After countless hours of planning and install/labour, the turbo is finally done. Ran it to the track but i only got low 16’s running basemap and super restrictive 1.8" greddy sp on 5psi.
The ingredients:
180,000KM B18A1 OBDO engine w/ Centerforce clutch
Greddy SP catback
Xenocron’s Turbo Edit chipping and basemap OBDO ECU
legendboy Full Race style manifold SS
RB20DET skyline T3 turbo .5 a/r cold, .40 a/r hot roller bearing lightweight compressor turbine full boost at 3500RPM
Yonaka intercooler
Fluidyne civic radiator
2.5" Dynamax charge piping
2.5" legendboy downpipe w/ 10" flexpipe
Greddy Type S BOV
Goodridge and Earl’s oil feed and return lines
Aeroquip 90 and 45 degree angle connectors -10AN’s
Turbonetics T3 gasket and turbo return line flange
Flex-A-Lite 12" fan
Autometer Silver boost and oil pressure gauges
K&N filters
I think that’s all of it…
The install started 2 weeks ago… But the previous weekend we installed the radiator and the intercooler…
the downpipe…
2.5" w/ 10" flex pipe
after the end of Sunday, we were halfway done the project. All’s left was to hook up the charge pipe, bov, wastegate, dry sump tank…
There was a lot of pain and headaches on fitting this turbo, since we cannot clock it because of the internal wastegate, we encountered a lot of fitting issues.
Last Thursday… the last half of the install began. To avoid any further fitment headaches, we decided to hack away the radiator support. My reason is better air flow
The cold pipe finished, we just put an adapter from 3" to 2.5" on the short ram intake to make things easier. the flange for the BOV was custom, hell i didn’t want to pay $50 for a flange.
I wish the turbo compressor outlet was not facing the block, would have saved us lots of headaches.
I teed of the wastegate and the BOV separately behind the intake manifold. the boost gauge goes to the FPR hose.
I plugged the 2nd saucer w/ a vacuum plug thingy and the other saucer just atmospheric air.
The Moroso tank was zip tied on the brake lines, I got too lazy to secure it w/ bolts.
I bought a mini K&N air filter for the turbo and custom made adapter pipe so I can put the PCV return line. I also cut 2" of silicone hose to secure it to the turbo.
another one, u can also see the power steering line was looped.
1AM Friday morning, the car is ready for a test run!
another pic
Satuday morning, the return line was leaking like crazy so I decided to get the right 45 degree angle connector. The previous one was a straight connector w/c was cut in half and kinked the line.
Here it is installed, no more leaks!
Under the car, yes I know I went silicone happy on the oil pan gasket! a weldable fitting was used for the oil pan.
We also welded an adapter for the elbow of the compressor…
It was a lot of work but its finally done!
I thank everyone here for the help and especially the G2IC Turbo Guide, it really really helped me a lot and to xenocron for the Turbo Edit basemap and chipping service!
It’s only boosting 5-6psi and I believe it could be the exhaust being too small of a diameter. The wastegate is suppose to actuate at 10psi. EDIT: I found out that the wastegate is .5 bar but being 3736ft above sea level i can only boost 5.5-5.8psi because of thinner air.
good man ! i’ll soon be with you guys im in step 3 of my install , rad is done, FMIC and piping done, tomorrow is the BOV and oil pan …
today, ive cut the inside of my bumber, it took me the day to do it, damn this metal is THICK as hell !
awesome. i got a ride with a stock greddy kit at 8psi, and peashooter 2" exhaust, and it felt great. i sold my internals for the boost build to him. i sold everything. have fun!
