lithe

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I think the Edmunds Inside Line long-term Evo X GSR had pretty good results with Cosworth cams. I've seen some posts with Kelford too...I guess time will tell.

I was at the shop to check out Nick's work & your car...Pete was talking me into boring his extra manifold and putting in cams-don't tempt me!

MidniteEco

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From the looks of it, the harder part might be that there is no longer a cam gear cover - they are under the valve cover - so removing that only exposes about 1/2 of the cam gears. Unbolting the cam gears may require removing the timing belt cover, which means removing the engine mount, etc.

I'm gonna take a look at the service manual when I have a chance.

They probably have also changed the tensioner tools.

MidniteEco

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No, the pipe kit came with all the clamps and hoses - it's actually looks badass. They aren't those junk clamps, but they aren't T-bolts either.

MidniteEco

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I think Nez wants new cams - you could buy his HKS 272/272 set from him. That's the same set I have - they are nice.

Nez136

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yea if you buy my cams you would be contributing to my 700whp goal on a 35r

I need more fuel

fcheng118

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I gotz lotz of vegetable oils.

MidniteEco

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Hahaha - first turbo diesel Evo!

the-moss

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Hey nez, are there any videos of your car in action floating around the net?

Nez136

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I dont think so moss, I am going to try to make it a point to get some good video footage this year. My problem is I always feel like something bad is going to happen since I used to always be at the wrong place at the right time (for the sheriff that is). Last year, Laak tried filming me racing a brand new E55amg from my passenger seat, the footage was junk so we scrapped it. I blew the guys doors off anyways so it wasn't that great. I remember he asked if I had nitrous and I laughed and said all boost.

Nez136

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Is it leaded?

Tractionlimit

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It's currently on the dyno. Peaking @25psi, but tapers off fairly quickly. I think the pressure test was good though. Chris is going to see what he can do to hold the boost better and maybe improve spoolup. Checking wastegate now.

lithe

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I appreciate the offer...and I'm as excited as the next guy for you to hit 700whp, but I have to wait 'till later in July to make any non-wedding related purchases. So don't feel like you have to save them for me or anything.

lithe

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Yeah I asked Nick about the wastegate. He said it looked stock.

I know JUN has a new offering for the X. I think it's in the X engine parts forum.

Could the blow-off valve be the limiting factor? I'll shut my mouth...I'm sure AMS knows what they're doing.

MidniteEco

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That wastegate does look stock, but I didn't hold them next to each other to compare.

The newer (metal) stock valves hold better than the plastice ones used on the 8's. I'm not sure how high they are rated, but mine didn't leak when I ran a boost leak test to 25psi.

Nez136

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The blow off valve would have leaked in the pressure test if it was a factor. Tappering boost is usually due to the wastegate spring or boost controller. It is a TD05 turbo so a tapper is expected due to the lack of exhaust housing on stock style turbos. Unless you cool the charged air more and/or cool the burn (higher octane fuel) the turbo just might not be efficient enough to hold higher boost levels.
They just can't hold boost like a T3/T4 exhaust housing