1600 turbo build thread

[John S.]

Mastercraft tires are pretty hard. Tread wear around 500. But, your making a lot of power. No doubt there.

[buguy]

Yeah I'm looking into somthing with more grip. For a safety net if nothing else.

[madmike]

cheater Slick's

[buguy]

I'm considering something like that. My truck is finally done, so the bug will not be a daily driver anymore. I can run whatever now!

[Chip Birks]

Unless you plan to drag race, i wouldn't waste money on a race compound tire. They are designed to be soft, and wear quickly. I have been perfectly happy with owning 2 sets of rear wheels for my car. One set with real deal slicks, and the other set with true street radials. I won't waste money on a hybrid set of tires until I race in a class that says i have to run a dot tire. I'd rather put the money into something else. But that's just me.

[madmike]

I'm always lookin for good used never bought a new set yet

[buguy]

I just really like the look. Where I drive I can't imagine even putting 2500 miles a year on it. Plus once I hit that 40 psi mark I might need them!

[buguy]

Oh boy. So I went to the meat market early this morning (smoking a brisket and a Boston butt today). No traffic so I gave it the beans again. Ass end is definitely breaking loose and kicking out to the right! Second and third gears, and it looked like at around 18 psi. I was trying to watch the boost and speed and watch where I was going all at the same time. Wasn't really able to do any of them very well. I guess I should have taken the laptop to get a log. Must have been around the 4500-5000 rpm or a bit more because I don't usually run it up that high. 40 mph in second and 55 or so in third. Once I get 17-18 psi stuff really multiplies and starts happening super quickly. Seems like I see 17-18 psi and then 25-28 psi instantly. I won't be boosting that much very often but I guess I really should get some stickier tires just to be safe. I could turn the boost down but what's the fun in that?!

[Chip Birks]

Sounds awesome! Have you turned on the auto sd logging feature? Mine logs as soon as the engine goes over 500rpm, puts a date and time stamp on there and makes it pretty simple to go back and review whatever you want.

[buguy]

Yeah I turned it on a long time ago but never looked to see how to access it.

[buguy]

Looks like we have a race brewing!

[madmike]

Your gonna need a bigger motor to play with them Big Dog's

[buguy]

We'll see! I think I can take them up to 80mph!

[buguy]

Dang it. My car is smoking again. Not sure if it's the turbo again or the valves/rings this time. Yesterday I was trying to check the BOV because it doesn't sound right anymore. I couldn't get it to blow off, but I did hear quite a bit of air moving through the exhaust. I didn't try rotating the engine to see if it was just some valves were open or not. I was trying to diag the BOV at that time.

[Schweg]

That sucks man. If it’s your turbo are you running an oil restriction on the feed?