First Battle Scar!! :(

[6L PWR]

My little baby got her first battle scar today. I'm bummed!!

So I'm drivin' along minding my own business, ok, seeing what she'd do with the new turbo runnin' about 80, yeah, in a 40, and still accelerating when BOOM! Yep, blew the Hot Side CAC Tube off the Turbo connection.

IT DENTED THE FREAKIN' HOOD!!

Ok, so now the funny part. I was next to the #1 Hole of Tan-Tar-A's Golf Course!! Guys were lookin since she was a rumblin', but she went BOOM and I actually saw two guys dive!! No kidin!! If I was shooting and my gun sounded like that, DAMN. Even my 500 isn't as loud as that boom was.

But now I gotta fix my hood!! And figure out how to keep the Turbo Tubes together!! That's the third time in two days they've blown off!!!!

 

[bowtiehatr]

make some braces and tig weld them to the tube and bolt it to the intake possibly.

 

[slmann]

sorry to hear about that Todd. I hope you get everything fixed up right.

 

[6L PWR]

make some braces and tig weld them to the tube and bolt it to the intake possibly.

Just ordered $400 worth of 5-ply Aramid reinforced Silicone hosing and some stainless clamps. Enough to put 10" straight couplers in and enough clamps to triple clamp each connection. If that don't hold, then we're considering self tapping screws through the clamps into the tubes!!

 

[Storm]

Self Taps.. Tubes.. Bad idea!

 

[Blue Goose]

 

[6L PWR]

I'll be getting pics either Monday or Tuesday when I get the new CAC couplers cut and installed.

 

[Brian_B]

The duct tape didn't hold this time? Hmm.....


You need to edit your sig picture thing to say: 1 dented hood (from the inside).

 

[6L PWR]

Anyone ever hear the ol' saying "Measure Twice, Cut Once"?? It should also say, "Measure Twice, ORDER Once!" I ordered the WRONG size tube dang it!! So, the right one will be here in the morning thanks to UPS Overnight service.

 

[6L PWR]

PICTURES!! Finally!!!!

Ok, finally got pictures to share.

Here's some of the Turbo sitting on my tailgate:

Compressor inlet:

Compressor Outlet:

And Finally, Turbine Outlet:

 

[6L PWR]

Turbo Installed Pictures

And some after installation, sorry, none during installation, we were ready to kill and didn't screw with the camera at that time.

Here she is installed without the neck to connect the coupler:

Here she is a bit closer:

Here is the top Hot Side CAC Tube hooked up with 2.5" HoseTechniques.com 5-ply Aramid Reinforced Silicone in Black and Stainless Clamps:

Here is the bottom Hot Side CAC Tube hooked up with 3.5" HoseTechniques.com 5-ply Aramid Reinforced Silicone in Cobalt Blue and Stainless Clamps:

Here's what the engine compartment looks like now focused in on the Turbo:

And here's a little wider shot:

Next thing we're going to do is to make some cuts in the Banks Tube to bend it into shape to fit better. This Turbo mounts about an inch closer to the front than the stock, so the Hot Side CAC is a bit tricky to mount. You can see in the close-up pics of the couplers just how it doesn't quite fit right. After we get that corrected and everything powder coated and pretty, we'll install the Snow Performance Stage III Water/Meth System!! OH YEAH!!

 

[blacksnapon]

Hey, Bowtie, kind of makes you think about getting a tetanus shot, don't it?

 

[Brian_B]

Ok...where is the dent...or should I say bump?

 

[slmann]

I'm with Brian. We want to see the battle scar.

 

[6L PWR]

Hey, Bowtie, kind of makes you think about getting a tetanus shot, don't it?

My buddy that helped install the turbo, ok, installed the turbo, told me I now have 15 lbs of crap in a 10 lbs bucket!! Too funny.

 

[6L PWR]

I'm with Brian. We want to see the battle scar.

I've been trying to get a picture where you can see it, but I haven't been able to get one where it's clear. I'll try again tomorrow.

 

[O'Rattlecan]

you better... I'm more interested in THAT!

Ryan

 

[Brian_B]

you better... I'm more interested in THAT!

Ryan

Yeah...what he said.

Can't be a real battle scar if you can't find it in the camera lens.

 

[1970Custom]

Just smack the dent from the bottom really hard, it should help bring it out.

 

[6L PWR]

Looks like we finally got the Hot Side CAC to stay together. A little cuttin and weldin on the Banks tube and she fits like a glove now!! Tested well too. Passed a WRX on the highway. I don't know how fast I was going, but the guy in the WRX said he was doing 120mph when I went by. That was WOT from standing start. The EGT's peaked at only 1700* too!! Keep in mind, I didn't have either the NOS on or the Water/Meth on, so the EGT's will drop when they're on at the strip!! She showed 35-36psi boost on the stock gauge. I hope to have the new 60psi AutoMeter functional tommorrow, then we'll turn the wastegate off and see where it's really at. Should give me 40-42psi max according to my expert. I'll have to change the cam or get a compound setup to get more boost than that.