First, i want to give a big THANK YOU to Jeff and Kamu for all the help during this super mega pain in the a$$ install! Here are some pics of the install. is done, all i need now is tuning and ill be boosting!!!!

 

awesome, can't wait to get some numbers man. Take it easy till its broken in. How long did the install take anyway?

 

it took us about 3 days. and like what carlos said its a pain in the a$$ to get those pipes through a lil bit of space.

 

man you guys did a sweet job, im glad im going supercharged lol, but good stuff guys, cant wait to get home and see it in action

 

All I can say is "WOW"! You guys did a great job! I too can't wait for some some numbers.

Carlos, congrats bro..I know you've been wishing for this moment for a long time. You are now part of the BOOSTED CLUB!

 

Contratz man!...hey you need to change that avatar to a big fat intercooler

 

Props on what looks like a super clean self-install. I like the overall quality
and shiny parts! Surely this will result in the purchase of more tires. glgl.

 

tires and fuel!!!!! haha

 

i will, im just tired!!!

 

Just checking but thats not the final position of the center section right? I've seen someone attempt to run a turbo like that before.

 

yup. why? is this wrong?

 

I believe the oil drain should be facing down?!?!?!?!

 

+1 make sure the oil drains down. if you dont it will lead to BIG problems..

 

thats actually the coolant feed and below that is the oil return line.

 

I actually spoke to the owner of Powerlab, and he confirmed the orientation for me. You want the oil drain to face as vertical as possible, downward. In some cases it is not possible to face the oil line perfectly straight down, and you will need to clock the turbo slightly towards the motor. when you do this you want the oil drain line to angle back down towards the ground. Remember, you want gravity to do most of the work for you. Hope this helps...

 

the oil drain is the one coming out of the blue fitting right? and the metal line is the oil feed that will go on the top right?

i need to fix this before i take it to Sonics for tune! thanks

 

Yeah the oil drain has to be at the bottom. Feed and drain should be as straight up and down as possible shouldn't really be more than 30 degrees off its axis. Don't drive the car anymore till this is fixed. Prolonged driving like this will coak the bearing and damage the turbo. Fix that and looks like you should be good to go.

 

cool! im not driving my car, im driving a rental car. lol i was thinking that the tune was gonna be quick and i call u guys yesterday and the only day available is may 8! so no car until then!

 

looks really great, carlos...really happy for you that you finally got the car done...

 

Congrats. I'm jealous. I miss my boosted cars! Like everyone has already said, get the feed/drain issue under control. You don't want to cook the bearings because of a small mistake. I'm sure you'll throw down some good numbers. Good luck.