SpeedBeaver
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MSP getting some more upgrades!!!
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Fast lane said:
I didn't NEED to, but I wanted to so it would be a more direct route to the core. I ended up sticking with the stock iON routing though, because the spipe and oil return makes it real tight where I wanted to run the turbo--->IC pipe.
JONBOY688 said:
PM sent.
UPDATE:
I am about to go fire the car up for the test drive. I finally got all of the supplies that I needed, and had some time tonight to put in a few hours finally. I just need to refill the radiator and I am ready.(rockon) I hope that everything works properly with no leaks or other issues. I will post all of the pics that I took and my impressions of the new turbo tomorrow sometime. I will also post a full account of what all happened that I wasn't expecting with this swap.
It's alive!!!
All is good, I only ran it on the stock wastegate setting tonight, and it ended up being about .44 bar in 2nd gear. It pulls so smooth... and it sounds a lot smoother too. I was a little concerned when I first fired it up because it was smoking a little bit, but after a quick inspection I came to the conclusion that the anti seize compound that I put on all of the turbine side studs was just burning off. No leaks or anything weird going on yet.
Pics after I get some sleep.
All is good, I only ran it on the stock wastegate setting tonight, and it ended up being about .44 bar in 2nd gear. It pulls so smooth... and it sounds a lot smoother too. I was a little concerned when I first fired it up because it was smoking a little bit, but after a quick inspection I came to the conclusion that the anti seize compound that I put on all of the turbine side studs was just burning off. No leaks or anything weird going on yet.
Pics after I get some sleep.
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- Hemi Ram, 71 Plymth Scamp, 71 Plymth Duster 340, 69 Dart 340/4sp
eh....run it yet?
lol
lol
My issues during the disco potato swap:
The stock wastegate bracket was too small to fit the new turbo. The holes on the bracket were too close together to line up with the bolts on the larger compressor. The GT28RS wastegate did not line up after the turbo was clocked for the msp, so I had to do a little rotozipping on the stock bracket to make something for the bolts to hold down. I basically just cut two half circles on the outer edge of the bracket, giving the bolt something to hold. It all works great, and with the stock actuator I am running about 6psi on the disco.
I broke most of the turbine side studs when taking out the stock turbo, including 1 that was threaded into the exhaust manifold. It was a task to get everything out and find new studs, but I soaked them in PB blaster for 24 hours and then used a broken bolt puller that I picked up at Sears (thanks for the tip on that one Jared). Another fellow board member came to the rescue when he made some new studs for me down at the community college (Thanks again so much Kelly). The studs he made were a perfect fit, and he used some very strong tool steel to make them. The dealer said it was a special order, and it would have added almost a week to the project. ARP can also source the studs, if anyone ever needs them the size is M8-1.25 x 40mm. These are the studs that are used for bolting the exhaust manny to the motor and also to the turbo... they are also used for bolting the spipe to the turbo.
After the stud problem was taken care of, it was pretty smooth sailing. The oil and coolant lines needed very little modification to make them fit, that is after the turbo was reclocked to make the center section line up properly.
The intake was a breeze to make... I called up hoover down at turbohoses and he sent me a sleeved 3" 45* coupler. The sleeve makes one end go down to 2.75". I just hacked off the end of the injen piping where it funnels down to the stock compressor inlet size, and replaced it with the turbohoses coupler. Perfect fit, and everything is really solid.
All in all, this project took a little more time than I thought it would, but it was well worth it. The issues I had were minor, and I must say that I was very lucky to have this much success on my first solo turbo swap.
Here are the rest of the pics:
New turbo all set up:
Here is the modified intake:
Here is one of the studs that crazybassmp5 made for me compared to the stock one:
Finished product:
The stock wastegate bracket was too small to fit the new turbo. The holes on the bracket were too close together to line up with the bolts on the larger compressor. The GT28RS wastegate did not line up after the turbo was clocked for the msp, so I had to do a little rotozipping on the stock bracket to make something for the bolts to hold down. I basically just cut two half circles on the outer edge of the bracket, giving the bolt something to hold. It all works great, and with the stock actuator I am running about 6psi on the disco.
I broke most of the turbine side studs when taking out the stock turbo, including 1 that was threaded into the exhaust manifold. It was a task to get everything out and find new studs, but I soaked them in PB blaster for 24 hours and then used a broken bolt puller that I picked up at Sears (thanks for the tip on that one Jared). Another fellow board member came to the rescue when he made some new studs for me down at the community college (Thanks again so much Kelly). The studs he made were a perfect fit, and he used some very strong tool steel to make them. The dealer said it was a special order, and it would have added almost a week to the project. ARP can also source the studs, if anyone ever needs them the size is M8-1.25 x 40mm. These are the studs that are used for bolting the exhaust manny to the motor and also to the turbo... they are also used for bolting the spipe to the turbo.
After the stud problem was taken care of, it was pretty smooth sailing. The oil and coolant lines needed very little modification to make them fit, that is after the turbo was reclocked to make the center section line up properly.
The intake was a breeze to make... I called up hoover down at turbohoses and he sent me a sleeved 3" 45* coupler. The sleeve makes one end go down to 2.75". I just hacked off the end of the injen piping where it funnels down to the stock compressor inlet size, and replaced it with the turbohoses coupler. Perfect fit, and everything is really solid.
All in all, this project took a little more time than I thought it would, but it was well worth it. The issues I had were minor, and I must say that I was very lucky to have this much success on my first solo turbo swap.
Here are the rest of the pics:
New turbo all set up:
Here is the modified intake:
Here is one of the studs that crazybassmp5 made for me compared to the stock one:
Finished product:
azian6er said:
Lol! Guess who I just encountered on the way home from work? That pesky S2 SRT-4. I ran him at 9psi, and was pulling strong with him. He pulled half a car or so in 2nd.
I am not sure what kind of break in new turbos are supposed to have. Anyone know whether you should run it harder or weaker to break it in?
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- Hemi Ram, 71 Plymth Scamp, 71 Plymth Duster 340, 69 Dart 340/4sp
damn that turbo almost looks stock in there..........hhhhmmmm. Do you think I could get away with it?
BlkZoomZoom said:
You could rework your stock turbo and make it almost the same, it would look identical on the outside if you did it that way. I am not sure what kind of judge you have to make sure you are conforming to the rules, so I can't say wether or not they would notice the huge inlet on the compressor.
You also couldn't use your stock airbox anymore with this.
