is what the car used to look like: (Not actual car, pics provided for reference) https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...46a072d306.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a8c9c6cbce.jpg Delete (cut away) trunk, slam the roof and it begins to take on a new personality: https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...6bfe521432.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a4c71f8637.jpg Ass end of the said car: https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2a866067f9.jpg More... https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...bcc3dae0ea.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...fc0af786d4.jpg Oh, and turbo... https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2e137b1615.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...49eb2563f1.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...08c416a98d.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...f11cab7975.jpg Turbo oil feed is from the pressure switch port.. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...8fe19cf00b.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...511f8ef019.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...87b8037b12.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...6fbe863c3c.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...e1a7d5baa1.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2171a652ee.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2b3c629d8c.jpg Given the draw through carb setup, I thought it would be best to keep the physical connections as short and straight as possible. That meant really tight and cramped working room, but it paid out big time. Even though the carb was located so far away from the manifold, it fired up immediately every time. For added fuel, I decided to leave the main jets alone and went after the power valve circuit. The idea was retaining driveability without flooding the cylinders in off-boost conditions. Power valve had a tiny jet - maybe 0.3 or 0.4 mm. I raped that jet with a 1 mm drill bit. To my surprise, it worked beautifully. Boost transition was smooth and the damn thing actually had power. I would get black smoke at higher revs and boost, and I liked it. I mean, I had some sort of protection with that much fuel up top. Timing was another adventure. Set the base timing at 5 degrees as opposed to the factory recommended 10. Then, I made a det can in about 5 minutes. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...fd39cd8900.jpg That red thing is the ear piece. It is made up of 4 stacked paper cups (I thought the air gap between cups would insulate outside noise). Could not find copper or aluminum, so I used a piece of 20mm OD pipe instead. Worked! Unfortunately, it proved almost impossible to eliminate ping in high gear high rev high boost areas. So, I said the hell with it, and we proceeded to race that way. (We'd rather lose the engine than lose a race to the other team - they turned out to be filthy bastards who use any chance to gloat) https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...04857fe0ae.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3195d55e0d.jpg The exhaust turned out to be pretty cool: https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a72c73d76e.jpg And, here's the finished car: Sorry for the horrible framing job. I was pretty much blind under intense sunlight and guesstimated the framing of the pic... https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...fed1ae5c86.jpg We won all the races. I had such a clear advantage, I could see the other car in my rear view mirror. So, I let off the gas and cruised in 3rd and 4th, so pinging never became an issue. On a side note, both cars were smoking like a turn of the century factory stack at the end of the day. A rudimentary pressure gauge indicated 14-15 psi max. boost! But it was a fun day. |
That is one of the most hilarious turbo builds I've ever seen.
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Great story! I'm curious what mistakes the other team made with their turbo setup.
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Why does the oil drain point up?
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I can't figure out how to embed FB video:
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^ that was epic
Now for some randomness. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...366ce6753e.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...db989fd485.gif https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...b20b3a4494.png |
the above pic reminded me of something: did the covair inject fuel pre-turbo?
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Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 1431445)
the above pic reminded me of something: did the covair inject fuel pre-turbo?
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Originally Posted by Godless Commie
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Originally Posted by TurboTim
(Post 1431426)
Why does the oil drain point up?
I want to watch. Which meant finding a new way to properly mount the wastegate. Which meant fiddling with more stuff in there. Time was the issue. Quick and dirty. I figured saturated journal bearing might produce smoke and I was OK with it. It did smoke, and the camera "loved" it. Hell, it was supposed to last for 4 races, that's all. Not even practice. |
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Originally Posted by Dann0
(Post 1431637)
(crabs)
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Originally Posted by TurboTim
(Post 1431426)
Why does the oil drain point up?
I want to watch. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...ry-animals.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...1f9820fbb7.png |
Originally Posted by sixshooter
(Post 1431419)
Great story! I'm curious what mistakes the other team made with their turbo setup.
The other team used the entire length for some reason. They did not shorten them at all, so the carb was a mile away from the turbo, and a couple miles away from the manifold. That created massive lag. They also did not bother themselves with making a manifold or proper adapter to connect the turbo. Just welded a straight pipe to the exhaust piping going down after they chopped them at an angle. Exhaust gases had to make a very abrupt 135 degree turn to go up to spin the turbo. They also just enlarged the jets (main and secondary) in the carb. That meant the engine ran pig rich at all times and was practically flooded going into boost. All of that meant they were unable to manipulate the gas pedal, and had to go full throttle to get the car going. They spun their tires wildly, car was all over the place, but we managed to keep it framed nicely in our rear view mirror. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1431640)
AN APE WILL DIE ON EVERY PAGE
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@Joe Perez this is the annual red head day in Breda, Netherlands.
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^^ Pretty sure Joe shot his load on that one. :bowrofl:
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It figures that you asshats would have to post this on the night that I'm out for date #2 with the hot nurse from the hospital...
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Reconstructive facial surgery on a 25 year old woman (MVA)
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Originally Posted by Godless Commie
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Reconstructive facial surgery on a 25 year old woman (MVA)
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Originally Posted by rleete
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We did not golf. It is open to the public to walk about on Sunday. We did get a pic of my son on the famous bridge :
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And this is a pic of the very exclusive club. There was a very large and very stern looking man in a suit making sure people kept out.
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I just saw a tv ad for the new Jaguar P-Face and cringed. I know the SUV segment is lucrative but they look like they are trying to build disproportionate styling features into the design. It is too ugly to post pictures.
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Gonna go with "I've seen worse, for $200, Alex"
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Attention bullies: you can now liberate a pocket, brass knuckles and wrist rocket are one.
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Originally Posted by oilstain
(Post 1432771)
Considering every brand has a 'face' and every model must wear the 'face', I don't think this is too bad. But what ever happened to designing cars where each model looked like itself? Now all cars from each manufacturer look like the same car, just stretched or shrunk in three dimensions.
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Originally Posted by oilstain
(Post 1432771)
But what ever happened to designing cars where each model looked like itself? Now all cars from each manufacturer look like the same car, just stretched or shrunk in three dimensions.
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^That is genuinely hideous.
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the prime is worse, but it does get 133mpg.
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Sacre Bleu!
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1432941)
Kinda wish Toyota had been a little more corporate-conservative in the design of the current-gen Prion.
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Danny mcaskill is awesome, this guy is just plain nuts!
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^ At first I thought he was being unsafe, but then realized he was wearing:
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An excerpt from Miss Taylors current lawsuit...
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...cc99c14149.png I always knew she was a closet no panty wearing freak. YISSS |
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