The Project Pad

Awesome, thanks Austin. That takes care of that question.

As far as the brand thing, I was just curious as to whether or not there were some aeroquip (or something) kind of hoses that would work...and last forever. Reservoir is probably not cracked...but there is a lot of residue on it, so I'm not quite sure.

Thats neither here nor there though.

Anyone have an answer for the hall sensor question?


(just read the link for the return hose, thats GREAT! Thanks )

Well you can have the hoses rebuilt at a hydraulic shop with aeroquip hoses. But the thing is the high pressure hose has some kind of funky restrictor in it that if left out will make the p/s moan. Hall sensor you are still running the cap on it? Try some wd-40 or wire drier in there to help keep out the moisture. Aside from that get another dizzy.

Yeah the cap is still on it...

maybe the cap just needs a better seal? Its clearly directly related to moisture getting in there.

I suppose that's a possibility. Doe you know if your distributor has a plastic or steel gear? Also have you tested your theory IE when it's dry out mist the dizzy with a sprayer bottle and see if the symptoms arise?

I have no idea what gear its got. I think I recall the PO saying the dizzy was replaced a few years ago though, so I assume it would then come with a metal gear?

I haven't tested my theory, but I could...the thing is, it gets wet around here enough that I have seen this correlation at least 4 or 5 times now. The day it rains out, it will run like crap, then the next day when its dry, it will run absolutely beautifully.

It's electrical for sure do you have any pics of your engine bay in it's current configuration? Could be a bad ground too.

I can snap one when I go outside tomorrow. What ground did you have in mind?

Its going to be a little embarrassing lol, there are a few things I need to clean up, but don't want to do until I can get a few other things situated (to avoid having to reconfigure). The result is some multi-colored zip-ties, coils grounded to the VC, and coils mounted in a random place with more zippies.

Just some general shots to see if anything catches my eye. I would do some testing with a spray bottle to see what components are effected.

Sounds dangerous :-D

Heading out to snap a few...

ok here ya go

I have them hosted there because they are huge so you can zoom in.

The link should send you right to the album

you can use the "link" option at the bottom to copy the url into your web browser to really zoom in.

http://www.photoshop.com/user/Cgregg/?g ... ngid=BTAGC

Well I'd definitely move your coils to the fire wall. Also I'd get an air filter on that turbo.
What plugs are you running?

Yeah, those are some of the things that I am getting to. Its all a matter of getting the time to do it. They got neglected with all the standalone excitement and getting it up and running/working through the bigs.

I am running some random plugs...to be honest I dont really know what they are. We switched them out the day we were getting the SEM running. They are the correct tip and all, and very close to what it had in it. New plugs will come when a Holset makes its way on and after I put the VC gasket and cams in.

chris what coils are those?? i know u probably said it in here but i dont feel like going back and looking through

Its cool, they are the 034 high output ones...basically the best they offer

ahh thanks, they look nice on that little mount thing there, definetly mount them on the firewall or something. I get scared seeing them sitting there lol.
How has the lugtronics been working out for you so far, i know you have had some problems here and there but other than that how is it?
Lugtronics honestly looks like one of the best bang for the buck out there and i havent heard much about it..

Keep in mind its really VEMS...just packaged by Kevin basically.

Its been great though. However, I wouldn't recommend any standalone unless you are really proficient with wiring, troubleshooting, and at least a little versed in tuning. It can be hard. Other than the fact that I was an idiot and burned out one of the chips though, its awesome. It can do all of what any other standalone can do AND THEN SOME for cheaper than almost all other standalones out there.

I won't be hesitating to use it again on my next projects (turbo E36 and turbo E34...)

and yeah they will go on the firewall at some point...its just a matter of making some brackets and what not. Its just not my biggest concern right now until it actually gets tuned.

So I ordered another turbo.

This one is an H1C with 56mm comp wheel (large frame) and 16cm exhaust housing. YEAH SON now I own 4 turbos :-D

BIG h1c came in.

It has absolutely ZERO shaft play so I'm hoping that its good to go. The other one I have came off of a perfectly good running (and boosting) motor and doesn't have much shaft play, but its a lot compared to the one that just came in! There isn't even much residue on the new one. No oil on the turbine blades, so I suspect it doesn't have any issues with seals. If not, the worst thing that could happen is that it needs a $70 rebuild kit. I really doubt that though. The exhaust housing is rough, but I have the other one which is pretty nice. I also have another center section if needed.

