Sloxr6's EF XR6 Turbo 264RWKW With Problems. New Pics!!!

[holmsy]

ah ok thought they might have done exhaust.
do ya know where it got done?
how it wasnt town n country exhausts.
their driveway is brutal

[Sloxr6]

Up it was just around the corner from Daltons I think it is called south geelong exhausts

[holmsy]

Howd ya go mate? They get it tuned?

[Sloxr6]

Tried to ring them friday and Sat couldn't get hold of them.

[holmsy]

Doesnt sound like it has been tuned from when he drove it round the back this morn but could be wrong.

edit: no it hasnt been tuned.
needs to do the fuel reg and something else i think he said.

[Sloxr6]

Damn they should have had that reg done last week

[Sloxr6]

Ok guys got the big girl back today she pulled 264rw on 14psi with a vacuum leak under my plenum (Now I have to pull it all off again ) and a problem with the wastegate, just keeps boost spiking and jumping all over the place.

Chris thinks if I fix these problems and we have a bit of a play with it she should see around the 300 mark. He said there was plenty left in her but couldn't keep the boost steady.

Also got it home today parked it turned the key off then BOOM. The damn radiator exploded split the plastic tank. So I think my radiator cap is buggered. Well I hope so anyway.

[holmsy]

lucky ya got it home before radiator went pop.

is it still good to drive as is (obviously before radiator blew). or could he not get a good tune on it?

[Sloxr6]

Yeah it is still good fun to drive. He could get a good tune to 264 and anything over the boost just goes nuts

[holmsy]

just noticed you have manual.
how long ya planning for that to last?
is it just a normal t5?

[Michael (HYPOEB)]

Thats still a very nice shot of power you got there mate!
T5 wont last long though

[Sloxr6]

yeah I will drive it till it breaks

I am thinking I might got back to the standard diff 3.45 lsd I have sitting here I am not a real fan of the 4.11's anyone wanna buy a 9 inch with 4.11 LSD to suit e-series?

[Michael (HYPOEB)]

Wouldnt you be better off just putting 3.45 gears into the 9 inch?

[Sloxr6]

yeah thought about that but I have a full 3.45 sitting here and I will get more cash for a complete 9 inch that fits in a e-series.

[iceman]

hey mate what wastegate spring are you currently running?? do you have a bleed valve/boost controller fitted?

it may be best to setup a stronger spring for the wastegate to support your desired power/boost levels? however power levels also dont seem right for 14psi let me know if i can help in any way

[rhys]

you will gain a fair few KW with getting rid of the 9-inch wont you? As far as i was aware they are tough and nails but extremely inefficient.

[misk]

dont think they're that bad man, just larger heavier parts mean more inertia

[Mr_4.0]

you 100% loose more power through a 9inch. proven fact.

[misk]

lol so 100% of nothing is nothing?

[Mr_4.0]

you know what i meant.........

[krisisdog]

you 100% loose more power through a 9inch. proven fact.

100% loose. fuk man, not even your mums that loose

[Sloxr6]

hey mate what wastegate spring are you currently running?? do you have a bleed valve/boost controller fitted?

it may be best to setup a stronger spring for the wastegate to support your desired power/boost levels? however power levels also dont seem right for 14psi let me know if i can help in any way

Um not sure on the spring it would be what ever come in your kit. Yes I have an electronic boost controller fitted.

So you think the wastegate would be fine I just might need a stronger spring? Also what brand is the wastegate in your kits. And yes I didnt think the power levels were right for 14psi ether. Where about do you think the power should be? I am hopefull that maybe the plenum leak might have something to do with it.

[Sloxr6]

Yeah not to worried about gaining losing kw's just the 4.11's just really dont suit the 5 speed to well. I recon it was more fun to drive with the 3.45's in it,

[misk]

you know what i meant.........

lol i do know what you mean, but still didnt think it was that much of an issue

[rhys]

I think it was in 'street machine' that they said loses can be of around 50RWHP, ill see if I can find the story

[Sloxr6]

OK guys thanks to a couple of guys on here and Fordmods she is sporting a better looking engine bay.

Thanks goes out to WaghoonEF.

