Pinto Turbo, Progress
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Pinto Turbo, Progress
i've been planning on doing a pinto turbo for about 4 years now since i had my old capri, got a few bits together then but never finished it
now ive got a sierra and i've nearly got all the bits to do it
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i made my manifold today
its not pretty but bloody strong
my intercooler, just fits nice in front of the sierra rad with the ports coming out in the right place in the bay
my turbos and other bits, one turbo for mocking it all up and testing then i'll change it, theres also a fuel pressure regulator there off a renault 5 GTT, this is so the carb allways has fuel pressure higher than the boost
the boost will be getting blown down the top of my 38DGAS
i should be making the plenum for the top of the carb on friday so i'll keep the updates coming
thanks for looking
now ive got a sierra and i've nearly got all the bits to do it
heres the car
i made my manifold today
its not pretty but bloody strong
my intercooler, just fits nice in front of the sierra rad with the ports coming out in the right place in the bay
my turbos and other bits, one turbo for mocking it all up and testing then i'll change it, theres also a fuel pressure regulator there off a renault 5 GTT, this is so the carb allways has fuel pressure higher than the boost
the boost will be getting blown down the top of my 38DGAS
i should be making the plenum for the top of the carb on friday so i'll keep the updates coming
thanks for looking
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well i'm going to make the carb top plenum on friday, find myself a bosch type out of tank fuel pump then hopefuly start assembling it early next week
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i've been telling myself i'm going to get it done for the last 6 months, i just got stuck in last week and bought a few parts
just need a fuel pump now, i might just go the scrap yard and get an injection tank
then its just odds and sods like pipes and jubilee clips but i've got some 2 inch pipe to make solid boost pipes out of, i might tidy the bay up a bit while i'm at it lol
check out my ghetto pcv valve
just need a fuel pump now, i might just go the scrap yard and get an injection tank
then its just odds and sods like pipes and jubilee clips but i've got some 2 inch pipe to make solid boost pipes out of, i might tidy the bay up a bit while i'm at it lol
check out my ghetto pcv valve
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looking good.
A bit off topic but the big case full of spanners and wrenches looks like a good tool set, what make is it? Quite fancy one like that with everythink all in one box.
A bit off topic but the big case full of spanners and wrenches looks like a good tool set, what make is it? Quite fancy one like that with everythink all in one box.
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its a crescent set, Ł75 from cosco
its got loads in it, great for keeping in the car
this is the same set
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Crescent-211pc...item3ca9911c98
its got loads in it, great for keeping in the car
this is the same set
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Crescent-211pc...item3ca9911c98
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yeah they are very good, lifetime garentee aswell if i remember right
only thing i have against it is that there is a set of deep sockets but no deep 10mm
only thing i have against it is that there is a set of deep sockets but no deep 10mm
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its on and working, didnt have time to put the intercooler on as i need to use the car, and i havnt put the proper fuel pump and regulator on yet so it backs off on boost but still, a good start
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need to fit a boost guage to
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this may sound stupid to most of you, but is that the standard carb, inlet manifold?
besides the obvious exhaust manifold, turbo, intercooler and plenum for the carb (great work by the way), what else do you need to do this kind of job?
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besides the obvious exhaust manifold, turbo, intercooler and plenum for the carb (great work by the way), what else do you need to do this kind of job?
cheers
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i'm also planning on rigging a 5th (or 1st lol) injector in there somwhere, going to make it activate on a pressur switch
the ignition timing is going to need tweaking also
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does the pressure of the turbo not affect the carb? Find this really interesting and what proper mechanical tuning is all about, not plugging into a computer. good stuff mate
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isn't it best to use a turbo carb for this kind of projects?
external fuel pump?
also, is the inlet manifold from a capri?
external fuel pump?
also, is the inlet manifold from a capri?
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and yes, i'm going to use a bosch out of tank fuel pump as soon as i can get down the scrapyard and find one. like the old xr3i fuel pump
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the float chamber is fed pressure through the breather as the box on top of the carb covers it. this means the carb SHOULD behave as normal because there is even pressure all through it
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at the minute it does yes becuse the fuel pressure is too low and the boost pressure is stopping fuel from going into the carb. once this is sorted though it sould be fine
the float chamber is fed pressure through the breather as the box on top of the carb covers it. this means the carb SHOULD behave as normal because there is even pressure all through it
the float chamber is fed pressure through the breather as the box on top of the carb covers it. this means the carb SHOULD behave as normal because there is even pressure all through it
wont the vacuum effect be higher due to the turbo?
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