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04-27-2015, 10:35 AM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
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Turbo Hotside Leak Testing
Ideas, suggestions, sorry for your loss cards, etc...
Pretty sure I have a leak, drove me nuts last season and didn't ever connect that it was a leak vs loose rocker.
Somewhere in there.
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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04-27-2015, 10:57 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Harrison NJ
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Hook up spoke machine
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In all honesty, unless you have some weird addiction to your motor, go LSX. It will be cheaper, easier, and actually be able to be tuned.
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04-27-2015, 11:01 AM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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I was going to post a sympathy card for laughs but WOW are some of them insanely creepy.
Anyway, do you have a way to pressurize that side with compressed air to listen? Maybe rig something up?
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04-27-2015, 11:06 AM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
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That was the plan, attempt to plug up the downpipe and give it a few psi.
Just trying to brainstorm ideas, if any one has seen the engine bay, working with the hot side suuuucks. So don't wanna do anything without weighing options.
Short of a home made smoke machine, thats out as an option.
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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04-27-2015, 12:09 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Harrison NJ
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Bummer
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow
In all honesty, unless you have some weird addiction to your motor, go LSX. It will be cheaper, easier, and actually be able to be tuned.
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04-27-2015, 01:28 PM
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Stalker
Join Date: Aug 2004
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make a seal plug for the tailpipe with a fitting you can hook up an air line to from a compressor. Then use a small smoke bomb, light it, toss it in, and seal it up. Pressurize it with air and look for leak.
edit: i may have a few spare smoke bombs lol
Last edited by V; 04-27-2015 at 01:33 PM.
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04-27-2015, 01:37 PM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Millstone Township, NJ
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Can we use a stink bomb instead? I like the idea Paul.
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04-27-2015, 04:05 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Howell,NJ
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I use a mechanics stethoscope with a long thin copper tube on the end and check all connections. If you do have a leak there will usually be some carbon evidence around the area. Also during cold morning start up water tends to run out of any leaks in the system.
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