Motor is in , I am soon going to start on my exhaust manifold . The dam turbo is too heavy to hold up so , I had to improvise ! , the discharge piping would be a bit of a challenge , but I think I figured it out . more to come as I progress.

 

Lemmie know what you guys think.

 

Is it a GT47R? Either way, it's nice!!! Can't wait to see it finished. Keep up the hard work.

Dee E.

 

cool............................. but damn, you got enough junk laying around in the engine bay ?

You going to run a intercooler ?

Post your entire setup.

 

No its a 4508R with a 1.28 a/r turbine.

Yep , it happens when you are trying to come up with the best layout for everything.

 

Trust me, I know. I had to hold mine up with a few wadded up sweatshirts, 4 link brackets and a few 2X4's

 

Wow, that's a biggun. Looks good though, bet you can't wait to finish it.

 

How much hp are you looking to put down with that setup?

 

looking very nice man, VERY NICE!

 

looks good! Will that big thing spool before redline?

 

I am hoping for 550whp , but 650+ seems to be the rage now , so .......why the hell not ! i dont want to boost more than 30 psi though.


Thank you , it should be nicer when its all done .

"That Big Thing" started to spin (, just like the GT3071's did) , when I put it in front of a bedroom fan which , by the way , was set at its lowest speed , . So I'm not worried abouts its performance in any way, in fact I have seen a "normal" sleeve bearing GT45 make 25psi by 5000RPM on a BP motor , so I think I would be safe.

 

looking good. keep posting pics. would look to see it finished. and some video too. good luck

 

you guys just need a helping hand like i did




Did you go with the 45 because you got it for the right price?

 

Yes and no , the price was good , but I am also of the belief that the GT42's turbine is too small for my porting type. If i could have gotten a custom ball bearing turbo with a 42 front and 45 rear I may have gone that route instead.

 

interesting, had you considered a s475 at all?

 

Yes , I did not see any performance improvements over the Garrett , the prices were similar and they weren't ready with their ball bearing versions yet .

 

Can't really tell from the pics, but are you FINALLY going the jay tec route?

BTW - Everything looks good

 

Thanks , I always had a J tech intake set up , I have he semi-pp lower manifold and theholley styled 4 injector Tb with their 'hat" , I have it covered up with some plastic in the pics , thats why you cant see it clearly.

 

My bad, I thought you had the whole setup sitting in a corner

 

wow is all i can say right now. i'm sure questions will follow when the power of speech returns.

 

hope to be in your shoes in a couple months.. still buying parts.. good luck

 

Hi everyone ! I am a bit further along now , but my work schedule has changed DRASTICALLY , so I am struggling to get things done during the week ends (that I'm not required to work !).
So far I have completed my custom (dual thermostat ) oil cooler upgrade , fabricated the exhaust manifold , completed the mods and upgrades to my fuel syatem .
At the moment I am working on my intercooler piping , upgrading my water injection system and I am looking around for a good deal on a pair of TIAL V44 wastegates(I have since decided against the single V60 and ended up selling it.)
I also have to pull the motor AGAIN ! turns out my new ORC clutch cover is a bit too wide/large for my OS push/pull converter ! one of the nuts on the clutch cover is making contact with a bolt head on the converter , so I have to do some modifications to the converter to allow the bolt to sit lower , or maybe I just need to simply grind down the bolt head a bit or both , either way I have to pull the motor to do it .I will take some pics as soon as I can.

 

Cool man, keep us updated.

Dee E.

 

can't wait for the updated pics.

 

Did you use the allen head bolts with the converter?? I had this same problem and I had never noticed that the hole in the converter is countersunk to accept an allen keyed bolt so that it sits completely flush in there. I accidentally put a standard hex bolt in there and had to pull the tranny back out, not fun...