LittleBlueGT Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I'm not on E85 yet. That tune will come hoefully mid-June when I plan on geting a new clutch. But it's still nice to know my build has finally come together. And I thought something was a bit too good to be true when I saw the logs of my airflow. Interesting. There are different ways to set up those tables, and it is not wrong, just different, the end results can be identical. But no, you are not flowing 475 g/s, that is seriously GT35R territory. In fact you would need to be pushing 30 psi to hit that g/s territory. So not ragging on your car, it does sound like a nice 20G build. Full tune of 68HTA, KSTech 73 MAF, Racer X FMIC and ID1000s................by the DataLog Mafia!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 I think I have the worst luck, ever.... Today I start my car to let it warm up in the garage (door open, of course) and the whole garage immediately fills up with smoke from the exhaust. Definitely smells of oil. I have an oil pressure gauge and I keep a close eye on that, but there was nothing out of the ordinary over the past 3 days. I check the oil level and it's just at/a bit under the low mark. It was at the top mark on the dipstick Friday night. I barely went through a tank of gas over the past 3 days (didn't keep track of the miles). Any ideas what it could be now? My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hops Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Oh man... What the hell?! Buy my cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpmarky Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 =\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSCobra Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Is the smoke coming from the tailpipes or under the hood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 Tailpipes. My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeblow Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 That sucks man. I keep wanting to see some numbers, but every time you run into a problem. I hope its nothing serious. It's cool; I'm with the band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 I'm hoping it's from improperly routing my oil catch can. I'm heading out of town early tomorrow and I won't be able to figure it out until early next week. But once I do, I'm getting on a dyno. My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brakemans Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Interested to see what the outcome will be. subscribed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 Blown turbo. 3k miles of break-in (2 motors) and less than 300 miles of boost. Oil spits out of the compressor side like Old Faithful. My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpmarky Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 I was actually relieved to find out the turbo went, instead of something more serious. I'm at the point where I'm not even upset anymore. I'm just disappointed and want my car running properly. I've actually considered getting it to a stable condition and just getting rid of it, but I've got a good chunk of money "invested" into it that I'd probably end up being at a bigger loss. The turbo will hopefully be warrantied by Tomioka Racing (shop is waiting for a call back), so that won't be any cost to me. It sucks that I have such an awesome car that I can't drive. Good thing I have a second vehicle, otherwise this would suck so much more. My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hops Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I don't see why Tomioka wouldn't come through... Nobody else that I know of is using this turbo, so they'd probably want a good name for themselves. I almost purchased one of these a few months ago... I wonder what happened with yours. Buy my cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 (edited) I have one of their pre-production models. Serial number is 2... That's probably the main reason. I also got it for way less than cost. EDIT: Got some good news from TR! RMA process has been started and they are sending out a new turbo Edited April 26, 2011 by Strizzy My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hops Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Good news! Hopefully your car will be happy this time! Buy my cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Sheesh Steve, Seems like you can't get a break. Wanna trade cars? . Mine is stock and runs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 Tell me about it... If we were to trade cars, I'd be back at square 1 and looking to modify. I can't leave ANYTHING stock. It just doesn't work that way for me. But then that gives me the chance to do a few things different with that build compared to this one. First things that pop in my head would be to sleeve the block and go with a twin-scroll 30r. Hmmmm..... you might be on to something. Just let me keep my front LSD, wheels/tires, and steering wheel. My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Have you gotten you car back yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Not yet. I'm waiting for a response from TR. At first they were going to send a new turbo then I would send mine back, but they changed their mind and had me send it in first to be inspected before sending out a new one. UPS shows they got it Monday, so hopefully they realize it's broken and send a new one. My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Well, after a long enough time, TR has finally shipped me my replacement turbo. But during that time, I decided I couldn't wait anymore and purchased a Tomei ARMS M7960. And as luck would have it, they are both due to be delivered this week. I got the Tomei for significantly less than what they normally retail. My question is what some of you would prefer to have if you these had two turbo's in hand. Tomioka Racing TD06-20G (LGT flange) or Tomei's M7960 (STI style). I'm running AVO's fmic, so they both will fit. I'm already tuned for the TR turbo, so I would need some tweaking of my tune to get the Tomei unit running to it's fullest. But I feel that the Tomei would probably be a more reliable turbo. And from my understanding, I may lose a bit on the top end with it though. Or does anyone want to make me an offer on either of the brand new turbos? My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
instantfury Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 sub for final results and videos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 My luck is just awesome!! The Tomei turbo that was shipped to the shop was NOT the correct one. But I did get my replacement TR, which is now installed. The correct Tomei turbo will not ship out until July 11, and I can't wait that long without a car. Anyways, so far so good with the new TR. I have about 40 more miles with breaking it in, then I can get into boost I also has some Cusco Zero 2 coilovers installed while I was waiting for the turbo and I like the ride way more than the Cobb springs with my Bilstein struts. My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 (edited) But wait! There's more! I only had the new turbo in for 120 miles, no boost. Over the last day, I noticed the same thing happening when it went out the first time. I was getting large amounts of smoke from the exhaust and when coming to a stop, I would get a strong odor of burning oil. I just want it all to end and start working properly Edited August 24, 2011 by Strizzy turbo was not the problem My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
instantfury Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Damn dude, that blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSCobra Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I think you have the worst luck or any of us when it comes to LGTs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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