BlackGMC build take 2 - Turbo Time
03-26-2014, 05:32 PM
#514
Passenger valve cover to the pre-turbo air inlet. Driver's side valve cover with PCV valve drilled out to the catch can, which in turn is hooked up to the factory vacuum port on the intake. Out of boost the PCV system works as stock, but while in boost the catch can vents off boost and you [theoretically] pull vacuum on the crankcase under boost.
Running breathers alone is not a good idea on a street truck on ethanol, in my opinion. I do like your idea about evacuating via the exhaust...
04-02-2014, 09:36 PM
#517
More parts came in today and i got a little work done.
The 2010+ camaro water pump's heat hose outlets sit about 1-1.5 inches higher than the truck water pump. My heater hoses run under my turbo and they are allready pretty close and the new water pump would put the hose outlets pointing right at the turbo soo i had to fix that. I pulled out the hose fittings which sucked. The holes are the perfect size for 1/2 and 3/8 npt fittings. So i tapped them and installed some 45s. The pushloc hose ends are -10 and -12 which will match up the heater hose line and line going to the coolant reservior. The angle should clear the turbo
Next up is the pipe going to TB. Since the new intake is alot different than the NNBS intake i had to replace the last section anyways. The new intake points the TB down ~20*. I bought a 60* mandrel bend to mate up to it. I went with 4in diameter bend. I also got a 4in long 3-4 transition so i can mate up to the existing pipes coming from the intercooler.
This is a mockup piece of ABS plastic i had laying around. This is roughly where it will sit once finished.
Here it is in steel. The leg after the bend going into the TB will need to be shortened alot to look like the above but you get the point. Notice the transition cone at the bottom of the pipe.
The 2010+ camaro water pump's heat hose outlets sit about 1-1.5 inches higher than the truck water pump. My heater hoses run under my turbo and they are allready pretty close and the new water pump would put the hose outlets pointing right at the turbo soo i had to fix that. I pulled out the hose fittings which sucked. The holes are the perfect size for 1/2 and 3/8 npt fittings. So i tapped them and installed some 45s. The pushloc hose ends are -10 and -12 which will match up the heater hose line and line going to the coolant reservior. The angle should clear the turbo
Next up is the pipe going to TB. Since the new intake is alot different than the NNBS intake i had to replace the last section anyways. The new intake points the TB down ~20*. I bought a 60* mandrel bend to mate up to it. I went with 4in diameter bend. I also got a 4in long 3-4 transition so i can mate up to the existing pipes coming from the intercooler.
This is a mockup piece of ABS plastic i had laying around. This is roughly where it will sit once finished.
Here it is in steel. The leg after the bend going into the TB will need to be shortened alot to look like the above but you get the point. Notice the transition cone at the bottom of the pipe.
