The generic hoses on Ebay, appear to be constructed of two different compounds. The interier material seems somewhat harder than the external silicone. Not sure what its made of.
I dont think silicone had even been considered for automotive hose use back when the supra was built, so...
Does anyone know if any oem manufactures build their cars using stock silicone hoses yet?
Since taking a valve cover off only takes about ten minutes, why not do it, and let us know what you find.
Ps- not sure why your turbo would be glowing red hot either...
If you replace the downpipe as well as getting a good intake filter, you wont need the boost controller.
You will go from~6psi to 10psi just from reducing the restrictions. The only other 'mod' i might recommend, is to add a couple of washers behind each of the bolts that attach your wastegate...
Not much time to do anything today, but I did get the vac. nipple welded onto the intake pipe at the fab shop.
then I polished the pipe, ordered some clamps for it, and turned off the garage lights. More work next week.
Today, I went to the local Caffeine&Octane show around 8am, just to drool over a couple hundred cars.
When I got home with a slight bit more motivation, I decided to hammer out the two cuts in my passenger floorboard.
Before:
After:
Good enough to allow me to weld it back...
Oil bolt?
The bolt that attatches to the turbo goes straight into the iron of the center cartridge. I don't see any chance of stressing anything here.
Besides, I only plan to place mild tension on this assembly, as it's only purpose is to reduce the workload of the exhaust manifold studs.
Today I received my 4" 30 degree intake pipe.
So I cut it:
And I test-fit it with the AEM dryflow filter:
Thankfully, the 30dgree angle is perfect for the space I have. Next, I have to get the fab shop to tig in the power steering idle-up nipple to the underside. Then...
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