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[olsenmotorsports]

@olsenmotorsports , GJ lost my notification settings on your thread, so I just finished catching up on about 10 days of posts.

I was just curious as to how you handle FI tuning in a production setting. Do you have one guy who specializes in tuning? How about old school CIS, MFI or my favorite carbs. I remember using the better part of a tank of gas synchronizing my Weber carbs with a Unisyn. Fun times.

Hey bud! Great question

Motec tuning is outsourced. I happen to have who I think is the best in the world live by us in the city. He is one of the head guys at HPD in indycar.

The rest is all in house. CIS MFI etc. Three of us (myself included) are trained on those systems, and they are so easy to tune with the right equipment it isnt an issue for us,

I can tune carbs, but we turn all of that away, just isnt profitable. What I mean by that is there is really only one place to get them rebushed etc and the lead times are ridiculous, So I end up with a car sitting for 60 days waiting on machining for a job that just isn't profitable.

For tuning, the CIS stuff I have some pretty fancy 5 gas stuff, as well as widebands etc, Doesn't take long to get them dialed in, MFI I also have some pretty trick stuff we developed. Makes quick work of it

 

[olsenmotorsports]

AutoVerdi is the bees knees, pumps as well as con.rods, it is THE best.

The best in the world. No one even comes close.

Ive got a great Auto Verdi oil pump story. First time I ever fitted one.

4.0L buildout on a 964. Ninemeister heads, gt3 crank, Verdi rods, all the good stuff. Everything coated etc. Im on a test drive, car had been driving for a bit over various drives with the team, Let me go drive this thing! I warm It up and take off. This is after being on the rollers etc. Basically my final steps of QC is I test it out. I make it halfway around the block. KABOOM! Oil everywhere. Total smoke show. WTF.

Get towed back and there is oil everywhere. I thought we lost a jug or something but it spins over nice? WTF. Oil filter was loose and had spun off. All right who’s the assh*** forgot to tighten it? We do a LOF tighten everything back up and deliver the car.

3-4 weeks later I get a video and then immediately a call from the customer. He went mental on me. Oil all over his driveway. WTF? Of course it is a mansion, it’s a nice perfect driveway, and it’s a Sunday. Emergency concrete cleaning service isn't cheap, especially when it’s hazmat, and a weekend, Sure enough oil filter was loose. WTF. I did that myself and I KNOW it was freaking tight tight,

The way that oil system plumbs with the inlet to the filter pumping against the filter in the spin off direction, and the volume that pump puts out spins it off. Turns out with some research it is actually a thing (one of my nascar buddies builds Hendricks motors was LOL’ing when I called him on it as I know he runs those pumps). “Yeah dude you gotta safety wire those filters when you use that pump”. NO Sh**???

Never had an issue again.

 

[Scuderia-F1]

The best in the world. No one even comes close.

Ive got a great Auto Verdi oil pump story. First time I ever fitted one.

4.0L buildout on a 964. Ninemeister heads, gt3 crank, Verdi rods, all the good stuff. Everything coated etc. Im on a test drive, car had been driving for a bit over various drives with the team, Let me go drive this thing! I warm It up and take off. This is after being on the rollers etc. Basically my final steps of QC is I test it out. I make it halfway around the block. KABOOM! Oil everywhere. Total smoke show. WTF.

Get towed back and there is oil everywhere. I thought we lost a jug or something but it spins over nice? WTF. Oil filter was loose and had spun off. All right who’s the assh*** forgot to tighten it? We do a LOF tighten everything back up and deliver the car.

3-4 weeks later I get a video and then immediately a call from the customer. He went mental on me. Oil all over his driveway. WTF? Of course it is a mansion, it’s a nice perfect driveway, and it’s a Sunday. Emergency concrete cleaning service isn't cheap, especially when it’s hazmat, and a weekend, Sure enough oil filter was loose. WTF. I did that myself and I KNOW it was freaking tight tight,

The way that oil system plumbs with the inlet to the filter pumping against the filter in the spin off direction, and the volume that pump puts out spins it off. Turns out with some research it is actually a thing (one of my nascar buddies builds Hendricks motors was LOL’ing when I called him on it as I know he runs those pumps). “Yeah dude you gotta safety wire those filters when you use that pump”. NO Sh**???

