Lude Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 (edited) trying to get my engine bay a little less cluttered, and cleaned up. as singe turbo engine bays look so much cleaner than stock, thaught id try make the most of mine, here engine bay is looking at the moment ive removed the stock turbo pipes, sprayed them up also removed and sprayed the heatshield and also the Power steering resivour had some samcos made for me, (there are 3 stock black rubbers there) put the heatshield and intake pipes back on and boost pipes then the blitz bov and apexi intake back on i may note that i am not putting back on the hardpipe set for the vacuums, as this is more clutter. i noted where each one went, some are blocked off, as i have removed the stock BOV, so dont need the vacuum, have am aftermarket boost controller, so one of the wastegave vsvs are blocked off, and the carbon canister is removed also, so i only need 3 vacuums that go from the back of the engine bay to the front, so they will be hidden out of sight. inlet manifold will be coming off for a spray also soon i can only imagine how much time hodge and mitchell put into theirs as its very time consuing thing! nice and satisying though, hope you like Edited December 11, 2011 by Lude (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 (edited) Is it a wise move painting the heat shield ? Your pipes look much better, look forward to seeing the rest done Edited November 26, 2011 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 If that isn't very high temp paint on your heatshield then Otherwise, looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 paint is high temp yea, thanks dude they do look cleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parry_10 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 interested to see what you do with the vacuum hardpipes as I would like to get rid of them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 (edited) interested to see what you do with the vacuum hardpipes as I would like to get rid of them too just getting soft pipes, and running them underneath the new painted pipes, not all of mine are needed, the blue is obsolete now, as charcol canister is removed. also the green is, as i have an aftermarket boost controller. it just joins direct from the EGBV into the new painted pipe. its hard to grasp on the PC, but if you just look at each hardpipe, where it goes, you can just make new lines out of rubber. the hard pipe thats on the inside (the one after the red) is the vacuum that goes around the back of the engine and to the intake manifold. ive blocked off at the manifold, and running a new vacuum from my EBC at the front Edited December 11, 2011 by Lude (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraD06 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Looks loads better painted up mate,been thinking about doing mine for ages, how easy is it to remove the stock turbo pipes? do you need to get under the car or can it all be accessed from the top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 looks much better! very tidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Need a before and after mate, but looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Looks loads better painted up mate,been thinking about doing mine for ages, how easy is it to remove the stock turbo pipes? do you need to get under the car or can it all be accessed from the top? na mate its all accessible from the top! it looks very daunting, but its actually only a few bolts, about 8 12mm in total! obv you need to remove the air filter etc and IC piping, couple of jubilee clips, i followed the epic guide on here http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?82952-Blitz-Twin-Turbo-Installation&highlight=removal i would say allow yourself a good few hours though, as it is a bit time consuming. my car is off the road for the winer so ive just been having a play about with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Looks allot better painted mate, what paint did you use in the end ? Inlet next, give it to Rob to get polished ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Need a before and after mate, but looks good. lol, errrm..... before.... after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Looks allot better painted mate, what paint did you use in the end ? Inlet next, give it to Rob to get polished ! hi mate, it was actually your thread that inspired me! so geeky, its in my bookmarks lol http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?233857-Engine-bay-makeover um i just went to B&Q, it was about 8quid, high temp stove paint. i went for matt not metalic. i purchased it for my Greddy Intercooler and piping which i did the other week. i got a bit addicted to the transoframtion and wanted to do the turbo pipes was wondering why you chose to paint you turbo pipes, and have your manifold polished? would have either had them both polished or both painted. im a tight arse so painting both mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 hi mate, it was actually your thread that inspired me! so geeky, its in my bookmarks lol http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?233857-Engine-bay-makeover um i just went to B&Q, it was about 8quid, high temp stove paint. i went for matt not metalic. i purchased it for my Greddy Intercooler and piping which i did the other week. http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x169/lude200/IMG00112.jpg i got a bit addicted to the transoframtion and wanted to do the turbo pipes was wondering why you chose to paint you turbo pipes, and have your manifold polished? would have either had them both polished or both painted. im a tight arse so painting both mine Lol One of the reasons why I did not get my turbo pipes polished was because it looked very difficult to clean/polish up again and the other was that I had spent loads all ready making it nice so I painted them instead.... I do kinda wish I got them polished now though lol .... Planning