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Twin cam conversion (lots of pics)
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:24 pm
by avandull
Been busy in my new shed.
I have had no life for months.
Here are some pics
XF falcon throttle body
Adaptor plate made from 8mm steel
Modified coolant piping
balance shafts removed
Custom exhast manifold made from 40mm steam pipe
750cc injectors
in she goes
Cheap ebay turbo. I will let you all know how it goes
Corolla thermostat housing
Intercooler installed. 600x300x100. I moved the intercooler flanges to suit.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:55 pm
by groupAralliart
a life well wasted! Looks great, I am keen to hear how it goes.
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:49 am
by OLD FART
Nice work mate WELL DONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :beer
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:04 am
by FST4RD
That is sweet!
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:22 am
by S0LJAH
looks good mate
i had a corolla thermostat hosuing that i toyed ith using on my twincam conversion but in the end just went with the stock one remounted
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:18 am
by Komeuppance
Nice!! What'd you do about the CAS to firewall clearance?? BFH (Big f'n Hammer)??
More info on your sweet looking adapter plate!! What grade/strength bolts are those?? And what flywheel did you use??
-Robert
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:36 pm
by Lunacy
Hey man nice work. Couple of questions:
What computer are you running?
How did u get the idle sorted on the xf throttle body?
Cheers
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:04 pm
by redzone
nice one!
been wondering where you'd got to :beer
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:59 pm
by avandull
I am using a Haltech E6K ECU.
I have no idle control at the moment. Does not really need it.
The CAS clears the firewall by less then 1 mm. I did not hammer the firewall but I will next time the motor is out to increase clearance.
The adaptor plate
The bolts are turned up in a mates lathe. They are a 12.9 tensile, however machining them has reduced the tensile strength. This was because a countersunk high tensile bolt is not avalible in a 10mm x 1.25mm. So I mechined this thread in to the shank of a longer bolt.
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:48 am
by WidebodyWoody
Awesome ride. I LOVE the IC piping and the way its mounted. Should have nice response. :beer
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:15 am
by avandull
Standard starion flywheel.
Intercooler piping 3inch stainless
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:07 pm
by Komeuppance
Damn... custom bolts... that's intense.
It's beautiful!!
MORE pics!!!!
-Robert
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:47 pm
by redzone
yep thats the most efficient way to run the cooler on a starion, thats how i do my cars. can make it 100% legal too even though you're cutting through the rad support, by having a fixed piece of pipe welded as it passes through the rad support, with a silicone joiner either side to go to the next piece of pipe..
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:21 am
by Xentro
Nice work,
How did you make the adapterplate? cad drawing or just measurements.
I was thinking of making the same plate.
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:53 am
by WidebodyWoody
Thanks dave, I didn't think about the welding bracket. Yeah I wanted to run my piping that way too. I will definetly keep the bracket in mind.
Yeah car looks sweet. Do you know how it drives yet? Or how much HP?