Never had an issue again.

Dude, HILARIOUS. Them pumps are no joke. No need for crank case ventilation anymore.....

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Dude, HILARIOUS. Them pumps are no joke. No need for crank case ventilation anymore.....

Oh it is hilarious! Now! At the time it was a S*** show lol.

You live and learn right? Customer and I know have a laugh about it, but it took a bit for him to cool down about it not gonna lie

 

[Scuderia-F1]

Oh it is hilarious! Now! At the time it was a S*** show lol.

You live and learn right? Customer and I know have a laugh about it, but it took a bit for him to cool down about it not gonna lie

Consecutive titles since 2002 in NHRA Pro Stock, quite some success in NASCAR too. Tell your client that his oil stained driveway is fine now and that he (still) has THE BADDEST unit coin can buy....

By the way, you do know that K&N has filters ready for being safety wired right!?

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Update on the green 993 Cab…



Guys got after it this week - really happy with the progress. All the lights are in, brackets assembled to body for all the bumper bracing etc - all the body seals are installed etc.



All the rear suspension is in - Still waiting on the shocks to come out of Holland, and two of the rear control arms are coming out of Germany - but that is all easy bolt is stuff later.


Rear engine bay is assembled - sound pads in, all the wiring routed and secured - all the plumbing done etc - Ready to receive the engine. The gearbox is still out getting a re stack done as well as a custom differential setup (California Motorsports is the go to and the BEST in the Porsche space). We can rebuild them in house, but TBH we aren’t box specialists at the level they are, best to let the Pro’s do it and have them dyno it so it is plug and play. I have all the tools to do these but unless it is a synchro slap then we send it all out. Just better.



A/C box has been fully restored, new foam installed and all new hoses



Front trunk re assembled, color changed and everything restored.

Still to do - we have to get the trim back from powder today, get that all buttoned up - install front suspension - then start testing electrical. This is a process I put In play last year - we run circuit loads through all the wiring pre assembly to make sure everything can handle current. It really eliminates taking things back apart to fix stuff. It is only cherry once!

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Update on the 930. This one has a media day scheduled for the 30th of January so we have to get the ball rolling! Still don’t have the engine fired - or any interior in the car. Going to be close.


Gotta get the motec all fitted up - figure out all the sensors - We have them but there is a lot of work involved in these kits. This one is going drive by wire, and will have electronic waste gates (a first for us on an air cooled 70;s car) so it is a ton of work.



The M150. What an incredible ECU that thing is. Not only will it control the engine essentials but we are using the analog outputs for a push button start, and to control the gearbox cooler command on (at certain temps and RPM’s) as well as the engine oil cooler fans, and the electric thermostat. Still need to make the bracketry for this ecu and all the relays. Hoping to get that done today.



Yesterday we got the front grills all made and fitted up. I think they turned out fantastic



Need to make 10mm sensor taps for the gearbox temp sensor -





Sensors fitted to their home. Still need to get fuel rail pressure, fuel temp, oil pressure and temp, charge pipe pressure, intake temp, Turbocharger speed, Cam and crank reference, Job list is pretty big on this one.

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Update on some personal projects….



Wife and I came down to the Florida house for a nice little 10 day getaway Saturday. We fly home on the 20th. Transporter showed up Sunday afternoon with the RS5. If you are in need of FL transport to the eastern seaboard or Midwest Shaughnassey is who you need to call! They picked up Friday and delivered Sunday and drove through some gnarly weather on the way. Great team of people.



Wife was so happy with the car and how it turned out - I absolutely live to put a smile on that girls face, she is worth it and a whole lot more - Behind every successful man there is a successful woman pushing and support him. She had fun ripping it around and was a joy to watch her do it. Still pissed I dont have wheels for it yet, but it is what it is.



