hahaha, the aviators are my friends. he got them from buying a CC at the pub. yeah, the exhaust flanges are 12mm. i'm trying to minimise warpage.
i have already got 1.9:1 rockers with the stock cam. (i.e. heaps of lift with stock overlap.) i have heard that forced induction setups don't like too much overlap because it will blow fresh charge straight out the cylinders, so i'll probably leave the current cam/rocker combo for a little while.
wrt the boost level, i pretty much got the best parts for this turbo setup that my funds allowed. i reckon my engine is the weakest link. when i get it tuned i will find out how much boost it takes to get to 250rwkw and then set this as my highest max boost level on the eboost. the other boost settings on the eboost will obviously be lower than this.
today was a pretty slack day. mounted the turbo. mounted the intercooler. finished half the intercooler pipework.
the intercooler pipework is pretty cool. the maf is hidden. there are only two silicon bends in the engine bay. the pipework is 3" mild steel. it will be MIGed up by the local exhaust shop and then i will grind/sand it back and then paint the pipework black.
hopefully tomorrow i'll pick up some EA thermo fans and a VT fuel rail (which is heaps better looking than a VS one). also, hopefully i'll be able to finish off the intercooler pipework. also, tomorrow the welding shop should have finished welding up the collectors sections of my turbo manifolds.
i have still got a tonne more work to do and only just over a week to do it now... starting to freak out a bit...
btw, Nick how's your Chev VT project coming along?
Hi Chris, youre making some pretty good progress there. I was asking about the cam as even the stocko might be on the borderline for max overlap. You should be good though. I have a question for you, in the photos you are mocking up the cooler piping to the turbo and TB. How did you get your placement for the turbo? the manifolds may move a little during full welding, this might put your hairdryer in a slightly different position too. I know you have probably got it all covered, I was just putting it out there
As for 'chev-vt' well, i guess it aint 'chev-vt' any more, more like 440-VT.
I have a few valiants here and one is a 72 hardtop, which I plan on putting a 440 magnum into. Why have big block mopar and big block chev bits getting mixed up? I thought I might as well run the same in the commodore. I have two big turbos sitting here should i feel the need to put them on, but at this stage, i am looking at about 528 cubes through a stroker crank and throw some gas down its throat. i am conservatively looking for 900hp with the nitrous on. this should be good enough for easy nines with the car I have built. Its on a rotisserie and the chassis is finished, just tidying up the floorpan and painting a few things, then its on the ground and in with the cage.
Sorry for rambling on, but I like talking.
For the positioning of the turbo I made sure that it was centered width ways. Height wise I made sure that it was roughly below the top radiator hose. With regards to length ways I made sure that it was as close to the engine as I could get it so that I could fit thermo fans infront of the turbo.Originally Posted by EcotecManiac
I have a question for you, in the photos you are mocking up the cooler piping to the turbo and TB. How did you get your placement for the turbo? the manifolds may move a little during full welding, this might put your hairdryer in a slightly different position too. I know you have probably got it all covered, I was just putting it out there
The turbo is only 10mm away from the water pump pulley so the manifolds cannot really afford to warp during the welding process.
I had a very frustrating day today as I bought the wrong thermo fans (EA instead of AU) and I don't know if I will be able to return them. Also, my drop saw cannot handle 50nb pipe and has been cutting very unsquare. Now my turbo install plan has been screwed up and I'm not sure that I will be able to get it done by the time I have to move to Brisbane. (I've still got a bit of uni to finish off in the mean time as well.)
I wish I had a daily driver as I'm always needing parts but not able to go and get them because I'm relying on friends. Anyway, enough b1tch1ng from me...
good to hear that the project is still going strong. i guess it doesn't really matter what make of big block you have, they can all be worked just as hard. are you planning on trailering it to Townsville every month or two? You could try driving it but I doubt that the police would believe the V6 Ecotec Executive badging on it.As for 'chev-vt' well, i guess it aint 'chev-vt' any more, more like 440-VT.
I have a few valiants here and one is a 72 hardtop, which I plan on putting a 440 magnum into. Why have big block mopar and big block chev bits getting mixed up? I thought I might as well run the same in the commodore. I have two big turbos sitting here should i feel the need to put them on, but at this stage, i am looking at about 528 cubes through a stroker crank and throw some gas down its throat. i am conservatively looking for 900hp with the nitrous on. this should be good enough for easy nines with the car I have built. Its on a rotisserie and the chassis is finished, just tidying up the floorpan and painting a few things, then its on the ground and in with the cage.
Sorry for rambling on, but I like talking.
how many other tuff drag cars do you know of out at Mt Isa?
Hey mate,
hows the ute comin along. did u get it finished or did you have to put it back to standard? As for uni, did u finish all ur stuff? i graduate with a GPA of 5 so im happy, my thesis bumped it up enough to push it over.
i also scored a GT3540 for mine so will see the difference when i get a chance to finish of the new manifolds.
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