Greyt 09 6spd build thread... (long overdue)

[the4ringer]

no cheaping out! dooooo et right

[thygreyt]

no cheaping out! dooooo et right

lol... the thing about the aluminum is the welding...

aluminum is WAY cheaper, lighter and it dissipates heat easier... but it is way harder to weld.

so i dont know what to choose... right now i'm looking for a place that does mandrel bending locally.

[thygreyt]

little progress...



i'm now looking for a place that bends pipes locally...

[3GFX]

Subbing to view more awesomeness. Great build thread. Cheers!

[Ferd Burfel]

Love what I'm seeing. I left for a few weeks while stuff got busy, then I come back and see all this.

Already can't wait for SoWo next year to see it all!

[nunumkv]

Lol, that's a really really difficult question for me to answer.


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I thought so lol. all interesting

[thygreyt]

well, a little update on what i have been doing..

i have already done a LOT of miles since the LSD install... ~2000 miles...

on monday i did the scheduled oil change... i need to keep my MPGs UP!



on friday (yesterday) i did a transmission fluid change. Its a standard procedure after the LSD install, so that any metal that gets loosed over the first 1000-2000 miles are flushed out.

Motul synthetic as recomended by wavetrac


today i drove 30 miles with the new fluid... WOW... it feels so much better.

might do some videos later...

-Random:
new tool box!

[thygreyt]

i tried... i tried to launch 8 different times.
failure isnt a proper way to describe it... lol.

i tried 2k, 3k, 3500 and 4k RPMS and if i didnt floor it too much i was pushing it too little.

anyways, torque measured a 0-60 in ~7 secs and a 1/4 in 18 secs.. lol.

the good thing: i was spinning BOTH front tires.

[1972SS454]

FYI, Saw you were looking into 17 inch lightweight wheels. I have 17x8 and 17x9 RPF1s and they are 15.5 and 15.9 lbs respectively. FN01-RCs are also close to same weight. That is if you like the way they look.

[thygreyt]

FYI, Saw you were looking into 17 inch lightweight wheels. I have 17x8 and 17x9 RPF1s and they are 15.5 and 15.9 lbs respectively. FN01-RCs are also close to same weight. That is if you like the way they look.

thank, but no thanks! lol

those are WAY too hard to pull off.. lol.

[pattrick02]

lol...wheelspin is lots of fun, just doesn't get you anywhere..i can account for that. track anytime soon?

FYI, Saw you were looking into 17 inch lightweight wheels. I have 17x8 and 17x9 RPF1s and they are 15.5 and 15.9 lbs respectively. FN01-RCs are also close to same weight. That is if you like the way they look.

what's the offset on them? pm me if you can.

[thygreyt]

I think that by the end of the month I'll buy the following:
-intercooler
-coolant bottle delete
-oil lines, fittings and gaskets for turbo.

The only remaining things for the turbo will be the silicone couplers, injectors and pipes.

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[Lawn_Mower]

I think that by the end of the month I'll buy the following:
-intercooler
-coolant bottle delete
-oil lines, fittings and gaskets for turbo.

The only remaining things for the turbo will be the silicone couplers, injectors and pipes.

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wait. whaaaaat? Had to chime in on this one

Keep up the good work duder

[thygreyt]

lol, i just have to wait till the end of the month to see how the bank ends up.

deleting the bottle should be ~60.. and it will look cleaner. The mod is COMPLETELY reversible... and i'll just keep a water bottle on the trunk.

[thygreyt]

something from today, as i finished vacuuming the car...

tomorrow: full detail... maybe.

[thygreyt]

intercooler ordered!

only injectors and pipes missing for the turbo build.

Thanks CTS Turbo and the Nik from the sales department for the help.

only 550 injectors, bov and pipes missing.

[CTS Turbo]

intercooler ordered!

only injectors and pipes missing for the turbo build.

Thanks CTS Turbo and the Nik from the sales department for the help.

only 550 injectors, bov and pipes missing.

If you need 550cc injectors with adapters contact your favorite sales department for a special deal We have 500 of these in stock

[thygreyt]

If you need 550cc injectors with adapters contact your favorite sales department for a special deal We have 500 of these in stock

will do

[thygreyt]

just a couple of angles of the turbo+mani+ waste.

i still need to clock the turbo.









My fave

[nickbeezy]

how are you going to route the wastegate?
open dump or recirculate?

[thygreyt]

I was thinking about that earlier. I'll leave it open for a couple weeks top.

I mean, ill do the basic piping as simple as possible... So it will be open dump.

