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[Nummie TT Bronze Member]

Elma Fudd said:

I think I have pasted the pics... On the way a megajolt ignition, crf forks ready to go on and then....


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[pablo83 TT Silver Member]

My custom airbox arrived (some assembly required)



I cut the pieces to match the cardboard prototype I made.



To get the width I wanted I had to order kind of thick aluminum.  I had a friend machine some slots in the larger pieces to lighten them up.





Hope it's big enough

[Old Dog TT Platinum Member]

You've got some crazy welding skills Pablo, that just about the best aluminum welding job I've ever seen.

[pablo83 TT Silver Member]

Old Dog said:

You've got some crazy welding skills Pablo, that just about the best aluminum welding job I've ever seen.

Thanks.  Some of the welds were a real chore.  I'm glad it looks decent.

[HeadTrauma Get Help Now]

pablo83 said:

Hope it's big enough

If you can fit 2L or more inside, then it's big enough. It's getting pressurized by the turbo, right?

[pablo83 TT Silver Member]

HeadTrauma said:

If you can fit 2L or more inside, then it's big enough. It's getting pressurized by the turbo, right?

Yup.  2 liters shouldn't be a problem.  I'll fill it with Mountain Dew tomorrow to check.

[sebastacruz TT Bronze Member]

Very, very cool stuff. I look forward to seeing the completed pig! I'll bet she'll be quite a handfull when all spooled up.

[Shane Dog 413 TT Bronze Member]

oh wow this should be unreal great build!!!!!!

[CFRacer22 TT Bronze Member]

Nummie said:

Is this a factory NX650 tank?

[n16ht5 TT Titanium Member]

holey moley this is going to be  a sweet ride.

[homernukem TT Member]

Any progress???

[pwrpapa TT Titanium Member]

homernukem said:

Any progress???

Nope, to busy drinking beer.

[Manos TT Bronze Member]

It's been over a year without an update.
Don't starve us like this Pablo. Do tell!

M.

[Sierra Thumper TT Bronze Member]

Turbocharging a machine from scratch is a huge time consuming, and very expensive job. I turbocharged my zx14 with a ready-made bolt-on kit, and it was still a big undertaking. I'm guessing he might have lost interest and moved on to another project.

[pablo83 TT Silver Member]

Today marks a big turning point in this project.

Edited by pablo83, 07 March 2013 - 03:21 PM.

[tassie jeeper TT Bronze Member]

pablo83, on 07 March 2013 - 03:12 PM, said:

dont be an ass what in the box

Edited by tassie jeeper, 07 March 2013 - 04:04 PM.

[pablo83 TT Silver Member]

I’m sorry this project has been on hiatus for so long.  I was never convinced of the health of the T14 turbo I originally planned to put in this bike.  I was also worried that it was too big for the application.  When people started commenting on the incorrect placement of the turbo the project really stalled out.  I had a LOT of time invested in this build and I really didn’t want to reroute the pipes just to change the turbo placement, so the NX went on the back porch while I thought about what to do.  It’s sat there for, what… a year and a half?  That’s been a long enough time for me to forget about all the work I’ve put into the current setup and realize that it needs to be redone, and I need the right turbo.  So I saved my pennies and finally bought a GT1241 turbo.



The GT1241 is the smallest turbo Garrett makes and it is not easy to find.  I could not find a used or rebuilt one.  I had to buy it new, which means it cost more than I originally paid for the bike.



I'd like to say I'm going to jump right on this project, but unfortunately I have to rebuild a couple bikes before a Moab trip in a few weeks, plus I already have two other projects sitting in the shop (but one's almost done and the other won't get in the way too much).  So anyway, look for updates in about three weeks.

[tassie jeeper TT Bronze Member]

pablo83, on 08 March 2013 - 06:02 AM, said:

look for updates in about three weeks.

cool will definately be awaiting updates how much boost will u run now and a what rpm will it start spooling and when will it peak, estimated hp/tqu figures?

Edited by tassie jeeper, 09 March 2013 - 04:24 AM.

[buddasahk TT Bronze Member]

very cool build

[amockalypsenow TT Member]

awesome and very inspiring work man!