The long todo list

I was communicating with Tim the other day and worked out my list of things to do. At the beginning of a project I try to avoid todo lists, as they are long and tend to put me off starting. Also the list just gets longer as more things are found, which is a be depressing.

But now seems like a good time for a list:

Welding up a few tiny holes in the collector: need to find someone with TIG, or attempt this with MIG. Probably need to make a support to stop the headers warping from the heat.

Making gaskets for the turbo interfaces (just a bit of copper sheet that needs cutting). Done

Bond and seal the inlet plenum. Done

Brackets to hold plenum to engine, otherwise the boost will pull the plenum off the ITBs.

Oil return to engine (got the bits just need to drill and bond). Drilled and bonded. Done.

Oil return hose needed, just some 5/8 oil resistant hose.

Fuel pump (present pump doesn’t pump enough). walbro 255 bought (gss342) is a plug and play swap. Need to put pump together, and test. Present plan is to use external regulator, but standard filter, so epoxy in the stock pressure regulator.

Fuel injectors, to purchase s2000 injectors, can’t find them anywhere. Sourced from s2000 owner in USA. Hopefully they will arrive in a week or so.

Fuel pressure regulator. Bought (£25 from McGill Motorsport). done

Fuel return hose to tank and into tank.

Finding a good place to mount the intercooler

Plumbing the intercooler

Work out how I am going to manage boost control (probably rely on the existing dump and wastegate in the first instance, but I need to test these first, subsequently I can wire up megasquirt control of this and run a boost map)

Configure the megasquirt to run a boosted set-up.

Ideally I need to replace the head on the engine, and put in a cylinder spacer to drop the compression (this should also fix the oil leak that is becoming a bit serious, 1litre per 100miles!). But I may have a blast with the high compression engine first. Parts found from US supplier 2mm spacer should drop the compression to about 9:1, which would allow a safe 1atm boost.

Back out to the shed now to get moving on the plenum mounts.