[xr86lt]

hey that overflow bottle looks familar?????????

[Sloxr6]

She looks the goods doesn't it.

[Michael (HYPOEB)]

The bay looks great!
All the little problems fixed yet?

[Nikk O'lass]

boing! Engine bay is neet!

[Sloxr6]

The bay looks great!
All the little problems fixed yet?

Yeah only problem left is the wastegate. Not really a problem at the power it is at now. Just gunna drive it for awhile put the original column back in it, put the 3.45 LSD back in it (I think it drives heaps better with them) then take her back up to daltons when I have a day off and we are gunna play around with it for the day get her up to 300. Then it will be time to sell her and get on with the new wagon.

[EFFalcon]

I really like that cover, i wouldn't mind one that goes up on both sides.

would help me cover the battery AND the lpg converters.

[Sloxr6]

Yeah they look good shot waghoon a msg I am sure he would be more than happy to do one, he was more than happy to custom make mine.

[EFFalcon]

Yeah, i've got one of his older ones anyway.

[Rollin]

With that combo it should do over 300 I would have thought (Are you running a screamer? You're a homo if you aren't )

Possibly your vac leak is also affecting the wastegate, so under pressure the gate is getting a dodgy vac reading. Fix the vac leak first then see if the gate improves before you go changing springs and stuff.

Also, if your fuel pressure is dropping on boost then a reg will not fix the problem - you are running out of fuel pump. The only other thing that will cause a pressure drop on boost would be a leaking vac hose to the reg. (possibly the same issue as your gate...?)

[Sloxr6]

With that combo it should do over 300 I would have thought (Are you running a screamer? You're a homo if you aren't )

Possibly your vac leak is also affecting the wastegate, so under pressure the gate is getting a dodgy vac reading. Fix the vac leak first then see if the gate improves before you go changing springs and stuff.

Also, if your fuel pressure is dropping on boost then a reg will not fix the problem - you are running out of fuel pump. The only other thing that will cause a pressure drop on boost would be a leaking vac hose to the reg. (possibly the same issue as your gate...?)

Do you recon a screamer pipe would make much diff?

Also it didn't have a vac leak the whole time and it was and still is jumping all over the place over 264kw and the reg actually did fix the fuel problem it gets plenty of fuel now.

[Rollin]

Well then your car has magic fairies in it if a reg fixed a lack of fuel pressure on boost.

Is the boost level jumping around all over the place randomly or is it going high/low/high/low in a fairly regular way? As others have said, if your gate spring is too soft it may cause boost control problems, because the solenoid may be opening and closing too slowly to give a level boost curve.

Screamer pipes make your wastegate and exhaust work more effectively, because there is the most pressure difference between the manifold and the atmosphere, so you get better boost control (as there is always at least a small amount of unwanted pressure in the exhaust system that reduces the gates efficiency).

Also, by removing the need for your normal exhaust to flow all the gas that's coming out of the turbo and the gasses from the gate, it's similar to fitting a bigger exhaust.

AND they sound FUCKING SICK.

[Sloxr6]

Well then your car has magic fairies in it if a reg fixed a lack of fuel pressure on boost.

Is the boost level jumping around all over the place randomly or is it going high/low/high/low in a fairly regular way? As others have said, if your gate spring is too soft it may cause boost control problems, because the solenoid may be opening and closing too slowly to give a level boost curve.

Screamer pipes make your wastegate and exhaust work more effectively, because there is the most pressure difference between the manifold and the atmosphere, so you get better boost control (as there is always at least a small amount of unwanted pressure in the exhaust system that reduces the gates efficiency).

Also, by removing the need for your normal exhaust to flow all the gas that's coming out of the turbo and the gasses from the gate, it's similar to fitting a bigger exhaust.

AND they sound FUCKING SICK.

Dunno about the reg but that's what they said fixed it.

Yeah the boost just goes bang up to the shit house. It just wont hold the boost at 14psi it overboosts real bad.

Looks like I might look at a screamer pipe.

[EFFalcon]

i can't wait to run a screamer on my turbo V8.
it better not sound shit like my EF screamer

[ClassicAU]