My Turbo Install Thread

Updates from Monday 10Sep07

Came home today and the replacement rear wheel was here. Threw it in the car along with the tire and off to Belle Tire. Got it aligned this evening and mounted the 4th tire. Unfortunately PFE was full so they could not park my car inside there overnight so it is back home tonight. Not one to waste an evening, out came the BFH and off came the old rear tires. Did some massaging and got the new wheels to fit! Woohoo! They look SWEET!!!!! :D Unfortunately I lost daylight so had to drive to a parking lot to get some shots. I will have to get some daytime shots later for everyone. Drop it off at PFE tomorrow for the exhaust work. Then she will be ready for a tune!

Driving it today put a non-stop smile on my face every time I heard those turbo's. I LOVE IT!!!!!! :lol: Just had to be careful to shift around 2k so I did not build any boost. I am sure there was a little because I could hear the turbo's and BOV's every once in a while. It ran a little warmer than before but stayed consistent once it got to a temp. Topped off the coolant tonight after checking it again. Should be fine from here on out. But I will probably check it a few more times just to be sure all of the air is burped out.
 

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The car is looking great.

You should look into some stronger bpv's though. Plastic never seems to hold up well in high hp applications (I am surprised that APS uses those since they make a nice alluminum dual vent bpv/bov).

Nick
 
Congrats on the install. Looks Fantastic!!!

BTW don't sweat those Bosch BOV's they are good to 15 psi but higher then that hoses start coming off. Then you might want to upgrade to Tial.
 
The car is looking great.

You should look into some stronger bpv's though. Plastic never seems to hold up well in high hp applications (I am surprised that APS uses those since they make a nice alluminum dual vent bpv/bov).

Nick
I am not a high HP application...... ;) :lol:

Congrats on the install. Looks Fantastic!!!

BTW don't sweat those Bosch BOV's they are good to 15 psi but higher then that hoses start coming off. Then you might want to upgrade to Tial.

Keeping it at the stock 7psi for now. So the BOV's will stay for the time being. If and when I forge the engine some of that stuff will most likely be upgraded too.
 
I am not a high HP application...... ;) :lol:



Keeping it at the stock 7psi for now. So the BOV's will stay for the time being. If and when I forge the engine some of that stuff will most likely be upgraded too.

I can't wait to see how it performs at the track once you get the 9inch. :D
 
Agreed.....that is a lot fo work to do in the time you did.

What kind of ET's do you expect prior to building your motor?

--Joe
No clue. Never had it to the track before this build either. Had clutch or trans issues anytime I had the opportunity in the past. Personally I don't really care. I am not a huge dragracer. I just like to have fun driving the car. And will definitely surprise some people around town here. It won't be long till people will say don't mess with the orange camaro with black rims! :lol:
I can't wait to see how it performs at the track once you get the 9inch. :D
Yeah hopefully next year. And I have had some offers to borrow some DR's to try out once I get the rearend on the car. We'll see. I may just stick with my street tires to see what she can do. Or I may get hooked and want to move up to the DR's. I know it is addicting and I am trying to avoid getting sucked into that black hole..... ;)
 
I may just stick with my street tires to see what she can do. Or I may get hooked and want to move up to the DR's. I know it is addicting and I am trying to avoid getting sucked into that black hole..... ;)

once you realize that you will have massive wheelspin from a second gear roll, you'll want the DR's. trust me. :lol:
 
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