Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

[sytyguy]

Might as well have called this Project Tick Tock, because I'm getting down to the wire to have it ready for the Shindig, but hopefully she'll fire up this week and get some tuning under way. Anyhow, been meaning to post some pics of it (I suck at doing project threads - evident by the fact that this is the 7th customer SyTy I've worked on this year and the 1st project thread), but I'll play a little catch-up now.

I picked Tony's truck up in Augusta back in August and started digging into it in early September. It was (for all intents and purposes) a bone stock truck that Tony wanted to modify in stages. Stage 1 consisted of:

- ATR 60-1 Turbo Kit
- 3" Downpipe
- 60 lb Injectors
- AFPR
- Walbro Fuel Pump
- ABS Delete
- Methanol Injection
- Odyssey Battery
- Open Air Filter Kit
- Transmission Cooler
- Racetronix Fuel Pump Kit
- Plugs, Wires, Cap/Rotor, and Fuel Filter
- Front and Rear Driveshaft Loops
- ShurFLO Intercooler Pump
- Dual 7" IC Fans
- Rerouted 3/4" IC Hoses
- EGR Delete
- 3 bar MAP
- PLX Wideband (Sensor, Gauge and wired into ECM)
- ECM Relocated to Glovebox
- Toggle Switches for IC Fans and Methanol
- Custom Wiring and Relays for Fans, Pump, and Methanol
- Boost Gauge Fitting
- Ostrich and Custom Tuning (Code59)
- 38mm Wastegate controlled by ECM

90% of the work is done, but because I suck at stopping to take pics, I've only got pics of about half the work. I'll post them in subsequent replies.

 

[sytyguy]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

60#ers and AFPR installed.

EGR Solenoid gone and Cap/Rotor and 3 bar MAP in.

Upper intake all cleaned up (and surfaces cleaned for gaskets).

IC fans installed.

Methanol nozzle installed.

ShurFLO mounted below battery (rubber flap will be made to keep debris/water from tire from hitting the pump).

IC lines installed and routed through fenderwell down to IC pump.

.....more to come.

 

[sytyguy]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

Trans cooler installed.

Toggle switches for fans and methanol. Yes, the lower panel was already hacked up like that.

Boost fitting installed.

Turbo kit, downpipe, and WG installed. Also visible are the custom turbo-IC hose and the factory boost solenoid mounted to the WG flange.

Missing adapter.....

......new adapter.

Adapter installed and customer drain line made (I love having my own hydraulic hose machine).

Hose is 4 wire 3/4" hose to encourage increased flow for turbo drain. Hose is rated at 4800 psi and has < 1 psi while in use. Will probably outlast the truck.

 

[sytyguy]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

EGR Blockoff installed.

Old sending unit out (rusted to hell and broken return line),and new sending unit (and pump) in.

Sending unit installed.

Rear loop installed.

Front loop installed.

Battery retaining bracket installed (hand bent channeling from TSC). Sorry for blurry pic.....dog bumped me.

Battery installed. Foam insulators on inside of channeling to protect the battery. Back brace to be made to fully secure the battery.

.....more pics to come this week.

 

[3rd_amigo]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

looks great!

 

[KyS10]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

Looks awesome. I hope to do a similar "stage 1" build tommy Ty at some point.

 

[Flyin Ryan]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

Am I wrong in thinking the atr turbo is new old stock?

Great work by the way and thanks for sharing

 

[sytyguy]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

Am I wrong in thinking the atr turbo is new old stock?

Great work by the way and thanks for sharing

Correct. PO had been stockpiling parts and then sold the truck to Tony.

 

[Gbodydriver]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

Well that explains the drivesahft loops.. I got anxious for a sec,,, Those loops are hard to come these days..

That's a serious stage 1 build... Stage 2 trucks must runs 10's

 

[Sean Krupa]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

Great build thread! Curious what Stage2 is guna be.

 

[Syclone22]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

Nice parts upgrade is that small battery
enough for all the electric accessories ??

 

[sytyguy]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

The hose is very close to the exhaust.

No, it just looks like it's close to the exhaust. This hose is routed differently than the stock drain line. The stock line goes between the crossover pipe and the lower radiator hose....this does not. It goes above the stock radiator hose, over towards the crank pulley, and makes a straight shot into the pan adapter. So at no point is this hose any closer to the crossover than the lower radiator hose.....which happens to be rubber....which happens not to melt.

I'll take a more explanatory picture tonight and be sure to keep an eye on it during actual use.

 

[sytyguy]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

Began to doubt my own memory as I sat here so I ran out and snapped some pics before leaving the house. The gap between the hose collar and the turbine housing is wide enough for me to jamb the distal phalanx of my pinkie in there. That's enough gap for me but, like I said, I'll keep an eye on it. Good looking out Dave. :tup:

 

[sytyguy]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

Nice parts upgrade is that small battery
enough for all the electric accessories ??

It's gonna have to be, it's already in there.

Seriously, lots of people have run the PC680 with no issues. Obviously, it's not the battery sit on the tailgate, drinking a beer, with the KOEO and the speakers blaring, but Tony is aware of that and, hopefully, won't make the mistake of allowing the battery to drain. Once it's running, yeah, all is well.

 

[Slyclone]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

What else do you have in mind for the PC 680 hold down? anything for side to side movment

 

[sytyguy]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

What else do you have in mind for the PC 680 hold down? anything for side to side movment

Yeah, the back bracket will assist in that as well. They're not in the pics but the battery will have rubber insulators between it and the bracket on the sides to prevent movement. This pic was taken as soon as I dropped the battery in, so I've done more work to it since the pic. And since the metal is pliable enough to work by hand, I can massage some of that side-to-side gap out to tighten things up.

 

[sytyguy]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

Because it's full of flowing coolant which pulls the heat away from the surface, and the hose doesn't burn.

The 220 degF oil in that hose will act to transfer heat as well. Might not be *full* of oil , but it's sure enough flowing. If, indeed, it is a problem, I'll alter the hose assembly. I have a thermocouple that I might strap to the anterior (heat relative) side of that collar if indeed I see the need to.

 

[SY2455]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

Michael,

I was wondering why you use the plastic tubing for the boost gage when after a year or two the plastic would be brittle and break ? Would not the small copper tubing be better and last forever? Just asking.

 

[sytyguy]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

Michael,

I was wondering why you use the plastic tubing for the boost gage when after a year or two the plastic would be brittle and break ? Would not the small copper tubing be better and last forever? Just asking.

Because it was already plumbed and I didn't want to redo it.

Simple answer: Didn't want to. :lol:

Plus, have you had that quick of degradation out of the plastic tubing? I have not (Autometer supplied tubing in my Syclone since 1999 and still going strong).

 

[SY2455]

Re: Project: Tony Hyder's Typhoon

I had the line go bad on a oil press gage once and never took a chance after that with any plastic line, that is why I ask.