Re: My budget LQ4/4L80E build! update, way over budget, 9's or bust!
ok, update time. I burn afew spark plug wires and had a small leak on my oil feed line for my turbo, so............ Time for a change.
I didnt like how close my radiator was to my accessories, so i moved the top forward about 1/2" and the bottom forward about 2". While i was in there i was looking at the placement of my turbo... I have always hated how it looked and was tired of it sucking all the hot air from the engine and radiator. So i started to move everything. So far i have redid the crossover. It still goes around the drivers side frame, but now it goes over the passenger side and under the the header and exits where the old downpipe went down. everything is tacked together and just need final welding, paint, and wrap. I will do the new downpipe the next day it is not raining.
here is where the new crossover goes up
here is the t4 flange location
here is the pile of old wrap
and this is what the old flex coupler looked like inside, it was 2.5" but apparently the woven mesh wire on the inside wanted to colapse into a 1" circle. can you say, restriction :tdown:
the two beasts together. cant wait to drive them together.
thanks for looking :tup:
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