TORSPD: NEVR

Does one really need oil pressure to hoon around on new motor?

 

I would say yes. If they wanted to maintain the life of said engine.

 

Oh come on, you know he's just going to build another one in a few months don't you?

 

No?

 

Maybe I missed it. Where is your turbo mounted? Very nice engine, can't wait to see you make a bunch of Mustangs look stupid

 

I guess that answers that question.

Purty!

 

I missed that in the video too

 

You've got the vibrant tube from the turbo going where? To some aluminum pipe then into the intercooler intake? Or straight to the intercooler with the vibrant?
Plan on keeping it that way, or go with something smoother like a solid aluminum pipe?


On second look, I think I can see aluminum into a vibrant connector then into the intercooler.

 

Yes.

 

Thank you for ruining my pants.

Yes, one of the greatest things in the world is that so many people go, "oh its just a truck meh." Then they get a taste of what the should not have dismissed

 

Sucks about the oil pressure! Time for full dry sump

Do you have any leads on what's the culprit for the pressure? Did you baffle your oil pan?

 

you ever get the turbo position lowered so your hood can close?

 

Hood? Where we're going we don't need hoods.

 

Looks low enough to me

 

Sticky fingers like high end parts sitting in a parking lot that aren't hidden under a hoods

 

Currently I don't have the turbo on. That was just an earlier picture when I installed it for mock-up, to determine what changes might be necessary.

Filter - Vibrant silicone coupling - turbo inlet - Vibrant 2.5" to 3" silicone reducer - 3" aluminum tubing - Extreme PSI 90* 3" silicone coupling - intercooler - Extreme PSI 3" 90* silicone coupling - 3" aluminum tubing - throttle body.

Either sooner or later, that will be a undeniable fact.

No baffles. The 4x4 pans are much more sufficient than the 4x2/ X-Runner pans. With depth and walls. Think about all of the times 4x4 trucks are at odd & steep angles. I don't deny the fact that some form of baffling would be an improvement none the less. 4x4 pans are better on road that the 4x2 as well.

We did. It dawned on me when we were about to perform a simple pressure test. The test: remove the oil filter and fuel pump relay. Crank engine and see if oil comes out.

Upon removing the oil filter, which was not easy at all, the issue was immediately apparent. My oil cooler adapter plate with its capped ports. It is thermostatically controlled. When the oil temp reaches ~160*, a valve moves to redirect flow through the cooler then back to the engine. Being capped, once that valve moved, oil could go no where. That is why at idle, we never noticed a problem, nor during the initial oil filter break-in. Never got it hot enough.
I only did blocked them off, because I didn't wa t the potential for possible metal flakes to get in the cooler. I completely overlooked the valve fact. Which nearly cost me my engine.
Lesson learned.

It will be better soon enough. I have some tubing which needs to be re-worked. It will look better, but more importantly, perform better.

Not yet. That won't be until later. After tuning, and possible race. Not yet sure if all is well with the engine. Need to test drive it today.

 

No timeframe set on that yet.

 

Glad u worked out the oil press issue. I was rooting for ya!

 

Would a same side intercooler not eliminate that? I was also curious