HJ's build thread

[hjtrbo]

Easy mod. All tucked away. Hacksaw a vf squared by eye. Will still look stock when the hood is open. No one will notice the 3.5" to 4" 90 deg after the muffler.

 

[Tom Tucker]

Love it. Stock heat shielding is excellent 👌 

[hjtrbo]

Thanks. Little bit of massaging required and also a custom stud welded to the dump to pick up the oem mounting point.

[hjtrbo]

Been up in Queensland for 2 weeks. Then back to Victoria, oh my...

 

Water meth tank has been cut and folded. Just out now with the welder to tack it all up, then I can do a test fit. 

 

Wanted to install an oil pressure sensor. 50,000 fittings later... Used the Honeywell 0-150psi sensor from EFI Hardware

 

Pulled the intake manifold today and mocked up the Aquamist kit for a stealth install. Few happy pics if it help someone out in the future. 

 

Spaced the nozzle back about 20mm from the inside of the flange

 

Using the callipers as a height gauge to get the vertical height the same across all 6 ports. Goes without saying, use a centre punch once y and z lines are marked. 

 

Roughed in. I'll cover the hose with a black braid or more likely some silicone heat sleeving for the final install.

 

Stealthish

 

Still have good access

[biddie_fiddler]

Damn this is some amazing fab work. Thing looks so factory!!!!!

[hjtrbo]

In what I hope to be the first and last episode of do as I say not as I do...

 

Nearly junked the turbo inlet manifold. Mounting the supplied meth fittings onto the radius of the runner is not a good idea. Had to spot face it to save the job. What happened is there is not enough thread on the fitting to fully engage which = big leaks.

In hindsight, if you're going to order the direct port bundle from Cool Runnings Engineering and you're looking to do a stealth install, ask for the 4mm 90deg angle nozzles and use the small cast bosses opposite the injector as the mounting point. The straight nozzles won't fit there as they'll foul on the heater core supply pipe that runs along the side of the block.  

 

 

 

I've just put the blanking plugs in for now as it will be a while before I get the meth kit fully installed. Just concentrating on getting the engine back in and running on a base tune for now. 

[Puffwagon]

Hey man it's all part of it, if we all posted our entire car modding journey you would see plenty of failures. It's all part of learning

[biddie_fiddler]

Could weld-on bungs work to add more thread this kinda situation? 

Like the ones you get for O2 sensors, doubt they even exist tbh but anyway.

[Puffwagon]

It would not be the most fun trying to ali weld a tiny fitting like that into a manifold. More than likely it wouldn't work cos it would melt the fitting.

[hjtrbo]

... and a sneak peak of episode 2 of don't do me. Drills 16mm hole in engine crane.