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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:24 pm
by quattrofrog
Hey Marc... Are your turbochargers are supported from beneath by braces or just by the manifolds? I can't remember how you have it configured.
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:43 pm
by Marc
Wizard-of-OD wrote:Marc you going to eliminate that idler pulley up front?
I haven't had any more problems with blowing up serp belts but I would like to get rid of the top roller. In theory all I should need is a straight shot between the crank pulley and the alternator with some sort of spring loaded tension roller pushing in the back side of the belt to keep it tensioned, essentially eliminating the pulley that used to be used for the viscous fan.
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:43 pm
by Marc
quattrofrog wrote:Hey Marc... Are your turbochargers are supported from beneath by braces or just by the manifolds? I can't remember how you have it configured.
just the manifolds. They are so short I really dont think bracing is necessary.
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:45 pm
by RSCoupe
a4kquattro wrote:yeah, when you track high HP turbos the heat and vibration plays hell on the fasteners. I used high temp loctite on the fasteners, in this case it was the studs securing the turbo to the manifold that started to back out (the nuts were still securely in place). next step is some nice mechanical locking tabs I seem to recall seeing in the 034 motorsport catalog
Definitely. I had to use the locking tabs on mine, as it was the only way to keep the hardware tight. It would only take a couple sessions and it would be loose, and the gasket would be burned out.
http://www.034motorsport.com/product_in ... ts_id=1329
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:47 am
by Marc
engine is out, car is pushed outside so I can keep the doors closed and swap some of the custom parts off the 3.6 onto the 4.2. Parts I will be swapping include:
oil pan (clearanced for the subframe)
crank pulley (60-2)
t-belt covers (powdercoated)
valve covers (powdercoated)
exhaust manifolds/turbos (duh)
I'll need to drill some holes in the 4.2 block while I've got the pan off for the turbo drains as well as some new provisions for catch can drain back...
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:53 am
by AudiSport4000
:woowoo: :woowoo: :woowoo: :woowoo:
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:02 pm
by Derracuda
8)
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:22 pm
by Jonathan
Marc,
You get the MG prize for "together again, apart again."
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:09 pm
by RSCoupe
:woowoo:
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:23 pm
by Zzak
Ok you motivated me to pull the 2 VEMS harness wires thru my firewall so there. Now I'm getting some whiskey to warm me up.
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:39 pm
by Marc
Zzak wrote:Ok you motivated me to pull the 2 VEMS harness wires thru my firewall so there. Now I'm getting some whiskey to warm me up.
ooh. thats a good idea. off to the booze cabinet I go!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:21 pm
by 3bAudios
:woowoo: nice going Marc i take it it warmed up enough to get a little work done, nice
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:13 pm
by HT Motorsport
Very cool, well cold really
Nice work Mark, cant wait to find out more. :woowoo:
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:08 pm
by onfir3
Holy hell, that motor is dead sexy. I've got to say, that's pretty sharp.
So, I'm really tired right now, but I'll read through this at a later time.
What's the status? Getting it ready to go in and all? Does it run?
feel free to :bashtard: me later.
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:28 pm
by Derracuda
RS6 on the cheap!
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:44 pm
by WAUG0806
derracuda wrote:RS6 on the cheap!
RS6 on a diet...
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:01 pm
by Marc
WAUG0806 wrote:derracuda wrote:RS6 on the cheap!
RS6 on a diet...
Coupe is still a pig, 400whp takes care of that nicely.
I'm hoping for 500whp on pump with the 4.2, possibly 600 on E85 :-D
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:54 pm
by Marc
put the engine up on a stand tonight:
pulled the lower and upper oil pans, since those will be swapped onto the 4.2
next up is to lift the 4.2 off the ground and pull the upper and lower pans, drill the oil return lines into the engine block, as well as a yet to be determined catch can drain back hole.
man alive there are a lot of oil pan bolts on these things.
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:41 pm
by Toxcheap
good work and all that stuff
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:25 am
by HT Motorsport
Toxcheap wrote:good work and all that stuff
Aye, garage is looking sorted too
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:30 am
by Marc
timmmy wrote:Toxcheap wrote:good work and all that stuff
Aye, garage is looking sorted too
says the man with a monster sized garage. Asshat
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:30 am
by Toxcheap
timmmy wrote:Toxcheap wrote:good work and all that stuff
Aye, garage is looking sorted too
HAHAHA!!
At least this time I don't have to see it in person, although right now I can't talk my garage is a war zone with absolutely no free space to work. :(
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:01 am
by RSCoupe
a4kquattro wrote:timmmy wrote:Toxcheap wrote:good work and all that stuff
Aye, garage is looking sorted too
says the man with a monster sized garage. Asshat
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:30 am
by WAUG0806
Good to see you back at it!
I spent 16+ hours straightening up my huge garage mess this weekend... parting cars a very messy proposition and another incoming orphan soon... lots of energy and did not touch a car.
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:47 pm
by Marc
life has been busy lately.
Closing on my house the 16th of this month (fingers crossed). I did manage to sneak out to the garage tonight to tighten the oil pan bolts for the swapped mid and lower oil pans (all eleventy billion of them).
Next up is R&Ring the waterpump and idler rollers and installing some new seals, swapping over the powdercoated timing belt rear cover plates for the heads, then install the t-belt..