Thanks for the info Charles. It should be the passenger side correct? I'm gonna have to wrap the starter in heat wrap so that non of the wires have contact outside.

 

I assume you mean Passenger side...the side with the starter. So if my starter and all the wiring is completey wrapped in hear-wrap, am I OK? Or do I still need to reclock.

Take a look...this is what I did to mine.

http://www.savepic.com/is.php?i=5347&img=IMG_2073.jpg

 

GQ: Based on the pics it looks like what you did was a good idea. I dont imagine the starter having problems with the heat in the area... but definatly not a bad idea. With all the wrap on it is hard to see exactly where it would be contacting the closest, but as long as the power cable cant possible touch anything then you fine... to me it appears that you have plenty of clearance, but like i said its hard to tell thru all that wrap.

Just let it be known that the Greddy heat wrap is a very good conductor... and this is what caused my problem and the guy who started this thread.

But if you look at your pics, imagine that you rotated only the center part of the turbo so that the oil return pipe was further away from the starter... that is what I did to prevent further issues.

 

the only thing i am seeing in that picture that has me at all concerned is the oil feed line...

being around these things for a long time, and seeing all kinds of ****... I think I should let all the people who are doing this install for themselves know... a stainless braided line like that oil feed line needs to be routed thoughtfully and secured carefully.

You might not think it at first, but a stainless braided line, over time, will saw thru just about any part of your car. I have seen stainless lines end up cutting thru AC pipes, brake pipes, wear thru valvecovers, etc. Keep on eye on what your stainless braided lines are in contact with.

When I post some pics to my thread I want to show you guys what I did with the oil feed lines for this kit, you might like it...

I find it pretty cool that you guys are doing self installs on this kit... althought I am very interested and would love to do the install for as many people as want to bring it to me... i cant help but cringe at the same time. so many things are so much easier to do... that install is pretty much the most tedious turbo system install I have had to do... ill have to ask chris how he compares it to the vipers.

-charles

 

On my installation we began to wrap the starter thinking this was a good idea, but the wrap began to arch and spark. We still had battery connected, I know should have disconnected in the beginning, but after the sparking incident we decided wrapping the starter with Greddy's heat wrapping material was not a good idea. As far as the oil return line, we just bent it out of the way. There is about 1/2 inch of clearance. Clocking the turbo is whole lot of work, you would have to remove the turbo.

 

Easier said that done man. I have never worked on a car in my life. If you left me with a garage and a bunch of tools to install a Greddy kit on my Z, when you came back it would look like a dilapidated transformer.

 

The guys at Z1 Motorsports looked at my car on Saturday. One of the wiring harnesses was too close to the + on the starter. I almost had a fire, some of the wires were black and were starting to scorche.

I feel your pain.