Project Shit Box (2021)

[fubar andy]

Shouldn't the oil drain should be almost vertical? I remember pulsar turbo recommending about 15+/- degree allowable clock angle for the oil feed and drain.

Yeah it should, but it was an emergency issue I had to make.

Its got a "decent" return angle on it, but its not ideal, buy any means.

Thankfully I found the OEM return pipe, so will install that later once I get some other bits sorted.

I'll have some spare time late November and over December, so should be able to swap it back over and take off that "temp mod"

Then it will be a case of getting the car run in nicely, ECU upgraded, mapped and then out on track for some "winter testing"

 

[fubar andy]

So this happened at the weekend...

Very happy to hear it fire into life again!
Its been a long time since I heard it run, but to get it running with no serious issues was a real pleasing moment for me.

Once again @campbellju was a great 2nd set of eyes and support making sure we've crossed the T's and dotted the I's.

Car warmed up well and no major electrical issues.

We played with the Nistune software, adjusted the fueling, AFR’s and idle.

I did have a small leak from the radiator what was a fixed and we also had some oil leaking from the turbo.





After some investigation and internet googling, we put it down to my custom oil return pipe not allowing the flow back into the sump quick enough, causing a possible back up.

I then spent the rest of Sunday taking off the turbo to reinstall the OEM return feed, which look hours!
Plus farting around getting all the pipes and exhaust to match up - I think I developed full blown Tourette’s by the end of it.



Everything is back together now, so it’s a case of restarting, checking the OEM return pipe is working at the correct angle.
No oil leaks and, then its fixing all the other crappy bits and electrical gremlins I'll no doubt find.