Bronco got paint corrected after it got painted. And the team started getting ready for clear bra.



Im having them do the whole car, and all the jambs, inside of the hood edges etc. Should keep this thing looking mega for years and years. Traditionally I do not do the windshield but on this one since it stands straight up I decided to do it.






Rear seats are done for the bronco - I just wanted to do something super subtle on these. I could have kept the factory suede but Ford doesn’t use the highest quality so I decided to replace it all. Centers are alcantara, side leathers are Italia, and the stripe is Jubilee.


I had the raptor logo re created for the front seat, and had them do the R in orange to tie some other oranges from the factory bits that are spread around the interior. Hard to tell from a photo, if I see it in person and hate it I will re do it.

All the powder coating came back for the bronco a couple days ago (I haven’t seen it yet), and upholstery should be done late next week. I probably wont have time to re assemble the thing till sometime in march though. (Super frustrating but we are slammed busy with work, travel, and home life)

Thanks for following along!

 

[Nolift911]

Nice work - everything looks great. Appreciate the "some shops do it better" vs. we do it all. That is all part of it especially in the air-cooled arena.

Some shops been doing just transmissions or just engines or just specific parts for 40+ years. Knowing who the go to's are is half the battle. Well done!

Jeff

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Nice work - everything looks great. Appreciate the "some shops do it better" vs. we do it all. That is all part of it especially in the air-cooled arena.

Some shops been doing just transmissions or just engines or just specific parts for 40+ years. Knowing who the go to's are is half the battle. Well done!

Jeff

I couldn’t agree more. Don’t get me wrong we open them up, it’s easy to slap synchros and gaskets and get it back in the car same day.

But when it comes to a re stack etc, they have it all in stock and are the best, its just easier and smarter.

Ive got a whole career invested into the right vendors. Makes all the difference in the world.

Thank you for commenting and keeping this thread going!

 

[Scuderia-F1]

Great progress on all fronts Tim.
Watching the 930 pics, I wanted to ask if you ever have considered doing a PDM to get rid of fuses and relays on any of the builds?

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Great progress on all fronts Tim.
Watching the 930 pics, I wanted to ask if you ever have considered doing a PDM to get rid of fuses and relays on any of the builds?

Yeah we have used them on two different builds. Most of the time that is declined unless you get a guy who really understands the value in them. It’s about 60g to do it so it is a hard sell when a new Kroon Harness is only 9g!

 

[Scuderia-F1]

Yeah we have used them on two different builds. Most of the time that is declined unless you get a guy who really understands the value in them. It’s about 60g to do it so it is a hard sell when a new Kroon Harness is only 9g!

Yeah not everyone understands greatness.
Kroon does some awesome well made looms.
I’m extremely pleased with their product.

But Tefzel wire and Autosport connectors with Raychem boots etc are sweet.

 

[Boosted1]

I must say, when I heard of your plan for the Bronco seats I thought no need and possibly will look worse.
However I really like what you did and the end product. Not too flashy and looks like you have a top notch interior / seat guy.

 

[olsenmotorsports]

I must say, when I heard of your plan for the Bronco seats I thought no need and possibly will look worse.
However I really like what you did and the end product. Not too flashy and looks like you have a top notch interior / seat guy.

Thank you sir. I originally had planned to be a little more loud with this one, but I decided to tone it down a bit….. My 3rd Gen Raptor 37 is pretty in your face on the interior, more of a mall crawler.

I will be back in chicago this week so I am excited to see the front seats all done up!

Thank you for your input and for following along!

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Sometimes you just gotta re do stuff. On the 930 the exhaust they sent us didn’t work for S***. Tips didn’t line up etc. Time to make some new surrounds - If we just modify the exhaust (easiest) then it is the next guys problem if a tip needs to get replaced etc, he is in the same boat as we are. Not going to happen on my watch



Started by cutting out the proper sized hole moved over 1” from where the factory was mapped out.



