Turbo install starts tomorrow!
Turbo install starts tomorrow! I'm starting the install tomorrow with two buds. We have a lot to do, if fortuanate we can get it all done by end of the weekend. Tomorrow we are swapping out the heads.
Today we pulled the stock 5.7 heads, Headers and intake. Put in ported 6.0 truck heads, truck manifolds and mounted FMIC.
Tomorrow should have the pipeing and turbo installed.
my 11 year old taping up the fenders for scratch protection
Laborers at my disposal...lol guy on the left is fenix999 on this board and his best bud on the right.
End of the day, heads swapped, FMIC mounted, oil feed and return lines tapped.
Tomorrow, should have the turbo and all pipeing installed except for the exhaust...need to get to a muffler should to weld up my down pipe to my muffler.
Hardest part of the job was removing the driver's side head and header.
Tomorrow should have the pipeing and turbo installed.
my 11 year old taping up the fenders for scratch protection
Laborers at my disposal...lol guy on the left is fenix999 on this board and his best bud on the right.
End of the day, heads swapped, FMIC mounted, oil feed and return lines tapped.
Tomorrow, should have the turbo and all pipeing installed except for the exhaust...need to get to a muffler should to weld up my down pipe to my muffler.
Hardest part of the job was removing the driver's side head and header.
Last edited by maxgee; Mar 28, 2008 at 11:12 PM.
The turbo is a MasterTurbo T70 with .96 AR
I will take pix of the turbo tomorrow.
The set up is custom, using truck manifolds..driver side facing forward and passenger facing rear. The turbo will end up where the battery sits, with the battery getting moved to hatch pocket. Alternator getting relocated topside passenger side with custom bracket. Walbro already installed, using 03 Cobra injectors, with 58psi they are rated at 45lbs/hr. I will have my son take plenty of pix during the install and i will get the pix with everything mounted tomorrow night hopefully.
I will take pix of the turbo tomorrow.
The set up is custom, using truck manifolds..driver side facing forward and passenger facing rear. The turbo will end up where the battery sits, with the battery getting moved to hatch pocket. Alternator getting relocated topside passenger side with custom bracket. Walbro already installed, using 03 Cobra injectors, with 58psi they are rated at 45lbs/hr. I will have my son take plenty of pix during the install and i will get the pix with everything mounted tomorrow night hopefully.
Last edited by maxgee; Mar 29, 2008 at 11:50 PM.
Should be finished with the installing everything tomorrow. I'm using hptuner for my tune and calibrated for the bigger injectors only so far..need to start car and work on tuning from there. I have been reading, but curious what can I expect to happen the 1st time I get into a little boost???
Need to finish plumbing to intake.
Need to connect down pipe to 3" pipeing to muffler.
Battery tray for rear hatch pocket. Need to set it in and wire up the battery.
Done for the day
To finish it up, need to do oil change, run boost gauge inside, run battery wire thru firewall and install in rear, run my oil feed line, plumb the intake tubing, fill up wiht coolant and recharge A.C.
Need to finish plumbing to intake.
Need to connect down pipe to 3" pipeing to muffler.
Battery tray for rear hatch pocket. Need to set it in and wire up the battery.
Done for the day
To finish it up, need to do oil change, run boost gauge inside, run battery wire thru firewall and install in rear, run my oil feed line, plumb the intake tubing, fill up wiht coolant and recharge A.C.
Last edited by maxgee; Mar 30, 2008 at 12:09 AM.
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Looking good, thanks for the updates, you got alot done in one day. I spent the whole day in the garage yesterday and managed to only redo my rear brake lines, of course I had to make them.
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there is def potential for that type of kit. seems you could use a vertical radiator and leave the battery where it is. then mount the turbo in front of the motor and run the downpipe above the k member on the drivers side. looks to be tons of room there.
Looking good so far .. I im interseted in a few things you have done I plan to start mine this week .. but it will be a rear mount .. How did you tap into the front of the oil pan? And where is the MAF going?
Yeah, all of that was figured out, but this kit was the pro-type. Another kit is getting install soon on two T/As in a month or so and they are going to do the set up you mentioned.
I will get a pic of the tap into the front of the oil pan for you.
Basically finished the kit, need to secure my boost gauge somewhere, put vband clamp where center exhaust pipe meets the catback magnaflow muffler, get a cover for my battery in the rear, billet grille, put a turbo jacket and wrap wires in the area of the turbo, mainly the traction control. I will get better pics this weekend....exhausted now. Here is the 1st start up vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYmW7HOZXk0
Had a vacuum leak, plugged it up and idle good. Sounds awesome...lower tone.
Had a vacuum leak, plugged it up and idle good. Sounds awesome...lower tone.
Not much time to do anything to it during the week. The install is 95% done, a few small things left to do...ie" run boost guage, weld up center exhaust pipe or clamp it, billet grille, etc...
Starts right up, idle nice and is quieter but deeper tone.
All should done this weekend except for wideband which I'm still looking for a good deal on one; once I get it, some tuning then onto the dyno.
Here's a few pix.
Starts right up, idle nice and is quieter but deeper tone.
All should done this weekend except for wideband which I'm still looking for a good deal on one; once I get it, some tuning then onto the dyno.
Here's a few pix.
