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turbo wogs project

had some problems with the piston rings. i had no champher left after block was bored over .100. these ring compressors didn't work. i wound up getting a solid tapered 1size fits only 1 size type from summit that worked great.

had to make more room for the rods . at the bottom of the cylinders

thrust bearing clearence was a little tight

i had the dampener sized & it was too tight still. the washer cupped in & i never did get it on all the way last time . so i mixed some bearing lube with the anti-seize to make it extra slick which worked out well. i iced the crank down & put the dampener in the oven on a low setting & checked it with the laser temp gun to make sure the rubber wouldn't get too hot. i think i got it to 160* if i remember right. barely got it on all the way & the new washer cupped too. it was a mr. gasket i believe . well i ordered the one from arp to put on now.

checked the piston to valve clearance after grinding on the pistons & had the 1/2 studs put in to get rid of all the helicoils.( i was getting water in the oil a little more than should have been )also ground all the bolts on the inside of the intake ports to flow better

annealed the copper gaskets cleaned with scuffing pad & installed with hylamar instead of copper spray this time.

school of hard knox lesson 10 ,don't do this or it will break.i was opening the valve all the way . i guess if you go over the gauge reading it screws up. had to sent it back to get fixed.

port matched the copper exhaust gaskets & spacers the best i could & put bigger studs in

the waistegate adapters they sent me were hideous,one welded on flange was mild steel & the rest was stainless. so i cut the mild steel off & made my own as i couldn't find any around,also did some minor changes to the adapters

more pics. i have never welded stainless before. I noticed the new helmet doesn't work as good as the old one i have . i was pretty much blind as soon as i started welding 2-3 second welds hoping i was on track

had to build the dump tubes for the waste gates ground & smoothed the welds (didn't look too good at first)

had to figure out the plumbing next.gotta water cool the turbos & figure out where to dump it.

more plumbing pics. see how i install the fittings ,even the aluminum wrenches mark up the fittings so when they are brand new i install them like this. its about the only thing this china made extension is good for i think i might put the turbo oil filter in this location .it will be out of sight here (below the back of the boat ) .