Make slowboy not so slow

[A//// Guy]

Are you done buying questionable used parts yet? :score001:

LOL! :) I wasnt going to say anything...

[asshanson]

Meh, it was over a year ago, I'm not too concerned. I got it for $550 under new, so a year of use and $350 fixing up isn't the worst case scenario in my book. If I had more money a year ago I would have bought new, but that wasn't the case. Yes I learned my lesson about used turbos.

Oh yea, I figured out why that bottom center manifold hole was leaking oil everywhere. I thought it was because the threads were stripped, but it's because the bolt threads were so worn down it didn't grab the threads. I put a good quality longer than stock stud in there and it seals up really well, problem solved! Since the other studs are all rusty, I think I'm going to get all SS studs and locking nuts to make it look nicer.

[asshanson]

Wow, been awhile since I posted in my thread. Mostly because not much has changed. Since I drove back to Minnesota in early June, I've driven my car maybe 5 or 6 times, mostly to meets. The ironic thing is that aside from the dead battery issue from letting it sit too long, the car has worked the entire time, just no need to drive I guess.

Fixed the coolant leaking and disappearing issues, and I no longer have oil leaking/burning issues. I've driven a little over a thousand miles and the oil level is still at the top, before it would have burned a quart by now.

About 2 or 3 weeks ago I took off all my intake and intercooler pipes to have them powdercoated black. Also did a VC that says mitsubishi, but had the letter paint ground off so they're shiny silver. I noticed all the pipes had a ton of oil buildup in them, I suspected it was remnants of two bad turbos that leaked oil everywhere, all stuck in the intercooler still. I got all the pipes back last week, and finally got around to removing the bumper and intercooler tonight, along with a couple other pipes.

Right now the intercooler is still draining oil, I'm going to wash it out with some solvent later on and hopefully get it re-attached tomorrow. The only bad part is that when my bumper was last put on, the shop used super rusty bolts and all but two broke right away when I tried to get them out, so I have a bit of drilling to do, but shouldn't take too long.

I'm hoping this powdercoating will make the engine bay look a lot nicer, I'll post pics when I have everything put back together in the next day or two.

[4g63tcrazy]

Good to hear! I would use gas for cleaning out the front mount. That's what I used on mine and it worked great.

[asshanson]

From tuning today.

Boost 28ish, spike to almost 29 and slightly fading to 27.
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/604/dyno_boost.jpg

Comparison to last year. Notice the 400rpm better spool, plus an extra 17hp with basically the same boost level.
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/604/dyno_comparison.jpg

And just for fun:
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/604/dyno_shootout.jpg


The cruise shall be fun indeed :)

[tehehodi]

WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! nice numbers! congrats

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

Nice numbers Andrew! Congrats.

[asshanson]

Oh, I should mention the turbo is maxed out. At 21psi I was making 356hp I believe, the gains were diminishing with every psi added. We had it at 30 but backed it to 28. Gotta get me one of those HTA setups... lol.

[A//// Guy]

Niiioooce!

[C3L1CA]

Congrats on the numbers, nice setup and clean car! time to get a bigger turbo haha