2006 Noble M400 #141

[asshanson]

Exactly, ECU already has his tune on it, so it'll be 99% of the way there, may just need some minor tweaks after some logging.
I may start taking off some parts this weekend, only bad part is I'll have to leave the escort outside until I finish the project. Not enough room in the garage to store the rear clam plus all the parts.

[TkrPerformance]

even better for you

[A//// Guy]

Pimpin! That will be awesome, will need ride this spring to compare!

[turbotalon1g]

Def. going to want a ride.

That is an insane setup!! Can't wait to see this. Don't take it apart until Sunday!

[Mark Leasure]

Very cool on the ECU and turbos! I bet it's a blast to drive already and it will be even crazier now!

[Goat Blower]

Wow, should be stupid fast!

[Kracka]

Interesting...now I need MORE POWER too!

[Goat Blower]

Originally Posted by Kracka

Interesting...now I need MORE POWER too!

DO IT!

https://www.lingenfelter.com/engine-...bo-lt1-1000-hp

[Kracka]

Holy crap, that kit is wild.

"Normal installation time required: 8-10 weeks with 4 week prior notification. Installation time may change based on current production levels. Package inclusions are subject to change without notice."

[asshanson]

So it begins. Worked about 3 hours on the car tonight, clam removal = 5 minutes, literally. Take out 2 r-clip cotter pins for the hinges, 2 more for the cables that stop the clam from falling too far back, unplug 1 harness connection for all the rear lights, and then just lift it off the car.




Started off by removing all the intercooler and intake piping, then the intercooler and fans, heat shields, etc. I was left with the exhaust and rear turbo:


Next I removed the rear turbo and all exhaust pieces except the front turbo downpipe. One of the five turbine housing to downpipe studs was a major PITA. Minimum 30 minutes of cursing at it, could barely fit a 1/4" drive socket on it, so I was turning it 1/12 of a turn, refitting socket on the nut, etc. Sucky. Fortunately the new turbos have a v-band discharge. The dust you can see on the diffuser was part of the crusty turbo blanket coming apart.



Here is most of the stuff I took off tonight. I was really surprised how freely the wheels spin on the turbo, maybe it's the ball bearings vs journal bearings which I had on the Talon. No shaft play, and never smoked when I was driving the car, so hopefully I can sell them for decent money.


Also noticed that my exhaust manifolds are stainless steel, I did not expect that, I have no idea if they are stock parts, will have to ask on the forum. Neither the turbo-manifold or turbo-downpipe connections had gaskets which I thought was weird too, I'll be adding gaskets between the manifolds and turbos when I put in the new ones.


Next steps for this weekend are removing the diffuser & undertray and putting the car on stands so I can get under the car. This will allow me to remove the front turbo and downpipe. Also need to remove the intake manifold, fuel rails, injectors, coils, spark plugs, etc. Last step will be removing the entire wiring harness and ECU from the car.

Basically everything but the motor/trans/clutch is getting replaced. I'm meeting the guy in Illinois next Saturday to pick up all the new parts.

[scheides]

Hot. So. Much. Piping!!!

Brave pulling it apart before you have all the new stuff. If your stock turbos were ball bearing, they will spin very very freely--like when you shut the car off you may still be able to hear them spinning for up to a minute afterwards.

[asshanson]

Made a lot more progress today. First took off the million screws for the diffuser and undertray. Then got to work on the front turbo, another huge PITA. But I got it all out, the downpipe for this one was wrapped.


I got everything unplugged from the motor, took off the intake manifold, got the injectors out, etc. I think I found the ECU right on the passenger side of the firewall, so next step is taking that out with the wiring harness.


On coil #1 I found a bunch of goop, so either there was water that got in there, or maybe an oil leak from the plug seal on the valve cover. Will have to investigate later. Also found a bunch of grime below the front valve cover near the cam sensor, so I might need a new gasket there too.

[TkrPerformance]

good work for 2 days

[Kracka]

Tires so sticky they double as parts holders!

[asshanson]

The tires are the new DSM valve cover (for purpose of holding stuff), they actually hold a lot of bolts and tools at once. I was using them as a temporary location while I took off a part. Once a step was complete, I put the bolts with that part somewhere in the garage.

Another thing I have added to the list is to fix the red bull can zip tied to the chassis (bottom left of last pic). The power steering reservoir doesn't have baffles, so if you're using sticky tires on the track, some will spill out on corners, so he did this make-shift mod to avoid spilling any on track (vacuum hose runs from reservoir cap to the can). I'll probably make something very similar, but just looks better. Someone makes a nice PS reservoir with baffles, but I think that's a little overkill for the 1-2oz that might spill out in a track day.

[EnjoyDriving]

wow awesome!!

[asshanson]

Car is back together. Boost controller is only set at 13psi right now, still made 422whp, and running in the 12.5:1 AFR range, so we shut it down early around 6k rpms. With more boost and some fuel, it should be pretty close to 500whp.
I'll get pics up next week. The Borg Warner's sound awesome spooling up, but it's weird not hearing a BOV when letting off the gas.

[Murlo26]

yay, so you are coming on the cruise then?

[asshanson]

12.5:1 is a little leaner than I'd like for such a long cruise. I'll drive it around town until I can get it dialed in better. I don't have the handheld device to add 10% fuel or whatever, I have to mail my ECU or I'll most likely take a weekend road trip to Ohio to get a dyno tune.

I will be riding with someone from the TX caravan on this cruise.

[turbotalon1g]

Wtf 422whp?

Oh man that's gotta feel good.