turbocad's custom fx
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"LittleGagne"
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damn, good work as always
ha, maybe that's it, I want to build them good enough that I never have to think about redoing them...
dave, I started looking for a spare vq35hr but junkyards want a fortune for these things, found this vq37hr at my friends dealership & got it cheap. I'm still looking for a spare 35hr though, or at least a spare set of heads, want to see if the 35 heads can be used on the 37 block.
this vq37hr motor by the way, took it apart & block & crank is good but found one pretty twisted connecting rod... they don't look so strong when you see one twisted in your hands... I'll get a shot of it tomorrow, def got me to thinking about a set of pistons & rods when I swap to the 6 speed though & run full boost. don't know how the hell this one got so twisted, I could see a bad downshift in a stick car maybe but this was an automatic awd motor.. maybe it was running juice or something?, it's probably hard to even do this kind of damage on a stock car with built in soft rev limiter & stuff ??? these engines are pretty new, they only made an awd 37 for the last 2+ years or so, funny to see one blown like this
also, after taking this whole engine apart I can say it's really a pretty simple engine to work on. until you do it it's all mysterious & seems so complicated, but seeing how the front engine cover comes apart, timing chains & then the cams & heads, not a hard engine to work on really. main reason I took it all apart was so I could move it around by myself in pieces & also have uit clean & oil free at home, didn't want to even consider dragging an engine hoist & engine stand home & trying to bring a whole used engine home assembled , def easy to work with like this.. will help when I use it to mock up the tranny welding too.
dave, I started looking for a spare vq35hr but junkyards want a fortune for these things, found this vq37hr at my friends dealership & got it cheap. I'm still looking for a spare 35hr though, or at least a spare set of heads, want to see if the 35 heads can be used on the 37 block.
this vq37hr motor by the way, took it apart & block & crank is good but found one pretty twisted connecting rod... they don't look so strong when you see one twisted in your hands... I'll get a shot of it tomorrow, def got me to thinking about a set of pistons & rods when I swap to the 6 speed though & run full boost. don't know how the hell this one got so twisted, I could see a bad downshift in a stick car maybe but this was an automatic awd motor.. maybe it was running juice or something?, it's probably hard to even do this kind of damage on a stock car with built in soft rev limiter & stuff ??? these engines are pretty new, they only made an awd 37 for the last 2+ years or so, funny to see one blown like this
also, after taking this whole engine apart I can say it's really a pretty simple engine to work on. until you do it it's all mysterious & seems so complicated, but seeing how the front engine cover comes apart, timing chains & then the cams & heads, not a hard engine to work on really. main reason I took it all apart was so I could move it around by myself in pieces & also have uit clean & oil free at home, didn't want to even consider dragging an engine hoist & engine stand home & trying to bring a whole used engine home assembled , def easy to work with like this.. will help when I use it to mock up the tranny welding too.
How are you going to pull that off? New radiator?
EDIT: Oh yeah, and the rest is super awesome, as usual...
+1
I think i am glad to live so far away from you, cause if i would be at your shop as often as soonster and aiya did i would deff get the same virus you have...!!
Great Job buddy...!!
How are you going to pull that off? New radiator?
EDIT: Oh yeah, and the rest is super awesome, as usual...
I'm planning on building a new aluminum radiator support to replace the plastic oe support. new support will include the headlight mounting & hood lock support, ductwork & mounting of all coolers & the 2 side mounted intercoolers. the top of the radiator is going to be a little lower & the radiator will be raked back a bit. going to be a new aluminum radiator
built right into the top of the radiator support will be 2 aluminum tubes going straight from the turbo's right over the radiator, then swoop down & out, placing one air filter under each headlight, right above each intercooler. after it's all built I'm going to have to build a custom front bumper to work with it & cover it up but with ducts & openings where necessary.
John just a question that popped in my head when i saw the pictures. With everything symetrical why didn't you choose for the cold turbo housing to be symetrical as well.
You can order these housings in all different angles and such.
So say both intercooler pipings would have run toworths the middle of the engine......:wub:
You can order these housings in all different angles and such.
So say both intercooler pipings would have run toworths the middle of the engine......:wub:
Stylezxfx35
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man...turbos fx is crazy yo lol
thanks guys, ray, what your talking about would require one custom reverse rotation turbo, only way for it to be mirror image is for it to be completely opposite requiring reverse rotation. there is no option for that really with these turbo's I'm using, a custom one would cost a fortune & is not common at all so they have to be, like almost any other twin turbo setup, twin identical turbo's, no practical choice of anything different really... tial doesn't even make reverse housings far as I know & the only reverse custom turbo setup I've seen is starting in the 7k range & still not an ideal turbo for my setup really anyway, so no real choice there...