ABDTR #5 Alberta Chapter #5 Discussion

Got the engine in tonight,,,, but,,,,

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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 01:30 AM
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Got the engine in tonight,,,, but,,,,

The darn turbos dont fit... obviously the truck that they came out of was alot different...... now,, I am in trouble.. this is stuff that is out of my realm unfortunately. I am not a good enough welder/fabricator for this...
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 02:12 AM
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That stinks... time to break out the hammer...
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 08:14 AM
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what do they hit? hood? firewall? fenderwell? battery ? you scared me for a minute, thought you were going to say you scratched the paint on the motor !
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 09:45 AM
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lol,, no the paint is fine,, the bottom turbo mount is about an inch low... so my game plan after a night of thinking is this,, going to get a block made for the mount to lift it an inch,, then I will measure up the hot pipe and get it cut and remove the ammount needed,,, and then figure out what is going to be needed for the cold pipe
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 09:56 AM
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Mike, Kevin needs you!!!
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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I would just build new stuff. Probably easier that way than working with the used stuff. Put the big turbo up where the alternator used to be. I would also dump the bottom wastegate and build a new exhaust manifold, designed with the a 50mm external gate. I just found out I have to build a motor and the oil pan doesn't fit.

Just a thought, you could run a single for the first race. The S480 is sized right, should be ok with the spray. Build/install twins later. Run a softer tune at Mission. Easier to debug the truck that way. Run on kill mode for Calgary.
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 12:40 PM
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Post some pictures, there might be a straight forward solution.
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 06:43 PM
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How is the bottom turbo supported? Off the oil drain, like Source's twins? Get a spacer made for that with long bolts, and then get a spacer between the manifold and the secondary and clock everything until it lines up.
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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hey,, never thought about the spacer for the top one,,,, but that will change the pipe accross the top??
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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well after thinking about it, and talking with Tate, and asking lots of other questions,, I think I will notch out the frame a little to make it fit
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 09:58 PM
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if thats what its hitting big time hack the frame just weld in a small gusset to make up for it on the back side maybe
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 10:45 PM
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Well after I posted that,, i went outside and did some measuring,, not going to be able to notch the frame, it is hitting right where the motor mount is
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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Could always run a smaller primary turbo
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 11:28 AM
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When you say it would be where the motor mount is, just the edge of the mount, or would the notch replace the mount?

Could you do a quick ruff ms paint, of the area that you think would have to be removed?
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