Capri Winter Upgrades

**Martin0660** · 11-26-2010, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by racefan

now you need one for the other side!!!!

I've got enough issues with one of them ... not sure what the hell I would do with twice the issues ... besides 2.3 > 4.6 ;)

Shouldnt you be cleanig the garage???

**racefan** · 11-26-2010, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by Martin0660

I've got enough issues with one of them ... not sure what the hell I would do with twice the issues ... besides 2.3 > 4.6 ;)

Shouldnt you be cleanig the garage???

Nope, I am not the one or two that messed it up!!!!!

**Martin0660** · 11-26-2010, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by racefan

Nope, I am not the one or two that messed it up!!!!!

Then crack the whip on them boys at get them at it :D

**phillysrt4** · 11-28-2010, 11:04 PM

Nice setup there! I really like the header. A lot of people don't like schedule 40 for some reason. Even though its heavy, everyone I've spoken to who has used it says its easy to weld and resists cracking fairly well.

The mockup looks like its coming along nice too. So you're converting back from 120 degree rotation to a 90 degree, eh? Won't that give you slightly better flow through there since you have more area than a 120 degree cut n weld? Its been a while since I followed turboford :)

**Martin0660** · 11-28-2010, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by phillysrt4

Won't that give you slightly better flow through there since you have more area than a 120 degree cut n weld?

I'll have to take pictures of the inside of both plenums, but no. It really isn't just a cut and weld ... on the 120 intake it is substantially ported / blended to change direction as it transitions from the round plenum behind the throttle body to the 4 runners of the intake. It's almost sculpture inside there :D

This is the inside of the 90 rotation ...

Then picture the "ribs" twisted for the 120* ... like I said, I'll get pictures when I take it off. The lower is also "knife edged to split the flow.

**biminiLX** · 11-30-2010, 02:52 PM

Lookin good Bob, and man that header looks stout, how much it weigh?
I need to start a winter upgrade thread, got some stuff starting up at Street Lethal.
-J

**yeahloh95** · 11-30-2010, 05:59 PM

i wish i had pics of my rotated intake before i welded it up

**Martin0660** · 11-30-2010, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by biminiLX

how much it weigh?

I havent weighed anything yet, but it isnt a lot heavier (mass) than the tube header ... It is surely as solid as anything can be build without it being cast iron ;)

Originally Posted by biminiLX

I need to start a winter upgrade thread

Less talking more posting, lets get that going :D

Originally Posted by yeahloh95

i wish i had pics of my rotated intake before i welded it up

Funny, I take pictures of about everything and don't seem to have any of my 120 upper either. Oh well, I will take some when it comes off for the "for sale" thread ;)

**Martin0660** · 11-30-2010, 08:50 PM

I thought I had things where I wanted them and took it to the car. Unfortunately my wastgate head was a little close to the lower radiator hose for my comfort. So I pulled it back appart and re-set everything.

I made up a little bracket to hold the wastegate where I wanted it for mock up and have everything re-fit now ...

The wastegate will be dumped right in front of the rack ... hopefully it will make a little fireshow on a pass :D

One more fit up on the car to make sure I didn't miss anything clearance wise, then off for final welding. I also ordered up the stuff to try thermal coating this myself ...

http://www.techlinecoatingswebstore....tin_Black.html

We will see how that comes out, but a few guys I know have had good luck with this stuff ... we will see how it holds up. I'm not really worried about the thermal part too much, more about keeping rust under control now that this is steel.

**biminiLX** · 12-02-2010, 09:56 AM

Should look similar to mine Bob, I'm not sure Dave Z. used but its held up fine, at least before the wrap.
-J

**Martin0660** · 12-02-2010, 01:38 PM

Thanks J - That looks similar to what i'm expecting out of this. We will see in a few weeks :D Let's hope it works, by the time it was shipped to me it's nearly $50.00 for a 4 oz bottle

**Martin0660** · 12-02-2010, 06:58 PM

A few more bits came in today, got the rest of the parts to put together my oil return line ... -10 from the turbo to the block, kind of hard ot get good pictues, but it's got good slope to the block connection, should be much better than what I had ...

**Martin0660** · 12-03-2010, 07:31 PM

Had just about everyone delivering here today :D (UPS. USPS, FedEx) ...

Got a few big boxes of shiney aluminum pipes, couplers, t-bolt clamps, etc. A sampling of that stuff :D

This isn't your normal imported / eBay intercooler tubing, this stuff is a nice heavy wall (and weldable) ...

**Martin0660** · 12-03-2010, 07:34 PM

Also got my new intercooler in ... the core is 24" x 12" x 3" thick, bar and plate, nice cast end tanks ...

Nice insides too :D

**PaxtonShelby** · 12-03-2010, 11:45 PM

jeez - you're really moving along!

You'll be done by New Year's!

...so what are you going to do for the last 4 months of winter??

**ModularMike** · 12-04-2010, 12:48 AM

Where'd you score that I/C?

**Martin0660** · 12-04-2010, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by PaxtonShelby

...so what are you going to do for the last 4 months of winter??

LOL, well, I will be traveling a lot for work in January and February so I'm trying to get an early jump so I'm ready to go for March. Likey still going ot be down to the wire ot make the early races at places like Mason Dixon.

Originally Posted by ModularMike

Where'd you score that I/C?

Treadstone Performance... They have really nice cores and made this one up to what I wanted.

**TooFast98Cobra** · 12-04-2010, 12:59 PM

Bob are you going to run a filter at the track?

**Martin0660** · 12-04-2010, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by TooFast98Cobra

are you going to run a filter at the track?

I always run a filter. We tried a couple of times on back to back passes, with and without the filter and it made no difference for me. Now, in both cases it was pulling air under the hood from mostly the same location ... I am going to use 4" tubing and make up a cold air intake of some kind as I'm sure running it with 3" would be a restriction. Still TBD what I'm doing there.

**Martin0660** · 12-28-2010, 05:05 PM

Progress has been a bit slow ... was laid up a bit with my knee acting up, then the cold set in. Anyway, got some time in today, moved everything from my mock up engine to the car and did the final fit up. Header stuff is done and ready for final welding ...

Was also able to cut up my existing down pipe to work with the new turbo location and orientation. Part of the reason I stayed with a center mount header was so I could keep the V band off the turbo and a much nicer outlet off the turbo (stock location needs a tight elbow)

Ready to get everything finish welded, do some thermal coating, then this stuff will be ready to bolt on for the last time.