Show us your Engine bay thread!

turbodrift · Post by **turbodrift** » November 16th, 2007, 6:52 pm

These are my two. I know BT has a photo up here. This one a little better.

Damo · Post by **Damo** » November 20th, 2007, 1:41 pm

here's mine LOL

Kenaz · Post by **Kenaz** » November 20th, 2007, 2:13 pm

Should put a inlet manifold on it.

Post by **EFFalcon** » November 20th, 2007, 2:15 pm

Kenaz wrote:Should put a inlet manifold on it.

beats having CFI though!

Damo · Post by **Damo** » November 20th, 2007, 2:32 pm

Inlet Manifold isn't really needed since I can't drive it.

Haha definitely John, I was going to do an Initial D style fair well for the CFI, but then I realized how gay that would be.

I've read about 11tybillion posts on MPFi conversions and they all seem to vary from car to car, got it pretty well sussed out just need to get the right injector loom.

The guide on here is useless too, cornflake box for a manifold gasket... errr no thanks. Lot of cleaning to do as well still, did a compression test before I pulled the CFi shit off and it was 160-165 on all cylinders.

Post by **BLCKED** » November 25th, 2007, 10:57 am

go with the ef-au inlet manifold :0

or better yet put yer ticford motor in it

Post by **BLCKED** » November 25th, 2007, 3:13 pm

hey this is my engine bay

not much to look at, keen to get a chrome edelbrock inlet manifold

and some day replace the super charger :0

G3R3N · Post by **G3R3N** » November 25th, 2007, 4:53 pm

hey 'turbodrift'. how'd you get the orange paint so nicely done over the grooves of the air box, rocker cover etc???
It looks fkn ace

+ awesome for lookalike inlet and outlet manifolds lol

Kaddis · Post by **Kaddis** » November 25th, 2007, 6:20 pm

Malakai · Post by **Malakai** » November 25th, 2007, 8:57 pm

That intake manifold is pretty awesome Kaddis, very tidy bay all round. I like!

Kaddis · Post by **Kaddis** » November 26th, 2007, 7:39 pm

its getting there fuses/relays are in the guard now so that hides alot of wiring the plenum and fuel rail will come up mint with a polish, it's running ba turbo injectors with custom fuel rail, custom inlet and exhuast manifold with nice shinny rocker cover

DarklanDeamon · Post by **DarklanDeamon** » December 4th, 2007, 6:04 pm

Amazing engine bays guys iff you don't mind me asking how much did those turbo setups set you back they look mint.

[Sterling] · Post by **[Sterling]** » December 4th, 2007, 7:41 pm

stock i kno

bu cant do alot, coz will be on my p's soon

Rmyers · Post by **Rmyers** » December 6th, 2007, 2:18 pm

Damo wrote:
Rmyers wrote:Been posted a million times but here it is again

your bonnet struts are upside down.

Get with it man, upside down bonnet struts are the IN thing

SNR · Post by **SNR** » December 8th, 2007, 7:03 pm

syko4d · Post by **syko4d** » December 8th, 2007, 8:02 pm

Shredder_LTD wrote:Here's the LTD. pretty dirty and nowhere near finished but shes gettin there

um wat size is that turbo??????

syko4d · Post by **syko4d** » December 8th, 2007, 8:06 pm

hey kaddis just a quick question is there a reason for such a big plenum chamber does it make a difference in power im not being a smartarse i dont know thats all

Amon · Post by **Amon** » December 8th, 2007, 8:43 pm

Nothing special but fairly clean nonetheless...

[D1SCNT] · Post by **[D1SCNT]** » December 9th, 2007, 5:37 pm

|2aebird · Post by **|2aebird** » December 10th, 2007, 9:21 pm

Here is mine at the moment.

Pretty awesome i know.

|2aebird

G3R3N · Post by **G3R3N** » December 10th, 2007, 10:34 pm

Hey, DISCNT... Is that an AU engine with EA-ED inlet manifold??????

I suppose the question is why?
(no offence)

XR8TickfordBoy · Post by **XR8TickfordBoy** » December 10th, 2007, 10:38 pm

Whats the consensus on here- Engine cover or not on the 5Ltr's?
Had no engine cover when I bought it and wondering whether I should bother putting one on or not.

OED666 · Post by **OED666** » December 10th, 2007, 10:53 pm

|2aebird wrote:Here is mine at the moment.

