kma5783's Build Thread
08-27-2012, 02:15 PM
#101
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All new SAMCO couplers came with my kit so I'm not sure what size it is but it is a bitch to get on the TB. I have to manhandle it and use a flat head screw driver to get it on.
A trick with the couplers to get them on and help them seal is to use super hold (#10 or whatever the highest is) hair spray. You spray it on and it helps slide the couplers on and then when it dries it helps hold them there and seal. Bumblebeerx8 taught me that trick and it works like a champ.
A trick with the couplers to get them on and help them seal is to use super hold (#10 or whatever the highest is) hair spray. You spray it on and it helps slide the couplers on and then when it dries it helps hold them there and seal. Bumblebeerx8 taught me that trick and it works like a champ.
08-27-2012, 02:19 PM
#103
All new SAMCO couplers came with my kit so I'm not sure what size it is but it is a bitch to get on the TB. I have to manhandle it and use a flat head screw driver to get it on.
A trick with the couplers to get them on and help them seal is to use super hold (#10 or whatever the highest is) hair spray. You spray it on and it helps slide the couplers on and then when it dries it helps hold them there and seal. Bumblebeerx8 taught me that trick and it works like a champ.
A trick with the couplers to get them on and help them seal is to use super hold (#10 or whatever the highest is) hair spray. You spray it on and it helps slide the couplers on and then when it dries it helps hold them there and seal. Bumblebeerx8 taught me that trick and it works like a champ.
Last edited by kma5783; 08-27-2012 at 02:28 PM.
08-27-2012, 02:27 PM
#106
DAMN 
Ok let's keep this going, has anyone tapped the UIM for a Vacuum source?
Last edited by kma5783; 08-27-2012 at 02:34 PM.
08-27-2012, 05:04 PM
#114
Now to decide if I want to use an inline filter for the Oil Feed.
Like this one...
Forced Performance Turbochargers: FP -4 AN Inline Filter
08-27-2012, 10:09 PM
#116
Thanks
I'm fine with the ECU and Fuse Box being there right now, I really just wanted to get rid of those two main harnesses running along the engine bay, it really cleans up the look. But who knows when I'll get the urge to do something else in the future haha.
Good Luck
I'm fine with the ECU and Fuse Box being there right now, I really just wanted to get rid of those two main harnesses running along the engine bay, it really cleans up the look. But who knows when I'll get the urge to do something else in the future haha.
Good Luck
08-30-2012, 04:55 PM
#117
Hit major snag #1 today 
The piece of **** Greddy Cast Manifold is cracked!
After stripping off whatever coating was on it previously it exposed a crack, about 1-1 1/2" long that goes all the way through on the rear most runner.
Spoke to multiple shops and pretty much got the same answer. Welding cast is not recommended and will most likely crack again.
Solution:
Take a chance and have someone weld it?
or
Build a Custom Tubular Stainless Steel Manifold?
Leaning towards the latter
The piece of **** Greddy Cast Manifold is cracked!
After stripping off whatever coating was on it previously it exposed a crack, about 1-1 1/2" long that goes all the way through on the rear most runner.
Spoke to multiple shops and pretty much got the same answer. Welding cast is not recommended and will most likely crack again.
Solution:
Take a chance and have someone weld it?
or
Build a Custom Tubular Stainless Steel Manifold?
Leaning towards the latter
08-30-2012, 05:22 PM
#119
We'll see what happens, Chris has someone that should be able to properly weld it like they did with his Manifold.
It can be done but most are not equipped to do it properly, it requires preheating to 800+ degrees, Welding, then back in the oven to keep an even temp, and then letting it air cool for hours, so it cools evenly and doesn't crack again.
It can be done but most are not equipped to do it properly, it requires preheating to 800+ degrees, Welding, then back in the oven to keep an even temp, and then letting it air cool for hours, so it cools evenly and doesn't crack again.
08-31-2012, 12:55 AM
#120
For anyone interested here's a really good reference regarding cast iron welding.
Check out the two links towards the bottom of the page.
Cast Iron Welding
Check out the two links towards the bottom of the page.
Cast Iron Welding
09-16-2012, 05:11 PM
#122
Had a chance to get some work done on the wiring today...
I was able to get the harness ran back into the car and grommet in place pretty easily.
Harness re-wrapped in original split wire loom to protect it from abrasions.
Running back into the engine bay to the firewall, the other wire leads up the the windshield wiper motor.
Harness all wrapped back up.
MAF Wiring Sleeved, also for anyone who asks about extending the MAF wiring, You are able to pull the wires all the way back through the main harness to the fuse box area, which is what I did, this would give me more than enough slack to put the MAF almost anywhere in the engine bay. As you can see in this pic it reaches all the way to the passenger side strut tower.
Larger Diameter intake piping to match the Compressor Inlet of my Turbo 2.75"...Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic.
Still waiting on getting the manifold back, and a pretty big parts order which should come in about two weeks.
I was able to get the harness ran back into the car and grommet in place pretty easily.
Harness re-wrapped in original split wire loom to protect it from abrasions.
Running back into the engine bay to the firewall, the other wire leads up the the windshield wiper motor.
Harness all wrapped back up.
MAF Wiring Sleeved, also for anyone who asks about extending the MAF wiring, You are able to pull the wires all the way back through the main harness to the fuse box area, which is what I did, this would give me more than enough slack to put the MAF almost anywhere in the engine bay. As you can see in this pic it reaches all the way to the passenger side strut tower.
Larger Diameter intake piping to match the Compressor Inlet of my Turbo 2.75"...Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic.
Still waiting on getting the manifold back, and a pretty big parts order which should come in about two weeks.
Last edited by kma5783; 09-16-2012 at 05:18 PM.
