InsaneSwede's Astra MKI

[InsaneSwede]

all that power from standard LET pistons carnt see them lasting too long unless they are forged??

great figures tho, what inlet is that engine running. any pics/vids??

Yes it´s standard Mahle pistons, The LET engine is equipped with some fine little fellas as standard. almost race ready ones..
They can handle about ~600hp before i recomend shifting them.

He is running Std inlet manifold with 'EDS' pressurepipe on the throttlebody.

I don´t got any pics of engine as there aren´t much to see. *lol*
but i got an piccie of the actual car.
Swedens cleanest cally,,, *period* (no one else comes near)
I mocked up a cally in photoshop for him. he fell in love and built one exactly like it.



Rgds
Patrick

[vauxhallparts]

Yes it´s easier.
But then you run into an another problem.
the area of the runners i can buy here in sweden has a lot more inside then it is possible to grind out of std inlet.
You have to buildup with weld to get around that problem.

Rgds
Patrick

i get you. either way takes time so your way is probably best.
your mates cally is mint

[Rick Draper]

Why do you not take a standard manifold, remove the runners at the flange but leave the stock water pipe setup in place and then weld from that point back?

[astragsi]

Yes it´s easier.
But then you run into an another problem.
the area of the runners i can buy here in sweden has a lot more inside then it is possible to grind out of std inlet.
You have to buildup with weld to get around that problem.

Rgds
Patrick

lol rick or maybe you are still right as i dont properly understand atm

[corsatdave]

swede speed or what thought you swede created volvo turbo monster now ya doing this cheeky weapon
read first page and checked pic s make joint to check all 11 pages out now
more info and pics of that beast
top work

[Rs1]

swede speed or what thought you swede created volvo turbo monster now ya doing this cheeky weapon
read first page and checked pic s make joint to check all 11 pages out now
more info and pics of that beast
top work

You sure you didnt have a few joints beofre you wrote that

[InsaneSwede]

swede speed or what thought you swede created volvo turbo monster now ya doing this cheeky weapon
read first page and checked pic s make joint to check all 11 pages out now
more info and pics of that beast
top work

Thanks for having my car as eyecandy to the joint *lol*

However guys.. this is the finished inletmanifold:




dirty




The throttlebody used is from Volvo 960, very compact and ~66mm big

Rgds
Patrick

[Drizz]

Very posh!

[lee303]

looks great!
can see why the water pipe is such a headache, SBD manifolds make it in two pieces, with a seperate pipe that bolts to a flange on the underneath of the lump off the back of the manifold, they might even do you the pipe seperately

[Rs1]

Patrick on the bottom of the mani...well on the entry into it, is that plate welded on one of those that............blows up/out should there be a nitrous fault? Or is there a much simpler explanation,lol?

[Rick Draper]

Patrick on the bottom of the mani...well on the entry into it, is that plate welded on one of those that............blows up/out should there be a nitrous fault? Or is there a much simpler explanation,lol?

Is it not just a flat thick surface that can be tapped for vacuum pipes?

[Rs1]

Ah, your probably right Rick.
I'm not just inventing things though, there are such plate that are deisgns to blow, not seen one though.

[Rick Draper]

Can i ask what make of head gasket you use on you big bhp let's over there? Also what sort of boost levels are you running?

[jeffgordon]

Very nice project you have here, respect!

Can I ask about that Cally, is turbo what he uses this; http://www.extremepsi.com/store/cust...roductid=17270 , and what are the proper specs for that?

We are also building Kadett D LET with my girlfriend´s brother, and thinking what size of turbo we should have for 500hp from the crank. We are making about same kind of engine what that cally has. Here you can watch pictures about our project (and read if you understand finish.. ); http://www.opelclubfinland.fi/forum/...a292231dea88b4

Keep on going, and good luck for your project! And thanks if it doesn´t bother you to ask my question!

[Adam Knight]

i want one how much you chargeing

[GDN16v]

InsaneSwede - manifold looks well made, nice progress!

looks great!
can see why the water pipe is such a headache, SBD manifolds make it in two pieces, with a seperate pipe that bolts to a flange on the underneath of the lump off the back of the manifold, they might even do you the pipe seperately

You mean this one!



Elbow is held on by 2 small m4 bolts (iirc) with a seal!

[CraigGreen]

That inlet plenum is awesome. Great work.

[InsaneSwede]

Is it not just a flat thick surface that can be tapped for vacuum pipes?

That is correct.. we choosed to hide all the vaccum pipes underneeth for cleaner looks.

[InsaneSwede]

Can i ask what make of head gasket you use on you big bhp let's over there? Also what sort of boost levels are you running?

Ofcourse you can.

I´m running a slightly modified Z20let gasket with M12 headstuds (standard is M11)
an another good combination is Cometic and Arp´s

I use my mod as i wanted to test something new.(and cheaper)

Rgds

[InsaneSwede]

i want one how much you chargeing

How much are you paying?

send a pm,

Rgds

[InsaneSwede]

InsaneSwede - manifold looks well made, nice progress!

Thanks

[InsaneSwede]

That inlet plenum is awesome. Great work.

Thank you Craig

[InsaneSwede]

Very nice project you have here, respect!

Can I ask about that Cally, is turbo what he uses this; http://www.extremepsi.com/store/cust...roductid=17270 , and what are the proper specs for that?

We are also building Kadett D LET with my girlfriend´s brother, and thinking what size of turbo we should have for 500hp from the crank. We are making about same kind of engine what that cally has. Here you can watch pictures about our project (and read if you understand finish.. ); http://www.opelclubfinland.fi/forum/...a292231dea88b4

Keep on going, and good luck for your project! And thanks if it doesn´t bother you to ask my question!

Yes.. that´s the one ,, SC44 we modded it just a little to make sure it keeps up with the work.
The 360 bearing isn´t screwed tight when shipped, we fixed that.

I´m sorry to say that i can´t understand a single word from finish.
But it depends a little on what pricetag you are willing to pay.

I should recomend a Garrett GT 3071R for maximal spool etc etc.
but otherwise this SC44 can do the job, but it is at it´s very last breath.
Maybe if you go Ethanol fuel it can pump this amount of power all day long.
But on fuel i would recomend a turbo with bigger Turbine, the compressor in SC44 does the job. but the turbine is restrictive.

Rgds
Patrick,,

Nice station wagon by the way

[S.Nelson]

Absoloutly awesome work m8 , just read from start to this point here and all i can say is wow!!! keep up the immense work m8 and hats off to you keeping a log on here and updating us all with pics and info etc

[InsaneSwede]

Nelson: Thanks for the words

this wekkend thou,, i haven´t done much on the car.
I have to set the house ready for a long hard and cold winter.
But i have cranked the engine to get oilpressure, worked as a charm.

A tip fory you guys if you want higher flow in oilfilter.
Use from Chevrolet with 'vortech' V6 engine -99
This one fits directly but have a bigger filterarea and volume.

And got my self a run in a friends Audi S2 that i have modified the head in.
656hp and ~700Nm+ is one hell of a beast to run around in the streets.
locked middlediff and rear diff the car went crazy at 1.9bar..
Heck.. we were all over the street....