jirwin
Goblin Guru
The drain plug was stuck in so I got the smart idea to tap it. The tap worked and I got a big bolt in there. I used 2x4s as a shim and made a crude bearing puller. It worked!... But snapped the remainder in two. I said screw it and ordered a $65 pan.
In the meantime, I'm working on something fun. I got some 8AN hose, and I'm (hopefully) making a flexible dipstick to replace it. Then I can check the oil with the engine covers on and everything. 8AN fits perfectly over the dipstick tube itself as it is ~0.5". I used a flaring tool and flared the tube I cut off. Throw on a regular AN fitting and you have yourself an adapter!
In the meantime, I'm working on something fun. I got some 8AN hose, and I'm (hopefully) making a flexible dipstick to replace it. Then I can check the oil with the engine covers on and everything. 8AN fits perfectly over the dipstick tube itself as it is ~0.5". I used a flaring tool and flared the tube I cut off. Throw on a regular AN fitting and you have yourself an adapter!
Desert Sasqwatch
Goblin Guru
Adversity is the mother of invention!
jirwin
Goblin Guru
Flexible dipstick tube didn't end up working out. The fitting were too long. I ended up just modifying the dipstick tube gently in a vice. Its in a good position and secure now.
I also almost have my radiators added to the heat exchanger loop. Pics to come when its all done. I would like to consult the collective wisdom of the forum though. Do you think its better that the radiators go in parallel or series? I definitely can't guarantee that both loops have the same length of hose, so one rad would see more flow than the other. Due to this imbalance, I opted to go series for now, but I would like to hear your opinions.
I also almost have my radiators added to the heat exchanger loop. Pics to come when its all done. I would like to consult the collective wisdom of the forum though. Do you think its better that the radiators go in parallel or series? I definitely can't guarantee that both loops have the same length of hose, so one rad would see more flow than the other. Due to this imbalance, I opted to go series for now, but I would like to hear your opinions.
RobC76
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Where did you get keyway extended?
Thanks
jirwin
Goblin Guru
Got my new exhaust back from Redbeard Fab (https://www.redbeardfabricationoh.com/). Tory did a great job building an exhaust off my measurements without having the car on hand to reference. Turned out great! Its 3" stainless all the way, with a 3" Vibrant bottle resonator, and a 4" tip. Its very deep at low load, but a bit Honda boy at WOT. Overall I'm happy with it, as it looks 1000 times better than stock.
ToothMagician
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Super clean! That manifold and exhaust look so good. Post up an audio or video file, if you can, so we can hear it
jirwin
Goblin Guru
Idle (best viewed with headphones or something with bass): https://streamable.com/2h6z7z
Its also a sneak peak at my side pod radiators. They did great too, even without a fan.
Baby 1, 2 pull. Didn't rev it out far: https://streamable.com/jga7vc
Its also a sneak peak at my side pod radiators. They did great too, even without a fan.
Baby 1, 2 pull. Didn't rev it out far: https://streamable.com/jga7vc
RobC76
Well-Known Member
Let’s take a look at those side pod rads buddy?
jirwin
Goblin Guru
Write up to come! I need to get the fiberglass covers for them done first (along with a million other things).
jirwin
Goblin Guru
I guess I'll share a little bit about what I've done with the sidepods. The background is, I wasn't really happy with the stock positioning of the DF Heat Exchanger for multiple reasons.
I made some aluminum brackets with SendCutSend and mounted them on each side:
These will eventually be encased with fiberglass so they look nice, but only if they work well enough. The radiators are each 120mm wide, so a standard computer or server fan(s) will work. For now, while it is not super warm outside, I am running it fanless. Yesterday it was 65-70F and cruising my IAT2's were ~85-90F after it was fully warmed up (and heat soaked). If I'm in the city or just idling it expectedly rises in temperature to 110-115F. Being that cruising temps are already ~20F over ambient I'm not sure that these are sufficient. I'm really debating buying something like this to measure the IAT and IAT2 (since my ECU can't do both, I rewired 1 to 2). I'm curious how much its actually heating up the air. It could be that the air intake is just pulling warm air from the engine bay. I started building an air box for the intake for this purpose, but there's just not all that much room to make it happen. I think that's the route I'm going to go for now, because I don't think there's any benefit to adding a fan as it won't allow for any additional airflow, except at slow speed.
Anyway, more to come soon.
- Its right behind the radiator and tends to heat soak from it
- It requires tubes to be stuffed into the tunnel
- Its hard to get clean, cold air to the heat exchanger (without NACA ducts)
- I can't run NACA ducts and a hinged hood effectively
I made some aluminum brackets with SendCutSend and mounted them on each side:
These will eventually be encased with fiberglass so they look nice, but only if they work well enough. The radiators are each 120mm wide, so a standard computer or server fan(s) will work. For now, while it is not super warm outside, I am running it fanless. Yesterday it was 65-70F and cruising my IAT2's were ~85-90F after it was fully warmed up (and heat soaked). If I'm in the city or just idling it expectedly rises in temperature to 110-115F. Being that cruising temps are already ~20F over ambient I'm not sure that these are sufficient. I'm really debating buying something like this to measure the IAT and IAT2 (since my ECU can't do both, I rewired 1 to 2). I'm curious how much its actually heating up the air. It could be that the air intake is just pulling warm air from the engine bay. I started building an air box for the intake for this purpose, but there's just not all that much room to make it happen. I think that's the route I'm going to go for now, because I don't think there's any benefit to adding a fan as it won't allow for any additional airflow, except at slow speed.
Anyway, more to come soon.
ah.b.normal
Goblin Guru
This is sooooo Cool! Lovin' it!
