The Build has Begun
11-28-09, 10:56 AM
#76
I had to pull the turbo and manifold to replace the T4 gasket. It had blown because only 3 of the 4 bolts were still there.
You know that $100 XSpower manifold (pic in post 27)? Well it has held up so far (2,500 hard miles). I have had no issues with boost creep, so I decided to go ahead and wrap the sucker..
Note the brass oil drain line.. See how close it is the flange????
I'm glad I pulled the turbo, because rubber oil drain line was black and cracking.. "cooked" I would say... Here is the heat shield that was on the rubber line.
Here is the hard line up close.. It is so close to the flange there is no way to prevent the line from physically making contact. I have an angled aluminum fitting on the way, which I will likely weld even longer to move the rubber line further away from heat.
You know that $100 XSpower manifold (pic in post 27)? Well it has held up so far (2,500 hard miles). I have had no issues with boost creep, so I decided to go ahead and wrap the sucker..
Note the brass oil drain line.. See how close it is the flange????
I'm glad I pulled the turbo, because rubber oil drain line was black and cracking.. "cooked" I would say... Here is the heat shield that was on the rubber line.
Here is the hard line up close.. It is so close to the flange there is no way to prevent the line from physically making contact. I have an angled aluminum fitting on the way, which I will likely weld even longer to move the rubber line further away from heat.
FWIW, You will still have a quick car. GL with the rest of your build.
Last edited by R3AL.CH1CK3N; 11-28-09 at 11:05 AM.
11-28-09, 06:01 PM
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Main problem is I have the majority of these turbos sent from the distributer to the customer, so I don't end up seeing them. I have to rely on them sending the correct turbo. Problem with that is a lot of people wouldn't know a T04E from a GT42, so when they get it they really don't know what their looking at.
11-28-09, 09:58 PM
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You can find them for dirt cheap on the precision SC6152E's. They're common as dirt in hondas and sport the 82mm Garrett wheel, that's where I got mine for building a 3574. I even put the T04E wheel back on it and sold it for a profit on flea-bay. lol
11-29-09, 05:04 AM
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real chicken, yeah i can't believe the design on that thing. Its actually Garret's fault.. But with this custom piece putting the rubber line further away...
And a turbo blanket over the flange, as well as heat shielding on the line, it should hold up fine. I'm pretty sure it was the physical contact that was causing the line to fail.
And a turbo blanket over the flange, as well as heat shielding on the line, it should hold up fine. I'm pretty sure it was the physical contact that was causing the line to fail.
