Lucifer gets new Turbo setup!

[Fecomatter]

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[mikemounlio]

Tonight Lucifer is getting all new plugs, and wires. I am getting ngk copper. I am gonna set the gap to .023" and try that out 1st. I have my timing set to 14° advanced. I found TDC on cyl 1 and put some nail polish on the pulley. The original mark was off quite a bit.

Last night i was getting a rough idle and no power. Once i got the car home i found out the spark was going around the boot and straight to the coil. Im not sure why. It could have been because i set the gap around .040. Im not sure really. ill know more tonight. I will swap coils if needed as i have several now!!! I

[mikemounlio]

Lucifer loved the new plugs and wires! I have it running really good (FOR WHAT I CAN DO). I have the timing set. idle is around 1100 tho. The exhaust now has the cherry bomb welded in and sticking out of the fender. The cherry bomb really helped the sound a ton. It lots a bit of turbo noise but now my ears dont want to bleed.

Last night i was getting a wicked cut in power tho. If i stayed just under the cut in power it pulled nice n hard. Turns out i had connected the boost cut switch from the capri harness. I took that off last night but have not run it since then. I thought the stock b6t boost cut switch came on at 11psi. If so then my boost gauge is reading way off and i need to look at how its hooked up. The new turbo sounds good and it pulls pretty hard indeed. If the boost switch was my last issue im ready to go.

Im going to change out a wheel bearing tonight just to be safe tho. That and ill be bringing 2 more sets of bearings for the trip just in case. I will also have my tools and a full size spare tire (that may be to big). Anyway tonight is the last good day of tunning and getting ready. I should be good to go tonight tho!

[shadetree]

I think everyone will be bringing an extra set of bearings . Haha

[mikemounlio]

I think everyone will be bringing an extra set of bearings . Haha

Its just a good idea!

[firebush357]

I should but I didn't even think about it... I just replaced mine but I didn't know exactly what I was doing to be honest and I pressed the Wheel Seal into the hub on one side but I have looked a couple times and I don't see any grease leaking out of the back and Iv'e driven for about 600 miles and haven't noticed a problem yet so I think it is still sealed properly. :banghead:

[mikemounlio]

A wheel bearing is pretty simple. I have done a ton of them on jeeps. I would think it the same idea but smaller for the festiva.

[firebush357]

Its pretty simple if you have the correct tools which I did but that was the first one I had done by myself successfully and I just pushed the Wheel Seal in to far but it should be okay. I think the worse thing that could happen is that I get water in there and the bearing goes bad and I have to replace it.

[Fecomatter]

You don't need the right tools more than you need to know how to assemble it. If you don't assemble it right you will replace it real fast

[Advancedynamix]

Very true. Tweaks bearings went over 100k and didn't go bad, we just replaced them for piece of mind. The trick is the bearing preload. I've built a lot of these hubs and never had a set I didn't have to play with different shims to get it right.

[mikemounlio]

Lucifer made it to and from madness!!! I did miss the last and final autocross of the year for my area tho. Lucifer still needs work but it lives.

The IAC is routed wrong. It dumps my boost back to the intake on the filter side. As of now its like a giant 1" boost leak. Once i fix that problem ill spool up way sooner. Right now i have little boost and then boom it all hit at 4500rpm. Once the IAC is right i might spool up way faster. I build 5psi very very quick but it all leaks off. So i dont feel boost untill overcome the leak. Ill do a review on the turbo once i have felt what it can actually do!

It sounds so so good tho. The exhaust needs work and is loud but its ok for now. The turbo sounds are just great! I love them! Will have to work on the wifes audi for the next few days but ill be back on Lucifer very soon.

[mikemounlio]

Thanks to all those at madness that helped show me what to do on the car.

[mikemounlio]

I messed around with the exhaust just now. I welded a big washer to a pipe reducer and stuck it in the tail pipe on lucifer. It made it hold 11 psi all day long!!! But the washer had an opening of only 7/8". This weekend im gonna try the same style reducer but with a longer pipe in it and the pipe will be like 2" x 6". im looking for the right amount of back pressure but not to much. Gonna have to play with it. It helped the boost but hurt the nn boost power. This weekend ill find the right amount. Once i have the exhaust to a good level i might try to turn up the boost a bit. With it choked down i think ill need to run like 15psi in order to have my fun.


End of the day i can tell you i will be switching out for the garret gt 2560. This twisted wedge turbo might be a good idea for a 1.8 bp build but not the 1.6 I like the turbo. Its good but its just to big.

either that or hook up nos to get me going! but thats way way more then i can handle- baby steps. I need to get this setup to a point that im ok with it then work on getting an actual garret turbo into the car. Once i get a bp for Britstiva i might use this turbo for that car! but its not right for Lucifer.

Im sure my ms kit could help things out but i dont think it will help out enough! turbo is just to big.

[mikemounlio]

before i give up on this setup i will hook up my diverter valve like stock was. Right now i have a bov thats killing me. Car might be different with that hooked up. For now now its just ok.

[Advancedynamix]

Did you fix the idle valve routing and DV setup?

Also, restricting the exhaust and adding pressure is a really bad plan. You'll increase cylinder temps and pressure without gaining much. It's a really good way to burn your piston tops away.
Remember, boost doesn't make HP without flow.
Also, water meth injection will help the turbo spool quicker if you set it up correctly.