Monkey mans power adder

Yorkie Z · Post by **Yorkie Z** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 8:14 pm

It's a long road but it's going to be worth it mate, keep up the good work

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:38 pm

Thanks guys.
Yeah it’s getting there. Got it all mostly back together tonight. Can’t try it tomorrow. But I will Thursday so wish me luck.

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:42 pm

LittleZ4 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 24, 2018 7:31 pm Love this, ultimately I'd love to have boost in my car. Can't wait to see this up and running. On a side note is the ccv difficult to do, was thinking of refreshing mine at some point?

Apparently you can do it without removing the intake manifold. But I would remove it and do it properly. Give it all a clean and replace and renew the injector o rings and even get them cleaned for some extra go too.
There are some good YouTube videos. I would buy a spare injector clip!! I lost one never to be found again!!

paullyjay · Post by **paullyjay** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:57 pm

Watching with interest!!

Edit: Wow - just finished reading... EPIC!!

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 10:29 am

paullyjay wrote: ↑Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:57 pm Watching with interest!!

Edit: Wow - just finished reading... EPIC!!

Thanks

LittleZ4 · Post by **LittleZ4** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:49 pm

Did you get it up and running on Thursday??
Watching with interest as I love the route this has gone..... Might of had a little chat with my friendly mechanic about something very similar

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:37 am

LittleZ4 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:49 pm Did you get it up and running on Thursday??
Watching with interest as I love the route this has gone..... Might of had a little chat with my friendly mechanic about something very similar

No haven’t really had much time the last week for playing with the car.
I will be having a play tomorrow though.
If you do a rear mount Turbo there are a few things you do differently to a normal turbo system. I would be more than happy to advise you. Also don’t do as i have and run a remote oil system for the turbo. It’s been the biggest headache by far.

LittleZ4 · Post by **LittleZ4** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:14 am

Machine monkey wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:37 am
LittleZ4 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:49 pm Did you get it up and running on Thursday??
Watching with interest as I love the route this has gone..... Might of had a little chat with my friendly mechanic about something very similar
No haven’t really had much time the last week for playing with the car.
I will be having a play tomorrow though.
If you do a rear mount Turbo there are a few things you do differently to a normal turbo system. I would be more than happy to advise you. Also don’t do as i have and run a remote oil system for the turbo. It’s been the biggest headache by far.

Im guessing its not been a fun task doing the remote oil then!!
That was one thing myself and the mechanic spoke about, would you have taken a feed from the engine side if you had to do it all again?

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:29 am

LittleZ4 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:14 am
Machine monkey wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:37 am
LittleZ4 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:49 pm Did you get it up and running on Thursday??
Watching with interest as I love the route this has gone..... Might of had a little chat with my friendly mechanic about something very similar
No haven’t really had much time the last week for playing with the car.
I will be having a play tomorrow though.
If you do a rear mount Turbo there are a few things you do differently to a normal turbo system. I would be more than happy to advise you. Also don’t do as i have and run a remote oil system for the turbo. It’s been the biggest headache by far.
Im guessing its not been a fun task doing the remote oil then!!
That was one thing myself and the mechanic spoke about, would you have taken a feed from the engine side if you had to do it all again?

Yeah if I was doing it again i would. I would just take a feed from the oil filter housing cap and just run a return pump.
Also if you going to do this. Don’t go big on the exhaust from the turbo. 2.5" twin into single like mine is about right. Also don’t worry about pipe size from the turbo to the intercooler. And your boost reference line for the waste gate does not want to come off the compressor housing. But the charge pipe as close to the TB as you can get it.

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Thu May 03, 2018 11:07 am

So my car is NA again!!

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But don’t worry I am not giving up on the turbo build.
I have had problems, boost leaks oil system pressurising and obviously the ecu sh1tting it’s self. So I have disconnected the charge pipe from the intercooler to the TB. Put this air filter on. And I have put a bung in the other end above the dump valve.

I can now drive the car and enjoy it and test and check everything works. It goes away for the ecu now on the 4th of June.

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Thu May 03, 2018 11:21 am

It was also handy to see if it was going to fit. As I will eventually be using a flaper valve to feed my new plenum.

At the moment off boost the engine breathes through the intercooler a long length of pipe and then the turbo. The idea of the flaper valve is so off boost it would breath as normal. As soon as boost goes above atmospheric it closes the valve. And the turbo dose it’s job. Simples!

I may also try and play around with a rudernentry antilag system. First used on way old turbo rally cars. Where I would have an additional TB that closes off the feed to the compressor allowing the compressor to spin freer/quicker off throttle.

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:02 pm

It’s all starting to sound a bit more complicated mate!

Rob

Beedub · Post by **Beedub** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:08 pm

FI on these cars is a nightmare..... z4m included... they are all a nightmare. Well done for keeping going at this!

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:28 pm

Smartbear wrote: ↑Thu May 03, 2018 12:02 pm It’s all starting to sound a bit more complicated mate!
Rob

Yeah this is planing for the next stage and optmising things. Not just getting a decent number on the power torque front like now. But making it a refined and powerful car.

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:29 pm

Beedub wrote: ↑Thu May 03, 2018 12:08 pm FI on these cars is a nightmare..... z4m included... they are all a nightmare. Well done for keeping going at this!

Never giving up on this. It’s my forever car. I have many many plans for it down the line.

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