that could be your engine freaking out from the boost, seeing as 15 psi its a bit more then you should run on stock internals...... but i really dont know....

 

Yeah, I have a feeling it's something to do with the engine. I just put in the 8 psi spring this morning and things seem better. I think some of the boost may be blowing by the rings. What can I expect out of a motor with 140,000 miles on it?! That aside, I still feel a huge increase in power, and I can't wait to see how the car runs with some harder throttle action (didn't get to open it up this morning since it was one big traffic jam).

I shot some video yesterday of some moderate driving. It's through a residential/rural area, so don't expect any racing. Plus, it's before I installed the spring, so things weren't 100%. My main computer is down (the one that can edit video) so I'll try to have it up for next week when I can get it fixed.


*update*

Boost is so much better now, especially at WOT. After some serious boost though, I smell a weird smell that's like burnt tire mixed with burnt oil. It's not a very strong smell, but I notice it. I suspect that my rings are going or my head gasket is cooking. I plan on buying another F22 down the road, so I don't care if I have to rebuild an engine or too. I love building engines anyway...

I love the power though... hahaha it's great!

 

Anyways, things seem to be going well. My friend's dad heard about the smell I was noticing and said it might be the wire insulation/vacuum hoses/etc. being effected by the heat. I'm going to heat wrap the whole setup or maybe try to vent the hood a little bit somehow. The car sounds downright evil when you mash it though.

I know you mentioned RC engineering injectors, lightshow. What size do you think I should get? Should they drop and plug right in, or do I need to wire up some resistors or something? I think I'll change them out before the fuel pressure kills my stock ones.

And I'm ready for those ignition tips too!

 

ive got some homework to do tonight but i will get back to you on that.

 

ok so yea that smell may be your cooking some hoses, which you dont want to do. if you wrap the whole system it is going to make a big difference. first i was thinking you should get 330cc rc engineering but now im thinking you should go with the 450's they will work great now and they will support more boost later on down the line. the injectors are great but they cost quite a bit and they will pop right in with no mods at all. if you have the money then get them, but if you are a little strapped, then you can get a set of 450 dsm injectors from an eclipse, but you absolutely MUST and i mean must get a special little resistor box to use with them or you will fry your ecu quick.

about that smell though. ill need to think about that a little more. how do you have the oil feed and return lines on the turbo hooked up?

so you will need this.

resistor box

and then these

injectors

ive only got one eye open right now so im not sure if these are the EXACT ones that you actually want to buy...if you do decide to go this route. you should do a little research

 

I might be cooking some hoses, but it seems to only last a short while, right after boosting. I know there is a lot more heat under the hood now and I need to address this. I want to heat wrap everything, and I am also considering venting the hood somehow (maybe buy a vented hood?). The oil feed and return lines are hooked up the way they're supposed to, I think. I haven't been leaking oil from them (at least I don't think so).

At first I thought i was smelling crankcase vapors or something from the boost blowing by the pistons, but I raced a 2004 mustang GT yesterday and things weren't too pretty for him heh heh. And as soon as i learn how to launch the car without tire spin all out through first, things will be really bad ***.

 

you shouldnt be blowing anything by the rings.....they are actually quite good. they are not the weak point on your system and would probably handle 25 psi. if your oil return line is not a perfectly straight downward path to the oil pan, then oil will build up in the turbo and will spit out the seals...this mixed will all the raw fuel running through the system when you roll on the throttle will cause a smell that i would somewhat relate to what your smelling, and it would only happen after some hard boost..


hows it running now? is it still dying at wot? and hows the transition from vacuum to boost?

 

it's not a perfectly straight path to the pan. It is generally a straight shot down, but the pipe hose has a slight curve in it since I kept it on the longer side. Hmm, I guess that could be it. Marbro also brought up that it might be the raw exhaust gases from my wastegate opening and venting under my hood.

Other than that smell, things are running fine. Transistions are excellent and WOT is AWESOME. As I said, my friend's poor V8 mustang yesterday ate some dirt of mine.

 

Any video yet? I want to see it move... Help us live the dream through you! *L*

 

yea i definately like marbros idea, because that exhaust is exiting right out in the engine compartment