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Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:09 pm

this evening!

http://youtu.be/vnMeEQw71W8

still have to hook up the throttle cable, mount the boost gauge (hooked up, but needs a home), and get the LM-1 installed to tune. but man, it sounds much better than it did the last time i had the turbo installed.

Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:14 pm

Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:24 pm

The throttle cable is hooked up (for now) and is functional. I altered the chrome top to the air cleaner and was able to close the trunk lid! Looks total stealth now 8) Still need to decide where to put the boost gauge and I need some gas :oops: I ran out!

Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:34 am

notchboy wrote:

Hey- I was gonna say that!

Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:07 am

looking good man.....! \:D/

Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:21 am

looking good, you bringing that beast up to the show at springfield auto in june?

Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:41 am

Gene Wilder has too much hair to be me! But it is amazing how much he looks like Tram in the wind these days :lol:

Sorry, but Springfield Auto's show is always on Sunday. My Sunday's are taken.

Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:07 am

vwfye wrote: Gene Wilder has too much hair to be me! But it is amazing how much he looks like Tram in the wind these days :lol:

Sorry, but Springfield Auto's show is always on Sunday. My Sunday's are taken.

Its the part where he says "its ALIVE!" If I wanted a pic to look like yooouu :-k

:lol: :lol:

Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:15 am

My students tell me it is more like this:

Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:47 pm

Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:15 pm

vwfye wrote: My students tell me it is more like this:

Yeah, only that guy wouldn't be caught dead posing in the back of a 412.

Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:24 pm

But seriously... I'm glad you finally got somewhere with it. I haven't been this relieved since Vietnam ended. I was 14 and starting to get really nervous.

Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:47 pm

man... you're old! :wink:

Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:57 am

Turbo blanket arrived... one more step!

Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:24 pm

Turbo blanket is installed. Ran the engine to see what the LM-1 had to say... then after 5 minutes I went and put my hand on the blanket. Blocks that heat just fine!

Anyway, the AFR readings are anywhere between 16.3 and 14.5 between 1000 and 2000 rpm. It is down around 12.3 at 4000 rpm all with no load.

Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:39 pm

at 1000 i'm at 12.5, and at 2500 i'm at 13.5, figure out what the motor wants, mine likes to idle rich. Adjust your idle mixture to get the most vacuum you can.

Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:12 pm

i will have to recheck. the 2 idle screws were not set evenly on the primaries.

Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:12 pm

More small stuff. Found that the oil feed to the turbo was too big, so now I have an 1/8" line feeding the turbo instead of the 1/4" line. Also started to fab up a tab to mount the throttle cable to. My little wheel worked, but not well enough... so plan B.

Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:08 pm

Took the car out for a drive today while it was dry. The car, according to the boost gauge was making 8lbs of vacuum in 1st and 2nd gear and 1lb of boost in 3rd or 4th at 4000rpm... :oops:

:?: not sure what to do next. Can't find any signs of an intake leak at this point.
Also, measured the temp of the header into the turbo 5 minutes after I shut off the car. 362F going into the turbo and 360F coming out at the down pipe.

Sun Mar 18, 2012 12:23 am

Talked with some folks that have more knowledge than me (that's most everyone :lol: ) and they suggested I remove the wastegate and block off that outlet and see if I get any boost. If so, we know the problem. If not, they we eliminate a possible problem. Oh joy...