I have a pinhole exhuast leak on the downpipe, I need to wrap the turbo with insulation, and one or two other odds and ends, but the damn thing is TITS!
Of course, I still have to drive it.....
Turbo to Supercharger is done.....
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Turbo to Supercharger is done.....
"All" done and running!
I have a pinhole exhuast leak on the downpipe, I need to wrap the turbo with insulation, and one or two other odds and ends, but the damn thing is TITS!
Of course, I still have to drive it.....
I have a pinhole exhuast leak on the downpipe, I need to wrap the turbo with insulation, and one or two other odds and ends, but the damn thing is TITS!
Of course, I still have to drive it.....
Reddevil, Awaiting new heart, will it ever happen?
1990 wagon, EJ25 12.3 @ 116.5 FAST Family wagon getting new motor soon
1992 wagon, wifes daily, high compression
1992 Touring wagon, should I keep it?
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1992 wagon, wifes daily, high compression
1992 Touring wagon, should I keep it?
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So I just took it out and drove it up and down the freeway once....... about 8 low rpm pulls, never more than 4500 rpm...
First annoying problem...
Down pipe is too "long" and exhaust hits the most minor of speed bumps.... I will have to pull the downpipe off and cut about 1-2" out of it. I will fix that pinhole leak around the downpipe turbine side flange while I am at it...
Second annoying problem...
Seems to be ALOT of oil getting jizzed everywhere.. Since its night, and now I am home from the shop, I couldnt look for where it coming from, but I am pretty sure I need to install a different bango bolt into the block, or make an inline brass restrictor.
Third problem....
Not sure, havent driven it long enough... ;D
THE GOOD NEWS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
IT WORKS!
Its fast as shit
8 psi at 1500 rpm
11 psi at 2500 rpm
16 psi at 3500 rpm
16 psi stays rock steady....
Its fast as shit!
4 extra psi is alot!
And I still havent taken over 4500 rpm!
Its an easy 230-240 whp right now, and you can tell...
Now to fix those problems, and get a boost controller.....
And fab some sort of air filter!
First annoying problem...
Down pipe is too "long" and exhaust hits the most minor of speed bumps.... I will have to pull the downpipe off and cut about 1-2" out of it. I will fix that pinhole leak around the downpipe turbine side flange while I am at it...
Second annoying problem...
Seems to be ALOT of oil getting jizzed everywhere.. Since its night, and now I am home from the shop, I couldnt look for where it coming from, but I am pretty sure I need to install a different bango bolt into the block, or make an inline brass restrictor.
Third problem....
Not sure, havent driven it long enough... ;D
THE GOOD NEWS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
IT WORKS!
Its fast as shit
8 psi at 1500 rpm
11 psi at 2500 rpm
16 psi at 3500 rpm
16 psi stays rock steady....
Its fast as shit!
4 extra psi is alot!
And I still havent taken over 4500 rpm!
Its an easy 230-240 whp right now, and you can tell...
Now to fix those problems, and get a boost controller.....
And fab some sort of air filter!
Reddevil, Awaiting new heart, will it ever happen?
1990 wagon, EJ25 12.3 @ 116.5 FAST Family wagon getting new motor soon
1992 wagon, wifes daily, high compression
1992 Touring wagon, should I keep it?
1990 wagon, EJ25 12.3 @ 116.5 FAST Family wagon getting new motor soon
1992 wagon, wifes daily, high compression
1992 Touring wagon, should I keep it?
Doug, I never really know what to tell you when you pull off these completely b*tch'n projects...
You're the man in every sense of the phrase and a true Subaru God.
We want vids with sound when you can too
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You're the man in every sense of the phrase and a true Subaru God.
We want vids with sound when you can too
.Lee
93' SS, 5mt swapped, 182k, not stock...
96' N/A OBW 5sp, 212k, Couple mods... RIP
99' N/A OBW, 4eat, mostly stock.
93' SS, 5mt swapped, 182k, not stock...
96' N/A OBW 5sp, 212k, Couple mods... RIP
99' N/A OBW, 4eat, mostly stock.
i have to see this beast in person 
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Ok.... "good news"
90% sure I fixed the oil leak, thank god. Had a banjo bolt that wasnt tight where it connected to the oil line, and I was using a waterline banjo bolt, so I turned a brass insert, pressed it in, and drilled out a much smaller hole.... Not leaking now I think....
Redid the ENTIRE exhaust....CHRIST, if I could have, I would have paid an exhuast shop to do it. But I lifted the exhaust 2" up, so now its about 3" from the ground, still way too low, but fine for city driving... And I cut out the catalytic converter, and when I looked in it, IT WAS HOLLOW!!!!!!!! WTF?!?!? I have no clue how that happened. I didnt hollow it, I couldnt have since I didnt have a working welder until recently.... And I still passed DEQ... ?
