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Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:24 pm

It's all worthwhile the first time you hear the compressor spool, trust me. :twisted:
The first time I drove the EFI/Turbo bug I built, I didn't even give it full throttle (rought tune on it then). Even so, it still sent a tingle up my spine when I heard it. Just daring me to dream of things to come...

Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:31 pm

VwBuM71 wrote: yeah, the intake manifold dosent work so i gotta cut it to fit, and but a longer piece of silicone tube becuase the other side aint long enough to the end casting.....just 1 thing after another... :roll:

im not very happy at this point, its become more a challnge to get it goin, taking all the fun out of it

:lol: quit yer b$%#hen brian, try fittin two :shock: :wink:

Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:28 am

Quote: It's all worthwhile the first time you hear the compressor spool, trust me.

im sure it will be man....im just waitin for that day to come lol

Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:30 am

Quote: quit yer b$%#hen brian, try fittin two

be quiet jermey, like you did all that work yourself! :o
only advice i needed thus far was on wether to clock the turbo or not..

Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:34 am

VwBuM71 wrote: Quote: quit yer b$%#hen brian, try fittin two

be quiet jermey, like you did all that work yourself! :o
only advice i needed thus far was on wether to clock the turbo or not..

:lol:

Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:40 am

VwBuM71 wrote: Quote: quit yer b$%#hen brian, try fittin two

be quiet jermey, like you did all that work yourself! :o
only advice i needed thus far was on wether to clock the turbo or not..

Lucky you got a bolt on kit then homie :fist: :twisted:

Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:46 pm

Quote: Lucky you got a bolt on kit then homie

yeah well thats the point of a bolt on kit,there is lil or no mod's...im just sayin i didnt think there would be this much hassle.

Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:04 pm

That's why you just get fed up like me and say 'F it, I'll build my own stuff'. I spent more on the tools to build my turbo engine than I did on the parts, but the end result is better than any of the kits out there. I got exactly what I wanted, and I can build another kit if I wanted since I now have a MIG welder, metal shaping tools, grinders, files, a full drill index....

Like many builders say; buy once, cry once. :wink:

Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:03 pm

Quote: That's why you just get fed up like me and say 'F it, I'll build my own stuff'. I spent more on the tools to build my turbo engine than I did on the parts, but the end result is better than any of the kits out there. I got exactly what I wanted, and I can build another kit if I wanted since I now have a MIG welder, metal shaping tools, grinders, files, a full drill index....

Like many builders say; buy once, cry once

yeah man i totally agree, from now on im gonna be buildin my own stuff.
this way ill get exactly what i want and ill know it works and ill know exactly what parts are in it. i already got all the tools i need, but the kit was available and quick to buy thinkin it was gonna go together. so like you said, buy once, cry once. :lol:

if im doin another turbo motor its gonna be EFI and my own set up.

Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:25 pm

VwBuM71 wrote: if im doin another turbo motor its gonna be EFI and my own set up.

There ya go. :wink:

Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:34 am

VwBuM71 wrote: [ i already got all the tools i need, but the kit was available and quick to buy thinkin it was gonna go together.

LOL...i thought the same when i bought an AJ kit, brand new, from a fellow that got tired of waiting in it and went CBturbo/injection.... i had to modify the intake and the "up-pipe" to work.... wasn't real impressed with the "bolt on" kit.... it does perform well once i modified it to actually fit an engine it was designed for... :lol:

Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:15 am

Quote: LOL...i thought the same when i bought an AJ kit, brand new, from a fellow that got tired of waiting in it and went CBturbo/injection.... i had to modify the intake and the "up-pipe" to work.... wasn't real impressed with the "bolt on" kit.... it does perform well once i modified it to actually fit an engine it was designed for...

niceee, good to know im not the only one! but im really glad to hear it does perform well after all the hassle and modifications. :)

Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:07 am

CJG wrote: You just bought a piece that has a lot of problems hopefully you can make it work. Good luck 8)

I guess you were correct :lol:

Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:22 pm

FINALLY i got the car running today, it sounds freakin sick! all i need to do now is hook up my a/f and boost gauges n ill be good to go! :D

Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:27 pm

VwBuM71 wrote: FINALLY i got the car running today, it sounds freakin sick! all i need to do now is hook up my a/f and boost gauges n ill be good to go! :D

You know how it is around here- VIDS/PICS, or it didn't happen man!! :twisted:

Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:49 pm

haha alright i got a vid off my phone but its crappy quality, and i finally got the crab dialed in, fattened it up a bit and took it down the road on 5lbs and she pulled pretty good.....just excited to fine tune it and up the boost a few more lbs. :lol:

Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:01 pm

I know the feeling. :twisted:

To get some more kick off boost, you should look into getting a vac advance dizzy with MSD 6BTM box. That will allow you to run more timing off boost, and still get boost retard to ward off detonation.
Have you looked into Megajolt yet? I'm finishing up the wiring on my Turbo Corvair MJ install right now, and hope to have it fired up by the weekend. It uses Ford's EDIS coil pack ignition with crank trigger wheel, and it gets you ultra stable programmable spark timing. Total cost for me was around $180, so it's competitive. Something to think about. :wink:

Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:09 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWRGJLslBl0

there it issss...its REALLY crappy lol but at least all you disbelievers can hear it run :twisted:

Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:11 pm

well i got plenty of kick before boost, its not terribly sluggish, but it would be nice to have a lilmore timing, i might look into that later on. but for right now i want to see what it does at the track with this setup before i go droppin c/r's and adding boost. :wink:

Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:51 pm

I take it the fitting held up. :lol: