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03-12-2009, 04:52 PM
#111
well got the turbo back on it didnt need anything it was some carbon that broke lose and lifted the heat sheild in the turbine side. it was rubbing the back of the turbine wheel.
anyways we get the car fully buttoned back up when i notice it has liek no water in it.
start pouring water in and just as fast as i dump it in the radiator, it pouring out of the block behind the flexplate.
so one of 2 things happened,
#1 its only a freeze plug
#2 i broke the block already
motor runs fine no noise out of it,so im really thinking freeze plug.
problem is i have a car tied up on the lift at the shop and wont have the parts for it till next week.
right now im waiting to hear back from another friend to see if he will come tow my car to his house so i can use his lift and pull the trans out and see what is busted.
if its a freeze plug i will replace it, if the block is broke i have a spare block and well end up pulling and engine rebuild tongiht,depending on if i can get a gasket set or not
ill update this once i know a lil more but im doing everythign i can to make sure i get to the dyno on saturday
#1 1989 RS - THE L98 AND LT1/LS1 KILLER
1LE SUSPENSION AND BRAKE SWAP,3.1L V6 8.5-1 CR, LIGHTENED CRANK,KB COATED PISTONS, CUSTOM 268/272 DUR CAM, CNC'ED HEADS, PORTED INTAKE,CUSTOM TURBO KIT W/ 67MM TURBO(AKA TO4R/Z) 28 PSI, TCI STREETFIGHTER 700R4 W/ TCI 4,500 STALL,ALL RUN BY A MEGASQUIRT ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
#2 95 granprix 3100 all stock for now
ported heads and cam comming soon, megasquirt ems and turbo down the road
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03-12-2009 04:52 PM
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03-12-2009, 05:03 PM
#112
friend just called me back, hes got his car on his lift to change out the tail shaft and speedo gear on his trans but once hes done were more then likley gonna goto my shop pick up my car and take it back to his house and drop the trans out of it and see whats wrong
#1 1989 RS - THE L98 AND LT1/LS1 KILLER
1LE SUSPENSION AND BRAKE SWAP,3.1L V6 8.5-1 CR, LIGHTENED CRANK,KB COATED PISTONS, CUSTOM 268/272 DUR CAM, CNC'ED HEADS, PORTED INTAKE,CUSTOM TURBO KIT W/ 67MM TURBO(AKA TO4R/Z) 28 PSI, TCI STREETFIGHTER 700R4 W/ TCI 4,500 STALL,ALL RUN BY A MEGASQUIRT ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
#2 95 granprix 3100 all stock for now
ported heads and cam comming soon, megasquirt ems and turbo down the road
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03-12-2009, 06:16 PM
#113
Damn shitty luck hopefully everything works out I'm really curious to see this thing hit the dyno.
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03-12-2009, 06:21 PM
#114
well after looking at a video taken today it really does apear the block is cracked,
check out the water comming out the turbine of the turbo
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/T...ilt_640775.htm
ill have the trans out of the car sometime tongiht so not all hope is lost yet, im just praying the water int he ex system was water that ran down into the open header flanger,and or condesation
btw there is no water int he oil so that is a good sign i think, im asumming that if the water got in the cyl even just enough to come out the ex system it would be enough to make it into the pan
#1 1989 RS - THE L98 AND LT1/LS1 KILLER
1LE SUSPENSION AND BRAKE SWAP,3.1L V6 8.5-1 CR, LIGHTENED CRANK,KB COATED PISTONS, CUSTOM 268/272 DUR CAM, CNC'ED HEADS, PORTED INTAKE,CUSTOM TURBO KIT W/ 67MM TURBO(AKA TO4R/Z) 28 PSI, TCI STREETFIGHTER 700R4 W/ TCI 4,500 STALL,ALL RUN BY A MEGASQUIRT ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
#2 95 granprix 3100 all stock for now