Pretty awesome i know.

|2aebird

Good stuff |2aebird. Its progressing nicely. Whens the new beast making love in that engine bay

Damo · Post by **Damo** » December 10th, 2007, 11:01 pm

gerendasi wrote:Hey, DISCNT... Is that an AU engine with EA-ED inlet manifold??????
I suppose the question is why?
(no offence)

Yes it is Chris. There's not real benefit to EF EL manifold unless you use EL ECU or something to switch the runners. Also ED manifold is better for turbo application.

Post by **EFFalcon** » December 11th, 2007, 7:48 am

EA-ED Manifold looks a lot neater too IMO.

EDFalcon · Post by **EDFalcon** » December 11th, 2007, 9:23 am

XR8TickfordBoy wrote:Whats the consensus on here- Engine cover or not on the 5Ltr's?
Had no engine cover when I bought it and wondering whether I should bother putting one on or not.

still got my cover on for the moment mate. i'm thinking bout taking it off though.. if i do i'll probably give it a good coat of VHT paint same colour as the car. just clean it up a bit.

G3R3N · Post by **G3R3N** » December 11th, 2007, 11:43 am

that comes as a surprise to me. i thought the successors would be better...

KeeddleZ · Post by **KeeddleZ** » December 11th, 2007, 11:58 am

Well mine was like this, but its quite empty at the moment as rebuild is underway:

Post by **EFFalcon** » December 11th, 2007, 12:41 pm

KeeddleZ: i love how stock it looks.
i doubt a cop would spot the supercharger.

KeeddleZ · Post by **KeeddleZ** » December 11th, 2007, 12:51 pm

Haha thanks, yea as long as they dont here the whine first i should be allright

John_LS1 · Post by **John_LS1** » December 11th, 2007, 12:53 pm

thats an interesting engine bay keedlez, I can't quite figure out your intake manifold tho...

heres my old engine bay.

BLKPHN · Post by **BLKPHN** » December 11th, 2007, 1:12 pm

Isecond that one what manifold are you running?

anywho,

The Old EB

The XR8

The Phoon

Parfrey · Post by **Parfrey** » December 11th, 2007, 5:40 pm

mmmm needs a turbo...

Steady · Post by **Steady** » December 11th, 2007, 7:07 pm

ORSM54 wrote:The Phoon

I like this one

What ECU cover is that mate?
I wouldn't mind a simple black plastic one like that, rather then the polished blingy ones.

G3R3N · Post by **G3R3N** » December 11th, 2007, 7:43 pm

Here's mine. Pretty embarassing in comparison to everyone else...

Got a sneaky little CAI running from the front bumper:

To the pod:

Excuse all the cable ties

I'm looking into getting some shielding around the pod. But they only seem to have the kits for BAs... Might have to make one up

BI6TIM · Post by **BI6TIM** » December 11th, 2007, 9:12 pm

Dude, put your pod filter down that hole!

oneredED · Post by **oneredED** » December 11th, 2007, 9:56 pm

This is how mine looked on the first test drive. I never took any pictures after i cleaned it up a bit ie. got rid of all the zip ties, washed the dust off and replaced the oil line.

Hmmmm, got clearance issues there... maybe a smaller turbo is the go? Hahaha, nah, just need a bigger compressor to match the mofo sized turbine

HAHAHA, bask in all it's filthyness!

BLKPHN · Post by **BLKPHN** » December 12th, 2007, 10:09 am

Steady the MARTYR! wrote:
ORSM54 wrote:The Phoon

I like this one
What ECU cover is that mate?
I wouldn't mind a simple black plastic one like that, rather then the polished blingy ones.

The cover is a fiberglass one that one of the guys in the ORSM club (mr Lon)(ORSMT5) makes thay are $30 and then you just paint it your self i used some VHT Saturn black paint and it came up a treat.

G3R3N · Post by **G3R3N** » December 12th, 2007, 11:48 am

I know. I'll have to try and squeeze the 3' pipe thru that hole. Not easy thou

BLKPHN · Post by **BLKPHN** » December 12th, 2007, 2:03 pm

gerendasi wrote:I know. I'll have to try and squeeze the 3' pipe thru that hole. Not easy thou

Sure it is I did it b4 a turbo!! ohh and the induction noise mmm very nice!!