I moved this thread to the ”build-thread” forum.
1FZ-FTE build
- Thread starter Corbet
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Working the cold air side today. Test fitting all the elbows. They are trim to fit. Throttle body side was a bitch. Used a bicycle tire lever to pry it on I think I’ll unthread all the hose clamps to install them without removing the hoses
Downpipe.
What a PITA to have all those air hoses with 180-degree turns. Seems like rebuilding the top of the air cleaner housing would make it less complicated.
It might but the MAF sensor connects to it directly so there’s that. Plus more to a kit that went beyond his target cost my a pretty good margin. I do plan to install a York in front of the turbo for on board air. Have the bracket already.
Won’t be my solution. Just what ever the local hack does to connect to my existing system with a new cat and O2 bungs.
Cool. It was either/or with the supercharger.
White Stripe
Hard Core 4+
What diameter is that down pipe?
Started her today. Trailer scheduled for Monday to haul to town for exhaust.
Headed to the exhaust day spa
Here’s the booger weld result of our local exhaust shop. Hope to get it somewhere to do a cleaner job but for now I’m driving a boosted truck.
Need a video with sound!
rover67
Rising Sun Member
WTF Dude, we need videos, pics of donuts, something. At least tell us how it runs and if you like it. hows power? AFR?
Drove it to a Ouray this week for the first time. Honestly I expected a little more power. But that said I passed everything in front on me including a Cummins Nissan going up Molas pass. I’m still just running 5.25psi.
I need to get a wide band and air/fuel gauge on it. Fix the exhaust leak. Then just make sure all is good before swapping in the bigger spring into the waste gate.
It’s been great though. Basically I’m one gear higher in almost all driving situations. Way quieter to drive as a result. It’s not fast. But it’s no longer in the way. I keep up with traffic like I’m driving a V8 truck.
I need to get a wide band and air/fuel gauge on it. Fix the exhaust leak. Then just make sure all is good before swapping in the bigger spring into the waste gate.
It’s been great though. Basically I’m one gear higher in almost all driving situations. Way quieter to drive as a result. It’s not fast. But it’s no longer in the way. I keep up with traffic like I’m driving a V8 truck.
What I should have also added is that right now the power is very linear. You don’t feel a boost of power. It’s immediate off idle. If I handed the keys to someone unfamiliar I don’t know how anyone could know it’s got a turbo. Maybe that changes with more boost but I hope not.
Lastresort576
Hard Core 4+
since youre now able to keep up with traffic and then some...from the way it sounds, it almost seems like itd be best to leave the smaller wastegate spring installed to not beat up the engine nearly as much. thats of course if the afr's/egt's look good.