Jono's KLZE Project - Turbo Build Begins
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Sounding good fella! I'm also waiting on gaskets now so I feel your pain as this seems to be the major hold up at the moment. Do you still have the wiseco pistons or did you sell them eventually?
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@mazdax3 I do still have the pistons, are you interested in them?
Turbo build update - #2 (Mini update)
I have been back and forth with the hot pipes, they just wasn't right, after many different combinations of old and new manifolds I eventually found a fitment that was much better. This still hits the gearbox, so I have now ground this back and the fitment is perfect!
Still waiting on a load of parts, seem's that royal mail have slowed right down, hopefully they will arrive any day now!
On a positive note, using a silicone hose I can connect up to the turbo inlet so no need to bash the bodywork there :D
I will try to get some pictures up soon, will probably still use photobucket but they are putting an annoying watermark over the pictures now.
Jono
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@jono definitely want to see some pictures.
I am interested in the pistons but obviously depends how much you want for them, I did look a while ago on their site and nearly fell over when I see the prices 🤣
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Turbo Build update - #3
As ever, I'm still waiting on parts, partly because I messed up and ordered the wrong size gaskets for the manifolds to turbo up pipe, so I'm still waiting. I also have some heat wrap on route, so all going well that bit of the turbo pipes will actually get completed this weekend.
I have now managed to get some pictures up, so here they are:
Here is the new front engine mount support, my welding needs work lol but I think it will hold:
Close up of the mount and it's mounting bracket, there is just enough room around the tube to get a socket to fit/remove the nuts so it's all easy to install and remove:
Because I am using some existing mounting holes for the support, I needed some longer bolts, and I came across a titanium alternative, which are crazy light but should be much stronger, here they are freshly delivered lol, and a size comparision:
While I have been waiting for parts, I got the oil pan off and fitted the turbo oil return bung, I went with a compression fitting for now, I will see how it goes, I might need to weld this on in the future (sorry about the dirtyness of the pan!):
And it fitted:
Also, as my progress with the hot pipes has been delayed a bit, I started getting the coilpack installed, this needed a custom bracket, so I made that from a bit of spare sheet steel I had laying about:
Detailed design plan and super accurate measurements haha:
Cut and bent:
Finished up and painted:
With the coilpack on it:
Now that the coilpack is in place, I thought I would dry fit the custom HT leads I had made, not a bad fit considering I had them made 3 years ago!
And that's it for now, once I get the hot pipes installed I will drop another update.
Jono
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It's been a while since I last updated.. a lot of work has happened on the car.
As of yesterday, it started for the first time as a 2.5L V6 Turbo :D
A couple of things that need dealing with:
- I have a major ground issue, I'm not sure why this has changed, but somehow I have a poor ground now :(
- Megasquirt needs tuning, I've made a few changes to get the car running with the Wideband etc, but its rough and needs some serious time spent with it - i'm new to this side of it, so reading and watching lots of youtube haha
- Something is wrong with my clutch, I think the spring has failed, and I'm a little concerned about the clearance to the downpipe.. more investigation needed here.
- I think it might be missing on one or more cylinders, so I need to check the coilpack feeds and sparkplugs.
But I'm super happy that it all actually works! I can't tell you how relieved I was when it actually started...
Now time to do more megasquirt research :)
Jono
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@jono Excellent work! You can have my turbo base map if you want :)
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@marco that would be great, thank you :)
Minor update:
I found and fixed the ground issue, I need better grounding, but it will do for now.
Clutch is fixed, had to remove pretty much everything I just put in to get to the issue, somehow the clutch fork came away from the pin it sit's on, the spring clip seems ok so just put it back and will see how it goes!
Everything back on again, and it's running again. Just needs tuning now.One issue I have noticed is clearance between the turbo downpipe and the clutch fork, I've ground a little off it, but it's still hitting the exhaust, which is annoying! Anyone had similar issues?
Jono
