Dear Turbo Guys... Steel braided is the way to go.

[RedPhoenix]

I thought it was finally the time to tell you. I have finished my turbo camry, got it tuned, pulled 155whp on the dyno with an auto. all was well... I was driving home from school, then a see a puff of black smoke come out of my tail pipe.. wideband goes RICH..... smoke through the AC vents..... I knew right there... the car was on fire....

I immediatly pulled the car over, lifted up the hood and saw what had happened... flames shooting from the intake manifold area and on top of my heatshield... I run to a house, hoping to god they had a fire extingusiher. The lady wound up having one of those powder ones, put out the fire in less than 15 seconds.

After the fire department came, i really had a chance to see what had happened... my oil return line.. the ONLY THING I DID NOT SPEND MORE ON... deicided to kink and the hose bursted, spewing oil all over my exhaust..... caught fire immediatly.

Damage? Luckily I put it out within 3 min of noticing smoke, everything on my intake manifold is fried, so all the EGR and shit.. all that hosing has to be fixed, my ecu wiring looks okay, a little chared. My map sensor is fried. I dont know anyhting right now, i havent started the engine since the fire.

What have we learned? The biggest problem with people and this car is cheaping out. DOnt get me wrong, I really went all out on this project, from one of the best piggy backs, professionaly tuning, water injection etc.. 1 thing... i overlooked, caught my car on fire.

Thanks God, I am okay, the car is pretty okay and everything is going okay... The bad news is the car needs work.. i owe my family money.. so it looks like im parting the car out...

Sad saga really..

Here is 1 picture... i need the rest for insurance purposes



Could be worse... but I think thanks to my fast reaction.. it wasnt that bad.

Good new for you guys is the turbo stuff (minus the map sensor) is fine...


p.s. I dont even know why i posted thism i have a feeling im going to get flamed. shit happens, life moves on.

[rusty9]

sorry bout your car dude. hope everything works out well with everything else.

[midnightmach]

What!...after all that..no way.. come on...WTF... is it that bad!!! you can't be serious all this over 1 oil line GJKLRNJK:EWFNSEKL:FEGED GD

[RedPhoenix]

Originally Posted by midnightmach

What!...after all that..no way.. come on...WTF... is it that bad!!! you can't be serious all this over 1 oil line GJKLRNJK:EWFNSEKL:FEGED GD

its come to the point where this car is tearing my family apart. its hard to explain.. but my family is pissed... getting rid of the car will also solve a lot of problems.

[midnightmach]

ok so you promised them it would be a good investment and you kinda blew it???well i feel for you i wish you the best.
The few the proud the turbo'd!

[luisitol]

damn bro, sorry to hear. I udnerstand your decision though and wish you all the best. I know you'll build another one once its a more financially viable option for you.

With that being said drop me a note or PM to see how much you want fro your turbo parts.

[RedPhoenix]

will do luistol, you might want to check the auto sale parts section, has a little in there

i also will have the suspension, system, and rims for sale too.

midnight - basically, i have a one tract mind, i do this with all my hobbies... well i really put off a lot of stuff and only worried about this car...soon as it turned to a disaster.. i knew it was just time to stop with the camry.. atleast for now.

Everyone thought i was delusional.. i was playing football after my car JUST got put out... i guess... i was in shock still..

[RichieRichJP]

That fucking sucks. So let this be a reminder to other turbo guys, NO CHEAPING OUT!! I sure as hell ain't. I have no bills, no GF around, live with parents, don't go out much cuz I work most of the time so I practically throw about $1300-1400 a month on the car. But as far as your personal matter, does this mean you'll part ways with the car or revert it to a stock setup and just leave it be?

[RedPhoenix]

part the car, get it back to stock, sell the car. buy a supra.

[WhiteRabbit]

damn, im really sorry to hear that. =(

[Knailgun]

damn, I am speechless....... my condolences

[DarkMastyr]

That blows the mind. It's tough to see all that work just go out the window, even if it's not my work. Best of luck getting everything sorted out, especially with the family.

[05Cam-Weasel]

yea if parting the car out will solve family issues, power to you...family comes before cars...sorry to hear about the hard work gone to waste, but it's good that you are ok..

[cuttooth]

sorry to hear what happened...but, family first, always!

[a94autoCamry]

sux to see this happen after all the work you put into it...

sorry to hear that you gotta get rid of the car tho...do what you gotta do

best of luck to you ..