My R33 Gtr

[snozzle]

Ive had no issues without running a BOV and i know of a few other GTR owners running to4z without a BOV aswell and they arent havent any issues.

Id be looking at your oil supply line and also remove and inspect the restrictor inside the turbo for any carbon build up as that will limit oil flow into the turbo and cause the bearing to wear out.

Ive inspected the turbo today actually and it feels like new still

[johnbarry88]

ok just to put it into perspective. I had checked the oil line prior to removing the bov becuase I had to fit some flame guard for the line and everything was fine. I had only driven the car at pwercruise 31 a month ago and then twice after. This is when I inspected the turbo and found play. Id hate to see this happen to you just after fitting a new turbo. I do know plenty of people out there run no bov and havent had an issue, its just known that some people come into problems with the garret gt35r series turbo's. Anyway gives me a good chance to upgrade to a billet z

[snozzle]

Shit I totally forgot to reply to your post mate. I think the main issue with gt35s on rb25/26s is the compressor surge you get at lowish rpm while under abit of load, ie corning out of a bend or uphill. I never get the issue on the street as its either full throttle or baby the car.

On the track i noticed that whilst trying to control the throttle in 2nd gear around a particular uphill bend, the turbo was building more boost than it usually does at that rpm and i was hearing abit of compressor surge. Im thinking its pushing out more air than the engine wants to digest with the throttles half way closed. I believe this WILL result in premature failure of the turbo so before the car goes back out on track again ill have some anti surge slots drilled in As soon as i herd this noise I controlled the throttle in a way that it would stop occuring but this meant that my cornering speed had dropped also which i dont care about atm, it was only powercruise

As for the damage due to the absense of a BOV when the throttle is 100% closed, im not a believer. Sorry

Anywho..

I installed my oil pressure and oil temp sensors today, getting 6bar of oil pressure on a cold start 1100rpm. During hot idle im getting 2.2bar. When cruising at 2500rpm im getting 5bar so pretty happy with those readings

While i was there installing the sensors i decided to remove my oil filter relocation mount to clean it, while i was tightening up the fittings into the housing itself the housing snapped :( FML - waiting on a new one to come from over east, lesson learnt! The old saying, dont touch it if it aint broke came to mind instantly haha

Also got around to wrapping the loom near my strut tower in some high temp shielding as it looked like a major operation (not really im just lazy) . Ill have some pics up 2moro!

Also thinking of installing a greddy radiator breather thingy i got lying around to get rid of the air bubbles while the car is running that the bleed screw fails to get rid of (or so they claim it does).

Heres a link to what im talking about:

http://www.greddy.co...d/rad-breather/

Just not sure where to plumb all the lines besides the obvious bleed screw near the FPR, somewhere in the rad hose and maybe even the coolant overflow tank?

Anyone fitted one before to an rb26? Some tips would be nice!

i just found this diagram that seems to make sense so might follow it

Edited October 11, 2011 by snozzle

[snozzle]

Another update i should have posted a few days ago:

After many issues trying to get one, the universe has finally said OK, you can now have a washer bottle/catch can unit.....

Picked it up second hand off a forum member, the design of it is really good, has baffles inside the catch can side but i wasnt happy with the welds so i grinded them back to straight edges and painted the whole thing wrinkle black!

Just gotta buy a little airfilter to go onto the side and shes done.

Also now sporting a blue Tomei sticker on my timing cover for cooler engine temps and extra detonation protection!!

[ahh 33 s2]

Not sure if there is a pic or not but how are u mounting ur gauges, I'm looking at options now but with 60mm gauges there's not as much available as there is with the 52's

[snozzle]

My boost gauge is on the other side of the dash next to the A pillar.

[GTRNUR]

i just found this diagram that seems to make sense so might follow it

Yes it is that simple and yes they really do work well. The only thing I would suggest is that you be careful to not over-tighten the 6x1mm fitting that goes into the head as it is extremely fragile due to the hole drilled through it, and also because its chrome plated mild steel. Could have been my enthuesasm but mine broke so I made another out of a grade 12 bolt.

One other thing I would suggest is to seal the radiator shroud onto your radiator so the fan can only pull air through the radiator, and then seal the radiator to the front of the car by replacing all the foam rubber you are missing around the radiator. An air leak around the radiator either drops the effectiveness of your fan by allowing it to draw air around the radiator, or it allows it to recirculate hot air when stationary. Both are bad. Consider an air leak to be as bad as a coolant leak.

Even if your engine isnt over heating, hotter average coolant temps in the radiator temps mean your clutch fan will be engaging and working harder and directly robbing more power and throttle response at all engine speeds.

The greddy tank, and radiator foam allow my engine to sit on a stable nismo thermostat regulated 68 degrees in 32-35 degree heat like we are getting during the day at the moment.

[snozzle]

Thanks for your input mate, much appreciated! Ill work on all the things you have mentioned over the next few weeks as they do make alot of sense

Im not getting any overheating issues, never have, but cooler is always better!

[fomby639]

im saving for the same 35r kit atm, can u buy a 35r with a antisurge front from anywhere or are the a custom item? great build btw!

[snozzle]

you can get the anti surge 35r comp cover from ATP in the states but not locally in australia i dont think

if you find let me know

[SimonR32]

As if a GT3582R is ever going to surge

Gate sounds mint as mentioned at powercruise... Well loud!

[snozzle]

hahaha do you want proof? Ill try con someone to record the surge while im building some boost.

Cheers man

[fomby639]

GCG and MTQ both have "windowed" front covers, GCG is $275 and MTQ for $300, 0.70a/r ratio. which is the best, the drilled or slotted/windowed?

[hylian]

What's that in your aircon vent?

Love the car, can't wait to see what else comes out of it.

[snozzle]

haha cheers mate, that is an air refreshener

[Hanaldo]

That catch can/overflow bottle is exactly what I want So damn hard to find. May have to get one custom made, but all quotes I have got so far are ridiculous

[methz]

you can buy the port shroud .70 front cover to suit gt3582r turbo from gcg as mentioned. better then drilled in my eyes.

im running one and they sound really nice

[snozzle]

Long time no updates!

Car has been running sweet for the past 6-7 months, however, my time with the car has now come to an end as it is now sold. It's getting picked up on Friday.

The only good news i have is that the car is going to be featured in Perth street car magazine so keep an eye out for that

Some pics from the photoshoot;

[Hadouken]

Spewing! Why did you sell it!?

[Manuel Kasko]

This is like one of those sad movies

Where the main character dies.

I just spent the past half hour reading the whole thread and now to see it sold makes me upset