White 'rine project

[TheyKilledKenny]

Nice build M13, Im looking into a similar setup for my rb22. How to you like the 3071? How much boost are you running, and when are you seeing full boost?

[M13]

did you neffy wrap those?

No. I've graduated from neffy wrap to bigger and better things.


PS. selling neffy wrapped centre console soon.

[m_melen]

did you neffy wrap those?

[M13]

rewired all stock sensor wiring, installed the new glove box and fuse cover, finally got a chance to delete the AC matrix in the dash since my AC is deleted. Strongly recommend doing so as it was clogged with 20 yrs worth of japanese/canadian bugs/**** and weighed about 5 lbs. 5lbs of deadmass is worth deleting.

[M13]

What I've been up to...

Exams and when I am procrastinating:

[M13]

yeah I literally tested the water lol.


W/O the intake plenum water housing your engine can only release hot water from the water gallery on the front of the engine, which makes it have bursts of hot water coming out instead of a steady flow. I found my lower rad to be dead cold/luke warm with this setup and now after modding it to proper flow, my rad in and out are both cozy and warm. My rad still over-cools in the winter so I'll have to put a cardboard air blocker to block most of the rad and adjust depending on how cold it gets out.

[nelsonmxmarc]

That's what I figured! Glad you tested the water haha
Ya I've got to figure that one out, it's a bit of a rats nest down there and quite a pain to remove/ replace. I may even put the runners on and get everything sorted before even replace my head.. My other option was to fab a front face plenum like yours but then I'll need to change intercooler.. It's in debation ATM ..
I'll take a look at your setup and probably go the same route for redoing all the water fittings!
Thanks!

[M13]

actually. I asked many shops what would happen when they were deleted, but they told me "it'd be fine, no change other than cooler intake mani."

So I did it. Guess what happened?


Car came very close to overheating a few times in cold weathers and had heat spikes. (temp would go up and down, C to 3/4 way to H) Had it been hotter outside, it'd def hit H.

I later looked at an RB block diagram and noticed they need that channel to circulate water properly out of the head. I don't recommend deleting. However I did make it more efficient by just making a custom set up that utilizes larger inside diameter pipes. Now the coolant temp is very good, warms up fast and stays cold (right below half mark no matter how hard I pull)


Marc, check my fb: project album 2010. I have pix of deleted version and revised. Learn from me, pulling the intake mani is a biatch!

[nelsonmxmarc]

I gotta ask.. What did you do with that whack of coolant channels underneath the stock intake plenum? I need to delete these asap, they're absolutely frustrating to remove/install.. So for the future i want all this gutted.. Any tips?
I'm only assuming it's all gone because i dont believe any front facing plenum has ever had those lines on the runners..

[RABBIT]

yeah i do , just lazy .
will you do 50 shipped to toronto?

[M13]

sell me old fpr?

PL_GTR took it.


You still want the fuel rail or what?

[RABBIT]

sell me old fpr?

[M13]

Interesting. Seen BOV on hot side with blow through MAF setup on RB20DET.

Also with a hotside BOV I'd have to run a long vacuum line, which I have done once and will not do that again. Looks so inefficient and messy.

[M13]

Ah ha! Good point.
Wasn't sure what the outlet size was on the turbo, surprised it's only 2.25, although I haven't had much FaceTime with larger turbo applications I would have assumed the inlet and outlet sizes would be kept in sync.

Good bit of information though. It's true that the added volume in the charge pipes due to increased size would yield reduced spool times. I laugh at all the people at the meets with stock rb's running a gtr intercooler and 3 inch piping from their stock turbo.. Then complain about full spool reaching at 4200 rpm..

Interesting to see that setup

exactly,

I find the stock turbo should run 2.5" piping for charge pipe. Then up it as you see fit with power levels later.

Someone told me once my 90mm TB would be too big and "bogging down" the engine, but once I sorted my piping, I find it to be more responsive than the little stocker. When I was first setting up my charge pipes the TB felt a bit laggy.

[nelsonmxmarc]

Ah ha! Good point.
Wasn't sure what the outlet size was on the turbo, surprised it's only 2.25, although I haven't had much FaceTime with larger turbo applications I would have assumed the inlet and outlet sizes would be kept in sync.

Good bit of information though. It's true that the added volume in the charge pipes due to increased size would yield reduced spool times. I laugh at all the people at the meets with stock rb's running a gtr intercooler and 3 inch piping from their stock turbo.. Then complain about full spool reaching at 4200 rpm..

Interesting to see that setup