Well after battling a severe lack of enthusiasm I finally got the turbo setup installed and running on the ute, and even though I've only taken it to 5 PSI so far I have to say that it feels like a completely different ute!
For those who haven't been following the story I'm using a hybrid charade/alto setup, with the carby and surge tank from a charade, and an F6A manifold, intercooler and turbo. The dump pipe and radiator are custom made, and the fuel is delivered by a Bosch motorsports pump.
Still have some tweaking to do, including recurving the dizzy and dropping the compression before I can up the boost, but once its all sorted out I will be sure to whack it on the dyno and see what HP it pulls. Seat of the pants it is already as fast as my sister's modified N/A 1.6 Baleno, so I'm stoked with that - and it seems to do it with such ease! The turbo spools from 1500RPM and produces positive pressure by 200RPM so there is plenty of torque on tap. The intercooler is yet to go on, and should make a fair bit of difference to the power.
Anyway, enough rambling for now. I've taken a few pics, and there will be more to come.
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A HUGE thanks to Colin for providing phone assistance to get me through some niggling problems I was having. You're a dead set legend mate, and I owe you a beer (or a couple of dozen.)
Now with added boost
F8B EFI turbo - Three pots and a snail.
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hhhhmmmm beer hhhmmm
Plastic was the only thing I had besides a piece of mild steel tube, and you know that if you use metal that it has to be aluminum or stainless steel. 
As for the intercooler - it will go on when the boost goes up.
As for the intercooler - it will go on when the boost goes up.
F8B EFI turbo - Three pots and a snail.
While we're on the subject, why is that? Something to do with conducting heat from the engine bay into the induction system or worse?Brayden wrote:...and you know that if you use metal that it has to be aluminum or stainless steel.
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No, its because condensation causes rust, and a big ol' flake of rust coming off the intake piping and shooting down into your engine wouldn't be much good for it. 
F8B EFI turbo - Three pots and a snail.
Congrats mate!
That's seriously very cool! Can't wait to see it go!
That's seriously very cool! Can't wait to see it go!
Fair enough!Brayden wrote:No, its because condensation causes rust, and a big ol' flake of rust coming off the intake piping and shooting down into your engine wouldn't be much good for it.
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boosted_alto
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hey brayden man, great Work !! Congratulations!!
Can u please lemme know what you used for maintaining the fuel pressure at boost? an fMU??? If not then what did you use and tell me can an FMU be used on this F8B?!!
Im also doing it so please let me know! And also that can an F8B go to 8psi @ Stock Internals and the top speed?
Im waiting for your reply! Cheerz!!![/list]
Can u please lemme know what you used for maintaining the fuel pressure at boost? an fMU??? If not then what did you use and tell me can an FMU be used on this F8B?!!
Im also doing it so please let me know! And also that can an F8B go to 8psi @ Stock Internals and the top speed?
Im waiting for your reply! Cheerz!!![/list]
FMU? The pump I am using supplies about 40 PSI, and there is an in-line restrictor (thanks Col!) with a loopback to the pump inlet. This reduces the pressure to about 20PSI, which seems to work fine for the moment. Also on the fuel tank return line there is a Charade fuel pressure regulator that shuts off when there is positive manifold pressure, which ups the fuel pressure to the carby.
In the near future I will see if I can switch to a rising rate fuel pressure regulator and see how that goes. The problem there is that the Charade carby setup does not really allow for the return of a bulk amount of fuel throught the return line, so it will take some ingenious thinking.
In the near future I will see if I can switch to a rising rate fuel pressure regulator and see how that goes. The problem there is that the Charade carby setup does not really allow for the return of a bulk amount of fuel throught the return line, so it will take some ingenious thinking.
F8B EFI turbo - Three pots and a snail.
hmm... I've heard the EFI type return lines work very well! 
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Munchskinman
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Yer man great work plan to see some low 14's down WSID?
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boosted_alto
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ok!
But heres what I thought out for the setup!
there will be a Electric Fuel pump installed as well as the original Mechanical Pump on the carby. the electric fuel pump will be able to be turned off from a switch when I will use the boost controller to set to 0psi!!
And when i will boost, the electric pump will be switched on! What I have thought is that to use a 'T' Junction for the carby, one side fuel supplied by mech pump and the other by electric. THe electric pump will be setup with a FMU!
now If anyone can figure out any problem in this setup plz lemme know and details instructions if u ccan!!
tHanx a lot people!
But heres what I thought out for the setup!
there will be a Electric Fuel pump installed as well as the original Mechanical Pump on the carby. the electric fuel pump will be able to be turned off from a switch when I will use the boost controller to set to 0psi!!
And when i will boost, the electric pump will be switched on! What I have thought is that to use a 'T' Junction for the carby, one side fuel supplied by mech pump and the other by electric. THe electric pump will be setup with a FMU!
now If anyone can figure out any problem in this setup plz lemme know and details instructions if u ccan!!
tHanx a lot people!