TORSPD: NEVR

Tame it down mate. Tame it down.

 

How do you not get pulled over for driving too slow, in Cali?

 

I didn't say I usually go that speed lol But 70 is 79 and 85ish is 100.... lol

 

No chance, he got 1 of dem newfangled belt driven turbos!

 

In SD, my brother was pulled over one week for driving to fast. Then the next week, was pulled over in the same spot by another cop for driving "to slowly " at ~60-65. Was lightly scolded by the cop for being dangerous, then escorted to the "proper speed." Go figure.

 

Interested to see how you get this done!

 

Elite 1500. No questions asked. Had no idea the elite is that much more powerful.

I'm 4.56 on 33s. Same gear ratio as Chris. These motors don't mind buzzing. I just run my motor high rpms everywhere. I'll do 5.29 if I go to 35s. Laggy turbo spools right up when you are already moving.

 

Over 3k and it shouldn't even wait to break the boost threshold. If I remember the size of yours correctly.

I had a friend here, who had installed a small Turbonetics on his XR. When I first saw it, I told him it was too small. Effectively a GT28 with a tight turbine A/R. His response was that he wanted low rpm spooling. He definitely had that. Full boost of ~5 psi by 2k. Not "breaking the threshold" by 2k. Full boost. (He still had stock injectors, is why only 5psi.) Anyway, around 70 mph cruising, it was continually in boost. Lol.

 

Yeah I'm full spool about 3.5k. I wouldn't go smaller on my truck. I'll hold 4-5 lbs of boost for 10 minutes if I'm climbing a hill like I did last weekend. I bitch about lag if I'm on tight fire trails, but love it if I'm out in the desert.

 

Doesn't sound bad. What is your peak boost?

 

10psi right now. Need to do my motor mounts and radiator to handle more. Love it when parts been sitting in the garage for a year. Probably get an oil cooler too. Need a lot of cooling for off road.

 

Chop chop Mr.

 

I know that feel - I sat on the crawlbox for like two years.

 

I got some organizing and design work still to do. Not much room under a 1st gen hood. Want it so the truck is only down for a weekend. In a couple on months I'll take the truck back down to do some work to the front end.

I can find plenty of excuses to put off my mods. Time, do I really need it done right now, and what else should I do while I'm in there doing this project.

 

You anticipated the maze of work to follow. Heavy modders, like all of us in here, are prone to such procrastinations.

 

Your oil cooler is an air-air, yes?

Do you have the sandwich plate yet?

 

I haven't ordered one yet. I was thinking to do an air cooled one. Seems to be the best way to cool. Looks like lce has them.

 

You're fortunate then. Mine was all custom.

 

Have you done the counter balance shafts removal and block off?

 

My motor doesn't have them. She comes from the factory purring like a kitten. I'll call lce about that oil cooler. It's nice my motor already has a huge aftermarket. Only reason why I keep her around and parts are pretty affordable when it comes to engine building.