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2012 GT Track Car Build Thread
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<blockquote data-quote="Double0fox" data-source="post: 16412162" data-attributes="member: 51290"><p>Ok now we are into the start of last month! One of the few last things I wanted to do before the track season started was add some actual useful gauges. Oil pressure, oil temp, and water temp were the main ones I wanted to have considering the factory gauges are lacking in those departments. I wanted to have some data to compare to later in the year when I add a larger radiator, and a oil cooler setup. I was also looking for gauges with warning lights as well. I ended up going with Innovative gauges. One is a oil pressure, and temp gauge (Innovate Motorsports part # 3913), and the other is a Water temp / voltmeter gauge (Innovate Motorsports 3853). My plan was to buy a sandwich plate with ports for the oil temp, and pressure gauges, and use the engine block heater port on the drivers side of the engine for the engine temp. I also bought a single A pillar gauge pod, and a Roush vent pod to keep them mostly in drivers view.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638332[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Gauges come with white, or black faces. I ended up choosing the white faces. Easier to see/read for me.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638333[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Water temp sending unit with brass reducer 3/4 male npt to 1/4 female npt:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638334[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Installed in the block:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638335[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Now here is where I would have the rest of the install pics, but I had ordered this stuff right before the Covid-19 stuff started shutting things down. So now with 4 out of the 5 track days I had signed up for canceled, I decided to just go all in on the rest of the mods I had planned for to help engine longevity. I was going to do a Setrab oil cooler, larger radiator, oil pump/timing gears later this year, but with nothing happening for a while I decided to just do them now. I wouldn't have before, and after data for the oil, and coolant temps, but I was going to add those items anyways at some point. And since I currently had the K-member out it made the job a "little" easier. Also in the name of trying to help the engine last I ordered a Moroso steel road race pan......along with a bunch of other stuff.</p><p></p><p>BMR rod end lower control arms</p><p>BMR K-member to radiator support</p><p>HANS device( I already have a SA2015 helmet that I use for Karting that is set up to use the HANS device.</p><p>Improved Racing Lines for the oil cooler</p><p>06mach1's Setrab Bracket</p><p>934 Setrab Oil Cooler</p><p>Mishimoto Radiator</p><p>Mishimoto Thermostatic Sandwich Plate</p><p>Boundry Oil Pump Gears</p><p>Boundry Timing Chain Gear</p><p>Ford Oil Pump Changing Kit</p><p>G&G harmonic Balancer Puller</p><p>Moroso Steel Road Race Oil Pan</p><p>Airlift Vacuum Kit</p><p></p><p>Boxes piling up:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638336[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638337[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638338[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638339[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638340[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Kinda expensive for a tool you will probably on;y use once, or twice.......but worth it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638341[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638342[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638343[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638344[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638345[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638346[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638347[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638348[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638349[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1638350[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The next post will go into the tear down of the front of the engine, and I also got rid of some weight of the front of the car while I was in there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Double0fox, post: 16412162, member: 51290"] Ok now we are into the start of last month! One of the few last things I wanted to do before the track season started was add some actual useful gauges. Oil pressure, oil temp, and water temp were the main ones I wanted to have considering the factory gauges are lacking in those departments. I wanted to have some data to compare to later in the year when I add a larger radiator, and a oil cooler setup. I was also looking for gauges with warning lights as well. I ended up going with Innovative gauges. One is a oil pressure, and temp gauge (Innovate Motorsports part # 3913), and the other is a Water temp / voltmeter gauge (Innovate Motorsports 3853). My plan was to buy a sandwich plate with ports for the oil temp, and pressure gauges, and use the engine block heater port on the drivers side of the engine for the engine temp. I also bought a single A pillar gauge pod, and a Roush vent pod to keep them mostly in drivers view. [ATTACH=full]1638332[/ATTACH] Gauges come with white, or black faces. I ended up choosing the white faces. Easier to see/read for me. [ATTACH=full]1638333[/ATTACH] Water temp sending unit with brass reducer 3/4 male npt to 1/4 female npt: [ATTACH=full]1638334[/ATTACH] Installed in the block: [ATTACH=full]1638335[/ATTACH] Now here is where I would have the rest of the install pics, but I had ordered this stuff right before the Covid-19 stuff started shutting things down. So now with 4 out of the 5 track days I had signed up for canceled, I decided to just go all in on the rest of the mods I had planned for to help engine longevity. I was going to do a Setrab oil cooler, larger radiator, oil pump/timing gears later this year, but with nothing happening for a while I decided to just do them now. I wouldn't have before, and after data for the oil, and coolant temps, but I was going to add those items anyways at some point. And since I currently had the K-member out it made the job a "little" easier. Also in the name of trying to help the engine last I ordered a Moroso steel road race pan......along with a bunch of other stuff. BMR rod end lower control arms BMR K-member to radiator support HANS device( I already have a SA2015 helmet that I use for Karting that is set up to use the HANS device. Improved Racing Lines for the oil cooler 06mach1's Setrab Bracket 934 Setrab Oil Cooler Mishimoto Radiator Mishimoto Thermostatic Sandwich Plate Boundry Oil Pump Gears Boundry Timing Chain Gear Ford Oil Pump Changing Kit G&G harmonic Balancer Puller Moroso Steel Road Race Oil Pan Airlift Vacuum Kit Boxes piling up: [ATTACH=full]1638336[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1638337[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1638338[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1638339[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1638340[/ATTACH] Kinda expensive for a tool you will probably on;y use once, or twice.......but worth it. [ATTACH=full]1638341[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1638342[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1638343[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1638344[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1638345[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1638346[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1638347[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1638348[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1638349[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1638350[/ATTACH] The next post will go into the tear down of the front of the engine, and I also got rid of some weight of the front of the car while I was in there. [/QUOTE]
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