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VIN# 1748 - Twin Turbo 2.5 Z7U - Italy

PostPosted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:43 pm
by cineman
Hi all ...

time to put some photos of the quite finished job on my car... now with a twin turbo engine i did built from scratch 8-)

I purchased the car in February 2007 and did a lot of things during this years. The car was mecanically good, but i did a lot of works just for fun :mrgreen: I started as usual from little things and then the more i did the more i learnt...
On the end of 2008 i did my first frame off, just for checking the conditions of the frame and taking out the engine wich needed an head gasket job. I did rebuilt the original engine and gave it a bit more hp with a DMCH exhaust and some other trick on the injection ( volvo gear etc )
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I had some fun with the original engine for more than an year ^^ but soon discovered the brakes and suspension limits...
So i did a pair of other little jobs on the car 8-)

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This winter i decided to galvanise the frame for being the last time to make a frame off ^^
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Paint
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And then endind with putting in a new engine...
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I grew up a passion for the PRV engines the more i learnt about them... so i started for looking around, and found a turbo 2.5lt Z7U730 from an Alpine GT Turbo and a 2849cc Z7W efi from an Espace to play with.
So this winter i started the twin turbo project with the 2.5 Z7U engine...

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This way a lot easier to work on the engine...without the rear frame section ^^

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Oil - Water heat exchanger.
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Moved spark distributor back - Space in the gearbox clutch housing for the RPM sensor of the EFI inj. - Hoses routing...

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Welding muffler ^^ The muffler is still the Flowmaster unit of the old DMCH exhaust. Lot of noise but quiter now with the turbos ^^

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Rechecking distribution... very easier and quick now :mrgreen:

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This is the actual resoult. I bought the V legend intake from Ed ;) ( still have to pay for it at the moment lol )
The air connection are temporary. I will be study a pair of chargecooler somewhere in the future...

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Lot of hoses lol
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Added an oil cooler also. With lot of power the heat goes high ^^
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For the EFI im using now the original Renix Fenix 3 injection. I runs nice but it is a very old and closed unit, so im going to replace it with something other. I worked to remap a later Fenix 3B but i still need some injection parts, and this will be the next work in the soon future.
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And finally the most important question...what about HP ?? :mrgreen: ...still dont know, but it runs very nice... Surely more than 200hp at the engine, wich the Z7U started with... very fun to drive... :mrgreen: video soon...but I want to make better the Injection with the new EFI...

IF someone has any question or want a particolar photo let me know...

Re: VIN# 1748 - Twin Turbo 2.5 Z7U - Italy

PostPosted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:54 pm
by bozzzydmc
Wow !!!

That is one special car ... I can only wish to own one like that someday ...

Regards

Bozzzy

Re: VIN# 1748 - Twin Turbo 2.5 Z7U - Italy

PostPosted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:03 pm
by RobvdVeer
I am very much impressed. The frame looks amazing - you might forget with all the nice engine shots!

Love to see/hear it run one day!

Re: VIN# 1748 - Twin Turbo 2.5 Z7U - Italy

PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:04 am
by tourettes tony
now thats the way to do it :D TT

Re: VIN# 1748 - Twin Turbo 2.5 Z7U - Italy

PostPosted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:01 pm
by cineman
I did the first 600km on the road yesterday with the new engine. Still lot to do but it works, gave nice power and fuel consuption ^^
Just a little problem with a damned oil supply line which began to drop for a defect and i did half the road smoking dropping oil on the exhaust doh...now resolved... but dont buy cheap oil radiator kit :mrgreen:

Oh and by the way, while obsessed mainly by the car :mrgreen: i also have time for a nice girlfriend wich benefits greatly of the cute tshirt Maria make 8-) 8-) tnx !

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Re: VIN# 1748 - Twin Turbo 2.5 Z7U - Italy

PostPosted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:14 am
by Admin-bloke
Very nice cineman !

The car doesn't look bad either ;)

Re: VIN# 1748 - Twin Turbo 2.5 Z7U - Italy

PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:28 pm
by cineman
Goin on with the works. Lot to do on a custom project...is never ended ^^

I did bought and put 2 heat exchanger, still to make a good water circuit for them tought.
I'm also now rerouting lot of hoses, cable, and things to make space.
I will put the alternator down left the compressor, no more up there, to make space and see the engine ! too much things there ^^

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I did made new stainless hoses for the water, to have a better compact routing like the Legend turbo.
I also made 2 new SS tips for the flowmaster muffler.
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And here the 2 new toys to replace the used and smokin one i was using ^^
This are 2 GT1548, little bigger then the 1544 i was using.
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Re: VIN# 1748 - Twin Turbo 2.5 Z7U - Italy

PostPosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:22 am
by Admin-bloke
Wow I can't wait to see this car !

Re: VIN# 1748 - Twin Turbo 2.5 Z7U - Italy

PostPosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:40 am
by dmc4087
Cineman may I please have a go in this car at Eurofest in exchange for a delicious pint of Guiness? :D

Re: VIN# 1748 - Twin Turbo 2.5 Z7U - Italy

PostPosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:48 am
by mnickels
Just don't park it next to mine!!!!

In fact do and TT can help me with a discrete midnight engine change