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good work man looking the goods,,,, where is the box why didnt that come out with the donk in one piece...
where u get the 2 t3's from...?
as for the soot on the exhaust gasket, clearly it was sealed bad or without gasket goo or the exhaust studs were snapped for some time therefor not clamping the manifold on hard enough...
where u get the 2 t3's from...?
as for the soot on the exhaust gasket, clearly it was sealed bad or without gasket goo or the exhaust studs were snapped for some time therefor not clamping the manifold on hard enough...
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Thanks nath. Got the turbos from a guy on boostcruising along with the manifold, oil lines and dump pipe.
Gearbox came off halfway out, due to height restrictions I couldn't get the engine any higher at that angle.
Not sure how bad the condition is of the spare turbo.. Might look into just buying a rebuild kit for it or something.
I need to find some more info on how I can run the oil lines to the cold side cause I don't want to/know how to, drill and tap in the fitting on the hot side of the block.
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Gearbox came off halfway out, due to height restrictions I couldn't get the engine any higher at that angle.
Not sure how bad the condition is of the spare turbo.. Might look into just buying a rebuild kit for it or something.
I need to find some more info on how I can run the oil lines to the cold side cause I don't want to/know how to, drill and tap in the fitting on the hot side of the block.
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They are not vl t3's. Most likely t25 or t28s from a skyline
This is a vl t3
http://img508.imageshack.us/i/image026oz6.jpg/
This is a vl t3
http://img508.imageshack.us/i/image026oz6.jpg/
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Yep that's right. Already new it luckily.
I'll be trialing the slightly smaller turbos because I only planned on running low boost.
I will upgrade in the future
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I'll be trialing the slightly smaller turbos because I only planned on running low boost.
I will upgrade in the future
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that stally you were talking about is a dominator... usually different brands of stalls have their own distinct colour, my dominator stall is also that colour green
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Ah thanks mate. I was getting curious. Does yours have any markings on the outside of it ? I can't see anything that suggests what it is
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Well been getting stuff done slowly.
Since last update i have:
Done head studs to correct torque
Begun to replace connectors on the loom with new ones
Started grinding down the top intake manifold so that I can polish it along with fuel rail
Fixed bare wires coming out of new gearbox
Hopefully ill get the engine back in soon. Cause i miss driving it so much haha.
Since last update i have:
Done head studs to correct torque
Begun to replace connectors on the loom with new ones
Started grinding down the top intake manifold so that I can polish it along with fuel rail
Fixed bare wires coming out of new gearbox
Hopefully ill get the engine back in soon. Cause i miss driving it so much haha.