well after i blew my 60trim from compressor surge i figured i would just be done with journal bearing turbos all together so i invested in a garret 35r, punishment manifold, and punishment o2 housing to change it up a little. well after puting the 35r in havent really had time or money to get it retuned seeing as how a trip down to the tampa/orlando area would be somewhat expensive with a car to trailer... so i have just had a nasty little yard orniment for a few months. then i finally got tired of seeing this hunk-o-shit in my yard and figured i would occupy my wasted time (the time in between that of which in not stuck at my crappy job...lol) and pull the engine for a little r&d and to check everything. well it turns out i wound up getting some coolant in the oil and yadda yadda yadda... so ths issue had to go. to elemenate the water cooled oil cooler (the oil problem) i ditched it for a mishimoto external oil cooler (which fyi comes with RADIATOR instructions NOT OIL COOLER instructions!!) i finally realized i had to change out my 90-92 water cooled filter bracket for a 89-90 externally cooled filter bracket. so i did this too while i was at it. so far i have put a new mls head gasket, new arp head studs, jm fab intake, FIAV block off, buschur COP, new filter bracket, and i got a jm coil bracket relocator so i have moved my power transsister and map sensor to the back side of the engine under the intake (clean as fuck!!). i also pulled the oil pan to check everything down stairs which also turned out to be doing good. i have been every bored and been taking my time not to overlook anything and have fitted, refitted, and refitted everything again. lol new coolant lines have tured out to be the biggest pain. (had to bend a 3/8 metal pipe to follow the big water pipe so i wouldnt melt rubber ones runing behind the turbo. the saga is almost done and the engine will be going back in in the next couple of days once my new concrete slab i had poured finishes hardening. lol here are some pictures. lmk what you think. i have tried to keep it clean and as simple as possible.
AND YES, im aware i an still missing one of the fitting on the filter housing for the external oil cooler. extremepsi forgot to ship the 2 and only sent one by mistake. the other one should be here tomorrow (i love that company, CS FTMFW!!
only things i have left to be done before it is put back in the car is have my 2 -10AN bungs welded to the valve cover for the catch can and have my upper intercooler pipes rewelded to fit this manifold.
old oil cooler
new filter bracket
FIAV block off
lmk what you think.
and ps;
i need someone to tune this this. its ran by an aem ems. i tried to call drew back but have had no luck... so anyone else as good as mister drew?? AND NO, I DONT want this to just be WOT CAR, drivability is a must!!! no ttp sputtering. J/K J/K!!! DONT TRIP, just got done reading the flame threads. people are such dicks i swear, lmao.