The journey continues------
I think one major draw back with the ronin setup that may or may not be talked about is the
motor mounts! they sag almost instantly.. and no way am I leaving them at 11LBS (recommended specs). I played around with the idea of making a few Poly mounts for guys but its expensive and I dont want to be critiqued on quality control.
... You guys can make (2) sets for $75 unless you have stuff laying around...the process could be simplified but with running my business -- not setup for fabrication in the garage---im not interested. 80 hardness poly resin with carbon steel center, Stainless steel "casing" from a food press kit. Have yet to bolt and test but I don't see why it wont work.
Finally received my front matching set of S77 Welds.....and boy am I frustrated with these guys. My rear 15s had scratches and cutting oil still on the inner barrel (not sure how this passes quality control) Either way, I sent my wheels of to powder coat and I got a call saying they're out of round. I talked to the sales guy directly-- after expressing my concerns and Over $3000 spent on wheels-- he is blaming shipping! Without getting into detail--- I'm hoping to escalate .. for my time wasted. Here is a video and pics.. Hoping to hear back on if this is "acceptable" run-out
VIDEOhttps://swansonshomepreservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/wheel.movFor shits and grins I threw a 4" spal paddel fan on my Oil cooler-- hoping it helps with a little bit of oil temps--runs at 3 amps (no relay) and 143 CFM---Probably wont do anything but hey it was in the garage
.. the car has not gone over 202 Degrees with the new dual 14" deltapag fans --86 degree ambient temp... so far im very satisfied!
#garagebuild I was able to cut, tape and drive 45 minute to have my intake pipes welded and got them home to find out my measurements and transfer worked how I originally laid it out but maaaaaan the driver side hangs just below the swap bar....i'm probably around only a .5" lower than stock height currently (New tires and wheels will increase height 7/16").. it will clear but it still makes me nervous. I'm actively looking at revising this and/or getting it on the ground and sending it... The turbos and throttle response is soooooooooo good.
but! it could be better...I have ZERO experience with HPtuners/SD but I have came to the conclusion (based on research) my tune is either in an open loop to closed loop configuration during cruise OR I have a bad Bank 1 O2 Sensor. With my 20$ Scan stool with Live date and My Wideband as a reference--I'm having an intermittent issue were--the wideband will bottom out to 8 AFR (normally when the engine is hotter) and at any time during that period (while the wideband is bottomed out) If i go into boost --approx 25%-40% of the time the car will foul out---RPM with dive to 750RPM and shutter with zero throttle response. I can pull over and restart the car and everything is back to normal. If i’m cruising and the wideband is swinging around doing it thing — no issues at boost—I have a new GM O2 sensor arriving today--well see what happens.
P.S. injectors were bench cleaned (Amazon cleaner) and flowed within 1-2% of each other at whatever random PSI the small pump runs at) I’d had to blame brand new ID1050x injectors but I’ll probably look there next if this doesn’t solve.
sorry for the crazy reply---off to work!
