Legot

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Question: What did you do to modify your oil pressure regulator? I've heard of it done on FCs and FDs, but not with the crazy low pressure S1 Renesis regulators.

I'd like to see your process, and know your reasoning behind not switching to a completely different regulator.

logalinipoo

Ill post some pics when i pull my oil pan. the main reason for not swapping the unit out is its too cheap and easy to turn it i to an adjustable regulator.

There is plenty of info out there on crushing them and people with good reputations do it so i figured why not. Mine can be swapped back to stock in 2 min when it is in the engine. Or adjusted to a specific pressure.

If you take one and place it on a table threads end down there is a hole pointing straight up(right where people normally crush them). I used a tap and threaded the hole. Then i screwed a bolt into it.

Now when you tighten the bolt it compresses the spring and increases the pressure.

Its the same function as crushing it but when you pull the screw out your back to stock pres.

gregs

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Cool build. Definitely a lot of hard work here. For your metal welding area you using a gas-less mig?

logalinipoo

Thanks gregs,

Yeah e71t, thats part of why it looks so rough.

firecran

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Sorry didn't see this till now, yes REW.
I wouldn't have an 8 any other way


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logalinipoo

Ok heres a few more detailed of it together. I still have to install the o2 bungs and mid pipe flange. It all is in the car at the moment and fits well.

I am going to have my engine mount bracket made from billet alum. I called my machinist. Ill drop it off tomorrow and it should be done after my vacation next week.

Next I'm running water and oil lines. Well they're on the turbo already but i have to route them up top.

RotaryMachineRx

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Not sure where you plan to feed your oil from but when I did mine (Since it has a block heater installed) it was almost (if not completely) impossible to get the oil feed tee installed. I ended up purchasing a GReddy oil filter adapter; basically sandwiches between ur oil filter and the oil filter mount and has a bunch of AN fitting sizes on it and fed my turbo from there..... much much easier to get at! Haven't had any issues with it and its been on the car for 4 years now.

PS there is a photo of it somewhere in my turbo build thread

logalinipoo

I've got a sandwich plate also, but I want to get filtered oil and am not sure about an inline filter. I'd hate for one to clog and trash my turbo.

I'm thinking of tapping into the oil filter pedestal that way I can get filtered engine oil and not have the extra height on the filter. If I don't do that then I'm going to track oil pressure at turbo.

Thoughts?

Well talking about pressures.

I'm thinking of runnning
Goodbox
UIM boost/vaccum
Fuel pressure at the fuel rail. using one alternative input.
Post turbo IAT. Using second alternative input.
IAT using remote IAT just after the intercooler. from can bus
AFR from canbus


MFD
Turbo Boost/vaccum
Engine oil pressure (or turbo oil pressure)
Water temp from can bus
Intercooler water temp.
Oil temp
RPM from can bus
AFR from Innovative LC1

Dual vent gauge pod
Rear Rotor EGT
(unknown)

What do ya'll think about those for gauge selections? Should I add anything else

Brettus

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I think you will have so many gauges you wont know which way to look ............

logalinipoo

Lol yeah. Most of them are for tuning and testing.

Ill only be able to run 2-4 gauges at once. Probably both afr. And a water temp.

Egt will probably come out after tuning.

al3k87

Its a beast
Do you have a plan for the tuning process and boost control?

logalinipoo

Im going to start with bretspeed tuning and maybe a steve kann dyno tune to top it off.

The waste gate is almost a boost controller so ill see how that goes. I don't want a know that i can turn up easily.

If spool sucks i might get one.

logalinipoo

Ok, i got the 3" flange from down pipe to mid pipe and installed the wb02 bung.

I also wrapped the down pipe a little where it passes very close to the passenger floor.

The turbo and exhaust pipes are now installed. Ive run the lc1 and egt wires. The inside of the car is apart for the goodbox install and finishing the wiring. The uim is apart so i can run the oil and water lines to the turbo.

Two current problems. Im having a hard time finding a tube for the turbo oil drain(5/8" copper is what i was thinking" Second is i had to remove too much material from the passenger engine mount. I am building one out of 1.75x 0.75" aluminum bar. Bolted together then i will braze it for extra strength.

Hopefully tomorrow ill get the water and oil lines run and put in. Then yellow injectors in p1 with my fuel rails and custom vac block.

Then maybe work on the engine mount or the interior electronics.

slash128

Looks like you are having fun I wish I had fabrication capabilities at my house...

logalinipoo

Its fun at times, but i wish i had just bought a system. It would have been real nice to just slap it in and get going. The fab stuff isn't too bad on the pocket its just having the room for it. I want a smithy but dont have anyplace for it.

That trouble with your car sux. Hopefully it will be up soon.

logalinipoo

Doing a little inside the car today.

Heres the LC1 and egt wires. Im going to run then through this little grove on the side of the shift boot.

I installed it where the stock narrowband goes since the cable wasn't long enough to keep the controller in the car otherwise.


Im thinking about using the second output on the lc1 to feed back into the stock narrowband.

logalinipoo

Cut a few slits below the radio and the lc1 is mounter right here.

logalinipoo

Powering the lc1 from the aux power port and the goodbox from the ashtray. Ran the wires in the stock cable tray.

logalinipoo

The lc1 needs a light and pushbutton to calibrate every 6 months or so. I put them right next to the shifter. The ground for it is on the shifter boot. I can easily access them but they are completely hidden For daily use. They are also completely inside the car. The backs are protected from the environment.

Im not cutting out any extra wire just in case so its all taped up and secured.

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

Is that a wire nut?

logalinipoo

Umm no, its a lug the has been soldiered onto the ground wires.

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

I see it now on a PC. I was going to laugh because we make fun of a certain local that has a thing for wire nuts.

logalinipoo

It took me a little while to figure out what you were talking about.

logalinipoo

I don't know who to credit for this but I'm copying this goodbox install. Here is my radio front cover.

Thats all i would have had left on my engine mount. If i cut everything above the black line off.

logalinipoo

Heres the beginning of my mount. I have to get some different bolts. Ill braze it once its all bolted up.