Isn't it amazing how things turn out ! ..... I spend a weekend a couple of weeks ago replacing the water pump with and electric one so I could get more 'wrap' on the supercharger as the belt was slipping at 6000 rpm (16psi) after a weekend of work where I also relocated the BOV, and added a Bosch idle control valve, I was disappointed when the car only made 10PSI.. and felt like a sloth!.. It also rattled a bit on idle which I put down to the idle control valve slapping shut.
Took it down to Bullet supercars (rotrex dealers) on Saturday and they could not see anything obvious - suggested a dynamic tensioner (which I bought), and maybe a 6 to 8PK belt ... which is a massive expense as pulleys are really expensive to have made, and I would need to move the alt and air Cond compressor...
On Sunday I decided to look at the intake pipes to see if they had cracked and on removing the inlet pipe to the supercharger was shattered when a 10mm 1/4" drive mangled socket fell out !!!! - It somehow fell into the 1.5" hole for the BOV vent return.. Can you believe it !!!.. check out the photo of the turbine! - it shouldn't look like that!
SO thats $3K down the dunny ...
What happens now ... well I have ordered another rotrex, but this time I have upped the size to the big daddy ! .. Bullet took sympathy on me and gave me a good price!... I will pop down on Sat and get it..
I also need to relocate my SC oil cooler from on top of the engine with heat exchanger so it will go down under the car, I have got PWR to make me a new larger heat exchanger that will be about the same size as the original intercooler.
I will pop the engine out and sort this all out, I want to set the cams (very accurately) laser align the Supercharger pulley, check the water pump blanking plate as i think it may be ever so slightly leaking, and re-loom some wiring.. Might even send some stuff to the chromers, and replace the rubber pipes with braded - make it look blingy ..
this car is a money pit ... could have bought 2 new Toyota 86's for what I have spent! but added together they still would not have as many ponies as my AW
stay tuned .....