Alex bent up some sheet stock into angle and stretched (or shrunk depending on how you look at it) up a flange



Pretty complex curve. Would have taken me a week to figure out what to do, this is a morning’s work for him.



All his shapes figured out, now he just has to cut the actual opening, tack this guy in, fusion weld it and planish.



I am amazed every day at all our employees skill. Every one of them is just on another level!

I got off a flight and popped in to check on things, we are off Monday’s but three of the guys were there either working or getting things ready for the week! Makes me proud.

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Put eyes on the bronco. Super happy with how the paint prep and clear bra turned out.



With the ceramic coating over the top of the expel it looks like a freaking mirror. We took all the door handles and trim off so all the edges could be wrapped and hidden. Cannot wait to see this thing out in the Florida sun!



That left side of the door got a scratch somehow pos paint. No idea how that happened. Guys told me about it, I told them go ahead and clear bra it and I will deal with it later….. I need the room and need to get this thing into storage and didn’t want to wait another two weeks It will bug me but the rest of the car Is perfect so it is what it is for now. Really upsets me though. First world problems, at least it is in the back.



Clear bra always makes graphics pop. The raptor graphics look great with bra over them

Powder is done and I need to send someone to go get it this week. Hopefully seats will be ready by friday so I can QC them before I leave again.

I am hoping after mid February to be able to spend some time working on the interior… I am slammed with travel obligations and work till then. I am taking the wife to NYC for Valentine’s Day (our favorite spot to celebrate that special day) so hopefully when we get back from that I can take a couple of days and start planning out the wiring looms.

 

[LXCam]

Just so you can sleep at night Tim, look at it as your good luck scratch

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Just so you can sleep at night Tim, look at it as your good luck scratch

Dude I can’t lmfao. I am so over the top OCD it is dead to me now.

But more important things to worry about than a scratch on a car I will be putting 500 miles a year on lol.

 

[Scuderia-F1]

Dude I can’t lmfao. I am so over the top OCD it is dead to me now.

But more important things to worry about than a scratch on a car I will be putting 500 miles a year on lol.

Sure you have plenty **** to think about, but bro that scratch HAS to go, like NOW! ;-)

 

[zmotorsports]

Dude I can’t lmfao. I am so over the top OCD it is dead to me now.

But more important things to worry about than a scratch on a car I will be putting 500 miles a year on lol.

So am I to assume this "Bronco" will never see any off-road?

I have a few scratches on my Jeep and they drive me crazy. I end up running the polisher over them after a few trips but I know there is coming a time I will be re-clearing or maybe even a paint job, but I just can't live with them. I have a ding from a wind gust taking the door and snapping the strap before coming in contact with the cowl and I need to get that fixed before we start our travel season but it bugs me every time I see it.

 

[olsenmotorsports]

So am I to assume this "Bronco" will never see any off-road?

I have a few scratches on my Jeep and they drive me crazy. I end up running the polisher over them after a few trips but I know there is coming a time I will be re-clearing or maybe even a paint job, but I just can't live with them. I have a ding from a wind gust taking the door and snapping the strap before coming in contact with the cowl and I need to get that fixed before we start our travel season but it bugs me every time I see it.

100% will never see anything off road. I picked this up just to cruise to the beach and back for the Florida house.

One of my raptors is done up for the off road stuff. I have destroyed that poor girl a few times so wife put the kibash on any of the new cars going off road

The stories that truck has told…. But fixed right every single time. Never selling it.



She’s been ditched in the snow…. UP in Michigan



Off reading in Chicago (along desplains river, the fastest way out of the city when the Stevenson is all jacked up)


This was in Michigan on the ORV trails - Hit a big *** boulder and took out the entire FR suspension. Carnage.



Another trip (cannot remember where this was.,,,, Maybe NG Mountain trails?



Badlands off road park Outside Indianapolis



Deep in the drink at Drummond Islands in the UP. That was an expensive trip lol


Also I took it down to Naples for hurricane Ian to get around in….

And all the trips to the UP for the Raptor Snowball events…..