Then when the whole thing Os done, and the car is running with the turbo, ill go to The exhaust shop and have them recirculate it.

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[OVRWRKD]

Love the side shot of the turbo, they look so nice all spanking new can't wait to see the power you get out of it, rest of the build is mint

[thygreyt]

Love the side shot of the turbo, they look so nice all spanking new can't wait to see the power you get out of it, rest of the build is mint

Thanks... I an super excited to have it all ready. To be plugged soon

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[nothing-leaves-stock]

looks nice....
not bashing, just wondering....how will you fit the downpipe if its facing taht way? seems like it will be very close to the cables, booster, trans/diff etc. may be tiiiiiiggghhhttttt

[thygreyt]

looks nice....
not bashing, just wondering....how will you fit the downpipe if its facing taht way? seems like it will be very close to the cables, booster, trans/diff etc. may be tiiiiiiggghhhttttt

It actually isn't very bad at all. I'll show pics once I mount it up on the car, in a about a month.

I will mount it and the fmic, and ill take a bunch of pics. From the mounting i will measure for the distances of the oil feed and drain lines.

The downpipe will be fairly easy.. Way easier than the one on the c2 mani which requires crazy bends. Its sort of a 90 degree angle from the turbo and then im there on the "hole"

Like i said, i might keave the wastegate with a short pipe to atmosphere, and then weld it to circulation.

Most of the pipes will be done by next month's pay check... And the rest of the turbo soon aftwr that.

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[thygreyt]

DIY turbo kit.

The way i look at it, its a total of $2898 and then you have to add the pipes and the software (900 for new customers)

the way i think of it as of now: budget 1k for pipes (should have a decent ammount left), and then the total for the whole kit would have been: $4800 or 3900 without software. Not bad seeing the current options, and considering that all is being bought new.


For my kit, specifically since i have gotten some good prices here and there, the total cost has been $2548, i'm looking at a total kit cost of: $4450 with software and assuming 1k in pipes.

will update once i do them... ~2 months from today

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before i do the turbo pipes, i need to move some wires... so more relocation soon.

just for fun i might delete the coolant bottle.

i THOUGHT i was 7 weeks away from being turbo-ed... it will be a little longer... i forgot to account for the price of software!


i think its going to get pushed a bit. hoping to have it done by mid december (post finals) or early january.

current pre-turbo plans: remove coolant bottle, relocate some wires, relocate fuel line and remove the SAI pump.

and some time (before sowo '14) i'll do my beloved exhaust..! and i'll remove the spare tire...

No one ever said that the project had to be done in a matter of months. i think of it as a lifetime project.

[thygreyt]

just some turbo pics...

turbo oil feed


on the turbine, "hot side", here is where the downpipe will connect to.


Compressor, "cold side". The big thing on the middle is where the intake goes/is.


signal for wastegate, it can be capped if un used


compressor out. Here is where the charge piping begins.


oil return

[bryangb]

[thygreyt]

[driftme]

thats so cool. do you send them the sample when you do the oil change?

[thygreyt]

thats so cool. do you send them the sample when you do the oil change?

When ypou do the oil change, just coklect some oil and ship it to them.

Its $20 for the analysis, i like checking on my engine every now and then.

Also, ill be going turbo next week... So this is the ablsolute best news ive gotten.

Oh, did you read that little part?? "wear well below average". "should last a very long while".

I love this thing

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[driftme]

yea im really interested to find out the true health of my engine =] JUST did an oil change tho so itll have to wait

[thygreyt]

yea im really interested to find out the true health of my engine =] JUST did an oil change tho so itll have to wait

On 10K MILES I will do another check up to make sure my turbo isn't milling the engine.
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[thygreyt]

well, i might as well update this...

i just bought it ALL for my DIY turbo kit. all the parts will arrive next week..

Intercooler and injectors from nik@ CTS turbo.

some misc parts from sales@42 draft designs.

a LOT of parts from Ronnie JDL auto designs:
-turbo
-blow off
-oil cooling system
-pipes for intake, downpipe, charge pipes, silicone, clamps
-pipes for wastegate

expect more soon.

[thygreyt]

oh, i forgot to add these are some future-ly upcoming goods...

Eboost 2
http://www.turbosmartusa.com/product/e-boost-2

vent pod for the eboost 2
http://www.osirusa.com/mm5/merchant....ry_Code=VJETIA

pod for the afr (to be rolocated)
http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-.../Boost/ES5955/

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ependent-Boost


Since i just spent a TON of money for the entire turbo set up, i cant go with this right now... but i will buy them on a couple of months.