Soon to be TT Nismo

elliotty · 02-21-2012, 09:04 AM

Well it has been awhile since I have posted an update, mainly due to the fact the car has been waiting to get worked on. I picked it up from my mechanic yesterday and have been driving it around. Here's an update:

-Originally I had an oil leak from the Driver's side turbo. It turns out, I had marred the banjo fitting and overtightened it during the install. The banjo bolt was all twisted, but luckily not broken. Sam sent me out some replacements, and it is now good and leak-free.

-I had some binding in the steering, which ended up being because I missed taking off the blue plastic piece on the steering rack during the install. There is no specific step, but if you look closely you can see that it is indeed removed in one of the pictures. That has been removed and the steering feels great.

-I could not get the Driver's side recirculation pipe to line up between the waste gate and down pipe. After messing with it for a while, we went ahead and modified the pipe: adjusted the bend, and TIG welded it back in place. The pipe looks good and fits like a charm now. (I no longer go deaf when under boost)

-When I was driving yesterday, I was stopped at a stoplight and the car shutoff on me. I tried to restart it 2 or 3 times with no luck. After pushing it into the shoulder and thinking "FML", I hit the start button one last time, and it fired right up. This has not happened again, but it does worry me. I may take a couple more data logs at idle for Sam to take a look at. My AFR fluctuates between 13.9 and 15.5ish at idle (I am not sure if this is normal, but it seems to be a pretty big fluctuation).

-There are still a few creeks and vibrations that were not there prior to the install. I plan to try and track those down as I continue to drive the car. I don't think there is anything rubbing or loose, so I am stumped as to what it could be.

Overall, I am very happy with the car FINALLY! I am only running waste gate pressure (seeing about 5.5psi) and my invidia exhaust, and the car is impressive. I can only imagine what it will be like with the 3" F.I. TDX and increased boost.

I will try to take some vids this week or weekend!

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02-21-2012, 09:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
elliotty Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 355 Drives: '10 PG Nismo TT Rep Power: 15	Well it has been awhile since I have posted an update, mainly due to the fact the car has been waiting to get worked on. I picked it up from my mechanic yesterday and have been driving it around. Here's an update: -Originally I had an oil leak from the Driver's side turbo. It turns out, I had marred the banjo fitting and overtightened it during the install. The banjo bolt was all twisted, but luckily not broken. Sam sent me out some replacements, and it is now good and leak-free. -I had some binding in the steering, which ended up being because I missed taking off the blue plastic piece on the steering rack during the install. There is no specific step, but if you look closely you can see that it is indeed removed in one of the pictures. That has been removed and the steering feels great. -I could not get the Driver's side recirculation pipe to line up between the waste gate and down pipe. After messing with it for a while, we went ahead and modified the pipe: adjusted the bend, and TIG welded it back in place. The pipe looks good and fits like a charm now. (I no longer go deaf when under boost) -When I was driving yesterday, I was stopped at a stoplight and the car shutoff on me. I tried to restart it 2 or 3 times with no luck. After pushing it into the shoulder and thinking "FML", I hit the start button one last time, and it fired right up. This has not happened again, but it does worry me. I may take a couple more data logs at idle for Sam to take a look at. My AFR fluctuates between 13.9 and 15.5ish at idle (I am not sure if this is normal, but it seems to be a pretty big fluctuation). -There are still a few creeks and vibrations that were not there prior to the install. I plan to try and track those down as I continue to drive the car. I don't think there is anything rubbing or loose, so I am stumped as to what it could be. Overall, I am very happy with the car FINALLY! I am only running waste gate pressure (seeing about 5.5psi) and my invidia exhaust, and the car is impressive. I can only imagine what it will be like with the 3" F.I. TDX and increased boost. I will try to take some vids this week or weekend!