Turbo install woes
This install is not going as smooth as I would like. It started with my local hose shop selling me the wrong oil supply fitting, and I didn't relize it. Then broke my PCV valve, oops. While marking the holes for the FMU I dropped my Sharpie and it slid perfectly down my fender leaving a 6" black mark on a white car. And the waste gate bracket I got didn't fit, so it got customized with my 14" channel locks. :vash:
/rant At least the injectors, FMU, turbo, o2, wideband, downpipe, and intercooler are in. It is amazing what a 8 pound shorty sledge hammer will fix, or modify. :D |
you can ge ta new fitting, you can get a new pcv, you can wash the sharpie mark, and you solved one issue....sounds like you're better off that a lot of :loser:s here.
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Rubbing alcohol will take care of the sharpie, but you'll need to re-wax if you're into that kind of thing.
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Sounds like just a bunch of small stuff honestly. That's the joy of diy turbo builds...nothing works right...so you have to make it work
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It is all small stuff that is stopping me. And tonight I will post pictures of my latest road block. My wastegate actuator I got from Bell is too short by 1/2". And since no one makes a 1/4 28 high nut, I will be making one with my trusty Miller mig and a stack of nuts :D
took care of the sharpie promptly, and then did a quick polish on it. So now I have a 8" polished shiny spot on the rather dirty Miata. hehehe he said nuts. |
take your time. make sure to step back every once in a while with a beer/smoke/whatever. I measure projects by how many smokes it took.. :)
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Last night I ran into an issue with the car not wanting to start. :( It started before I installed the Bipes, and then after it didn't want to. Started to check my solder joints, plugs, etc. Still nothing, but the Bipes was lighting up. So I decided to double check every thing again. Thats when I discovered the Bipe just wasn't quite pluged in all the way.
So It started, idles, revs up, no intake leaks. :D At idle it is pulling 20hgs vacuum, and the Wideband was showing 12.1 at high idle. :D So the front bumper is back on, and I hacked up the air diverter to fit. Now I need to rotate the tires, finish the steering rack, and attach the front spoiler. :D |
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