BeachMonkey100 Build Thread Pt. 2

[BeachMonkey100]

Yes stock radiator still in it and being retained

 

[swflastang05]

Yes stock radiator still in it and being retained

That will certainly give you a lot more room to work with for your plumbing. I changed mine out for a big aluminum radiator, didn't really gain anything, actually lost a lot of space and caused a lot of fitment issues with other parts so I would keep the stock one unless you have good reason to change it.

 

[BeachMonkey100]

I never really thought about changing it out. No need to change a good thing so far lol. With the slim fan set up I did. I was able to actually stand between the motor and the fan when I was putting it in. I think I opened up some room, it's filled with piping now

 

[BeachMonkey100]

Well I can officially say she's got boost! I finished up the build last week and had some problems with the idle log, the banks were off due to a leak at the manifold, ended up pulling the studs out and drilling clearance holes for a 3/8" nut and bolt set up. Sealed that sucker up like no other. Lito said the idle logs went good and I could move onto a small load and cruise log. It was so tempting to get into boost so well I did lol. I didn't know how much because I was still figuring out the controller.

Jumping forward to tonight Lito told me to do some 2000-5000 pulls, this time I managed to figure out the boost controller completely. First WOT pull was 10.3# and the second was 11.1# and my god boys boost is an amazing thing.

So far so good on everything, no other leaks or problems besides the manifold leak which was addressed.

I am still tuning on pump 93, hoping to go to E85 shortly. Hopefully before MW.

Here's some other build pics and info:

While trying to keep the couplers to a minimum everything was fabbed up that way. Oh yeah I also no longer have a windshield washer tank. I will be ordering a smaller tank with a cap and placing it somewhere in that area or where the battery use to be. Haven't decided yet.

Have some 3" stainless on the way to take the exhaust somewhere near the rear axle and dump there. As of now that's where it ends lol

Leak free now with the 3/8" nut and bolt set up.

A final engine bay shot!

And front bumper with inter cooler

The looks you get when you pull into a gas station with a new turbo set up and radials will make you laugh every single time.

And finally a small video I had the girlfriend take while she was in town. This was around 7# of boost.
https://vimeo.com/132052944


Anyways I will update sometime next weekend, I got a new revision from Lito tonight so I will change to the colder plugs this weekend and upload the new tune and make some 2000-6000 pulls. Will keep everyone posted!

 

[Doug M]

Sounds awesome! Congrats man.

 

[BeachMonkey100]

Thanks man!

I actually bought a go pro today and mounted it outside of the car and the video was great, but the wind sucked. I got the original hero. I didn't need any special features just video and sound. So this weekend I'm going to mount it inside the car to get a better video. Because all you can hear is wind in the 14 minutes I took.

 

[Doug M]

Look forward to the vid!

 

[swflastang05]

Good work man! You'll love the e85 too, just wait, it will be a whole new car again!

 

[Dark_horse]

Yeah wait till he adds some timing along with that e85... Congrats btw and glad I could help out where I could

 

[BeachMonkey100]

Thanks guys! Yeah I'm excited for the E85! I will keep everyone updated!

And yes Bobby huge thanks, all the small questions and helpful hints worked out awesome I appreciate it.


I do plan to upgrade the intake and turbo soon too! For now staying on the safe side of things lol

 

[JeremyH]

Great job on finishing it up, only thing I would change is moving the intake filter over out from behind the radiator and away from the exhaust piping.

Here's how I did it when I had a front mount turbo.

 

[BeachMonkey100]

I am planning on moving that this weekend! I knew it had to be done just didn't have any material at the time lol.

 

[JeremyH]

I am planning on moving that this weekend! I knew it had to be done just didn't have any material at the time lol.