Street Build ITFLYS - 1Gina2G

[Stapl3]

What is the torque wrench setting for the 4 - ARP Exaust mani to Turbine mani bolts?
STM - ARP Bolt Kit
STMKIT-TMBK-BKDSMOE

Stock is 55-65nm
View attachment 740457
and I checked them, clicks at 60nm - no movement. That means I already exceeded that with a hand wrench.

ARP torque specs

I'm in the process of installing my 16g and its attached to the manifold with the bolts finger tight currently. For the life of me, I cannot find torque specs for the ARP hardware. What has everyone else used in the past? The link is the set I am using.You must be registered to see element.

www.dsmtuners.com

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[Justin DuBois]

ARP torque specs

I'm in the process of installing my 16g and its attached to the manifold with the bolts finger tight currently. For the life of me, I cannot find torque specs for the ARP hardware. What has everyone else used in the past? The link is the set I am using.You must be registered to see element.

www.dsmtuners.com

Post #5

yay! thank you. 44ft lbs, Probably should reset these before a heat cycle.

 

[Stapl3]

yay! thank you. 44ft lbs, Probably should reset these before a heat cycle.

It would be interesting to check them often. That connection seems to have a mind of it's own.

 

[Justin DuBois]

It would be interesting to check them often. That connection seems to have a mind of it's own.

so true

 

[Justin DuBois]

manifolds and rail bolted down

 

[Justin DuBois]

The time suck turns out to be health.
1. Everybody home stressed out for school start
2. Kid goes to school, gets a cold.
3. Wife gets cold
4. I get the cold, kid back to normal energy
5. Wife and I are loosing sleep, missing work - and generally miserable

No time for car stuff, I mean, there is time... but my head hurts if I lower my head, and I need to change the oil.

 

[Justin DuBois]

On the mend - Head populated

Oil changed, oil primed.

 

[Justin DuBois]

VC, Water Neck, engine harness, TB, fuel supply, intake pipes, lower heat shield etc… Here's a tip on the heat shields - when in direct contact with cast iron, the galvanizing on the stock tin corrodes, and starts the rust. Its a PITA, but use two SS washers - one on the inside and one on the outside of the tin - it will reduce the rust, and extend the life of the shield.

Left side of the engine is all plumbed. Bout the only thing left is timing belt, covers, accessory belts, and finishing with the motor mount and coolant.

 

[Justin DuBois]

Timing Belt, and covers

Accessory belts, and Motor mount

Almost done with belts, just the AC tensioner left to go.

 

[Justin DuBois]

Gave it a try - swapped coils once.


Plugs are wet, smells like fuel. Burned them dry with a torch. Still not quite there. Gonna pull the injector connectors and crank some more to see if it will catch on.

 

[Justin DuBois]

Flooded, so I disconnected the injectors. Cranking with no fuel and it fired! and sputtered out.

Brilliant - so I hook up the injectors again, and this time she catches on her own.



There is something wrong with the ECU coolant temp sensor. It starts off really cold, which explains the rich condition, and it gets to about 150 and then sits there. The Stack gauge coolant temp reads 70’s COLD and 223 HOT. (seems normal)

Looks like my sensor and connector replacement did not work, I think I’ll have to try the old one.

 

[Justin DuBois]

Left sensor is new - and wrong - readings are colder than reality ~75 deg f- off

Right sensor is old — and much closer to reality - Stack and Mitsu differ by ~10 deg f

With a functional coolant sensor, Things started behaving much better, idle control, close loop fuel trims etc.

so pretty - and running again

 

[Dericsh]

Congrats on getting it going again!

75 degrees off, wow!

 

[Justin DuBois]

Congrats on getting it going again!

75 degrees off, wow!

Thank you,
Yeah, 75deg - wild how it behaved - had to bypass the coolant sensor in ECMLink just to get the fuel from super soaked to actually burning.

 

[Justin DuBois]

Test drive was good considering. No leaks, Less engine noise in general, cold start was much improved - but...
Low levels of smoke - burning oil. :-/ Gotta keep an eye on that.

 

[Justin DuBois]

@JusMX141 First WOT pull with the 20G

Next time I'll set for max boost, and see what the spool and natural spike is with the 15deg clip. Looks like I'm a little lean up top - might be the reason for the knock.

 

[Justin DuBois]

Voltage

My O'Reilly 90amp alternator just gave up a slow death. 11.8-12.5v - 13v if I'm lucky.
I pulled it , and took it down to be rebuilt. https://ascalternatorsstarter.com/ All this guy does is build starters and alternators. Figured he was worth a shot. He's going to see if he can build a 105-110 amp version.

 

[Dericsh]

Voltage
My O'Reilly 90amp alternator just gave up a slow death. 11.8-12.5v - 13v if I'm lucky.
I pulled it , and took it down to be rebuilt. All this guy does is build starters and alternators. Figured he was worth a shot. He's going to see if he can build a 105-110 amp version.

That’s a good idea. It will probably be much more reliable after a pro rebuilds it.

 

[CrackedDSM]

I wanna see pictures of the freshly powdercoated fan of yours.

 

[Justin DuBois]

I wanna see pictures of the freshly powdercoated fan of yours.

Hah, so do I

 

[CrackedDSM]

Hah, so do I

I was picking his brain about difficulties of removing the OEM fan motor from the assembly, when he casually mentioned he just did it to PC it for "someone" and I immediately know who would do that or even want it done.

 

[Justin DuBois]

When they checked the Alternator, they found under load it was only putting out 30amps. This explains why my battery would never charge while driving.

Installed:

Now that looks better:

 

[Justin DuBois]

Yes - Speed Density - idle

 

[Justin DuBois]

Hah - looks like there is no boost spike with the Bastard 20G setup. - Max Boost

 

[We're on Boost]

When they checked the Alternator, they found under load it was only putting out 30amps. This explains why my battery would never charge while driving.

Installed:

Now that looks better:

How much did that alternator refurb cost you? I'd actually think about sending that guy one of my old alternators. Shipping though, ugh.