So after I go home from work tonight the car will be on the stands... I've already put the manifold, turbo and oil lines together and I have the oil pan tapped and ecu just got here this week! Very exciting day!
uh oh sounds like after all thats done and when you take it for a ride you'll go in to sensory overload or youull just busta nut from being so happy
shoot I would
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I'm like 90% done! I have the turbo and everything installed on it and I just have the piping and to connect the lines! I couldn't do the top mount intercooler because when I put in the turbo yesterday I realized that the turbo sits really low with the HS manifold! So it was like calling to me to front mount the BB IC.... so I'm doing that tomorrow... I should be completely done monday! I need to get a 1-1/8" pipe welded on some portion of my intake (i have the PR CAI pipe connected to my turbo!).
The problem is that I have 87 octane gas in my tank still... I'm using the NOS brand octane booster and it says it can raise the rating 7 points when combined with 16 gallons of gas... problem is that I have ONE gallon and some change in the tank!!! So what that boosts my gas rating to like 150 octane or something? Anyone have experience mixing gas?
Other problem, removing the coolant hose cause some leakage of coolant onto my alternator (battery was disconnected) so I used the hose and gently rinsed off the alternator and I'm allowing it to dry... anyone know if there's a problem with that?
thanks mike... so you don't think it's a problem to drive around the corner after it's done on 87 and fill up? I'm not going to stomp on it till I finish the gauges and everything...
Ok. another update... About the same as yesterday except I've come to the conclusion that I don't want to spend the money on piping right now to front mount the IC... so I'm going without IC FOR THE TIME BEING (no lectures)... But since today was easter and nothing was open so I couldn't get the piping done...
Overall it's been pretty straight forward... I couldn't take a lot of pictures because my hands were filthy but I can do step by step write up with some lessons learned after this...
thanks mike... so you don't think it's a problem to drive around the corner after it's done on 87 and fill up? I'm not going to stomp on it till I finish the gauges and everything...
It will be fine.
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I couldn't take a lot of pictures because my hands were filthy
haha now think about those pictures in NPM... kinda gives you a better idea of the process... sometimes we have to stop completly...wash hands...take pictures....work,,,wash hands...etc...lol
Last edited by myoung : Apr 21st, 2003 at 10:13 AM.
oh yeah... I know how filthy you get now... two areas got snagged on was the oil pan... and the oil feed assembly, that was a PITA to get the thing just right for all the oil sender switch and the oil pressure gauge unit AND still be able to screw the filter in there! did you have to remove that brace off the right side (as looking from down below) of the manifold to get the oil feed in there? I don't see how you can get it in without removing it! It's like 2 inches away from where the feed goes!
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