Well i am getting my turbo monday from speedr and i was wondering what i should get for the car to get the engine ready for the turbo.... now i heard i dont need to do nething to the engine and then i also i heard that i do.... so i am a lil confused and want to make sure i do it right and not fuck anything up.... excuse my french lol .... but i want to make sure i am doing things right so please give me some suggestions ladies and gents thnx....

 

Have some FULLY Synthetic oil and filter ready to install.
Read the directions then read them again before installing

 

There is some other Turbo Guy here.... im not sure abt the name, will sure search for you...Ask him if there is some replacement you have to do... and please post Pictures of all that because im deciding my self for a Super or a turbo

 

sounds good i will send a pic as soon as i get it done..prolly gonna be another week or 2 before i put it on... 01tl4tl good idea lol appreciated fellows

 

Good luck.

 

am i gonna need it?
lol *scared*

 

With a prefab kit you should be okay. Eventually if you want to get the most out of the turbo I would upgrade some of the engine components. But I'm no expert so I would talk to some one like Thinjim or BlueCLS. They've had turbos and know what's up.

 

man i just want things to be perfect you know? i appreciate the heads up i got the money to do some upgrades so im just trying to find out what a good thing would be to do to the engine to be ready for this...

 

how much did it cost you for the kit? what kind of turbo? how much you planning to boost? I believe our engines should be able to take stock boost at 5lbs, correct me if i'm wrong. But I'm pretty sure you'll be boosting more than that.

 

well what i heard people do around 5-6 so it should not be a problem...i got the kid in a trade
from speedr73 on here ill get the list and show u..
1. XS Power T70 A/R .84 Hot/.70 Cold.. No oil leaks
2. Manifold, Up pipe, Downpipe
3. XS Power Intercooler, spearco copy
4. Custom 2.5" Aluminum Intercooler Piping
5. HKS SSQV Blowoff valve
6. XS Power Wastegate. 38mm with 5.8psi spring
7. Oil lines
8. Blue Emanage with both ignition and injector harnesses
9. Innovate LM-1 wideband, and LMA-3 AUXBOX
10. BNIB- Profec B Spec II
11. RC 440cc injectors for the NON Type P 99 Manifold (2000 and up Type P and S)
12. BNIB- Aeromotive 1:1 FPR
13. Comptech rising rate FPR
14. Walbro 255Lph Fuel Pump
15. BNIB- Autometer Electric Fuel Pressure Gauge
16. Mechanical Boost/Vacuum Gauge
17. Additional injector bung with RC 750cc injector brand new...I just decided not to install, but I'm still including it.
i think i am gona replace turbine....

 

is there any shaft play in the turbine? The manifold is already made for the TL? Just wondering if you knew about turbos as in did your researching.

 

from what i was told there was no shaft play in it.... and it came from another TL so it will fit it... this is kinda new to me but im learning as i go...

 

nice, do you know where they had that manifold made? Was the kit made for the TL? or the manifold was custom made? Why would you want to check the turbine if there's no shaft play?

 

You realize your gonna have a sick ass sleeper when its all good and running?

First question, are you install this kit yourself or having a performance shop do it? If you are doing it yourself, make sure you take it to a well known performance shop afterwards to check over your work and possibly fine tune it. Every car runs different, so the programming from speedr73's may not work as well on your car as it did on his.

Good luck bro, lookin forward to seeing it done!

 

ive heard nothing but bad things about those turbines.... so i think i wanna be safe about it and get something that i feel a lil more comfortable with.... manifold was custom made i do believe not sure where it was made though..

 

how was the turbo running on the other TL?

 

yup yup i cant wait.... im gonna take it to a performance shop i dont wanna mess it up hahahaha.... i got some family who does this kind of thing... ya im gonna have to tinker with it if not have my cuz fine tune it he is good with this stuff as well..... as soon as i get it done i will post some pics for all to see ....

 

he said it was running good on it but didnt seem like he ran it to long on his! but the only problem he said he had was that the pipe was scrapping on bumps other then that he said it was all good....

 

^ I remember him talking about that. You should probably have those pipes re-done. If your lowered, those things are gonna crack in half.

 

that's nice man. i wanna go turbo, but i'm scared of the reliability issues. good luck man. I can't wait to see your setup.

 

im not lowered.... i wish i was but my tires in the back rub as it is.... i got to get that fixed also... i need to get better brakes also...i just checked the tracking they are out for delivery to my house and i am stuck here at work =( sux..... i was told i should redo the exhaust as well is that gonna play a factor right off the bat? or will i be ok fora while?

 

sorry if i sound like a total noob people this is my first car like this im used to old schools i had a 64 so this is a whole new ball parl for me lol

 

when i had a turbo setup in my civic, i was told to redo the entire exhaust piping to allow more airflow out. So yes, it would be better to do so. If i can remember correctly, my stock piping was 2 inches or something around there. I upgraded to 2.5.

 

hmmm this is gonna be a weekend project i can tell already woooohoooo i cant wait im so excited

 

haha, i'd be too. u'll be hauling ass

 

ya but im gonna have to watch out for the fuzz (AKA POLICE) they are everywhere around here.......

 

so how big is the intercooler? I'm pretty sure once that's on, it'll be pretty noticeable.

 

to be honest im not to sure on the size of it.... ill tell you all later today when it arrives

 

i know that some intercoolers are too big, and requires you to either cut that frame that proctects you from dying in a car accident. I forgot what that bar was called, but people often just take that out because of the size of their intercooler. I think it's called a front reinforcement bar or something like that.

 

damn thats kinda crazy lol.... *bites nails* hmmm well if it gots to come out then its got to go spent enough money its got to go in lol......2 1/2 hours left till i am off work and i can start figuring shit out....

 

haha, yeah. That intercooler is like a "Beware, I'm fast" haha

 

hahahaha.....
awww it made it to my house its on gonna make some phone calls to get this situated i cant wait....

 

Ahhh, you bought the kit before me... It's all good. Hope everything goes well with the install.

You would have to get the downpipe reworked cuz YOU WILL scrape on bumps. Everything you got in the kit is direct bolt-on.The only thing you would need to do is get the battery relocation kit by SUMMIT or other manufacturers who make them. You need room for the turbo. You would also need to trim a little bit of the crossmember.

If you are looking for a new turbo you should look into the precision pt67 with a .68 A/R .70 hotside. as that what Ryan was telling me. Fast spool with still pretty good HP. I'm in the process of building my kit right now. I'm debating on running a GT35R or a SC61. NOTE THAT IF YOU CHANGE THE TURBO, YOU WILL HAVE TO MODIFY THE PIPING.

I'll be running my turbo kit with Thermoblock spacers and UR pulleys. Hopefully it doesn't affect anything. You should be fine at 6psi of boost. Anymore boost than start looking to upgrade your motor like DJ A.K.A. blk2001on19s.

Recommend you sell all the innovate products and use that money to get it tuned professionally. Read up on Ryan's turbo build thread. This should give you an idea how everything should work.

GOOD LUCK BRO. KEEP US UP TO DATE WHEN THE KIT GETS FINISHED.

EDIT* INTERCOOLER WILL FIT...IT AIN'T THAT BIG.

 

well as for the kit i am looking to possibly have it done by this weekend. if things work out right i shall have specs for you as well and gonna have it properly tuned.... soo with that said gents wish me luck this is a very important weekend.... hehehe

 

make sure you get your car tuned. I didn't read this whole thread, but make sure that is done before hitting the streets.

 

Where did you get your turbo kit from?