[Black-Sheep]

Progress

Also I put a breather filter on rather than reconnecting it

Hey Chris,

i had this done myself but found the Turbo spool was worse than before - as on the 8V the Oil Line is connected to the intake just right before the turbo i suppose the additional Pressure of it helps spooling the turbo - after i reconnected it the Turbo spooled about 400RPM sooner.

best regards,

PS: are you planning to keep the fog lights?

 

[Allerd]

I've put my breather filter directly on the oil separator as well (as 16v and 20v have a separate one). But this still makes a big mess of the enginebay. Im thinking of putting a pice of tube on it so the breather filter will be on the bottom of the car and wil only spoil a little oil on the road instead of onto the engineblock

 

[156Chris]

Hey Chris,

i had this done myself but found the Turbo spool was worse than before - as on the 8V the Oil Line is connected to the intake just right before the turbo i suppose the additional Pressure of it helps spooling the turbo - after i reconnected it the Turbo spooled about 400RPM sooner.

best regards,

PS: are you planning to keep the fog lights?

I've found that the spool is signficantly quicker than before, it flicks up into the overboost region in no time at all

 

[Pud237]

The proper way of doing it would be to install an oil catch can..

 

[JS JTD]

For the oil breather, personally I don't see what is wrong with the OEM recirculation system.

@Chris: you have placed the MAF in a very low position now, aren't you afraid it gets too much moist inside?

For the rest, looking nice, do you still have the foglights ?

 

[yan.ko]

For the oil breather, personally I don't see what is wrong with the OEM recirculation system.

Mucking intake with oil and fooling metered air flow

 

[Allerd]

For the oil breather, personally I don't see what is wrong with the OEM recirculation system.

@Chris: you have placed the MAF in a very low position now, aren't you afraid it gets too much moist inside?

For the rest, looking nice, do you still have the foglights ?

I have positioned my maf low as well. It gave me some trouble during heavy rain.
Since my undertray is back on, I've never had any trouble anymore

 

[JS JTD]

Mucking intake with oil and fooling metered air flow

How much oil are we talking about? One droplet every 1000 km or so?
Basically it's oil vapour since the heavier particals condensate inside the valve cover.
And because the vapour is sucked in after the MAF, I don't see an issue there too.

 

[Pud237]

How much oil are we talking about? One droplet every 1000 km or so?
Basically it's oil vapour since the heavier particals condensate inside the valve cover.
And because the vapour is sucked in after the MAF, I don't see an issue there too.

The less oil into the intake the better though, I have seen how oily they get in there from crankcase breathers & leaky turbo oil seal, mix that with the EGR soot and you have a recipe for disaster.

 

[John_Connor]

Nice progress Chris.

Just my few comments:
- where's your MAF? Did you completely discard it and switch the ECU to be MAP driven?

What difference will it make if it's MAP driven instead of MAF?

 

[156Chris]

What difference will it make if it's MAP driven instead of MAF?

The ecu will use the temperature of the air in the manifold to determine how much fuel to put in, rather than just guessing it from the maf values

 

[John_Connor]

The ecu will use the temperature of the air in the manifold to determine how much fuel to put in, rather than just guessing it from the maf values

What I'm asking is will at affect performance in a different way?

 

[yan.ko]

nope, it doesn't do any magic related to HP

 

[Bravo16v]

looks very impressive chris
im looking to do the same with the intercooler, but can i ask what are the dimensions of it ?
not too worried about pipe work, as a friend of mine will have a good idea of dimensions

 

[156Chris]

looks very impressive chris
im looking to do the same with the intercooler, but can i ask what are the dimensions of it ?
not too worried about pipe work, as a friend of mine will have a good idea of dimensions

here you go

Bar and Plate Intercooler Corn size: 550mm x 175mm x 64mm, Overall length: 690mm
2.25" (57mm) Inlet and Outlet
Maximum Pressure: 45psi
Max Horsepower Capacity : 450hp

 

[Bravo16v]

basically this then ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-25-UNIVERSAL-INTERCOOLER-KIT-TYPE-G-550x175x64MM-/200587734479?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2eb3f5edcf#ht_1080wt_1163

if so then ill be buying that, and getting one set up on the car

 

[156Chris]

basically this then ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-25-UNIV...arParts_SM&hash=item2eb3f5edcf#ht_1080wt_1163

if so then ill be buying that, and getting one set up on the car

Exactly that one (from that seller!!!) although I bought the pipe kit and the intercooler seperately because I wanted black silicone!!!, the one I bought was actually advertised for a Vauxhall Nova

 

[Bravo16v]

Exactly that one (from that seller!!!) although I bought the pipe kit and the intercooler seperately because I wanted black silicone!!!, the one I bought was actually advertised for a Vauxhall Nova

so was all that piping used on your setup ? or did you have to buy extra piping ?
just curious is all, as it will be pretty easy to go on by your photos.

 

[156Chris]

so was all that piping used on your setup ? or did you have to buy extra piping ?
just curious is all, as it will be pretty easy to go on by your photos.

In addition to that kit I bought a 57mm - 51mm 90deg silicone reducer for attaching to the turbo, plus a 57mm - 51mm 45 deg silicone reducer for attaching to the engine intake (although the 51mm is a bit tight but fits ok).

For the air filter I bought a 60mm-70mm 45 deg silicone reducer, and a small length of 70mm ali pipe.


I have had a few problems with "blow off" from the kit as the pipe work does not have any beading, I've fashioned a bead making tool which I will be showing when I get round to using it (got far too much other stuff going on at the moment!!!!)

 

[156Chris]

Beading!!!

Well here's my DIY beading tool!!!

and the results ... which I think are good enough