Anyway, on to the pics. I am satisfied now

I'm going to be polishing it in my spare time. Beer can is just for size reference...









next to the small housing lol

looks nice, what are you running for an exhaust manifold?

Well, this setup is temporary...turbo and all. I'm planning on using the cast log manifold they have on ebay which is T3-flanged.

I am just hoping it lasts about a year, and if it cracks at all I can easily just weld it up.

After that the plan is a tube mani. Not sure how far I want to go with it, but there is a company I am planning on getting in touch with that uses MATLAB with SolidWorks to go through thousands and thousands of configurations of the manifold with given dimensions, etc. to make the best equal length design with the fewest pieces.

Then I want to use something that can support 600+whp. I think I will be satisfied there. That calls for a 4088, or a T71 or something to that effect.

The problem is that I'll have to get a built 01E. My friend actually just got one for $150 that needs first and second gear synchros. Hopefully I'll be able to get a deal like that and then just beef up everything inside. Then I'll be ready to roll.

I may also build up my spare head this summer to take advantage of what the H1C can throw at it. Of course, that calls for rods too probably, and I don't really want to get to that point until I go all out with the bottom end and do a total rebuild with all new parts.

That looks like fun and some broken drive line stuff :woowoo:

haha yeah lets hope that doesn't happen at least for a little while.

Clutch will be on order pretty soon I'm afraid. Ughhhhhh haha

I still think I am going to go with the full-faced southbend which they claim will handle 850 ft*lbs. Thats what they spec'ed out for me when I called them up and told them what I wanted. (I.E. not a puck clutch, etc.) Basically a "daily-driveable", yet torque-handling monster.

I started sanding down the comp housing with 80 grit sand paper on a dremel. I need to go get a respirator. I have been doing everything I can to keep away from the fumes from using a vacuum to putting a shirt over my mouth, etc...but its still scary. Don't want heavy metal poisoning. I have to get into all the nooks and crannies. Then I'm going to get a few more wheels for 320 grit, etc. and then some wet sand paper to go up from there by hand. I'm not really going for a mirror finish. Just want it kinda shiny and clean looking. I would have just taken it and sand blasted it, but the sand blaster I have access to sucks.

Oh and the damn turbine housing is clocked completely wrong (oil feed and return are basically sideways). So I will have to take that housing off. While its off I will probably just swap the other one's housing onto it because its in MUCH better shape.

i think you will be WAY happier with that turbo. Also keep in mind is that most all holsets have SOME shaft play until they have oil pressure. ETA when all this stuff is gona be on? I WANT VIDS!

derrish_vulf wrote:i think you will be WAY happier with that turbo. Also keep in mind is that most all holsets have SOME shaft play until they have oil pressure.

This is true of any turbo, at least any oil wedge turbo. The oil wedge fills in the gap. Also, the shaft expands when it heats up, and the bearing size takes that into account.

That turbo should work well. I don't know how it compares to the HX-35 on Mike's (now my) QSW turbo, but the HX-35 fills the cylinders quite well at 15 PSI and clearly is trying to push more when the engine has completely given up.

Yep, I do know that about journal turbos especially. Thats why I was never worried about the other one that does have a little. Somehow this one really has next to none though. I can't feel it at all. I had a brand new 50 trim (also journal of course) and it had much more than this does.

The turbo is almost exactly the same as an Hx-35, but will spool slower because it has a less efficient comp side I believe. I am expecting full boost around 4k...maybe more if the manifold just sucks that much lol

oh and ETA...hmm

I'm not exactly sure what that is, but it should be in the next few months. I need to get settled into a job or internship. I might get one at Sikorsky if I'm lucky. Other than that, I'm waiting on some money that is owed to me, and then it all depends on how quickly I can get the parts together. Then its just a trip up to my friend and tuner. We will have to weld a v-band onto my current downpipe while I'm there, and throw everything on, then get to the tuning.

Kevin wants me to send him an ECU to get all the correct firmware in it, so that may delay things a bit. But if I had to put an ETA, lets say 2 months at the worst.