It’s on the ground. it runs, and It’s been on the road. ( Albeit a very short trip).
For the record..I changed the chinee 68/72 AR .81 turbo, to this “ thing” that Work Turbochargers put together for me.
That thing is part BW/ SX 200 part Garret. ( for whatever reason) it amounts to a 57mm AR . 67 journal bearing turbo with some kind of durability mods made to the center section.
All of that blah blah can be summed up in three words.
OH
MY
GOD!
This car has never been this kind of obscene before. You don’t even have to completely mat the pedal, and the engine just starts screaming..The tires are definitely boiling, and tire smoke is chasing me trying to keep up with the orange bullet that has now become the Monster......again.
No dancing like before, you just point it forward, easy roll into the throttle, and the tires just start frying... we are definitely in potential vid mode now, because the thing is smoking it’s tires in low, and my foot isn’t even on the floor.
But no sooner was all of this goodness happening, and I’m all wide eyed and mouthing a silent “Holy sht“ in disbelief, when a giant puff of smoke huffs out of the turbo, and I have to lift.
I turn it around, slow cruise back home..it’s huffing smoke from the turbo.
I get it back home, pull it in, and look.
( I don't have to open the hood, I took it off cause I'm in the process of swapping back to the OG monster hood.
The oil fitting on top is leaking like a pig..I tried to wipe it off the turbine housing and the microfiber rag macromelted all over it too.
So..for all of the drama, it looks to be an oil leak from a 1/4 npt fitting that wouldn't get tight enough..
I'll fix it on Sunday.
And hopefully beat it through and entire 3 gear pull.
I hope I don't cause a sonic boom or anything....that might not go over too well with the people that live on that road.
And..it sits differently now..the tires that were there since it was born, now are very close to rubbing.
Im gonna have to try and fold the inner lip on the pass side in more..it touches when it goes over a bump now.