Shoprat Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 : Ok, guess it's time for another update. If ya hate these things, let me know, I 'll stop ! Took the hood over to the body shop to have a hood scoop installed. The tube from the turbo to the intake manifold hit it, and the harmonics of the unit made it sound as though a Cessna 180 was taking off--- continiuosly. The hood scoop will cover the hole cut in the hood to clear the tube plus I'm having the bodyman cut out the open areas in the hood between re-inforceing ribs under the scoop to allow more cool air into the engine compartment. The cool air will hopefully lower the the intake air temp to a more resonable 125-135 degree F.charge temp resulting in a more dense air charge. Also found a place here in the great North that has a chassis dyno so I can set this unit up to the max horse power available from the unit. 85 bucks an hour, pricey, but I won't have to watch out for Kids- Kattle - and Koon dogs while I dial the fuel management in. And it's only 40 miles away ! Only detriment I can forsee is that this unit height clearance won't go through the door! The brake system is still being worked on by yours truly. I don't know if I had mentioned this before, but I got ready to go to Tenn. , and the brake pedal went slowly to the floor when I stopped for a light going to the gas station . So, decided to go through the brake system for peace of mind as I hammer this moddy through the mountains of Maine and Tenn. in the future. I installed another master cylinder to replace the one I replaced last year and the system still slowly leaked off pressure. Clenching my anger down , I checked the master cylinder out and no fluid on the backside in the booster. But- brake fluid level was dropping only one other thing can cause this slow leak at moderate pressure with no drop at hard pedal- rear wheel cylinders or front caliper seals leaking. I decided ,because that I hadn't pulled the duals and really checked the rear brakes , to check these first. The linings and hardware didn't look too bad , but when I popped a outside seal on the wheel cylinder, the nastiest brown/black snot greeted me. At that point, I decided to replace all the wheel cylinders, linings, drums, hardware in the rear. I know that a lot of people will fault me for this decision, saying this dude has more money than brains, but this system is twenty years old ! My bazoo, and my wifes' bazoo, is being shoved down the road at 55 plus miles per hour. We do mountain travel, or hope too. Going down a mountain and the brake pedal slams the floor when needed, and a couple hundred dollars don't seem so important ! Well, everything in the rear is now new. Before this process with the rear brakes, I had replaced the front rotors with slotted ones,and also replaced the front pads with a semi-racing compound. When I saw the crap in the rear wheel cylinders, I also decided to replace the front calipers with new rebuilts. Snot rear- snot front. As I said , money or bazoos ? I opted for peace of mind and safety. While I'm in there, I'm replacing the rubber hoses to the calipers. Enough on this subject. So- when I'm done with this brake upgrade this week end, I will be left with the only thing left to replace in the brake system being the booster unit. I have reached the point where a " What the Ding-dong " attitude towards the check book and retirement fund total is becoming common place. Am I wrong with this assessment, who knows. Guys at work and other places think I'm nuts ! But I check in at some other sites on the Internet that hold my interest, and saw a fellow that put 7,000 dollars into a motorcycle engine modification. Maybe I'm not so nuts after all. : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolan Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Keep the updates coming Shoprat, I enjoy them, speaking for myself anyways. I hear ya on the being razzed at all the time and money invested in a project, but if you enjoy it go for it. Could be worse, you could be spending it on drugs, sitting in the bar day after day, gambling it away at the casinos, then having nothing to show for it. Hey ya gotta have a hood scoop on a pressurized induction, its only natural Good luck and waiting for the end result data. Keep the updates coming Shoprat, I enjoy them, speaking for myself anyways. I hear ya on the being razzed at all the time and money invested in a project, but if you enjoy it go for it. Could be worse, you could be spending it on drugs, sitting in the bar day after day, gambling it away at the casinos, then having nothing to show for it. Hey ya gotta have a hood scoop on a pressurized induction, its only natural Good luck and waiting for the end result data. Keep the updates coming Shoprat, I enjoy them, speaking for myself anyways. I hear ya on the being razzed at all the time and money invested in a project, but if you enjoy it go for it. Could be worse, you could be spending it on drugs, sitting in the bar day after day, gambling it away at the casinos, then having nothing to show for it. Hey ya gotta have a hood scoop on a pressurized induction, its only natural Good luck and waiting for the end result data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolan Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 [i have no idea why that printed out 3 times on the last post?? computers??? make ya crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajadulce Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 When the little old lady driving a 2007 mercedes benz with state of the art ABS braking slams on the brakes infront of you to avoid the squirrel in the road, nobody will laugh at how much you spent to modernize your stopping power! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 I enjoy reading your post too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewbmd Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 First, the posts are most certainly worthwhile. There is always something for us all to learn from each other. Plus, I'm fascinated by those with a turbo. I've done a fair amount of modification to my 22RE (cam, headers, etc.), but I always wonder how the turbos do under an extended load (uphill --> how hot do they get, etc.). I just haven't had the energy to pull mine out and replace it (did an engine swap on a Ranger 4-cylinder to 302 V8 and have been tired ever since). Finally, I'd never be afraid of spending money on safety. Speaking as a physician who has seen his fair share of motor vehicle accident victims in the ER, you can't be too careful. Those who complain of the lack of speed from their RV should recognize that they shouldn't WANT to go over 60 mph even if the unit could do 80 (not likely with mine anytime soon...). It is amazing how much more severe accidents are at speeds of only 5 mph faster. When buying a sports car everyone looks at the 0-60. They should also look at the 60-0. That is WAY more important... which is why most sports cars have such good brakes... Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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