My Build Thread v4.0
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From: San Antonio, TEXAS!!!
Vehicle: 01 Tiburon Turbo, 99 Tiburon F2E, 2013 Avalon XLE Touring
Well, I just found out some bad news.
1. I pulled the manifold and 60-1 out of the Tib to clean it up and do some modifications to it. I first found that the turbo doesn't spin very well at all. Maybe it lacks oil, but I'm sure it's going to need a rebuild.
2. There's a huge crack on the downpipe that Tim made. It's a fairly thin gauge pipe. It doesn't look repairable at all without having a nasty patch showing.
The manifold still looks intact though. However, if the rebuild is going to cost as much as a new turbo, and if I need to make a new downpipe setup, then I may just go with something different completely. I really wanted a new intake housing anyway, and the exhaust had a 5 bolt flange that sucked for removal. Perhaps I'll go with a slightly bigger turbo, and make a v-band exhaust.
Whatever I chose to do, it's going to take more time and more money. I thought I'd have the Tib back on the road soon, but that fell through.
1. I pulled the manifold and 60-1 out of the Tib to clean it up and do some modifications to it. I first found that the turbo doesn't spin very well at all. Maybe it lacks oil, but I'm sure it's going to need a rebuild.
2. There's a huge crack on the downpipe that Tim made. It's a fairly thin gauge pipe. It doesn't look repairable at all without having a nasty patch showing.
The manifold still looks intact though. However, if the rebuild is going to cost as much as a new turbo, and if I need to make a new downpipe setup, then I may just go with something different completely. I really wanted a new intake housing anyway, and the exhaust had a 5 bolt flange that sucked for removal. Perhaps I'll go with a slightly bigger turbo, and make a v-band exhaust.
Whatever I chose to do, it's going to take more time and more money. I thought I'd have the Tib back on the road soon, but that fell through.
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Got my rotating assembly from the shop.....finally. Everything checked out fine. The first shop did a good job, says the second shop. They only had to grind a bit off the balancers and polish it up again.
Didn't take me long to get home from work and get busy...
Didn't take me long to get home from work and get busy...
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Oh yea, I have a Beta II head coming in the mail right now. I'm not going to do anything but port it. A completely stock head should be fine for at least 500hp. But a little porting should help it breathe a lot better.
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meh it will be a month or 2 before you find another car your more interested in and stop trying to build this one ph34r.gif
im still gonna race you for a damn sammich
ill have a pepperoni, salami, capicola and provolone on wheat with toasted herbs, vinegar, oil, and mustard
im still gonna race you for a damn sammich
ill have a pepperoni, salami, capicola and provolone on wheat with toasted herbs, vinegar, oil, and mustard
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QUOTE (faithofadragon @ Mar 4 2010, 08:23 PM)
meh it will be a month or 2 before you find another car your more interested in and stop trying to build this one ph34r.gif
im still gonna race you for a damn sammich
ill have a pepperoni, salami, capicola and provolone on wheat with toasted herbs, vinegar, oil, and mustard
im still gonna race you for a damn sammich
ill have a pepperoni, salami, capicola and provolone on wheat with toasted herbs, vinegar, oil, and mustard
You're gonna be my apron wearing b*tch!