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Originally Posted by Idrewfelix
Careful - your CR is 10:1
I added some reflective heat wrap where the piping is close to the turbo. What do you all think?
Update: 7.252pis wastegate spring installed . Innovate LC-1 installed and currently trying to get the MAP-ECU to read the correct A/F value so the tune can hopefully be finalized.
This A/F discrepancy isn't a constant 1.9 A/F. It varies anywhere from being exact, or from 0.3 A/F to 7.0 A/F difference . Ben from PHR and Klaus from InnovateMotorsports are both helping me to fix this problem. Otherwise, the car runs okay for now, with some minor intermittent hesitations that occur unique to different gears.
UPDATE 2: Downpipe and a hotside intercooler pipe were hot-jet ceramic coated in Techtrex satin black (2000 degree). I also heat wrapped thw downpipe with Thermo-tec graphite insulating heat wrap. Result? The car is consierably quieter and the "rumble" I used to hear from the downpipe seems nonexistant..I love it because it's even more sleeper now . The heatwrap should drastically cut down those temperatures too.
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Kill List Update:
MKIII turbo supra from a roll (made friends with the driver :gay: )
SC430 (from a stop)
1 of those New Ford Mustangs (probably was a GT instead of a Cobra)
LS400 (from a stop)
Mazda RX8 (from a roll)
Currently seeking the following:
Porsche Boxter
Nissan 350z
Inifiniti G35
and anything else my modest 260rwhp sc300 can beat! :fingersx:
MKIII turbo supra from a roll (made friends with the driver :gay: )
SC430 (from a stop)
1 of those New Ford Mustangs (probably was a GT instead of a Cobra)
LS400 (from a stop)
Mazda RX8 (from a roll)
Currently seeking the following:
Porsche Boxter
Nissan 350z
Inifiniti G35
and anything else my modest 260rwhp sc300 can beat! :fingersx:
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i know you have an upgraded fuel pump based on the tune so far, do you think a stock fuel pump will work at that level? Also, where did you purchase the heat wrap, hpf, homedepot? What kind are you supposed to get? Your car is looking great! I just put in a mbc and about to get my exhaust and dynoed today and tomorrow. I'm thinking bout boosting 7 psi but i have a stock fuel pump. Let me know how your car runs after the tune
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Originally Posted by chitwnsazn
i know you have an upgraded fuel pump based on the tune so far, do you think a stock fuel pump will work at that level? Also, where did you purchase the heat wrap, hpf, homedepot? What kind are you supposed to get? Your car is looking great! I just put in a mbc and about to get my exhaust and dynoed today and tomorrow. I'm thinking bout boosting 7 psi but i have a stock fuel pump. Let me know how your car runs after the tune
Heat Wrap:
The heat wrap for the downpipe is a graphite based Insulator heat wrap. You don't have to dip it in water like the fiberglass based heat wrap. You can also order it online from www.jegs.com , www.summitracing.com , or any other parts retailer.
For protecting wires + loom and anything else you want away from heat, you simply use the Reflective heat wrap that has that tin foil silver outer appearance. You can get it from the same places as the insulator heat wrap... i.e. also made by thermotec.
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Does anyone else have experience with SMIC fitment on NA-T sc300 cars? Basically it was mounted to low and far back to fit inside the plastic fender linings of that area and the only thing blocking the SMIC are these hard lines.
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Originally Posted by aliga
the routing of the pipe should be over the sway bar in front of the ac lines.
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Wow what an ordeal. Just for the headache alone, I think it would have been easier to sell your car + 1 kidney and just buy a TT supra, lol. Glad to see you stuck with it though...I know the feeling of complete despair when something breaks or doesn't fit or just does not work at all, especially on a daily driver car. Good that you have both the motivation and the means to go all the way on this one. It certainly does serve as a reminder that you'll ALWAYS have an easier time with a fully assembled kit than with a custom pieced together used kit....you'll pay for it, but compare this install thread to a boostlogic kit thread and you'll probably pull your hair out wishing you got a brand new complete setup.
Good job though, there's a lot of good information and pictures here.
~Tim
Good job though, there's a lot of good information and pictures here.
~Tim
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UPDATE
Well, I noticed this "whooosh" sound while pressing throttle and could definitely tell some gasses were escaping somewhere in the engine bay. It's probably why my cold side IC piping was so hot recently. With the car in neutral and reviing the engine, as soon as the revs are close to being fully return to idle (after a rev), gas emerges from underneath the turbo between the turbo (exhaust manifold side). Gas doesn't come out from under the turbo side closest to the passenger side.
I removed all IC piping & vacuum hose from Wastegate to Turbo and it's still doing it...wastegate seems like it's on tight. Could this be (I fear) a manifold crack?
I'll get under the car tomorrow during daylight, but has anyone experienced anything like this?
UPDATE 2
I just discovered I was missing a washer and nut that is supposed to hold the turbo down to the manifold ..that is where the exhaust gas was escaping from. So, it's always a good idea to check that your nuts & bolts are properly tight when making any kinda change to the car.
Well, I noticed this "whooosh" sound while pressing throttle and could definitely tell some gasses were escaping somewhere in the engine bay. It's probably why my cold side IC piping was so hot recently. With the car in neutral and reviing the engine, as soon as the revs are close to being fully return to idle (after a rev), gas emerges from underneath the turbo between the turbo (exhaust manifold side). Gas doesn't come out from under the turbo side closest to the passenger side.
I removed all IC piping & vacuum hose from Wastegate to Turbo and it's still doing it...wastegate seems like it's on tight. Could this be (I fear) a manifold crack?
I'll get under the car tomorrow during daylight, but has anyone experienced anything like this?
UPDATE 2
I just discovered I was missing a washer and nut that is supposed to hold the turbo down to the manifold ..that is where the exhaust gas was escaping from. So, it's always a good idea to check that your nuts & bolts are properly tight when making any kinda change to the car.
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Originally Posted by dejacky
My na-t guide will include doing the headgasket too...that is what is delaying it as you can see: