I did not take the cat to PE2: too far, too much money, and too early in the morning. I do, however, have official Kentucky tags for the car and have driven it for about 75 miles or so on the public streets. The exhaust is Frankensteined together, but I should probably get a full front-to-back section. Time for a new list of things that need to be tweaked:
– Speed sensor is shot
– Fuel sender is out of whack
– Nasty vibration in the front end that I think is an unbalanced tire
– Boost leak
– Exhaust is banging around
– Stalls when coming off throttle to a stop
– I suspect that the clutch cable has had it and is all stretched out
I think that the boost leak is a result of the charge pipe coupling that is behind the motor, under the exhaust manifold. I’ve replaced the coupler/adapter twice due to a tear and I think it has torn again. The basic problem is that I am going from the smaller diameter turbo output to the larger charge pipe diameter, plus the turbo outlet is lower than the charge pipe.
I need to find a better way to adapt from the smaller output size to the larger pipe size and a way to line things up better. Unfortunately, the unibody is in the way of the intercooler pipe going any lower. Maybe cutting the end off and angling it differently would work better. We shall sèe.