to go single soon so there is no point now... Intercooler looks awesome mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) interested to see what you do with the vacuum hardpipes as I would like to get rid of them too as requested for your PM, heres how replaced mine. NOTE: i have an aftermarket boost controller, and have removed the carbon canister, so 2 of the hardpipes are obsolete. if you still have these, you just need to put a T-piece in and run another soft pipe. hia mate, did mine yesterday, its quite easy. the front of the engine is easy, its the rear you need to focus on. before you start, familiarise yourself with this, or what i did was save it to my mob, then you can look at it as your doing the car 1st you need to disconect the stock vacuums from the metal hardpipes. do this from the front of the engine 1st, then the back second. the rubber pipes at the back of the engine are a nightmare to remove from the hard pipe, if you look the hardpipes go down to the back of the engine, what i did was just leave them connected, but i cut the 3 metal hard pipes with a small hacksaw (takes 2 mins, as the pipes are soft and hollow) so it looks like this at the back... before you cut though, mark each of the hardpipes, ive put 3 dots on the pic for you, it matches the colour co-ordinated pic here look so you cut the red, yellow, and the pink pipe. make sure the yellow one is cut after where it T's off. now you just join up these pipes, from the back to the front start with the red one, from the back it goes here, where the red dot is then the yellow, see it joins to at the back, then at the front it goes to the wastagave VSV, here then the third and final hardpipe (the pink) goes here where dotted and you just join these, (as they are were blocked at the VSV as you have an electronic boost controller) if your wondering about the vacuum to the bov, i just a fresh line to the intake manifold. (the blue pipe in the diagram) to delete the hard pipe at the back which it goes to, here i just angle ground off the welds... then sprayed Edited December 11, 2011 by Lude (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downimpact Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 That looks like a great tidy up, makes the bay look very fresh with the new paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazil Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Get rid of the yellow and it will look much better...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) had a few people PM'ing me about the sizes of the stock pipes here one is 50mm diameter by 120mm length, the other two are the same size, both 58mm diameter by 80mm length. just search ebay silicone hoses and there are plenty of people who make them up Edited December 14, 2011 by Lude (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p3te Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 thanks for the sizes this the inside diameter of the hose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 thanks for the sizes this the inside diameter of the hose? yes. when you buy hoses, this is the size they refer to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraGZaerotop Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 looks a good job mate, very clean. the alloy inlets on all my past cars had always done my head in, apart from spraying whats the best way to clean them up, toothbrush and degreaser? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 looks a good job mate, very clean. the alloy inlets on all my past cars had always done my head in, apart from spraying whats the best way to clean them up, toothbrush and degreaser? i tried de-greaser and a brush, just seemed to get the dirt off, rarther than shine them up. i think the only way is either spraying them, or machine polishing them. when you polish though you need to keep doing every so often, i chose the cheaper option which hope will last longer/cleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 finally got round to doing the manifold, removed..... then used de-greaser and sopy water to get the dirt off, then used the same high temp paint and throttle body (bit of overspray woops, will clean it off) cleaned the throttle butterflies also, as they were filthy (yes there are 2 of them in there, one at the front and one at the back) cleaned refitting the manifold then, also cleaned up and painted the manifold stay/throttle cable stay fitted back then excuse the pic quality, think i had grey paint on my blackberry lol next am getting a single piece air filter intake pipe and samcos, and need to de-grease the engine bay, and paint the struts from blue to black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Plethora Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Really nice job on this, really big difference. Hoping to do the same to mine when I get the time. What brand of paint did you use and have you noticed any issues with the heat after driving about? I know it's high temp paint but that heat sheild gets damn hot!. Do you find it's easy to clean? Thats one of the main draws for me, I have a few shiny bits but tbh the maintenance is a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 thanks dude, its great satisfaction, little bit time consuming to remove the parts, thank god for the guide on here though goes back together pritty quick as you know where all the nuts and bolts are, and nothing is tight to undo etc in regards to the paint, il take a photo of it as ive had about 15 PMs asking about it lol its stove paint, had it in B&Q, cost about £8. i had 2 cans as i did the intercooler aswell. the car has been off the road in the garage since end of october for the winter, so i havent tested how the heatshield is gona look. the paint is something stupid like 600 degrees though so i imagine it should be fine the yellow is high temp, and havent had any issues with that, and its been on over a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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