CT 20B, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!, 2nd gen 3S-GTE now with Extra C & B!!!!!!& Options

[Darkchylde]

ridiculous day, it's in. too tired though, only getting about 8-10 lbs boost pressure. haven't reset ECU though. going to bed hit you guys up tomorrow. oh and I will be posting a compressor housing "clocking" how to as well. I saw the one for the actuator retro fit but not one for actually spinning the housing.
Good night all.

[delusionz]

are u talking about the factory egt? most people leave that out, it's only there to tell the ecu if the cat convertor is ok you dont have one though

and the bosch wideband sensor bung for the UEGO? that goes in your downpipe about the same distance from the turbo as your factory o2

some kits even have an output which can replace factory o2

[Darkchylde]

Aftermarket EGT, I have a bung in my down pipe for the UEGO. LONG story short it is in but the waste gate is not returning to the full closed position. The actuator rod is to long, the steel of the plate to move the position of the actuator is too thin and keeps flexing. So while I had it in I bent the bracket that the actuator sits on (or so I thought), during that time I got incredible boost (compared to the 26) at about 50% of the Turbos max output according to my boost controller. That output @ 50% was about 10-11 psi. Spool up was very smooth and quick, torque steer is off the map though (need an LSD, Be calling you soon Culp). Since then though the steel of the bracket and or it's holding plate has had a chance to relax again, sooooooooooooo... ...Tomorrow is another day. Tomorrow I will be either re-bending the rod to the specifications in how to, altering the bracket to allow for the rod length, or cutting and welding the rod to the proper length of I believe it is 7 3/8.

I have pictures and such but I refuse to post them until I am finished (it's bad luck IMO). I should be completely finished with the gremlins tomorrow.

This post has been edited by Darkchylde: May 10, 2011 - 11:06 PM

[easternpiro1]

if i may ask, why is the actuator rod too long?

[Darkchylde]

Have to measure it, but either from not being bent exactly right or simply the spacing on the relocation plate.

[easternpiro1]

Have to measure it, but either from not being bent exactly right or simply the spacing on the relocation plate.

oh ok! i was thinking the original owner may have been putzing around with it or something... let us know how it comes out! (take pics?)

[Darkchylde]

will do, have some pics but for superstitious reasons I am not posting them until any and all Gremlins are gone.

[delusionz]

I see what you mean about the relocation plate,

I had a look at mine, yours actuator looks allright from that pic, maybe it needs to be brought up more or further towards the intake with some washers?

This post has been edited by delusionz: May 11, 2011 - 1:02 AM

[Darkchylde]

Yes, same principle different theory.

[delusionz]

[Darkchylde]

SSSSSSSooooooooooooooooo, my kid decide to get a hold of my camera and the install pics are toast. I will take some after shots for posterity tomorrow. Luckily I uploaded the clocking pictures before I even started the install. So I will still be posting that how to on the clocking. Sorry about the photos guys.

On a much better note I have new news on my old CT 26. The shop in Texas that I sent it to Turbochargers.com, formerly Texas rebuild as you know informed me that my turbine wheels were shot so to speak, that was the kick off to this whole thing, right. Well after informing them that I was just going to buy another turbo, I told them to do the seal kit and put it back together. I figured that I could just list it for $100 or something as "needs turbine wheels" or something to try and recoup a very little dough. Well that was not the case, their resident turbo tech Mark was like "I can't let this thing leave here in that condition", took it upon himself to try to shape and balance the wheels to get them back to a reliably operable state. He somehow accomplished this magnificent feat, But as I was talking to Ralph (owner or partner I am guessing, by the way he represented himself), we got to talking about his twin turbo 2jz Lexus, which is running twin Big 16's. Well Mark then took it upon himself to cut my compressor housing and replace my turbine wheels with that of the Big 16 variety (45.5mm). As if that was not enough Mark then balanced the whole thing out again and refinished the housing completely. I got a message from Ralph that my UEGO and EGT were on their way as well as my turbo, that is when I was told all of the other work occured. To my complete astonishment and delight all that extra work cost me... c'mon guess, you'll never guess. $300...nay, $200...nay, $100...nay, $50...P'shaw...............$0, That's right true believers $0 MotherF$%^in dollars. These guys went above and beyond, to accommodate me while I figured out what I wanted to do with my old turbo and then completely rebuilt and upgraded it for FREE, minus the price of the seal kit that I asked them to do. I was referred to them by a friend of mine, who has an all-wheel 94 Eclipse. He also does not have a bad thing in the world to say about these guys, The do all the machining in house, They even cut Some of their own turbine wheels out of solid blocks of aluminum, for custom applications, have a deal with AEM (Said they would match or beat anyone's price). Check them out @

http://www.turbochargers.com/

These guys are the sh!t.