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Old 05-07-2012, 09:01 AM
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Awesome dude I was gonna drop by yesterday but had to go into the office....
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keep us posted with a start up vid. gl man its been a long time coming
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meh, $10 says he has a leak
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Old 05-07-2012, 09:09 AM
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The fitting I have pushes the hose too far back and causes a kink which would restrict flow to the pan and cause premature failure of the line. I didn't come this far to have everything get screwed up by that so I'm going to do it right today.
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Old 05-07-2012, 09:12 AM
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^ are you talking about the fitting I cut?

does it need to be shorter? Taylor Hose?
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Old 05-07-2012, 09:16 AM
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^ are you talking about the fitting I cut?

does it need to be shorter? Taylor Hose?

Yeah cutting it helped but it's just 1/2" to far out and cause a kink. I'm going to Taylor at 11 and taking the day to finish this bitch.
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what kind of hose are you using for your return?
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Some weird super high temp $10000 a foot iranium coated polymer ****.
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
FYI banging the firewall a bit was a good idea, it makes mounting up the down pipe way easier. I'm leaving work in two hours to go home and finish this bitch, wish me luck.
I found that mounting the DP before bolting the turbo down is the easiest
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I found that mounting the DP before bolting the turbo down is the easiest
Makes life allot easier having the fire wall banged in, more room to maneuver....
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I may try to swing by there after a while....I am bored at work because I have a case of the mondays....or is it going to be a week of "I cannot wait to get my freaking parts in and dont feel like doing ****"
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I may try to swing by there after a while....I am bored at work because I have a case of the mondays....or is it going to be a week of "I cannot wait to get my freaking parts in and dont feel like doing ****"

Cool, thanks.
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What's the best way to prime the turbo? Disconnect the ESS and crank it a few times?
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
What's the best way to prime the turbo? Disconnect the ESS and crank it a few times?
Yes that will get oil to all the needed areas.
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Lets get that baby fired up tonight!
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Dude I'm so glad you're finally at the threshold of this thing being done! Can't wait to hear how all this works out today.
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Another day, another glitch. Got her fired up, started perfectly. And then...............

Coolant leak at the turbo The plugs on the opposite side of the turbo were leaking. I used Teflon and it was basically gone when I pulled the plugs out tonight. I replaced them with better plugs and sealed them with copper RTV. Now I just have to wait 24 hours for the RTV to cure.

The saga continues.
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Old 05-08-2012, 12:10 AM
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You do have all the luck

Bad JUJU someplace? LOL...hope things go better tomorrow
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I try my best to create good juju, I am hoping it's just a test and as a reward from the turbo gods I will put down 400WHP.
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Old 05-08-2012, 12:21 AM
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Now you ARE dreaming

The car is awesome at 350.....400 is asking for it IMO
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I had 3 leaks when I first started mine up ....
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Old 05-08-2012, 01:04 AM
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I have 3 leaks right now - can't be assed fixing them . 9K .... Did anyone mention to you that "**** happens" when you turbo these cars ?
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Did anyone mention to you that "**** happens" when you turbo cars ?
Fixed to be more accurate...
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