The EGT-CAN adaptor is now connected to the power supply and the four EGT sensors. I'll watch the temperatures when I next run the engine. I still need to run a twisted pair of wires to the ECU to connect it to the CANBUS 1 channel.
I have four channels free to monitor further temperatures. I may add a sensor to the turbo exit, so I can monitor the temperature of the exhaust. Plus one for fuel temperature maybe? And one on the input of the intercooler so I can measure the intercooler efficiency.
30Jan
The engine started first time. I span it over first to get full oil pressure, then switched on the ignition and after a few seconds, she burst in to life. Very happy. No leaks or any issues. I'll run it over the weekend for a few hours to get the engine bedded in.I'll then change the oil and filter for fully synthetic oil ready for the dyno at the new tuner.
26Jan
The hours are mounting up at the moment, but I have to reinstall everything properly, and there's been a lot of progress in the past few days. Oil pressure was achieved on Thursday evening, even with a flatish battery, turning the engine over resulted in good pressure after a few seconds. On Friday evening I reinstalled the fuel tanks, and after moving a couple of hoses since the Radium tank was closer to the chassis rail than I planned, its now ready to be powered up. The pressure is currently set to 6bar but that will be reduced to 4bar for the engine's running in, in the garage. Saturdays job was to refit the intercooler pipe work and I'd forgotten how difficult this was. There is precious little room in front of the engine with the water pipes sat directly above the intercooler pipe, and after a few hours of effort, its all now reinstalled and ready. Sundays job is to sort out the wiring for the fuel tanks, and I may drop the tank floor out again, to allow me to get to the intercooler pipe as I'm still not 100% happy with its position, and the fuel tanks prevent me from making the small adjustments I need.
To Do: Wire in the fuel pumps. Order the spark plugs, looking to get Champion C59's or equiv. Fit the EGT sensors in the manifold and tighten. Provide power to the EGT CAN-BUS adaptor. Tighten the alternator bolts. Fit the intercooler to throttle body pipe, and air charge temp sensor. Fit the exhaust pipe and lambda sensor. Check for fuel leaks. Start the engine Looking in to the intercooler pipe that runs from the turbo, across the front of the engine, and to the intercooler.
The fuel system, with two tanks, two pumps, and two pressure regulators.
22Jan
The gearbox is refitted, and ready to be filled with gearbox oil. The oil lines to the dry sump are connected, and I've added 6l of engine oil so far. The oil filter is also fitted so the engine is ready to have the oil pressure tested, by spinning the engine over on the starter with the spark plugs removed. I've just recieved the beautiful Fuelab regulator, and I've fitted it to the output of the Radium pump, and with the pump running, adjusted the pressure until it reached 6 bar and the pump never missed a beat.
18Jan
The repaired gearbox is ready to be fitted back to the bellhousing. The fuel tanks are now tested and ready to be reinstalled. I ran the pump in the main tank for 1 hour and measured the temperature rise over that time and it climbed from 11C to around 16C which I was expecting. Since the fuel is continously recirculated around the black Radium tank, the fuel is likely to get warmer still when the 2nd pump is running. I may lag the tanks to prevent further heat soak from the engine that they both sit in front of.
10Jan
Tested the fuel system, and the intank pump in the large tank provides plenty of fuel to the Radium surge tank. I need to test the Radium pump next, and that's tomorrow nights job. The wiring loom that came with the Radium cell will need to be modified for use in the car, but I'll test the wiring out tomorrow too.
09Jan
Dropped the gearbox down to MBR and Mark found damage to the 2nd gear, which needs replacing. The tops of the teeth are rolling off, presumably down to not having any form of torque control strategy switched on in the ECU, something I'll address once its been unlocked by Life. So I had to leave the box with Mark, and shall collect it next Saturday. The fuel system is built, with the hoses connecting everything up. The Gemzoe tank output goes through a Bosch filter, and then supplies the Radium tank. The return from the Radium then goes back in to the Gemzoe tank. The output from the Radium directly feeds the GDI fuel rail, without any additional filters. I thought it best to provide the Radium with pure filtered petrol, and then there shouldnt be any chance of debris getting in the fuel injectors from the Radium. I went to nip up the fitting on the Radium output and the fitting rotated in the tank, so I need to dismantle it and tighten up the locking nut to prevent it from rotating again.
02Jan
The fuel tank is now fitted to the removable floor, as is the Radium fuel-surge pump. The next job is to plumb the fuel lines in, and fit a filter and pressure regulator. The brace fitted over the turbo without any issues. I've connected the radiator back up, just waiting for a 32mm 45 degree hose to replace the final blue Samco hose. The intercooler pipework is also reconnected.
