I am in the process of improving my turbo set up. The problem seemed to be the location of the turbo, being so low in the car. I have devised a plan that includes 4x 4x 2 oil sump below the turbo for drainage, that will have a outlet line to a scavenger pump. My question; can some tell me exactly what wire I should use to run the scavenger pump? This is from the pump manufacturer: Q: Does oil need to be constantly flowing through the pump so that it won't burn up? A: No, the pump can run 'dry' but I do not suggest that you have it running for 10s of minutes (like listening to music with the engine off). I also recommend hooking it up through a relay, so that it is only ON when the engine ignition is 'hot' and the engine is running. With this in mind, can any tell me exactly how I should supply power to the pump. Please be specific for I am not all that electrical minded. I have also up sized my turbo, I was told by Ken at Cheapturbo.com that my ITS was more suited for a 1.8L 4 cyl. He said that the pressures created by the Ferrari's exhaust were to great for the turbo. So, I am now waiting on my new Garrett T3 TO4E 60 trimmed .63 A/R.
You could pull power from the starter. Use a relay as suggested so the pump is not hot unless the ignition is on. Philip
I don't know for sure about making it run only while the engine's spinning, maybe there's something in the Bosch injection system that would have what you want or the ignition, but I'm glad you've posted an update! I'd been wondering what ever happened... Do you think you've got the engine itself debugged and/or that all the smoke I recall you discussing was just from the bum turbos?
I didn't want make assumptions about the health of the engine until I knew I was working with a good turbo set up. Before the turbo was replaced I had no question about the engine. I am hoping that with the right turbo system I have seen the last of the smoke and oil. If I have problems after the turbo is back in... oh well, I'll deal with that when and if... Once turbo is installed I plan on running only 5 psi.
I think you need to start with a relay as Philip said. Run power from the starter to the relay. Then I would just use a 12v ignition on wire to drive the relay. There are a few of those in the engine bay that go to the alernator, the coil and the FI if you have that.
Rick~ I wondered what happened with you and your car, hadnt heard anything in a while. Last I recall wernt we discussing leakdown and compression tests? What ever happened with that, did you get any results from that? I still have my whole motor and gearbox in peices and boxes, itching to get going on it but as we are gearing up to move, lots of house and yard work is getting in the way. But as to your issue with the turbo, I seriously would consider re-mounting it somewhere else. You could find a good welder/pipe bender who could easily modify your exhaust headers to bring the twin pipes together, or make a "Y" pipe , then make another pipe to go where you want your turbo to sit. I havent seen your setup at all, but it sounds like its a sloppy install to start out with and needs some kind of altering to make it work propperly. In other words, don't add more BS to something thats already BS.
I would look into the Turbonetics 60-1 HI-FI with p trim .81 A/R turbo with the tuff turbo and ball bearing option.