One off road vehicle is enough for me! Bronco I am totally ok with being a beach cruiser

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Update on the 964 Rust bomb.



Remember how Gnarly this was when we started taking it apart on Dec 8th!



Put the finishing touches on it today. I am still waiting on some small bits but less than 30 minutes of work (one of them being exhaust) and this will be all done



Pretty happy with how it turned out and the customer should be super pleased.



Also the tub came back from paint today as well!




Staged and ready for tomorrow so I can start some of the other services that it needs - oil lines and Ac Lines - then it is just time to get after it with final assembly!

 

[Boosted1]

Wow! The 964 rust bomb is quite the transformation. I think that looks better than when it was first new.
Looking forward to seeing the final assembly.

 

[stinkity stoink]

Out of all of the amazing pictures and information in this thread I can’t unsee the pajamas during engine assembly.
An amazing transformation and I can’t believe how fast. This is years of work for most places!!

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Wow! The 964 rust bomb is quite the transformation. I think that looks better than when it was first new.
Looking forward to seeing the final assembly.

Thank you! Team is really rocking it! I cannot wait either - I think we will end up waiting the most on interior…… The leather the customer wants has to be custom made, that is putting some brembo sized brakes on the project unfortunately

Out of all of the amazing pictures and information in this thread I can’t unsee the pajamas during engine assembly.
An amazing transformation and I can’t believe how fast. This is years of work for most places!!

Thank you! We will deliver this one start to finish in 3 months depending on what happens with interior.

As far as the pajamas Lol . Those are my Nike Golf pants . Hilarios.

Thanks for following along guys!

The keys to success on these projects I think can be summed up in one word. INVENTORY.

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Update on the 930…. This project is DRAGGING along. Media day is next friday the 30th. That is when the car has to be done and on the ground. We market that we build these custom cars (like the targa, deadline on that car is July 7th) in 12-14 months. Most shops take 2-3 years. The first part came off the 930 February 18th. So the deadline is looming. We still do not have interior yet either. So it is going to be a dash to the finish line. Pressure is really high on the guys but the morale is even higher. Something about “hey we did the impossible in a year” really creates a shared vision for them. They really are the best Porsche builders in the world in terms of the perfect combination of pace, quality, and fit and finish.


Flanges for the exhaust are done, I think they turned out great. Why do them now and have to have the bumper repainted? Simple answer is timing and pace. The body shop will finish this off in 2-3 days as the rest of the bumper is perfect and already painted. If we had to wait till the engine was all done and fitted to build out the rear bumper that would have delayed us 2-3 months, and if we had waited to paint the rear bumper till now that would have delayed us another 3-4 weeks. These are things you have to think about ahead of time. It is unorthodox, but that is how you get it done in a year.



Motec board is fabricated, and powder coated and everything finalized. Tuning starts February 4th. It’s two days work to get to the point of firing the engine, as we have to build the files for the E gates and the Drive by wire, set up all the sensors etc. Then one day’s work on the rollers, and another days work on drive ability. So about a week to tune the car.



Mirrors JUST arrived as well. Waited 7 months for these things, then they came the wrong color. Had to disassemble and powder them.



Final assembled and ready to mount on the car. These are all custom.



Have to mount the gearbox cooler… this one has a fan and that is controlled by Motec on demand to keep the proper temperate in the box.



That is going to end up being its final home - just have to get this all powder coated up and that is crossed off the list.



Exhaust tips getting mocked up… This has to be done by end of day today so bumper can come off and get to paint this afternoon.

Interested in how others manage projects and deadlines?

 

[danski0224]

Interested in how others manage projects and deadlines?

At the place I work at, there isn't any.

Only blame and yelling.

When I ask questions, they are usually ignored.

Oh well.

 

[zmotorsports]

Excellent work as always Tim. You and your crew should be proud of the business model you have created and the talen that you have recruited and developed.

Quick question. What fluid does Porshe run in their gearboxes? I'm assuming the fluid is pressurized seeing as how you installed a remote cooler for the fluid to flow through in a closed circuit, is that correct?

