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wftb
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NOV 07, 05:46 PM
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sorry about the double post .for a while that pic was a red x so i put it up again .here is a shot of the turbo with the AEM boost controller solinoid mounted .i also mocked up an old muffler and tips to see how much i can hide .i was sitting on the floor and the car is on jackstands and the muffler is barely visible from that angle .with the car on the ground i dont think it will be visible within 50 feet .
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wftb
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NOV 12, 11:26 PM
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got my new muffler and a new air filter in the mail today .got the exhaust mostly figured out :
just have to clamp it all together now and decide on some tips .have to work on the rest of my intake .join this:
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and put this in between:
the open end of the air filter housing fits right over the original cold air inlet that the blue coupling in the picture is attatched to .the coupling will not be used .this will give me a better source of outside air than having the filter shoved up behind the passenger side door .i started it up and i really like the new sound .if i ever learn how to post a video i will give everyone a listen .it has lost the bit of raspyness it used to have and sounds deeper .a little quieter to .i am off to work 12 hour days thurs and friday and then off to mesquite nevada for some golf for a week.when i get back i will figure out exhaust tips and finish the intake .
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wftb
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NOV 23, 01:51 PM
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the new intake is almost complete .the piping is 2.5"OD diameter stainless made from bends and straight pipe i got from summit racing .the couplings are 2.5 " ID from silicone intakes .com .they have a great website and the only place that i found the blow off valve T 's that i used for the recirculating BOV that i am using because my engine uses a map sensor .if you use a maf sensor you dont need to recirc your BOV .i dont have that option .pictures:
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Primaris
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NOV 25, 01:37 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by wftb:
the new intake is almost complete .the piping is 2.5"OD diameter stainless made from bends and straight pipe i got from summit racing .the couplings are 2.5 " ID from silicone intakes .com .they have a great website and the only place that i found the blow off valve T 's that i used for the recirculating BOV that i am using because my engine uses a map sensor .if you use a maf sensor you dont need to recirc your BOV .i dont have that option .pictures: |
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I'm pretty sure you have that backwards. If you have a Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) you can vent pressurized air. If you have a Mass Air Flow (MAF) meter you need to recirculate the air. The reason being the air between the MAF and the throttle plate is measured, so you would be venting air 'accounted' for by the ECU. With a MAP system whenever you close the throttle the intake sees vacuum, so unless you are venting the intake plenum then a boosted closed throttle is pretty much the same as naturally aspirated closed throttle.
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wftb
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NOV 25, 03:02 PM
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that was based on something i read when i first set up the turbo .you are probably right , now that i have read the explanation .but it doesnt hurt to recirc it so i am going to leave it the way it is .i want to get some matching silicone hose ,would look better than the black recirc hose i am using now .some people like the extra noise made by a vented BOV but i like the more muted sound of a recirc BOV .you can still hear it from inside the car and it still sounds neat .
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wftb
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NOV 28, 11:27 AM
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now that the intake and exhaust are finished , i decided to relocate the water meth system out of the trunk .when i changed the turbo back to a direct bolt on setup ,i also relocated the heater and turbo cooling lines .they now run along the firewall towards the passenger side and then back and over the exhaust manifold .this freed up all the space over the transaxle for the new intake plumbing and to relocate the watermeth pump .i also moved the ecotec fuse blocks .the small one is now inside the car and the large fuse holder is under the drivers side vent .it has a cover on it so it wont matter if it gets wet .i am going to use the windshield washer tank for both the injection system and washing the windshield . it is a much bigger tank than what came with the kit and then i can have a trunk completely free of any equipment .maybe i will even carpet it again .i am redoing things on the car from the back to the front .once i have the watermeth reinstalled , i am going to run the wiring for my AEM guage type boost controller .then it will be time for the interiour mods which will include a new centre consule and stereo .new seats would be nice but not in the budget for this year .on the front end i have a worn steering rack bushing to fix and one headlight actuator to rebuild .thats all in the plan for this year , hope i can git er done .
finished exhaust :
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Santa Nic
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NOV 29, 03:17 PM
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As you can see, I'm a "newby" here and just had to comment on your thread. I'm impressed, not only with the detail of the thread, but with the finnished swap. Remounting the turbo and cleaning up the piping was well worth the many extra hours of work. I just read in an hour what took you years to do. I have just aquired an 86 Fastback GT and plan on keeping it stock. Clean and restore are my goals. I'm not as ambitious as you are. Thanks for a very enjoyable time reading about your build
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wftb
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NOV 29, 08:33 PM
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thanks for reading my thread .i dont get too many replies so it is encouraging when other people post .
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wftb
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DEC 04, 03:52 PM
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today i finished putting the water meth injection system in to the engine compartment :
turned my ecotec 2.2 valve cover sticker around:
this is where the feed for the water meth comes from now .out of the oem windshield washertank near the fluid pump :
i have tomrrow off so i hope to get all the turbo boost reference lines run to the water meth system ,vortec FMU and to the AEM boost controller .
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fieroboom
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DEC 04, 04:36 PM
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I've read your entire thread at least 4 times now, and I love it! + to you for being innovative, creative, and fabricative (it's ok, it's a dubya word...) 
