i finally got my turbo in

man do my car have alot of problems now. my car stalls when i left off high boost, ( i gotta learn to tune that out in my super AFC) and since this is my first turbo install i missed alot of stuff, such as header wrap!!! the downpipe got soo hot, it was melting everything around the turbo area~!!! it even melted my brake reservoir!! now i gotta find some foil and tie it up with a zip tie so i can cover up that top because the cap melted off!! so becuas eof that, i lose brake pressure over time. its not cool man, not cool at all, plus i think i retarded my timing too much, i cna really feel the turbo lag. i think i should bring the timing up just one more notch so i can reduce that feeling. but in my honest opinion, its a pain in the ass right now, and my car is definitly not drivable anymore, it make take me more then week to fine tune out all those problems. well atleast i just got my a/c back yesturday.

that sucks man! sorry to hear about all those probs. let us know when everythings runnin good

Enough talk about the problems... hows the performance? :D

Is it a big difference, or is it not making much power because of the problems?

Good luck with it :)

-Grendel

the car is much faster then it use to be even though i'm on half throttle. i have yet to floor it though.

Originally posted by TatII
the car is much faster then it use to be even though i'm on half throttle. i have yet to floor it though.


Wuss.


hahaha j/k Sounds like it'll be a fun car once you fix all the bugs.

hang in there Tat! It'll be all worth it once you figure everything out! Good luck man!

should produce some interesting results.

Altho wouldn't it be beneficial to ask a garage or specialist to see if they can give some advice on what you're missing.

Have you considered Dyno Tuning?

Dyno tuning is a bit pricey, I say use the butt dyno with another friend who knows KA-T setups.

i found out why i got no brakes over time. its becuase i realized that my brakes were boiling!! the fluid inside the reservior got sooo hot, it was evaporating!! when my brake fluid boils i have absolutely no pressure. so what i decided to do is to go to home depot and buy a sheet of alumium and buy some hot/cold pipe insulting tape, and i made my own heat shield with insulation for under $10. the thing works beautifully, i made it back home in one piece, now i just gotta do a few things here and there and i will be flying.

oh and by the way, i made my first kill today, some older S13 (240sx) hatchback tried to mess with me, i let him go first, then i just hit half throttle and shifted at 4K and i just flew by him, and right when i flew by him, i shifted on purpose so that he can here my blow off valve :badass: i will post pics of my engine up soon

DAMNIT!!!I wish my car was turbo'ed:(

Originally posted by TatII
i found out why i got no brakes over time. its becuase i realized that my brakes were boiling!! the fluid inside the reservior got sooo hot, it was evaporating!! when my brake fluid boils i have absolutely no pressure. so what i decided to do is to go to home depot and buy a sheet of alumium and buy some hot/cold pipe insulting tape, and i made my own heat shield with insulation for under $10. the thing works beautifully, i made it back home in one piece, now i just gotta do a few things here and there and i will be flying.

oh and by the way, i made my first kill today, some older S13 (240sx) hatchback tried to mess with me, i let him go first, then i just hit half throttle and shifted at 4K and i just flew by him, and right when i flew by him, i shifted on purpose so that he can here my blow off valve :badass: i will post pics of my engine up soon


Hahah nice man. Ownage in its finest form. Woulda been better if it were a Civic but what can ya do. Good luck with your blowdryer:)

P.S. what kinda turbo kit did you install? And what psi are you at right now?

DAMNIT!!!I wish my car was turbo'ed

Ditto :devil:

Kiling that s13 with just half throttle and 4krpm shifts is pretty dang cool! Congrats!

i'm suppose to be running at 9 psi. i'm not sure if thats what i'm really running since i have no boost gauge (yeah i know its dumb) and i have a t04b turbo. i got the kit from www.realnissan.com if you are serious about it just said that tat told you about them :D

nice...when do u HOPE to have it all done?

sweet kill btw...always nice to get a new mod an smoke someone w/ it. but...LEAVE CIVICS ALONE! WUT'D THEY DO TO U?!?! :hehehe: j/k

I'd go race that Volkswagen which you posted a vid of. Was it a Volkswagen?

Well now you'd definitely smoke my old Civic:p...


Just wait...


...me and my friend are currently planning my SR20DE >> SR20DET swap...:devil:...

Originally posted by carrrnuttt
Well now you'd definitely smoke my old Civic:p...


Just wait...


...me and my friend are currently planning my SR20DE >> SR20DET swap...:devil:...

A race between your future sr20det se-r and Tat's KA-T should be interesting! Too bad you guys are so far apart..

right now i'm still having some problems. i don't think my boosting at all, when i hit the gas, i realized that my car didn't get much faster or in fact its slower then my car without it. i'm wondering could it be because i have some problems with my waste gate where its constantly open? am i suppose to plug up the hole that the boost goes into? this is confusing me. hmmmmm now i'm goin to ask the turbo guys here that question. i have a turbonetic's deltagate. there are two vacuum inlets. one says vac, and other says boost. for the one that says vac, i hooked it up to a manifold vacuum source, the other inlet that says boost, i left it open. should i plug that hole up? cuase right now i think i'm running a open waste gate where i'm not really boosting at all. but the thing is, i'm still blowing off air from the BOV. this is gettin weird.