Project EJ18T
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got teh motor in but the up-pipe portion of my megan manifold wont clear my weld job on the xmember. AAAAAAGGHH!!! everything went fine until i got to that point. i was ready to bolt the turbo up but i might have to wait 'til tomorrow. need to modify the xmember a little more. got pics of the motor, exhaust, clutch, flywheel on the link.
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its not pink, its 'STi cherry blossom red'. also because i'm fruity like that. hahahaha
j/k, i went premium with the site. donate 20 bux and you get all buncha stuff normal members wouldn't.
so you've seen my trials i'm going through with the build? its all cool, i got it taken care of though.
j/k, i went premium with the site. donate 20 bux and you get all buncha stuff normal members wouldn't.
so you've seen my trials i'm going through with the build? its all cool, i got it taken care of though.
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got teh motor in but the up-pipe portion of my megan manifold wont clear my weld job on the xmember. AAAAAAGGHH!!! everything went fine until i got to that point. i was ready to bolt the turbo up but i might have to wait 'til tomorrow. need to modify the xmember a little more. got pics of the motor, exhaust, clutch, flywheel on the link.
GL with the swap, cant wait to see it and brag to each other
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hey, what do you guys feel about this?? if you flame me, i don't care, i'm still doing it. yeeeah!! more in the link.
Last edited by joejoe69; Jul 5, 2008 at 04:29 AM.
Two problems that I see:
#1) Hot air from oil cooler dumps directly down behind throttle body. With the metal piping it will increase intake air temps, and might cause problems with the throttle body itself (electronics melting, throttle shaft seizing).
#2) Drainback from the oil cooler has the potential to leave it dry when parked overnight. Without some sort of residual pressure valve in the return line and a one-way valve in the feed line, it would cause an air pocket to form in your oiling system. No bueno.
#1) Hot air from oil cooler dumps directly down behind throttle body. With the metal piping it will increase intake air temps, and might cause problems with the throttle body itself (electronics melting, throttle shaft seizing).
#2) Drainback from the oil cooler has the potential to leave it dry when parked overnight. Without some sort of residual pressure valve in the return line and a one-way valve in the feed line, it would cause an air pocket to form in your oiling system. No bueno.
BTW..awesome work with the car....been following your journal...just curious when you welded up that crossmember, were you using flux core?
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Honestly I don't think you'll have to worry too much about the throttle body or intake temps. The volume of air at speed that a scoop takes in should be more than enough to dissipate the heat from an oil cooler. The top mount may be prone to drain down but its placement after the oil pump negates any issues having to do with pump feed. If anything it might just take a bit for the oil to cycle through the whole system but I'm sure hes already calculated for the extra system volume. Very clean build though, hope to see you out on the road.
