[s14unimog]

Still working on it...

With the motor off at the machine shop and the tubs done I moved on to my next project. One thing I really don't enjoy about the 20G is the lag. Love the power. Hate the lag.

Considering all exhaust plumbing is run well, the turbo is already ceramic coated and it would save me a grand or so, I'm going to give the 20G another shot but hopefully provide a better setup; with an aim towards response. Naturally what should one do. Shorten the pipes. So being the cheap ass I am I opted to cut up the VSPL core I've got, flip it upside down, and straight shot the pipes through the core support. Here is how that's going...


With the uprights in rough shape I opted to get some new ones through Nissan. Fabricated some end caps for the frame ends, now cut back to the core.





I'm going to try and shot straight through there...



The new uprights came in



first thing to go is the lower mounts. I TIG'ed this on about 2 years ago. They look terrible but held up great.






So shift forward a couple nights and I've got a plan in hand and some more time to get this going. No going back now...


















Next I'll be welding the end connections over the holes and blend the entrance/exit so I don't create a large pressure drop across the cooler. More on that in a little bit.