as far as turbo setup, definately, hot side IMO is 10x more important then cold side as far as getting short. I have ridden some sleds with long arse charge tubes but lit up like a SOB because of proper turbo sizing etc etc... are you planning on still running the stock headlights? Just curious as getting rid of stuff like that is really nice in making space!! and getting air back down to those midmounts is NICE!!- where does the oil drain to on that setup? just figuring I would discuss all the stupid details as thats what always hangs things up... details details details.
as far as fueling, I definately understand for the type of riding you do requires different fuel needs then I do.
Yeah, the stock headlights are staying. For now anyways. Ya if i would get rid of those it frees up a lot of options. It may sound kinda lame, but I kinda like the look of the stock headlights and outline of the Apex as it is now. It looks sleek and mean. I kinda wanna keep that.
Oil drain goes to the mag side(right side),drains back to the time plug hole.
Yes, your right details are the real pain....I am knees deep in that stage right now.
For crankcase venting I designed a catch can that should be really sweet. I'm gonna run the crankcase vent hose to the catch can then to the intake side of the turbo so I don't get nasty odors. The catch can I designed will not allow the caught fluid to drain back into anywhere no matter how the sled is sitting. It's a pretty slick design and something I came up myself. Just one of those small things I'm really proud of.
Thats the first impulse header ive heard of being cracked, where abouts was it cracked???
Pauls headers are the best in the biz IMO! I bolt everything on the head when its off the sled, makes it alot easier!!!
Did jeff (CPR) dial you in on cam timing as well with the stacked gaskets??
Great write up so far as well!!! Keep it comin!!! Its gunna be a fun ride when its done!
The header was cracked on the top side of the turbo flange. Not sure what happened, didn't asked. I'm glad it was cracked though cause I got a smokin' deal on it. I reinforced it and will be running a brace for the turbo so hopefully it doesnt happen again.
I am running stock cam timing. It was reccommended by both Jeff at Simmons and Allen Ulmer. Jeff @ Simmons CPR has multiple sled running around WI that dynoed at 260hp at 12psi on pump gas. That's using 3 stacked gaskets, ARP studs, stock cam timing, and a deobek fuel contoller. Plus he runs the stacked gaskets on his asphalt sled which pushes 600+hp...Yea that's good enough for me.Plus the stock Yammie gaskets are pretty well made IHMO. I'm not worried. If my sled makes 15 less hp because of the cam timing yet runs great all winter, that's fine with me.
Besides my only competition is a pump gas M8 and possibly a M7 on N20 so do I really need that much power? LOL