GT-FOUR El Franjeado, EFR turbo etcq |
GT-FOUR El Franjeado, EFR turbo etcq |
Feb 12, 2011 - 11:31 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '06 From Box Elder, South Dakota Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
I dont know why people insist on using anti-freeze in the chargecooler. Unless you have to deal with freezing conditions, which im sure the OP dosent then i dont see the point. As i have said in another thread, distilled water and water wetter is a gauranteed method to keep temps down by itself.
Water alone is able to hold more heat and transfer it away from the intercooler better than any other liquid tha would not otherwise be hazardous to engine ops. Why mess with those properties (aside from any corrosion problems) if they can do well on their own. IF cooling of the intercooler is a problem, i can assure you, either lagging the chargecooler, increasing the size of the chargecooler radiator, or making the chargecooler itself larger, could solve any cooling issues (or maybe a combination of any or all of those methods) up too 350hp at the wheels!!. This post has been edited by 3WayStunna: Feb 12, 2011 - 11:32 AM -------------------- (\__/)
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Feb 14, 2011 - 1:56 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 20, '08 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
just put coolant in, stop beating around the bush and do the right stuff. Dude, your just ripping on him to rip on him...you obviously didn't read the last few posts suggesting the use of distilled water, not coolant. Making what you just told him to do (put coolant in to avoid beating around the bush) beating around the bush according to what everyone else is saying... Just sayin -------------------- 2006 BMW 330i - 6 Speed - Dinan Stage 1
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Feb 15, 2011 - 7:55 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I put in water and then just drained it and put in coolant! didnt help! BUT I DID BUY CARB CLEANER ! I unplugged the hoses from the stock oil catch can thing and sprayed it in both ways getting a hole bunch of gunk out and behold...MY BOOST CONTROLLER GOT 15.7 PSI!!!!!! and I was boosting constant 12 psi!!!...Then it seems it fell back to 8psi again...but It was like having a new car so what do you guys think? I re sprayed it and i got it working for a few minutes again and its back in safe mode it seems...maybe changing that catch can for a real one?
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Feb 22, 2011 - 9:36 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
well the car is now at the mechanic and the engine bay lies in pieces...the ct20b was to blame for the oil, infact it was even covered in it.
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Feb 22, 2011 - 10:21 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 29, '09 From Chile Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Oye Neon90424 el auto te lo trajiste desde Iquique???
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Feb 22, 2011 - 11:04 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Lo compre de una playa local y me imagino que este lo trajo de chile pero no se que parte de iquique. Vos estas en iquique?
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Feb 22, 2011 - 11:28 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 29, '09 From Chile Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
No, estoy en santiago, pero tengo varios amigos y contactos que me traen cosas de iquique.
Yo tengo un coupe con motor 7A que lo importaron desde EEUU, espero hacerle un swap de motor pronto. Saludos This post has been edited by alex_xp: Feb 22, 2011 - 11:29 AM |
Feb 23, 2011 - 12:25 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 14, '08 From Paraguay Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
People, please don't think that only exists projects like this in my country or persons who only make this type of cheap builds... Here we have a lot of type of people who have diferent concepts of how to make a good tune up...
I'm in another city, but in all the country we have excellent projects going on... like a Subaru Impreza STI 2007 and my own GT-Four 1997 which is in process... I will make a thread of my project soon... so you may see that we do things right here.. And that statement "Cheap Parts Build, South America Style" is false... I would like that Neon talk for himself and not for everyone here in my country or in the Continent... -------------------- No se sabe de lo que se es capaz hasta que se intenta... ;) |
Feb 23, 2011 - 12:53 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
i'm fine by that its my car i am wrecking in the end and yes there are many high end builds down here and we are not primates...we just lack dynos to prove them.
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Feb 24, 2011 - 10:19 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
According to my mechanic the windshield wiper fluid contains ammonia and is extremely corrosive my question is what damage could that cause if it is that bad if i keep running my w.i. with this fluid?
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Feb 24, 2011 - 1:24 PM |
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Moderator Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
It depends on the brand. Most contain methanol as an antifreeze agent, which is actually a good thing because it raises the octane level.
I ran we fluid in my wi kit for years with no issues, and art (Lagos) has been as well -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Feb 24, 2011 - 1:45 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
this one is just regular alcohol with water amonia coloring etc
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Feb 24, 2011 - 1:48 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '06 From New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 105 (100%) |
in warmer climate countries, they are not concern about freezing points as temperatures don't go that low, so their windshield washer fluid is formulate as a glass cleaning liquid, ammonia is the most common cleaning agent in glass cleaning products. ( check the label of windex or any other glass cleaning product you have at home )
If the fluid you are using contains ammonia ( at any level ) you should stop using it, as your mechanic said, it's highly corrosive. the best you can do is buy methanol and distilled water and mix it yourself ( 50/50 ) -------------------- |
Feb 24, 2011 - 11:45 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
meth is almost 2$ per liter make that like 8$ a gallon down here...I was recomended injecting straight alky
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Feb 25, 2011 - 12:19 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '06 From New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 105 (100%) |
straight alky meaning straight alcohol ?
if so, that would be fine as long as you understand the limitations of that. straight alcohol will increase your octane but it won't do as much to cool down your mixure / combustion chamber. so detonation may still occur at high rpm / psi -------------------- |
Feb 26, 2011 - 11:23 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
what ratio do you recomend for a hot climate?
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Feb 28, 2011 - 12:01 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '06 From New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 105 (100%) |
50 / 50 has been proven to be the best of both worlds, increase your octane and cools down your temperatures, can't go wrong with that, also it depends the size of the nozzle you are using and how many PSIs you are running.
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Mar 1, 2011 - 5:44 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, '10 From Austria Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Hi,
methanol i very aggresiv especially to metall and also flameable but give you the benefit of a increased knock level if you just want to cool the charged air and exhaust temp. then just use water greetz This post has been edited by Sunny: Mar 1, 2011 - 5:45 PM -------------------- |
Mar 4, 2011 - 7:06 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Ok the turbo adapter should be done by today and i might get some pics of how the new lung fits in there
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Mar 15, 2011 - 7:16 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Everything is going to come together tomorrow. Mechanic said that the target boost pressure is 20 psi.
What power levels am I looking at here? anyone know how much HP you get from 20 PSI Wat/Meth on a 3sgte with a good free flowing exhaust? -------------------- |
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