Thanks.

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

I'm curious also if it's an internal or external pump?

 

[Wiz02]

Update on the 930…. This project is DRAGGING along. Media day is next friday the 30th. That is when the car has to be done and on the ground. We market that we build these custom cars (like the targa, deadline on that car is July 7th) in 12-14 months. Most shops take 2-3 years. The first part came off the 930 February 18th. So the deadline is looming. We still do not have interior yet either. So it is going to be a dash to the finish line. Pressure is really high on the guys but the morale is even higher. Something about “hey we did the impossible in a year” really creates a shared vision for them. They really are the best Porsche builders in the world in terms of the perfect combination of pace, quality, and fit and finish.


Flanges for the exhaust are done, I think they turned out great. Why do them now and have to have the bumper repainted? Simple answer is timing and pace. The body shop will finish this off in 2-3 days as the rest of the bumper is perfect and already painted. If we had to wait till the engine was all done and fitted to build out the rear bumper that would have delayed us 2-3 months, and if we had waited to paint the rear bumper till now that would have delayed us another 3-4 weeks. These are things you have to think about ahead of time. It is unorthodox, but that is how you get it done in a year.



Motec board is fabricated, and powder coated and everything finalized. Tuning starts February 4th. It’s two days work to get to the point of firing the engine, as we have to build the files for the E gates and the Drive by wire, set up all the sensors etc. Then one day’s work on the rollers, and another days work on drive ability. So about a week to tune the car.



Mirrors JUST arrived as well. Waited 7 months for these things, then they came the wrong color. Had to disassemble and powder them.



Final assembled and ready to mount on the car. These are all custom.



Have to mount the gearbox cooler… this one has a fan and that is controlled by Motec on demand to keep the proper temperate in the box.



That is going to end up being its final home - just have to get this all powder coated up and that is crossed off the list.



Exhaust tips getting mocked up… This has to be done by end of day today so bumper can come off and get to paint this afternoon.

Interested in how others manage projects and deadlines?

I wouldn't change your project management approach as it's head and shoulders above what your competitors are doing, but have you read about waterfall vs agile project management?

Academics love Agile, but real world usually needs a blend of the two PM styles.

Jira is a popular agile PM tool that nearly all software developers ***** about, but has lots of utility for managers. It can be used for any type of project.

Since I was a "hands on" software manager who wrote software and managed the teams, I had a love/hate relationship with Jira.

 

[Nolift911]

I wouldn't change your project management approach as it's head and shoulders above what your competitors are doing, but have you read about waterfall vs agile project management?

Academics love Agile, but real world usually needs a blend of the two PM styles.

Jira is a popular agile PM tool that nearly all software developers ***** about, but has lots of utility for managers. It can be used for any type of project.

Since I was a "hands on" software manager who wrote software and managed the teams, I had a love/hate relationship with Jira.

Big proponent of AgileFall - former software dev here...

 

[olsenmotorsports]

At the place I work at, there isn't any.

Only blame and yelling.

When I ask questions, they are usually ignored.

Oh well.

I truly am sorry about that. Feel horrible for you.

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Excellent work as always Tim. You and your crew should be proud of the business model you have created and the talen that you have recruited and developed.

Quick question. What fluid does Porshe run in their gearboxes? I'm assuming the fluid is pressurized seeing as how you installed a remote cooler for the fluid to flow through in a closed circuit, is that correct?

Thanks.

It is all over the place for fluids, lots of swepco, Mobil 1 etc. Normally it is all self contained in the box with slingers but this one has an external pump controlled by Motec. Only turns on above a certain RPM (helps contain electrical load at Idle)

 

[zmotorsports]

It is all over the place for fluids, lots of swepco, Mobil 1 etc. Normally it is all self contained in the box with slingers but this one has an external pump controlled by Motec. Only turns on above a certain RPM (helps contain electrical load at Idle)

Thanks Tim. So the gearbox for this car using an external cooler will have something with a thinner viscosity than normal GL-5 gear oil?

