Just started my Turbonetics Install !!
Originally Posted by Ep3
Good to hear you finally started alberto you had that kit in the closet for how long?.. now you can make some $ off the TT guys good luck w/ everything
Hey alberto, Did you have to put back on the plenums right away?? It could have made it easier for getting at the downpipe for tightening it.. also for the IC piping to get at it from the top
I kow having the plenum out of the way help'd with my tranny removal
also while u have it off.....Change the pluggs..so much easier to do it then....
Make sure Fuel pump doesnt get tangled....Fuel lines and all....Tank gauge wont read right......
Heat wrap made a big diffrence in cooling..Engine doesnt seem to get too hot...
And when doing the 2 taps....you dont have to go crazy cause they are taper'd.....
The wastegate turbo assy install was my most PITA part....Helps to put a little crazy glue on nuts to keep them in place....
and the glue on the turbonetic heat wrap will burn off...( the wastegate downpipe) I would say use regular wrap on that part to prevent the smoke... IMO
and MIA server forum???? hehehe
also while u have it off.....Change the pluggs..so much easier to do it then....
Make sure Fuel pump doesnt get tangled....Fuel lines and all....Tank gauge wont read right......
Heat wrap made a big diffrence in cooling..Engine doesnt seem to get too hot...
And when doing the 2 taps....you dont have to go crazy cause they are taper'd.....
The wastegate turbo assy install was my most PITA part....Helps to put a little crazy glue on nuts to keep them in place....
and the glue on the turbonetic heat wrap will burn off...( the wastegate downpipe) I would say use regular wrap on that part to prevent the smoke... IMO
and MIA server forum???? hehehe
Last edited by redline350ZZ; Dec 30, 2005 at 07:28 AM.
Originally Posted by lukesnyder
Hey alberto, Did you have to put back on the plenums right away?? It could have made it easier for getting at the downpipe for tightening it.. also for the IC piping to get at it from the top
Ok well worked for a long time on the install today, got a lot done. First off let me mention some things that I thought were a pain in the d!ck that I hadnt heard mentioned before.
The 9/16" drill bit for the oil return tap, most standard 10mm chuck drills wont hold a bit that large, cuz that drill bit has a 13mm chuck, so I had to go to Home Depot and rent a drill that could barely hold it in. The weak bracket holding the a/c line you have to push out of the way sucks my b@lls because you reuse the factory bolt that holds the dipstick guide-which is a little on the short side after adding the bracket. We messed with that for almost 1 hour with no success so I finally said screw the guide and put the bracket in without it. The 1 hex bolt on the exhaust side o fthe turbo connected to the bracket connected to the ac compressor is retarded too, would be much easier if it was a regualr bolt head instead of a hex. And the worst part of all-THE WASTEGATE. What a PITA, it is very difficult to install the top bolts coming through the discharge pipe down into the wastegate. If you know a midget, call him over and have him put his little hands up there to put the bolts through, it was very difficult. We ended up running mad extensions from above with swivels to tighten those
Other than those headaches it was cool, oh and I wasnt thinking and cut the oil return to specs but my oil return is in the pan spacer so I shouldnt have cut that line because now it wont reach, so Ill replace it with longer hose tomorrow. All we have to do is mount that back down pipe which will take 2 minutes, and run the IC piping.
I had a friend that likes to do electrical start the Fuel pressure guage and Innovate wideband install. The FP was np problem Im runnign that to an SPT fuel line tap.I had heard the wideband wouldnt reach but I figured out a way. I had a friend run the wires down through the shifter assembly right down to the center of the car where the extra bung will go, no need for lengthening or drilling the floorboard which Ive also heard. Other than the pipes go together pretty smoothly, and we heat wrapped what we could.
Pics coming....
The 9/16" drill bit for the oil return tap, most standard 10mm chuck drills wont hold a bit that large, cuz that drill bit has a 13mm chuck, so I had to go to Home Depot and rent a drill that could barely hold it in. The weak bracket holding the a/c line you have to push out of the way sucks my b@lls because you reuse the factory bolt that holds the dipstick guide-which is a little on the short side after adding the bracket. We messed with that for almost 1 hour with no success so I finally said screw the guide and put the bracket in without it. The 1 hex bolt on the exhaust side o fthe turbo connected to the bracket connected to the ac compressor is retarded too, would be much easier if it was a regualr bolt head instead of a hex. And the worst part of all-THE WASTEGATE. What a PITA, it is very difficult to install the top bolts coming through the discharge pipe down into the wastegate. If you know a midget, call him over and have him put his little hands up there to put the bolts through, it was very difficult. We ended up running mad extensions from above with swivels to tighten those
Other than those headaches it was cool, oh and I wasnt thinking and cut the oil return to specs but my oil return is in the pan spacer so I shouldnt have cut that line because now it wont reach, so Ill replace it with longer hose tomorrow. All we have to do is mount that back down pipe which will take 2 minutes, and run the IC piping.
I had a friend that likes to do electrical start the Fuel pressure guage and Innovate wideband install. The FP was np problem Im runnign that to an SPT fuel line tap.I had heard the wideband wouldnt reach but I figured out a way. I had a friend run the wires down through the shifter assembly right down to the center of the car where the extra bung will go, no need for lengthening or drilling the floorboard which Ive also heard. Other than the pipes go together pretty smoothly, and we heat wrapped what we could.
Pics coming....
First pic are the Innovate wideband wires being run down the shifter assembly.
Second pic-under car shot of WB comign down through shifter assembly -dont worry its not close to the driveshaft.
Third pic-WB zip-tied with the clip/harness inside of the undertray away from wind, 02 sensor awaiting last downpipe.
Fourth pic-inside car shot witgh everything apart...
Second pic-under car shot of WB comign down through shifter assembly -dont worry its not close to the driveshaft.
Third pic-WB zip-tied with the clip/harness inside of the undertray away from wind, 02 sensor awaiting last downpipe.
Fourth pic-inside car shot witgh everything apart...
Originally Posted by Alberto
Other than those headaches it was cool, oh and I wasnt thinking and cut the oil return to specs but my oil return is in the pan spacer so I shouldnt have cut that line because now it wont reach, so Ill replace it with longer hose tomorrow.
you are almost on the homestretch. i like the way the innovate wiring was run. never thought of that. is the shifter sealed in someway so that water CAN"T make it's way into the vehicle? Good job! :thumbsup:
The shifter is just sealed with that metal ring and some rubber and sound deadning stuff, it will be fine
My goal is to finish tomorrow before 4pm so me and my friends can get cleaned up and party hard to celebrate the install and this past year....
My goal is to finish tomorrow before 4pm so me and my friends can get cleaned up and party hard to celebrate the install and this past year....
Congrats bro....Sorry I couldn't have been more help last night...Glad you figured out the wastegate bolts..they are in fact a PITA to get on...Quick tip, if you haven't already installed the charge piping. There are three pipes that get the air from the intercooler to the MAF. The first one is easy its like a U bend, the second one runs along the bottom of the pullies, on that pipe if you already installed the oil feed line to the tee tap..its going to have to come off, the next pipe is the weird curved pipe. HUGE NOTE HERE, install the 45 coupler to the second pipe with BOTH t bolts on there when you mount it to its solid mounts. It is a PITA to fit your hands down there past the fans when you put on the 3rd pipe and getting a t bolt over the coupler after its on is dam near impossible...
Originally Posted by protocav
as far as i remember, you need to drill 3 holes in the bottom of the fuel pump assembly, instead of 2.
Chad
Chad
