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11-01-2009, 04:59 PM
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Hey all, went for a Sunday drive today with some friends,,, lots of fun keeping up with the 4wd-ers on some slick wooded roads, anyway, hit an all time airflow high for my 8psi pulley,,, 353.5g/s, in all things second gear, was making hard pulls all day long, and on this run wasnt able to keep the rpms going due to pulling off the throttle with the STI braking alittle early in front of me,,,, AWESOME!!! Car is running better than ever, Moon and I worked all day yesterday swapping out my blown sc pulley seal, and took the new pulley spacer into work and had it machined out of Stainless Steel(comes Aluminum from Pettit) dont know if that made any difference but man was it fun today,,, Ill post pics of the old one soon, had a huge gash in it due to the spring in the seal, almost looked like it was machined that way...
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11-01-2009, 05:54 PM
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Well the symptoms would be gear oil all over the engine,, bracket, pretty much anything under the sc pulley,,,
Heres the damage,,, The two shown are the new one Cam sent me and the old one pulled off the kit, both Aluminum, didnt get a chance to snap a pic of the stainless, its already in,,,
Yeah that big ole groove isnt supposed to be there,,, also notice the chaffing of the inner fillet and also since this caused the spacer to slide, there is an inner groove that was starting where the spacer mount is,,,
I would highly recommend getting this spacer machined out of a stronger material if you are able, just as a precaution,,,
Heres the damage,,, The two shown are the new one Cam sent me and the old one pulled off the kit, both Aluminum, didnt get a chance to snap a pic of the stainless, its already in,,,
Yeah that big ole groove isnt supposed to be there,,, also notice the chaffing of the inner fillet and also since this caused the spacer to slide, there is an inner groove that was starting where the spacer mount is,,,
I would highly recommend getting this spacer machined out of a stronger material if you are able, just as a precaution,,,
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11-01-2009, 06:01 PM
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yes, its worn from the spring thats in the seal,,,
Absolutely not supposed to be there,,, its only so tidey because there's really no where else for the assembly to go,,,
Absolutely not supposed to be there,,, its only so tidey because there's really no where else for the assembly to go,,,
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11-01-2009, 06:21 PM
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Hey all, went for a Sunday drive today with some friends,,, lots of fun keeping up with the 4wd-ers on some slick wooded roads, anyway, hit an all time airflow high for my 8psi pulley,,, 353.5g/s, in all things second gear, was making hard pulls all day long, and on this run wasnt able to keep the rpms going due to pulling off the throttle with the STI braking alittle early in front of me,,,, AWESOME!!! ]
11-01-2009, 06:26 PM
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you said it brother,,,
So much fun,,,
And when there were two lanes to drive we would split into two parades, after reaching our last pit stop for icecream the one STI owner got out, and was totally mezmerized by the sound,,, said to me " that is just evil"....
So much fun,,,
And when there were two lanes to drive we would split into two parades, after reaching our last pit stop for icecream the one STI owner got out, and was totally mezmerized by the sound,,, said to me " that is just evil"....
11-01-2009, 07:56 PM
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you'll like how simple Cams layout is Phil, I just hope it works for ya, on a typical 80-90degree day I saw consistant temps 12-16 degrees cooler, averaging 175-185 degrees,,,
I talked to Cam about it actually working too well now that ambient temps have dropped, he suggested to just block the ram air scoop,,,
Just as a refresher hers what we're talking about,,,
I talked to Cam about it actually working too well now that ambient temps have dropped, he suggested to just block the ram air scoop,,,
Just as a refresher hers what we're talking about,,,
11-01-2009, 08:05 PM
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Yeah sure what do you want to know besides that point that its a secondary Radiator setup..
Its from Pettit, and both FI and NA guys have been putting them on,,,
Its from Pettit, and both FI and NA guys have been putting them on,,,
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11-01-2009, 08:14 PM
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Its two, and there is no sag at all, I can take some pics tomorrow and post them,,, the two are in series, flow goes into the far(drivers side) then flows for a second cooling into the passenger side then back up into the lower rad hose feed,,,
11-01-2009, 08:22 PM
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Nope this whole setup is Pettits design and build, nothing supporting it but all the hardware is tied into the stiffest area of the undertray the area right next to the corners of the sidewalls. I consistantly see a lower water temp of 12-15 degrees...
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11-01-2009, 09:16 PM
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11-02-2009, 08:52 AM
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cool pack is cool.
Thanks for the w/u on that spacer---good to know. Wonder what caused that to happen?
Time to buy a case of blue rags and orange cleaning stuff?
Cars are looking really good.
May be getting time to do some cosmetics on mine--the sleeper look is getting old.
STarting to instruct on Track now--my 1st student will be this w/e. May God have Mercy
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Thanks for the w/u on that spacer---good to know. Wonder what caused that to happen?
Time to buy a case of blue rags and orange cleaning stuff?
Cars are looking really good.
May be getting time to do some cosmetics on mine--the sleeper look is getting old.
STarting to instruct on Track now--my 1st student will be this w/e. May God have Mercy
OD