Giulia Tech CommunityFirst run after turbo break-in. Running 8 – 10psi Full WOT run. Break-in consisted of 10 minutes of idle time (turbo spinning slowly) while checking for oil leaks. I then did a few low speed passes, gradually working up to WOT. Not bad for driving with one hand and holding
This is the first spool of the turbo after installation. Actually the install is still not complete as you can see from the exhaust. I wanted to check for leaks before I finished it up.
While installing the new turbo I decided to replace the charge pipe as well with some light weight aluminum pipe. The problem being my 'vintage' HKS blow off valve which I LOVE and will not part with only has a metal flange. The quickest and easiest way to make it
New t3/t4 turbo install Designing and building this kit myself I started with some new aluminum charge pipe, a log style tubular manifold and a basic t3/t4 turbo. Once the manifold and turbo was installed I went to work on the down pipe which turned out to be pretty easy to fabricate. I started
With the turbo off the car and a new turbo installed I decided to take the old t25 apart and see how she faired. Final wear numbers are Shaft end play: 0.021" Shaft side to side motion (compressor side): 0.019" The internals showed no signs of contact with moving parts.
I could never find a catch can that worked the way I wanted it to so I decided to make my own. This is a catch can I fabricated out of a fire extinguisher. I decided to go with a 3 chamber design. This design will slow the incoming air
With winter fast approaching its time to start working on some small projects inside the shop. One thing I think is a necessity yet have never been satisfied with is the oil catch can and PCV setup on my car. I have come up with a catch can of my
After 18,505 hard miles, the turbo is dead, it's that simple. I had the car in my shop for two weeks mocking up and installing new charge piping. I also ran a new steel oil supply line for the turbo. While I was in there I checked the end play
I ordered new charge pipe for the '99 Honda and was immediately faced with a problem. My BOV flange and mount are steel, and the piping I got was aluminum. For those of you that don't know, you can not weld aluminum to steel. Or at least, if there is
I guess its time for another update on the ebay turbo. A couple weeks ago I was picking up my daughter from daycare (yes this is a family vehicle too) I noticed some blue smoke trailing the car. I stopped and checked the oil lines but I didn't see anything