Finally doing "it" this weekend!!!
OK, I finally got a weekend to work on my car. It started out as a pretty easy job and then I kept adding to the list of things that I wanted to change or check.
-Changed my exhaust manifold
-Changed the down pipe
-Changed my valve stem seals (no more people pointing and laughing at my car when I start it)
-Checked the FMS
-Installed an oil catch can
-changed to a 6lb spring because I know that when Nick makes me a midpipe it will up the WHP of the car and because I would like to run the superlaps with my cutout open to spool the turbo quicker but with my old setup I was unable to control the boost level with the cutout open. Now with the dual wastgating (just one wastegate but two tubes from each side of the twinscroll manifold) manifold it seems to do just fine.
-Ran 100% of my wastegate/boost controller lines in -3 AN lines and fittings so there is no way one will blow off and blow my engine.
Before I started
You can see how with the old manifold the turbo points strait into the upper waterneck
This is with everything off and ready to change the valve seals. Every last seal on of my exhaust side were bad and the intake looked fine but I went ahead and changed all 24
The manifold is all bolted together and ready to install
For a bit I didn't think it would fit with everything on it but once I removed all the studs it went in pretty well, it just took a long time.
-Changed my exhaust manifold
-Changed the down pipe
-Changed my valve stem seals (no more people pointing and laughing at my car when I start it)
-Checked the FMS
-Installed an oil catch can
-changed to a 6lb spring because I know that when Nick makes me a midpipe it will up the WHP of the car and because I would like to run the superlaps with my cutout open to spool the turbo quicker but with my old setup I was unable to control the boost level with the cutout open. Now with the dual wastgating (just one wastegate but two tubes from each side of the twinscroll manifold) manifold it seems to do just fine.
-Ran 100% of my wastegate/boost controller lines in -3 AN lines and fittings so there is no way one will blow off and blow my engine.
Before I started
You can see how with the old manifold the turbo points strait into the upper waterneck
This is with everything off and ready to change the valve seals. Every last seal on of my exhaust side were bad and the intake looked fine but I went ahead and changed all 24
The manifold is all bolted together and ready to install
For a bit I didn't think it would fit with everything on it but once I removed all the studs it went in pretty well, it just took a long time.
My wife caught me having a little too much fun with my car 
This is the finished product, I'm very pleased with how it turned out. In time I will polish the intake tube but until then I will just leave it or paint it black.
After test driving the car I am still able to boost up to my max with no problems so the smaller spring won't take any of my Max HP away
This is the finished product, I'm very pleased with how it turned out. In time I will polish the intake tube but until then I will just leave it or paint it black.
After test driving the car I am still able to boost up to my max with no problems so the smaller spring won't take any of my Max HP away
this swap makes me remember when mine was done... made my SC enjoyable again and actually fun to drive
are you aware that a gte and ge block is essentially the same except that the ge block does not have oil squirters for the pistons... apparently you dont...
are you aware that a gte and ge block is essentially the same except that the ge block does not have oil squirters for the pistons... apparently you dont...
Last edited by booja; Nov 3, 2009 at 09:37 PM.
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