tinyplums Member 1,080 Member For: 18y 1m 29d Gender: Male Posted 21/05/10 07:23 AM Posted 21/05/10 07:23 AM what your obviously not familar with is that tocchi is like a magpie, atracted to shiny things. there may be an advantage, but would come second to the fact its shiny.
Tocchi Sandtrap Motorsport Legacy Donating Member 2,055 Member For: 17y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/05/10 07:59 AM Author Posted 21/05/10 07:59 AM ^^ WIN !!!yeh it would shield the intake manifold from "engine bay" heat.
Tocchi Sandtrap Motorsport Legacy Donating Member 2,055 Member For: 17y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/05/10 08:06 AM Author Posted 21/05/10 08:06 AM sneak peak photo. dont want to give away too much yetits a depressing 4.5" dump pipe there.1.5" pipes on the manifold.T51the wastegate port has to be done on the rear housing in the photo, was done at the base due to it being a twin scroll turbo
Worm A much better forum Legacy Donating Member 3,808 Member For: 18y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 21/05/10 08:16 AM Posted 21/05/10 08:16 AM I am farking hanging to see this thing run matty...
Tocchi Sandtrap Motorsport Legacy Donating Member 2,055 Member For: 17y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/05/10 08:20 AM Author Posted 21/05/10 08:20 AM yeh same just trying to get a hold of the workshop (late friday arvo -- good luck ) to find out what hose I need for the oil supply line.factory oil supply came off the sender aye?either Dash-4 or Dash-6?
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 21y 10d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/05/10 08:45 AM Posted 21/05/10 08:45 AM factory was dash 3.5 (5MMISH ID) you want -4. Are you keeping the pressure switch in that location? cant tell you what size banjo you need if you are....
Tocchi Sandtrap Motorsport Legacy Donating Member 2,055 Member For: 17y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/05/10 08:49 AM Author Posted 21/05/10 08:49 AM nah im running mechanical gauge, so it will be a T-piece into the block (where switch/sender goes). one line goes to gauge, the other to turbo.unless theres something wrong with doing it that way?
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 21y 10d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/05/10 09:10 AM Posted 21/05/10 09:10 AM nope no problem at all. As long as any turbo oil pressure inlet restrictor orifices are in place on the turbo (if required)
Tocchi Sandtrap Motorsport Legacy Donating Member 2,055 Member For: 17y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 24/05/10 03:56 AM Author Posted 24/05/10 03:56 AM to think I was worried about my chassis holding up to the power of the 6T.thinking the only motor its has was the 650flyHP clevo 383 N/Aturns out the previous owner had a supercharged small block and it ran 7s.. fills me with more confidence with the car theres not much to do now:buy tyres for tuning (MT sportsman or something)buy Motec MSDL dash -- not needed at the moment, one of those "in the future" purchasesmake up pipe for throttle bodymake the wastegate port still has to be done (I think), then make the screamer pipe (easy)intall the Atomic Ovate styled valve springsoil lines for turbowire up motec, and tune.unless im missing something obvious, then theres not much to do.unsure what im going to do with panel & paint now, as my painter (BBK) has stopped painting and started selling paint as a supplier.eeeeep :(
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