Month: October 2007

First run after turbo break-in. Running 8 – 10psi Full WOT run. Break-in consisted of 10 minutes of idle time (turbo spinning slowly) while checking for oil leaks. I then did a few low speed passes, gradually working up to WOT. Not bad for driving with one hand and holding

This is the first spool of the turbo after installation. Actually the install is still not complete as you can see from the exhaust. I wanted to check for leaks before I finished it up.

 While installing the new turbo I decided to replace the charge pipe as well with some light weight aluminum pipe.  The problem being my 'vintage' HKS blow off valve which I LOVE and will not part with only has a metal flange. The quickest and easiest way to make it

 New t3/t4 turbo install Designing and building this kit myself I started with some new aluminum charge pipe, a log style tubular manifold and a basic t3/t4 turbo.  Once the manifold and turbo was installed I went to work on the down pipe which turned out to be pretty easy to fabricate.  I started