More of another sidenote than anything else, after this we'll get back on track, but I wanna get a few other things hammered out real quick. Pics tomorrow after this has had a days work. I swapped my clutch reservoir (plastic) for a metal mitsubishi power steering reservoir so far so good, same for the Zero1000 mocked up power steering reservoir.

 

Yeah I tried the CN400 port too, it does not work. That is the Innovate LM-1wideband and a RPM converter.

 

Man if i ever had something like that.. I would have even more wrecks looking at that thing:rofl: Its awesome. Sorry to venture off topic here, but lots of smart folks pay attention to this thread, and I was also wondering about how you mounted your aftermarket radiator.. Can you comment on your thoughts on my predicament in this thread:

http://www.acura-legend.com/vbullet...w-i-remember-why-i-always-used-drive-t-birds-instead-legends-126565/index2.html

 

Thanks, yeah I suppose it could be a distraction, good thing it logs the data lol. I can take pics of the the radiators mounting points later today.

 

Still off topic and a duplicate pic for a few who may have seen the actual thread on this. But I am posting a pic here of my newly converted clutch reservoir using the power steering reservoir from a Mitsubishi (there all the same I believe unsure of the year though 90's?) because I said that I would. It worked great.

 

Kenny G just revived the Legend Temple. Not sure if this helps at all, but there are some good engine pics of Gary DePriests twin turbo Legend. It says he has a 3000$ intake??:wtf:

The Legend Temple

Great job by the way Telion, Can't wait till its finished:thumbsup:

 

holy shit! i completely forgot about that car. that setup is sick!

does anyone know what happened to that car?

 

I will be back in a few I must now go to the Temple (aaaooooommmm)

 

Ok getting back on topic welding is scheduled to begin this weekend.

 

grrrrr this is driving me nuts. Ok the headers are a no go the sidewalls (thickness) is too thin and not worth the time and effort involved to only have them last a matter of months so I can chalk that up as a loss . And to duplicate this in schedule 40 mild steel would a. not be worth the minimal benefit and b. not be cost effective so my current goal is to have a set like this made out of sch 40 piping. I am really really pissed about this one because the cost of the material is about what I paid for the headers so please no one else make this mistake.

on a positive note while looking for ^ I did find another useful link. Has a lot of good basic information in it

MegaSquirt® and Turbocharging

 

Whats up with the 350z headers?

~Dv8

 

The metal was too thin, more info in previous post but turns out they were 16 gauge mild steel so no dice as I found out later. but I am pressing forward, and the headers are really the last major item needed for this project so who knows. But sadly she will not be hitting the track this year in F/I fashion, if at all. Happy side note boost guage arrived and the oil pressure guage is on the way. Aturbo timer is still up for debate for the moment, and at best on a back burner because I gotta buy weld els. Everything goes fast till you get to a point of depending on others (unless you are willing to shell out alot of $$$)

 

Whats the big deal? Can't your guy weld it? If you need my guy to weld it, let me know. I told you before. He's a very good welder, even with the thin stuff.

 

What's the problem with 16 gauge? You're saying it's too thin??? I've never seen a turbo manifold made with anything other than 16 gauge. Maybe I'm not understanding the problem.
I'd still be happy to help with your manifolds Telion. Let me know if there's anything I can do.

 

16 ga. is pretty much where its at for turbo builds.

~Dv8

 

What about just porting the stock manifolds? From everything i have read equal length headers are not a huge deal when dealing with a turbo. Especially when its very close to the head and can still flow enough. You might have some strange things happening at 6000+ rpm from extra back pressure on cyl 1 and 4, but the 3 to 1 straight design of them would definitely spool the turbos faster at low rpms.

 

Stainless steel 16 guage I agree would be fine but a mild steel 16 guage is what is in quetion, I really wnat these headers done though so for all those willing to help I truly appreciate it. What I think I need to do is get a set of stainless steel headers mocked up and weld ready and then possibly send them to Kho or Vic's guy. Kho since you are on here can you look at the last pic and let me know what it would run to weld something like that up via PM considering the welds would be out of stainless and be welded at each bend, at the runners and where the merge is?

 

"Thin walled mild steel header (generally 16 to 18 gauge) tubing is inexpensive and easy to work with, but is not strong and will fatigue (and crack) quickly from the high temperatures and mechanical stresses a turbocharger will put on it. Thin mild steel also dissipates heat quickly, reducing the turbocharger efficiency. You can wrap the tubes with insulating material, but more heat means the metal fatigues and breaks more quickly." forgot to mention this was a quote from Megasquirt.

 

Telion just curious the welder you have he IS welding completely around the beads right? As in he welds the outside of the piping and inside? If so that should be enough and won't crack because of weak welds.

 

Well technically at the moment I don't have a welder for this project because he cannot weld stainless steel. So I am going to put my self in a position to just pay for this to be done by whom ever I can get to do it at a reasonable price. But yes the way he was welding did gain full penetration of the metal teh question was not so much the weld as it was the material. I would like these to be able to last a while though so I am going to pay for a little higher end product.

 

Telion I know my welder would be able to weld all metals including stainless if you wanted. He might not come cheap but he does a weld job that would mimic a machine. I had actually talked to him about reversing the obx headers and if they would just cut and mount a flange and make up a downpipe/exhaust. They actually planned it all out with me. IF that was all the welds. But for making complete headers he said look around 1500-2000 fully stainless.

 

not a bad price if its as good as you say.

 

Just a little bit more space making not much of an update but space is one of the things we lack. PS sorry for the look of the engine bay she is still under renovation. and I am thinking about making something to cover some of this stuff to clean up the look a bit.

I guess I should mention the black box is the relay box that normally connects to the fan shroud.

 

Did you have to extend the wires or just pull the harness over there? Did you see what Crowing was doing with an extra harness?

 

All I had to do was pull the wiring over, but who knows what else I have done to get it there I have moved or changed such as the projector swap but those are all minor wires to extend so no big deal there. I have see what The Crowing is doing and just didn't want to take all that on if I didn't have to.

 

I am stll working on a supercharger kit that I hope to at some point offer as a kit. But as for now I encourage anyone to attempt either and share what you learn along the way as it will assit who ever is trying this themselves, including me
as for the price tag it is going to vary on many of these items depending on what you want to/are willing to spend
Now on a side note the material for the headers have arrived. I thought I would throuw together what I have in mind.

I am still indecisive about the collector

 

WTF????? I thought you were going to give me the 350Z headers all cut up.
That would be more easy.

 

Yes it would be easier but I need for this setup to be able to endure an increased desire for power and honestly I think the 350z headers are closer to like 18 guage and with all the reading I have been doing the better way for me to go in this case is the direction above. Don't worry I know this is probably too involved for your guy.