The All About My Monte Carlo SS Thread

[motorhead]

Thanks!

Holy crap I hate cars...

While welding one of the -10 AN drain fittings to the crusty old oil pan I managed to blow through the thin spots over and over again; JB Weld is now hiding my indiscretions. I still have the other side to go and it is uglier. Frig.

In other news the turbo oil feed lines are done and look okay. Not very sexy unfortunately; so no pics for now.

[SuperSix]

Great project Mike - thanks for detailing it.

[motorhead]

Great project Mike - thanks for detailing it.

No worries, glad to share. I am getting better feedback here than on sites dedicated to custom turbo builds.

I finished up the other drain fitting tonight... what a PITA.

[Top Speed]

What do you expect?  We're the best!

[daveismissing]

I managed to blow through the thin spots over and over again;

Hmmm...Big chunk of copper behind?

[motorhead]

I managed to blow through the thin spots over and over again;

Hmmm...Big chunk of copper behind?

If the pan wasn't still attached to the motor (and in the car) sure. But, if I had the pan out it would be a different result anyway since I wouldn't be welding over my head and crying like a little girl with a skinned knee due to the spatter.

[SuperSix]

Ronnie Johns - Chopper - Harden the Fuck Up

[Steve Wood]

that spatter makes me cuss as well as cry

[daveismissing]

I wouldn't be welding over my head and crying like a little girl with a skinned knee due to the spatter.

Where's Canadiangirl with the cam- we missed a  youtube moment!

[motorhead]

I need to harden the fuck up...

[motorhead]

I got my intercoolers and pipes back from the speed shop; they look good. And less than a two day turn around! :o
Cost? Nothing. Nada. Zero. Zilch.

It pays to be good to the guys behind the counter.

I'll post pics when I get home from Kentucky... I'd better get some fried chicken or I am gonna be pissed.

[motorhead]

Not much in the way of exciting news... but, I did go to a KFC in Kentucky.

However, here are some pics of the oiling system for the turbos (5/16" main line off the oil filter housing to 1/4" feeds to the centre sections) and the return side of the fuel system (5/16" stock TPI parts reworked/adapted to the factory 5/16" feed line from the Monte Carlo). I need to pick up some 5/16" fuel injection line to finish the connection to the factory hard line on the frame. I had to dent the PS valvecover to fit the Accufab fuel pressure regulator.

I've also emptied the gas tank; and once the 36" snow drift melts outside the garage door I can pull it out and add the new GN-style hanger and 255lph pump.

You can also see the intercoolers and pipes are welded up.

[ULYCYC]

Looks good Mike. Give a little thought on your fuel system if you plan on maxing out the twin turbos.

[motorhead]

Looks good Mike. Give a little thought on your fuel system if you plan on maxing out the twin turbos.

Thanks.

The Accufab regulator is 5/16" on the return same as the stock Turbo Regal. The potential BSFC will be higher with a V8 (more injectors) so less fuel should be returning to the tank. That said I have looked at running a Saginaw to AN adapter so that I can run a more appropriately sized return line once this system gets too big for it britches. Assuming all things are equal the engine making 500ish hp (~10-14psi) is right around where a Turbo Regal begins to out grow its stock return line. In the meantime having the fuel pressure hang up a bit with smaller injectors under boost isn't going to be a bad thing (necessarily).

Unless you are talking about the single pump not being enough... then you are also correct in that regard too. I'll add a second pump later. FWIW, the feed line is a E85 -10 AN ready beast.

Sometimes I really hate running a project on a restricted budget; especially when I know better.

[ULYCYC]

I know a few who twin turbo'ed smallblocks with injectors and also carbed blowthru setups. They have a real thirst for fuel regardless of what the calculator says. They started like you then went AN-8 or AN-10 lines with Aeromotive and Weldon pumps. Also 55lb + injectors were needed. Just be careful with whatever fuel/ign mgt you are using. The engine starts off nice then leans out so fast it may be hard to save.  Smallblocks rev much faster then our Buicks