Thought I was ready but Mr. Murphy stopped by.

solidus · 08-20-2019, 04:36 PM

Almost finished up and last week , I heard what sounded like an airhorn under the drivers seat under boost. Turned out it was a t bolt clamp just dangling and the charge pipe from mid engine to the intercooler was leaking boost. So I ordered new t clamps and put them on before hitting the dyno yesterday. I was stoked to be on my way and decided to give it a test hit enroute. That was a bad omen. At about 16psi I did'nt get the airhorn sound but a little squeak. So I stopped by the store and bought some duct tape of all things. Rolled that around the silicone to make it thick and then clamped it back up on both ends. Hit the rollers and the first pull netted decent power but still weak for that level of boost. After the first pull it was just depressing to watch. Even in high boost it would'nt come near what target was. Power went down and on the way home it would'nt go past 4 psi without sounding like a fire horn.
I have reason to believe now that this big leak is'nt the only one, it's just the worst one. I basically have Vibrant silicone on the way for each joint of charge pipe in two sizes with the exception of the intake to charge pipe joint.
This is just a minor setback that will last as long as it takes fedex to get here with my stuff.
Dyno sheet is at the end of the video with all the successive runs but the first run made 710rwhp and 625ftlbs.

https://youtu.be/Pnitnboy-h4

Spooler · 08-20-2019, 05:03 PM

Keep fighting the good fight. You will get it all sorted.

Jayhovah · 08-20-2019, 05:29 PM

They're going to put a picture of you in the dictionary next to the definition of 'Perseverance'

solidus · 08-20-2019, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayhovah

They're going to put a picture of you in the dictionary next to the definition of 'Perseverance'

They pounded "Don't quit" in my soul at Parris Island , long time ago.
Honestly this is petty stuff. The curve on the 710 run is beautiful even if you know it's bleeding to death. Once everything is air tight it's gonna hit hard. Spool time is great and it sounds good and squats.

Spooler · 08-20-2019, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solidus

They pounded "Don't quit" in my soul at Parris Island , long time ago.
Honestly this is petty stuff. The curve on the 710 run is beautiful even if you know it's bleeding to death. Once everything is air tight it's gonna hit hard. Spool time is great and it sounds good and squats.

My Dad pounded it in my head. Along with his OCD about things.

JARblue · 08-20-2019, 10:34 PM

I always thought Murphy was a female. For reasons I thought were obvious lol

We're all rooting for you, brother! Keep going strong!

08-20-2019, 04:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
solidus Track Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 694 Drives: 15' Nismo Black 6MT Rep Power: 10081	Thought I was ready but Mr. Murphy stopped by. Almost finished up and last week , I heard what sounded like an airhorn under the drivers seat under boost. Turned out it was a t bolt clamp just dangling and the charge pipe from mid engine to the intercooler was leaking boost. So I ordered new t clamps and put them on before hitting the dyno yesterday. I was stoked to be on my way and decided to give it a test hit enroute. That was a bad omen. At about 16psi I did'nt get the airhorn sound but a little squeak. So I stopped by the store and bought some duct tape of all things. Rolled that around the silicone to make it thick and then clamped it back up on both ends. Hit the rollers and the first pull netted decent power but still weak for that level of boost. After the first pull it was just depressing to watch. Even in high boost it would'nt come near what target was. Power went down and on the way home it would'nt go past 4 psi without sounding like a fire horn. I have reason to believe now that this big leak is'nt the only one, it's just the worst one. I basically have Vibrant silicone on the way for each joint of charge pipe in two sizes with the exception of the intake to charge pipe joint. This is just a minor setback that will last as long as it takes fedex to get here with my stuff. Dyno sheet is at the end of the video with all the successive runs but the first run made 710rwhp and 625ftlbs. https://youtu.be/Pnitnboy-h4 JARblue, cv129, Rusty and 3 others like this.

08-20-2019, 05:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 13,834 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684392	Keep fighting the good fight. You will get it all sorted. Rusty, solidus, old guy and 1 others like this.

08-20-2019, 10:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	I always thought Murphy was a female. For reasons I thought were obvious lol We're all rooting for you, brother! Keep going strong! Spooler and old guy like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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