ported heads and cam comming soon, megasquirt ems and turbo down the road
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03-12-2009, 06:53 PM
#115
ahh man im hopeing its the freeze plug. I think 450-500 hp should be an easy target tho with pump gas and the meth injection. Im glad to see that turbo spin up
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03-12-2009, 07:00 PM
#116

Originally Posted by
nixon5
ahh man im hopeing its the freeze plug. I think 450-500 hp should be an easy target tho with pump gas and the meth injection. Im glad to see that turbo spin up

yeah i was really relived when i tok the turbo apart and found the heat shield was rubbing the turbine wheel. saved me from paying for a new chra
the more i think about it if the block is broke i may just sell off the headers heads and cam/downpipe as a package, and install the fully forged 355 sbc i have sitting in storage and just get another 60-1 turbo and use them as twins on it
but ill cross that road later tongiht when i see just what the damage is
#1 1989 RS - THE L98 AND LT1/LS1 KILLER
1LE SUSPENSION AND BRAKE SWAP,3.1L V6 8.5-1 CR, LIGHTENED CRANK,KB COATED PISTONS, CUSTOM 268/272 DUR CAM, CNC'ED HEADS, PORTED INTAKE,CUSTOM TURBO KIT W/ 67MM TURBO(AKA TO4R/Z) 28 PSI, TCI STREETFIGHTER 700R4 W/ TCI 4,500 STALL,ALL RUN BY A MEGASQUIRT ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
#2 95 granprix 3100 all stock for now
ported heads and cam comming soon, megasquirt ems and turbo down the road
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03-12-2009, 07:09 PM
#117
ahh i hope the block aint cracked now when i think about it. how the hell could it be cracked.
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03-12-2009, 07:30 PM
#118
could have been form testing with the 67mm turbo at high boost, coulda been low on water and overheated, or it coulda cracked over the winter
#1 1989 RS - THE L98 AND LT1/LS1 KILLER
1LE SUSPENSION AND BRAKE SWAP,3.1L V6 8.5-1 CR, LIGHTENED CRANK,KB COATED PISTONS, CUSTOM 268/272 DUR CAM, CNC'ED HEADS, PORTED INTAKE,CUSTOM TURBO KIT W/ 67MM TURBO(AKA TO4R/Z) 28 PSI, TCI STREETFIGHTER 700R4 W/ TCI 4,500 STALL,ALL RUN BY A MEGASQUIRT ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
#2 95 granprix 3100 all stock for now
ported heads and cam comming soon, megasquirt ems and turbo down the road
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03-12-2009, 09:38 PM
#119
were picking up the car form my shop tommorow morning so hopefully around noon time we will know whats up
#1 1989 RS - THE L98 AND LT1/LS1 KILLER
1LE SUSPENSION AND BRAKE SWAP,3.1L V6 8.5-1 CR, LIGHTENED CRANK,KB COATED PISTONS, CUSTOM 268/272 DUR CAM, CNC'ED HEADS, PORTED INTAKE,CUSTOM TURBO KIT W/ 67MM TURBO(AKA TO4R/Z) 28 PSI, TCI STREETFIGHTER 700R4 W/ TCI 4,500 STALL,ALL RUN BY A MEGASQUIRT ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
#2 95 granprix 3100 all stock for now
ported heads and cam comming soon, megasquirt ems and turbo down the road
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03-12-2009, 10:18 PM
#120
the other vid from today
put the car against the converter on the footbrake to see how fast this turbo would spool.
made 3 psi on the footbrake with out even trying to hard.
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/T...ort_640806.htm
#1 1989 RS - THE L98 AND LT1/LS1 KILLER
1LE SUSPENSION AND BRAKE SWAP,3.1L V6 8.5-1 CR, LIGHTENED CRANK,KB COATED PISTONS, CUSTOM 268/272 DUR CAM, CNC'ED HEADS, PORTED INTAKE,CUSTOM TURBO KIT W/ 67MM TURBO(AKA TO4R/Z) 28 PSI, TCI STREETFIGHTER 700R4 W/ TCI 4,500 STALL,ALL RUN BY A MEGASQUIRT ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
#2 95 granprix 3100 all stock for now
ported heads and cam comming soon, megasquirt ems and turbo down the road