well after a day and a half of install, a couple loose intercooler pipes and a rattling muffler the hiboost is in and i love it....and the clutch hate it! honestly its a great kit and i would recommend it to anyone. thanks to everyone at hiboost for helping me out before, during and after the install.
Hiboost is installed and DIPPIN!
- Thread starter SHAGwagn
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- 11 Miata GT PRHT, 00 Silverado RCSB
freakin awesome. i can't wait until I'm boosted, although that's a bit of a way off. How much did you pay for the setup + any extras you got?
eting_pro5
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- '03 Pro5
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Did you do all the labor yourself??? And how much the turbo project set you back in total?
Did you do all the labor yourself??? And how much the turbo project set you back in total?
the kit is 3995 as posted on the site and the extras included 58 for shippin and 195 for the hks ssqv. some more extra are oil, npt pipe tap...little things.
none of those 1.5 days were tuning, the car does not need to be tuned unless you want it tuned. i had problems with fitment becuase i tightened a few things to early. so on my first run the charge pipe from the ic to the tb came loose but i didnt know and i was like i paid this much for like 20hp, THEN...when i noticed the pipe...it was on...clutch is GONE and this things blows off like a big fukin monster!
none of those 1.5 days were tuning, the car does not need to be tuned unless you want it tuned. i had problems with fitment becuase i tightened a few things to early. so on my first run the charge pipe from the ic to the tb came loose but i didnt know and i was like i paid this much for like 20hp, THEN...when i noticed the pipe...it was on...clutch is GONE and this things blows off like a big fukin monster!
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- 11 Miata GT PRHT, 00 Silverado RCSB
i want hiboost too.. but when I do it i figure i'll just do it all and get a new clutch, LSD, and flywheel at the same time. I need money. (sad1)
How was the difficulty of install? I know some things can take a long time (for example my painted interior) but are relatively easy, just time consuming.
I know all of these questions have been answered before. Just gotta get new opinions all the time.
How was the difficulty of install? I know some things can take a long time (for example my painted interior) but are relatively easy, just time consuming.
I know all of these questions have been answered before. Just gotta get new opinions all the time.
its not hard but at the same time it aint easy..mazda used super glue for a oil pan gasket. then the hole in the oil pan wasnt big enough for th fitting so i had to sand it away for like an hour and a half cuz i didnt have a bigger bit. the friggin connector for the wire harness is huge and takes a little massagin through the grommet and the bumper is snug...ull need a friend....so as u can see these are little things that are expected, nuthin to do with the kit itself, just typical pains in the ass.
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- 11 Miata GT PRHT, 00 Silverado RCSB
so now i have to make some friends when i wanna install... hmm... that'll be harder than raising money for the kit. 
Rawny12017
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- 06 blk wrx wagon
congrats on the hiboost...enjoy that s***...
HiBoost TS
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I just got off the phone with Seth after going over a lot of things. He finally found a broken wire inside the Haltech harness from the factory and car is running fine now. Call Seth. He has good news. Both ECUs are fine.gimpo2 said:
BTW, he got the kit one week after you did. You were the lucky one with the bad harness.
Juan
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Congrats on the new kit! (guitar) Give your clutch time..it will get used to the boost..and won't slip as much!SHAGwagn said:
The day my kit was installed the clutch slipped in every gear..i was like WTF! Than after a couple days it calmed down..and now it only slips in 3rd..when i got WOT in 1st, 2nd into 3rd gear!
Chas(drinks)