 

[olsenmotorsports]

I wouldn't change your project management approach as it's head and shoulders above what your competitors are doing, but have you read about waterfall vs agile project management?

Academics love Agile, but real world usually needs a blend of the two PM styles.

Jira is a popular agile PM tool that nearly all software developers ***** about, but has lots of utility for managers. It can be used for any type of project.

Since I was a "hands on" software manager who wrote software and managed the teams, I had a love/hate relationship with

Not sure about head and shoulders but thank you! I feel like we are just treading water chasing things around every day lol.

We are running Microsoft Enterprise so pretty heavily bought into Teams etc. I try and keep everything together and integrated (copilot is a game changer for us for that).

Thank you for the recommendation, I will research it. Customer of mine owns a platform called Basecamp and we used that for a while, but it was super clunky for the client….

Big proponent of AgileFall - former software dev here...

Thank you! Will look at it!

Extremely grateful for the recommendations from everyone!

 

[olsenmotorsports]

This one is motul 75-90

 

[zmotorsports]

This one is motul 75-90

WOW, that seems like a lot of viscosity to push through an external cooler. Granted the fluid will thin slightly when hot, but do these gearboxes really run too hot for a GL-5 gear oil to protect? If memory serves a standard GL-5 gear oil will sustain temperatures to around 350 degrees F before breaking down and a high-quality synthetic is upwards of around 500 degrees.

I'm all for external cooling when necessary, but when not necessary I'm not as much a fan due to the introduction of another failure point. Just curious is all, not questioning your methods or work, so please don't take it as criticism. I am just curious.

 

[Wiz02]

Tim,

MS Project is the classic tool used to manage projects that are now called Waterfall. Jira is pretty much the standard for managing Agile projects.

I can see that you would be able to setup a project template in MS Project where you input a project start or end date and those dates drive dependent project milestones. Ex: Initial Teardown complete in X days. Subassembly teardown so many days later.

The issue with the above methodology is that typically the project manager doesn't learn that a deadline was missed until the due date. People tend to think that they will catch up, but they rarely do without help.

The Agile approach includes amongst other things, breaking down the project into small chunks that are at most a couple of days long with daily formalized checks on how every team member is doing.

If someone hits a snag, you learn about it quickly so that you can plan how to recover.

Given that many tasks are the same across every Porsche that you restore, I can see these PM software tools working for you, but I wouldn't try it without getting experienced Project Management help. And if they don't recommend implementing a new approach using baby steps, I'd look for someone else.

 

[olsenmotorsports]

WOW, that seems like a lot of viscosity to push through an external cooler. Granted the fluid will thin slightly when hot, but do these gearboxes really run too hot for a GL-5 gear oil to protect? If memory serves a standard GL-5 gear oil will sustain temperatures to around 350 degrees F before breaking down and a high-quality synthetic is upwards of around 500 degrees.

I'm all for external cooling when necessary, but when not necessary I'm not as much a fan due to the introduction of another failure point. Just curious is all, not questioning your methods or work, so please don't take it as criticism. I am just curious.

Never criticism this is how I learn!

That is interesting Data. I come from the Motorsports’s space and we always tried to keep gearbox oil at our around 80-90C. (We always ran Mobil 1 75-90 in those boxes (Porsche Motorsports made us) and never had any issues that weren’t driver related. This was running flat out for 24 hours as well. Now having said that I only know what my engineers at Porsche educated us on, and that is the limit of my knowledge. I have had discussions with Rader, CMS, and others and they recommend at our power levels and gear speed levels to run 75-90. Granted we are not running these in any kind of cold weather, I would probably thin out a touch if we did.

The coolers we run and pumps are made for these oils so that is not an issue. Temp I think is more critical. These boxes have about $35g in internals in them and are all polished and cryogenic treated. Gear temp has a lot to do with longevity so I try and keep them at recommended levels.

The pumps and fans are all controlled by Motec and turn on and off via logic,

TBH and please do not take this the wrong way I think all the stuff out there about boiling points/failure points etc is all marketing ****.