It looks small cause it is. N/a setups use a 3-3.5-4" intake pipe, and a common 70mm tb translates to 2.75".
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Well I was thinking about telling him that "mines bigger" but I didn't want to hurt the guys feelings. Seems you did that anyway. Meanie!
UPR coilovers... 14-175s I think. Junk struts. Rides like a cadillac.
Being that he is boosted the piping between the intercooler and TB dont need to be that large. In fact a 2.5" pipe is capable of feeding 900+cfm before reaching .4mach (308mph)
Bottom line is the compressor wheel in the turbo should size the pipe for you, you can bet that the turbo outlet is sized so that .4mach is not exceeded. (Beyond this no gains become difficult) take the compressor wheel (lbs/min)x(14.27)=cfm
2" 585cfm max
2.25" 740cfm max
2.5" 919cfm max
2.75 1100cfm
3" 1300 cfm
Above cfm at. 4mach
Bottom line is the compressor wheel in the turbo should size the pipe for you, you can bet that the turbo outlet is sized so that .4mach is not exceeded. (Beyond this no gains become difficult) take the compressor wheel (lbs/min)x(14.27)=cfm
2" 585cfm max
2.25" 740cfm max
2.5" 919cfm max
2.75 1100cfm
3" 1300 cfm
Above cfm at. 4mach
As a follow up to this, I haven't ever decided on what to do with this car in regard to suspension. All of my previous endeavors have been drag oriented, but this was never meant to be anything other than a street car. I also never decided on what other direction it should take. Once I can get it running and driving reliably, the plan is to tackle suspension.
I have been noticing a trend lately -
- Go into garage
- spend 5 minutes figuring out where I was from the last trip out there
- realize I was trying to figure out how it all went together
- spend 10 minutes figuring out how it went together
- grab tools and parts
- get first few bolts started, maybe 1 or 2 tight
*phone rings* - It's my wife.
- Clean up, go inside.
...Repeat...
- Go into garage
- spend 5 minutes figuring out where I was from the last trip out there
- realize I was trying to figure out how it all went together
- spend 10 minutes figuring out how it went together
- grab tools and parts
- get first few bolts started, maybe 1 or 2 tight
*phone rings* - It's my wife.
- Clean up, go inside.
...Repeat...
Given my current situation with 3 kids under 3, this is pretty much my life, too. My time in the garage is typically limited to 45 minutes to an hour, which is just enough time to figure out where I left off, decide that I rushed what I was doing last time, redo half of what I did and then accomplish maybe 15 minutes of actual forward progress.
Sounds like my garage time...except
Go into garage
- spend 5 minutes looking at car scratching my butt
- take a couple pictures to put on Instagram or "how your car currently sits" thread on SN.
- Wife chimes in over Alexa Dot we use as an intercom "Hun. baby needs bath"
- Clean up, go inside.
- Dream about one day pulling my engine out and actually doing the H/C/I job.
Yup, I hear ya too. At least your whole car doesnt need refreshed like mine. Its loose as a goose while driving, but who knows when I'll get the time and money to do suspension.
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Did you powder coat your alternator? If so how’d you go about that?Pequena progress
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Hmm is it really that easy? Do you just unscrew it and pull out the innards? Idk why all that stuff inside it scares me like I’d ruin it. Tempted to buy a silver one then do the same
Yeah, it really is. Take the pulley off, take the plug on the back off, take the 3 bolts out, and slide it apart. Takes some wiggling but it’ll go.
Harness - check
Coolant lines - check
Fuel system - check
Massive leaks when you prime the system - check check
I've also taken the apathetic approach to assembly in that I am just going to get it all together how it was and get it running/driving. Once we get there, I can rearrange routings and finish coating the nitpicky BS as I go since that stuff makes good afternoon type projects. Running/driving is priority though.
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