98 gs300 aristo swap!!!!
04-23-12, 03:02 PM
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04-27-12, 01:18 AM
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I will up date every time I do something to the swap. Now how often I will do something is a good question. I work for a company that makes commercial airplanes, cant say the name of the company...Bo#ing.....lol and I dont get too many weekends off. So the next update on it wont be until next weekend. But I will def post when I do!!
04-28-12, 05:42 PM
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05-04-12, 09:13 PM
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Ok, so I plan on putting in some work this weekend on the GS. A few weeks ago I pulled off the compressor inlet pipes to check for shaft play and any rubbing of the blades on the turbo housing. I found none and there was very little shaft play!!! So that was a good sign. The thing I didn't like and made me a bit uncomfortable was there was a small puddle of oil sitting at the 6 o'clock position in front of both turbo inlet blades. I also looked into the intake pipe" the inlet that hooks up to the air box" and noticed a gunk build up of oil and dirt. If you look into the intake pipe you can see where there is a notch that divides the air. That is what was covered up with gunk. So I decided to inspect the stock Aristo side mount that came with the swap and that also was a bit oily!! So after seeing all of this it is leading me to believe that I might have a bad turbo or two. Is there a way to determine if the turbos are in fact leaking oil? This is going to sound funny but, I stuck my fingers up the exhaust side of the turbos and felt the O2 sensor.....kinda like the first time I made it to 3rd base....LOL .....and there was no residual oil in there gunked up. After doing all that I completely cleaned out all the turbo inlet lines and flushed out the stock side mount. So what do you guys think? Should I just replace the turbos? Or is there a way to test them? I did find that the valve covers were quiet loose and that oil had made its way out. Could that have possibly leaked into the intake system?? FML
A friend of mine from Canada Is bringing down a set of JDM twins from his Sorer and said I could have them for $100. I just don't want to pull off a set of turbos for nothing! Opinions please???
A friend of mine from Canada Is bringing down a set of JDM twins from his Sorer and said I could have them for $100. I just don't want to pull off a set of turbos for nothing! Opinions please???
05-05-12, 09:01 AM
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Ur gonna have some oil in the intake piping as the passenger side valve cover is venting crankcase into the intake, and it pulls oil mist out with it, which builds up in the turbos and pipes. This is the purpose of adding a catch can to help eliminate/tone down the amount of oil passing into the turbo/ic/tb/intake.
05-07-12, 02:58 PM
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FML, I shoulda thought about that......Im thinking of installing an oil catch can but, since it is recirculated back into the intake system Im thinking it might affect Idle? Thanks for reminding me to think before I ask a question, that was something I coulda realized if I would have put a few minutes of thought into it.......
05-07-12, 05:21 PM
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Make sure to not plumb both covers and both the turbo intake and plenum pcv intake all to the same catch can it will affect idling and drivability since the intake plenum would suck unmetered air in thru the can from the turbo pipe.
Just capturing the oil from only the turbo side will help reduce oil from building up in the piping, turbo, intercooler, and throttle body. You can leave the otherside with the pcv operational, and if your just running bpu you'll be fine. Under high boost the pcv's can leak boost and may need to be address if you ever go single. Although you could help reduce oil buildup from the intake plenum, runners, injectors, and combustion process if seperating oil from the intake plenum side as well.
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05-07-12, 07:06 PM
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If you install it inline with the turbo side valve cover vent you'll be just like stock, just capturing some oil. Or you can plumb both covers in to the can back to the turbo intake, but you'll need to eliminate the pcv valve and plug the intake plenum input if you do that.
Make sure to not plumb both covers and both the turbo intake and plenum pcv intake all to the same catch can it will affect idling and drivability since the intake plenum would suck unmetered air in thru the can from the turbo pipe.
Just capturing the oil from only the turbo side will help reduce oil from building up in the piping, turbo, intercooler, and throttle body. You can leave the otherside with the pcv operational, and if your just running bpu you'll be fine. Under high boost the pcv's can leak boost and may need to be address if you ever go single. Although you could help reduce oil buildup from the intake plenum, runners, injectors, and combustion process if seperating oil from the intake plenum side as well.
Make sure to not plumb both covers and both the turbo intake and plenum pcv intake all to the same catch can it will affect idling and drivability since the intake plenum would suck unmetered air in thru the can from the turbo pipe.
Just capturing the oil from only the turbo side will help reduce oil from building up in the piping, turbo, intercooler, and throttle body. You can leave the otherside with the pcv operational, and if your just running bpu you'll be fine. Under high boost the pcv's can leak boost and may need to be address if you ever go single. Although you could help reduce oil buildup from the intake plenum, runners, injectors, and combustion process if seperating oil from the intake plenum side as well.
05-07-12, 07:20 PM
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Ignitor difference?
I remember reading on here that the GTE ignitor and the GE ignitor are different and have different part numbers. Is this true? The GTE I got came with the exact same part number ignitor as my GE. Just want to make sure so that if need be I can contact the importer "who has been really cool", and see if he will ship me the correct one....if need be! Thanx!