lookforjoe Posted August 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Wrapped the header & DPmodified all the turbo pipes & water dist pipe.moved the FPR & extended the fuel linesmodded water pipe back in first - no way to install that once the turbo & header are in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasw Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Eeeeek. You removed the CAMS!!! Hope you have your fitment regime' fully documented Hats off to you sir for doing what you do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted August 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Eeeeek. You removed the CAMS!!! Hope you have your fitment regime' fully documented Hats off to you sir for doing what you doThanks! I'm NEVER moving those cams, my sphincter still gets tight just thinking about all that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasw Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Mine puckered in sympathy when I saw them missing in the head shot above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Mine puckered in sympathy when I saw them missing in the head shot above That's my old 2.4L LPT motor - I keep it in the basement so I can mock up things like this - I had no intention of removing my engine just to do a header install! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasw Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Real men take the engine out to change the plugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzantushka1568908311 Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Even real-er men hold the plug still and unscrew the engine to change the plugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted August 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Header was installed last weekInstalled my custom intake today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasw Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Substitute doughnuts with those pics above and that is me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 intake installcan now run the motor to 8200rpm & still pulls2nd/3rd gear pullthe radiant heat off the header is nuts - so I modified a '99 XC heat shield to fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasw Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 No worried about heat transfer to valve cover? I realise there isn't an easy alternative if any at all ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted September 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 No, it's much, much better with the heat shield. Most of the radiant heat came from the collector, rather than right off the runners, so this has made a substantial difference.After a hard run, temps on the 'cool' side of the shield are in the low 200's - much better than the 600-800 radiating off the runners & collector at idle beforehand.My only remaining concern is the brake line that crosses the firewall. You can see in the 1st pic that I used a stainless flex hose over it, just to create somewhat of an air gap - I've ordered some "Heat Sheath" to further isolate that center section of line.can't edit my post -forgot to add this short video of the exhaust note - this is pre header & custom intake, beginning of Aug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasw Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Wow. That's a big difference. I guess the shield reflects a whole lot more than it transfers.Any updates? Dyno runs, drive by video's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 No, no time at the moment, back to regular work schedule now. Dyno won't be until next spring. Between now & then I will work on refining the setup.I'll try to get my son to shot some footage, I know it sounds nuts from inside @ 8200rpm, can only imagine what it sounds like from outside.Forgot to add, I did the heat sheath on both the firewall brake line, and the fuel lines up the back of the motor...fabricated a revised ECU cooling duct, since that has been unused since I went FMICfiltered inletand installed my dual boost gauge - registers intake boost (red needle) and exhaust back pressure (green needle)crappy vid no can embed anymore???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Another crappy dual boost gauge vid - hard to drive & shoot<object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>also stripped the black coating from my hotside intercooler piping, got to reduce heat soak potential wherever possibleThat didn't work very well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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