13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
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Re: 13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
Deleted a/c, retained the original acc belt by making an idler up out of rubbish I had laying around.
Made new mounts for the intercooler
Made exhaust out of scrap
Made new mounts for the intercooler
Made exhaust out of scrap
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Re: 13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
How far is the turbo oil drain above the bottom of the oil pan after you used your cast adapter on the factory manifold ?ls400x wrote:Turbo is now a secondhand $120 TD05h 16g Subaru pattern. Hopefully will be a much better match for the cars goals.
The only other person I know with this setup ( factory manifold with adapter to turbo ) ended up needing to make a small sump with pump to return the oil from the turbo drain.
That is to say the oil drain on the adapted turbo was below that of the oil level within the factory oil pan resulting in turbo failure.
Once the turbo was rebuilt with new seals, he drained the oil into a 0.5L aluminum container and returned it into the factory pan an inch above his turbo drain location via a small oil scavenge pump.
2010 BMW 335D
1994 Opel Calibra 4X4 turbo ( C20LET 2.0L Turbo )
2002 Daewoo lanos
1994 Opel Calibra 4X4 turbo ( C20LET 2.0L Turbo )
2002 Daewoo lanos
Re: 13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
The turbo is significantly higher that the static oil level. I'm not anticipating any problems there.
Re: 13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
3rd gear
Lately I made an exhaust system out of scrap 2.5" from the local exhaust shops. $0, lots of effort.
Lately I made an exhaust system out of scrap 2.5" from the local exhaust shops. $0, lots of effort.
Re: 13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
Do you plan to keep only the catalyser as silencer/muffler or do you will add a silencer after the link rod? Does your vehicle will pass MOT then?
Re: 13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
we don't have mot here (the yearly check only covers brakes and lights really) but the police can stop the car if they suspect illegal modsDaniel wrote:Do you plan to keep only the catalyser as silencer/muffler or do you will add a silencer after the link rod? Does your vehicle will pass MOT then?
Re: 13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
Nicels400x wrote:3rd gear
when you are done with the project, would you consider selling your AEM FIC?
Re: 13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
Cool country .benzino wrote:we don't have mot here (the yearly check only covers brakes and lights really) but the police can stop the car if they suspect illegal mods
Here in Belgium mods (aka "tuning") are stricktly limited And all vehicle over 4 years are yearly inspected: brakes/suspension/corrosion/pollution/lighting/horn/documents/wipers/and so on...
Green ticket (all ok) : 35€
Orange ticket : 35€ + 15 days to remedy to default(s) + mot again
Red ticket : 35 € + vehicle only allowed to go to garage and return after repair + mot again
Sigh,
Re: 13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
I'll put a muffler after the rear axle if I can find a suitable one for free, else it will just be pipe. Retaining the catalist converter means it remains relatively legal, luckily no ongoing inspections in the state where I live.Daniel wrote:Do you plan to keep only the catalyser as silencer/muffler or do you will add a silencer after the link rod? Does your vehicle will pass MOT then?
Re: 13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
Yes, I'm hoping to sell the AEM F/IC and maybe replace it with a megasquirt to continue on the DIY theme.benzino wrote:Nicels400x wrote:3rd gear
when you are done with the project, would you consider selling your AEM FIC?
Re: 13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
I re-did the first part 2 more times before I was happy with it to get it tucked up a bit higher. Building an axhaust system on jackstands was certainly a challenge.
Over the back axle now to. All supported by the factory rubber mounts.
Over the back axle now to. All supported by the factory rubber mounts.
Re: 13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
I might be interested depending on if the price is rightls400x wrote:
Yes, I'm hoping to sell the AEM F/IC and maybe replace it with a megasquirt to continue on the DIY theme.
Edit: Scratch that, just did some research and it seems it's only really suitable for turbo conversions... It can't advance timing only retard
Re: 13s for $1300 Nubira turbo
Might be able to set the timing to 179 degrees retarded (1 degree advanced)?