Turtle64b's Stillen Build Thread

[turtle64b]

Here's a hiccup that's extremely dangerous and very avoidable if anyone reading this is planning on upgrading their injectors as well: Use the spacers!!!!!!!!!1!!!!111!!!!

I can't actually stress that enough. Somehow we installed the new injectors (ID1050Xs) without the supplied spacers and my #4 injector separated itself from the rail while driving down a busy road... Very awkward...

Sitting at a stoplight, the car randomly starting idling extremely rough and then turned off. Upon attempting to restart the car, I noticed a puff of dark smoke from one of my drivers' side hood vents. Commence "Oh ****, Oh ****, Oh ****". Popped the hood, immediately smelled gas and noticed gas boiling on my intake runners under the fuel rails. Not having the fire extinguisher I do now, I did the only thing I could think of and I poured the contents of my water bottle onto the boiling mixture to cool it down, dilute it and try to wash some of it off. My neighbor towed me back to my house (only about 2 miles away) and I tore down the culprit area this morning to discover the above issue...

I talked to Z1 about getting the spacers through them since I am ordering my oil cooler and pan through them as well in hopes that maybe they would include a set for me and I should hear back Monday from them. Until then, I get to do the one thing I hoped not to do again for a long, long while... Take off and re-install that damn Stillen intake manifold

[B&W_Evader]

Must have some good karma saved up... No Fire.

Had a fuel leak on a couple of my cars in the past. When I first got my 914, the tank would leak until it was half full. Found the previous guy put a screw to hold the carpet in place. Screw went through the floor and into the tank. It was leaking from there. Leaking hoses in 2 other cars. Pretty lucky none of them ended up in fires. Just nasty headaches from the gasoline high.

[MoulaZ]

Originally Posted by turtle64b

Here's a hiccup that's extremely dangerous and very avoidable if anyone reading this is planning on upgrading their injectors as well: Use the spacers!!!!!!!!!1!!!!111!!!!

I can't actually stress that enough. Somehow we installed the new injectors (ID1050Xs) without the supplied spacers and my #4 injector separated itself from the rail while driving down a busy road... Very awkward...

Sitting at a stoplight, the car randomly starting idling extremely rough and then turned off. Upon attempting to restart the car, I noticed a puff of dark smoke from one of my drivers' side hood vents. Commence "Oh ****, Oh ****, Oh ****". Popped the hood, immediately smelled gas and noticed gas boiling on my intake runners under the fuel rails. Not having the fire extinguisher I do now, I did the only thing I could think of and I poured the contents of my water bottle onto the boiling mixture to cool it down, dilute it and try to wash some of it off. My neighbor towed me back to my house (only about 2 miles away) and I tore down the culprit area this morning to discover the above issue...

I talked to Z1 about getting the spacers through them since I am ordering my oil cooler and pan through them as well in hopes that maybe they would include a set for me and I should hear back Monday from them. Until then, I get to do the one thing I hoped not to do again for a long, long while... Take off and re-install that damn Stillen intake manifold

Uh... what spacers? I just installed these same Injectors a few weeks back and don't remember anything specific about spacers. Course it's possible I just installed them without taking note. Only thing I really recall is the two seals per injector, top and bottom.

[turtle64b]

Originally Posted by MoulaZ

Uh... what spacers? I just installed these same Injectors a few weeks back and don't remember anything specific about spacers. Course it's possible I just installed them without taking note. Only thing I really recall is the two seals per injector, top and bottom.

There are some 3/16"ish spacers where the injectors meet the engine to ensure the injectors remain firmly in the rail and in the engine. If you do not install them, fuel pressure can force the injector further than desired into the block and lead to the top developing a gap between the injector and the rail. After a little cooldown, I felt the inboard side of the injector at the rail and I could feel the o-ring. Also, significant spray from between the rail and the injector upon priming the fuel pump by turning the ignition "ON"

If you look at the picture, the spacer is actually on the injector ("top" or engine side of the injector) at this point. How they got removed is beyond me...

[MoulaZ]

Originally Posted by turtle64b

There are some 3/16"ish spacers where the injectors meet the engine to ensure the injectors remain firmly in the rail and in the engine. If you do not install them, fuel pressure can force the injector further than desired into the block and lead to the top developing a gap between the injector and the rail. After a little cooldown, I felt the inboard side of the injector at the rail and I could feel the o-ring. Also, significant spray from between the rail and the injector upon priming the fuel pump by turning the ignition "ON"

If you look at the picture, the spacer is actually on the injector ("top" or engine side of the injector) at this point. How they got removed is beyond me...

Checked mine, looks like they were on there so in the clear. Phew.