Then I took it out again....
"bad news"
Putt putted it too the on-ramp..... got to third gear, at 2000 rpm, floored it.... Jump straight to 8-9 psi, then 12, then right up to 16, and it held it PERFECT to 6200 rpm, where I shifted.....
And POW!!!!! Blow off the fucking intake at the MAF.... So, I either need to install a 2nd BOV, or more likely, reinstall a WOT switch for the supercharger... I suspect that while I let off the throttle, which should give the BOV a vacumn signal so it would open, the supercharger was still getting a tad too much boost signal, and so stayed on for the split second it took to overboost the intake system, and blow off MAF. No big deal.
All in all, I am pretty damn happy. The motor and pull was amazing. 16psi had no knock.. I am 100% sure that 20 psi is going to be fine come this Saturday Dyno Day, as long as I get these damn annoying pesky problems out of the way.
90% sure I fixed the oil leak, thank god. Had a banjo bolt that wasnt tight where it connected to the oil line, and I was using a waterline banjo bolt, so I turned a brass insert, pressed it in, and drilled out a much smaller hole.... Not leaking now I think....
Redid the ENTIRE exhaust....CHRIST, if I could have, I would have paid an exhuast shop to do it. But I lifted the exhaust 2" up, so now its about 3" from the ground, still way too low, but fine for city driving... And I cut out the catalytic converter, and when I looked in it, IT WAS HOLLOW!!!!!!!! WTF?!?!? I have no clue how that happened. I didnt hollow it, I couldnt have since I didnt have a working welder until recently.... And I still passed DEQ... ?
Then I took it out again....
"bad news"
Putt putted it too the on-ramp..... got to third gear, at 2000 rpm, floored it.... Jump straight to 8-9 psi, then 12, then right up to 16, and it held it PERFECT to 6200 rpm, where I shifted.....
And POW!!!!! Blow off the fucking intake at the MAF.... So, I either need to install a 2nd BOV, or more likely, reinstall a WOT switch for the supercharger... I suspect that while I let off the throttle, which should give the BOV a vacumn signal so it would open, the supercharger was still getting a tad too much boost signal, and so stayed on for the split second it took to overboost the intake system, and blow off MAF. No big deal.
All in all, I am pretty damn happy. The motor and pull was amazing. 16psi had no knock.. I am 100% sure that 20 psi is going to be fine come this Saturday Dyno Day, as long as I get these damn annoying pesky problems out of the way.
Reddevil, Awaiting new heart, will it ever happen?
1990 wagon, EJ25 12.3 @ 116.5 FAST Family wagon getting new motor soon
1992 wagon, wifes daily, high compression
1992 Touring wagon, should I keep it?
1990 wagon, EJ25 12.3 @ 116.5 FAST Family wagon getting new motor soon
1992 wagon, wifes daily, high compression
1992 Touring wagon, should I keep it?
that is amazing. safe to say you are one of if not the ONLY twin charged legacy of any gen in the world, something to be damn proud of. certainly the only BC.
what kind of #'s do you think it will do on the dyno, and what are you hoping to run in the 1/4 now?
what kind of #'s do you think it will do on the dyno, and what are you hoping to run in the 1/4 now?
1994 Touring Wagon: ruby mica, 5mt swapped
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8psi at 1500rpm, that's awesome.
You have some kind of mesh or something in front of the turbo inlet?
You have some kind of mesh or something in front of the turbo inlet?
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why not use something like this http://cgi.ebay.ca/VW-G60-G-lader-Super ... dZViewItem
in place of the A/C looks like it would fit... just a lil fab for mounts
in place of the A/C looks like it would fit... just a lil fab for mounts
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Why not? It looks like a nice compact unit.
Are they just horribly inefficient?
Are they just horribly inefficient?
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I looked at those alot on EBAY.
Bang for the buck they sucked...
Reliability they sucked....
They suck.,....
My M62 is shot to shit, bearings noticable, rotors very very worn (if I replaced this unit with the "new" unit I have, I would gain 20 hp probably) but damn, it still goes!
Bang for the buck they sucked...
Reliability they sucked....
They suck.,....
My M62 is shot to shit, bearings noticable, rotors very very worn (if I replaced this unit with the "new" unit I have, I would gain 20 hp probably) but damn, it still goes!
Reddevil, Awaiting new heart, will it ever happen?
1990 wagon, EJ25 12.3 @ 116.5 FAST Family wagon getting new motor soon
1992 wagon, wifes daily, high compression
1992 Touring wagon, should I keep it?
1990 wagon, EJ25 12.3 @ 116.5 FAST Family wagon getting new motor soon
1992 wagon, wifes daily, high compression
1992 Touring wagon, should I keep it?
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This is such an awesome project.
Can't wait until it's working 100%
Can't wait until it's working 100%
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