Thanks man! So is there a stronger actuator available?

Yeah I am trying to read up on the T618Z and see what if anything, can be done to increase it's life.

 

Yes there is . But as i've been saying for 2yrs now - you don't need one - just follow my simple 6 step process

32000 miles on the stock housing here

 

you are doing something right Bret.
OD

 

Okay, so let's talk heat shielding. Has anyone done any type of sheet metal fab for heat shielding? Or is everyone just using a turbo blanket?

 

Ceramic cored weaved aluminium heat shield - does wonders .

 

ignore the recirc line.

 

^omg Nuke! Youre alive!!!

 

That's exactly what I was thinking lol.

 

yep. i went though hell and back.

 

Thanks dude, I may be asking you for more advise. Glad you are doing ok

 

does your kit already have fix #2

 

No, I am going to work on that. I am trying to decide whether to have the nipple welded or to tap it and install the nipple that way.

 

thats exactly what I have going on right now. I have a brass tap that I can use and I am thinking I will just tap it. My weld guy suggested that based on the thin cast outlet pipe that the kit comes with.

 

Yeah I am thinking some thread lock tape on the threads too.

 

yeah that and Im also thinking about some rtv gasket sealer I really dont want any leaks.

 

Thoughts on the oil feed line coming from and oil filter adapter plate rather than the factory oil pressure sending unit?

Does anyone think the Mazmart Oil Pressure mod will affect this?

 

http://vibrantperformance.com/catalo...d4374a930b43d5

 

I got this tap done. It was super easy man. I tapped it then used copper rtv gasket sealer around the edges. Came out clean and tight. Super easy to drill through as well

 

Nice. Pics? I just found out my GF's landlord is a welder who does aluminum gates. I am going to have him do something simple for me to test out the quality of his work.

 

An extra bung on my oil pan maybe?

 

I will take some pics this evening for you and post them in my build thread.

Its always nice to have access to a welder. Did you see the pics of my manifold after getting rewelded :D

I got it done for free through my next door neighbor, they ground out the old welds and rewelded with nickle rod. The welders are engineers at a powerplant so they did their engineer duty by testing with red dye to be sure there were no leaks. Super awesome and it looks great

 

No way, I was thinking something simple like tabs on my secondary radiators, something that if it doesn't look pretty it's no biggie. I would hate for him to **** up on your pan.

Yeah I saw that, the weld work looks nuts.

 

Either way is fine but you get pre filtered oil to the turbo .Mine is setup post filter .


Good question - maybe do a flow test with the drain tube off like MM did in Mad Dogs' thread ....

 

Can't believe I am just finding this now...

 

The turbo definitely needs a rebuild and is not an upgraded unit for sure. I talked to majestic and they are going to let me know what they can do to address the need for additional cooling by adding water cooling.The blow off valve is a Greddy Type R and is huge. Other than that everything in teh kit looks good. I am going to try and put it all together on the floor just to make sure.

Also, I am just throwing this out there. I talked to a buddy of mine who was big into the DSM's back in the day (Diesel truck freak now) and he was saying that people have run a separate oiling system for the turbo itself to avoid having to rebuild the Mitsubishi turbos every couple of years.

He said many bashed the idea but that some ran it successfully. I will research but any thoughts on it? I know it adds complexity and with tapping into the factory system you get more pressure with increased RPM and I'm not sure how a separate system could deal with that.

Scroll down to the last pump option.

http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/oilsystems.htm