Blodi's Lovefab LF600 Engine and Turbo Build...

[blodi]

Ryan, what exhaust are you running now......the same one that was mega-loud in NA form or???

Brian

No, its the "base" LoveFab Magnaflow based setup. Sold the old Flowmaster setup. Ain't no 2 to 2 setup gonna work on a turbo. :smile:

 

[Teej]

I LOVE this sound...
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I love this sound too lol

 

[blodi]

Here we go again.....a few more tweaks coming over the off season....... :smile:

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[sca037]

Too bad about the weather!

Santa's Sleigh was at our place just before, to drop off our upgraded engine ;^D

Brian

 

[curtsr]

Whatcha doin to it this winter?

 

[blodi]

Whatcha doin to it this winter?

Lots of little stuff really.....
-Improve fuel delivery
-WOFI exhaust
-Have AEM EMS inspected/repaired due to aforementioned vtec issue
-Retune without the meth as part of the tune and just lay it over the fuel tune (maybe add a bit more boost?)
-Install LoveFab coolant tank
-Fix A/C...not sure if its a charge or compressor issue I have
-Fit Downforce GT carbon diffuser
-WFS front chassis bars
-Alignment
-Detail

A lot of this would have been done before, but I literally picked up the car hours after Cody got it bolted together/tuned on the dyno and only he had a tiny bit of time to road test it.
Looking forward to it being that much more of a beast this spring.

 

[curtsr]

That's a nice list. Are you going WOFI to facilitate a turbo change to a Garrett?
If not you should add "SCAVENGE" to your list...
Season's Greetings!

 

[blodi]

Going WOFI just for the performance/sound gain. I saw your great scavenge write up. Cody and I discussed a way to possibly help the oil drain a bit with the existing Precision setup for now. Down the road maybe I'll go Garrett....we'll see.

 

[curtsr]

Going WOFI just for the performance/sound gain. I saw your great scavenge write up. Cody and I discussed a way to possibly help the oil drain a bit with the existing Precision setup for now. Down the road maybe I'll go Garrett....we'll see.

Good luck with the gravity drain on the Precision. Then look at OKI-BOY's thread as well as mine for ideas.
Seasons Greetings!

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

It appears we have a fuel delivery issue relating to the Aeromotive 340lph fuel pump. At about 55psi of fuel pressure, in boost, the pressure plummets to under 40psi. I'm betting the connector hose either disintegrated, or has somehow worked loose.

*Loose hose clamp on the pump was found. I'm censoring my words(Ryan got the full word-vomit), but a tech that was terminated last spring was the culprit on that one. On to the next item on the list.

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

Gearing up for the WOFI and diffuser install!

 

[blodi]

Some nice progress from Cody n crew today. There is still a bit of adjusting/revising going to happen here, but dammit if this isn't ridiculously awesome! Not for everyone I know, but I think it suits this beast rather nicely.

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Eagle-eyed viewers may also note an extra one-off LoveFab bit in there.

 

[Mac Attack]

I like the rear - very cool!

Steel or aluminum bar? I'm currently running without anything back there....

 

[blodi]

I like the rear - very cool!

Steel or aluminum bar? I'm currently running without anything back there....

Thanks! Word on the street is that it's aluminum.

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

Thanks! Word on the street is that it's aluminum.

.250" wall so if an impact does occur, there is still some structural protection.

 

[curtsr]

Looking good!!!

 

[OKI-BOY]

Some nice progress from Cody n crew today. There is still a bit of adjusting/revising going to happen here, but dammit if this isn't ridiculously awesome! Not for everyone I know, but I think it suits this beast rather nicely.

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Beau-T-ful...

 

[blodi]

Some more progress shots.....

LoveFab twin chamber coolant tank.....installed.....
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LoveFab WFS front chassis bars.....installed.....
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Cody also found the culprit of my exhaust tapping noise....cheap topspeed gaskets...both were like this.....
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And just another close up of the exhaust/diffuser setup...this is an earlier shot...we are still kind of debating tip/no tips.
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[Ko-nsx]

DEFINITELY tips!!!!

 

[Stephen@NCAutoUSA]

Does that rear valance sit like that out of the box with the WOFI exhaust?

 

[blodi]

DEFINITELY tips!!!!

Seems to be a popular opinion today

Does that rear valance sit like that out of the box with the WOFI exhaust?

I know Cody had to modify some parts of the charge pipe off the turbo for the diffuser to fit. I'm not sure how much/if anything they had to modify with the diffuser or standard WOFI setup.

 

[Ko-nsx]

What does WOFI mean? Wide open forced induction?

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

Yes. The WOFI fits perfectly with the exception of shorter exhaust hangers needed(not pictured) in order to raise the exhaust to clear the diffuser. Our standard Xover intercooler pipe needs slight modification to clear the diffuser.

 

[Stephen@NCAutoUSA]

Looks great. I've been trying to look for sound clips of the WOFI exhaust but haven't found any yet, so once you get yours back post it up for us. Maybe I'm just not searching hard enough.

 

[blodi]

Looks great. I've been trying to look for sound clips of the WOFI exhaust but haven't found any yet, so once you get yours back post it up for us. Maybe I'm just not searching hard enough.

Oki's got you covered.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbTsXE0VOQw&list=UUpO5zfXEemtV4w076_w83-A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SqP4F2Z5cM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4BGX5KZecU