Brettus Turbo install thread
 

Well I got my second hand Greddy turbo kit a few weeks back .
Here is what I've done so far

Wonder what's under here ?
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...tus_rx8/t5.jpg

bugger me if it isn't a tubo timer and boost control
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...rx8/Turbo5.jpg

Don't know about the white face but the location is pretty good
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...tus_rx8/t6.jpg

This is the oil cooler Swoope got for me - except it's not an oil cooler - it's a 2nd radiator - don't know if this is a good idea yet
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...tus_rx8/t2.jpg

What's that behind the grill - stealth man
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...tus_rx8/t1.jpg

Hope this will do the job - it's the Greddy with upgraded compressor wheel
I had to get the unit rebuilt locally as it was leaking oil and had excessive sideplay
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...tus_rx8/t3.jpg

mmmmmm round and round
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...tus_rx8/t4.jpg

Extreme Ceramic coated manifold . Think this was a good move seeing now how close the turbo compressor housing is to the manifold
also coated the turbo inlet and outlet for no good reason ....

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...eramiccoat.jpg

Kewl - Stealth is the new hotness.

Be sure to wrap that bad boy.

Manifold is getting the ceramic coating treatment - what should I wrap the turbo with ?

DEI makes a good DIY turbo blanket kit.

Trick question!

The answer is nothing, cause you'll be pulling it out in a year when the bearings need to be replaced again. Gives you time to save up for the 3071R though :)

:lol2:

that's my plan! :)

good luck Brettus, can't wait to see this all done. what kind of gauge is that?

yeah - that is a pretty bad picture allright .
It's an AEM ugeo - but i might not be able to use it because im missing the male plug to the sensor .The little things take sooooo much time

The faceplate on the AEM is reversible so you can make it black, if you like.

oh shit - thanks for that Ray .....

Unscrew the aluminum-colored bezel ring and, VOILA, flip over the gauge face.

The one I bought was not reversible, but there where three faceplates included with it. A black Air/Fuel Ratio, a white Air/Fuel Ratio, and a black Lambda Ratio. ALl three are tin/aluminum with the part number stamped on the back.

You are correct, atl8, and I was mistaken. I was playing with Phil's new gauges a few weeks ago and set his up for him.

yes he was right :( . So has phil got a black guage face he doesn't want ? heh

I am not sure. PM him and ask.

I'm tickled to see Brettus with a turbo install thread. Good luck with your install!



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this is going to be a fun with brettus pain thread..

wow..

more stuff comming!

beers :beer:

Turbo is in . Not as bad to install as I was expecting . Taking both engine mounts off definately helped . Have run into an issue with the steering shaft getting in the way of the pipework (RHD ) . I'm going to sleep on it and see what I can do in the morning .
Pics to come .
Had two people lined up to help but neither could make it so I'm just taking my time doing the whole thing myself .

Good news Brettus.... well mostly.

Glad things are moving along for you.

Same thing for me Brettus. I had a friend that was supposed to help me, but forgot that he was going away for the weekend of the install.....So I ended up doing it most of it myself. I was sore for the next 4 days because of it. Working on your back is no fun. I had so many cuts on my arms and hands too...lol.

BTW, question for you....is your car a 5 speed 4 port or 6? or 6 speed 6 port..? that whole JDM thing confuses me.

it's a 6 speed 6port

today was a waste - got nothing done :(

i'll tell you what, fly me out there and i'll help you all you want. :D

I know how bad the "nothing to do" days are. stick with it brettus, the smile on your face after your first drive will be worth the effort!

my bad :wallbash:

Getting set up
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...x8/turbo10.jpg

Out they come
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...x8/turbo11.jpg

Tight as a fishes arse in there !!!!
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...x8/turbo14.jpg

Finally getting somewhere now . Should have it running later today or tomorrow .
Took most of yesterday to get the fricken pipes around the steering shaft - I'm sure the kit must be different for RHD cars ....

how'd you solve the plumbing issue? Glad you're making progress!

I post up the tools i used later - that will give you some idea lol

that would be a great help.

No photos of the tools - suffice it to say that a sledge hammer was involved.
See the pipe below - I had to squash it to get it to clear the steering linkages . Also had to grind away some of the power steering bracket and take to one part of the bodywork with a sledge hammer .
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...us_rx8/t16.jpg

Pic does not show it well but it all clears now ...
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...us_rx8/t17.jpg

And for the money shot
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...us_rx8/t19.jpg

so is all fitting on to the car ? brettus congrats :)

IT"S ALIVE

Started it up tonight She fired right up first try .
Had no maps to work with so had to start from scratch with the tuning. It's a cool night so i've been able to get away with some lean mixtures till I dial it in .

I had to pick up my daughter from a party at around 11.00pm and as I pulled up to the house a group of guys called out - "Hey is that turboed ? "
"What makes you think that ?" I said
"We could hear the blowoff valve , man that's one very cool car you got there."
Heh - and I was going for the stealth approach !

Only issues I have so far are a leaking gasket between cat and downpipe and the hose clamp on the inlet hose to the turbo has slipped off . I had to get the pipe modified to clear the steering column - I bloody knew I should have got them to weld a bead around the end of it while it was there :(

Hey Brettus...

I have bad news for you. Turbos generate more heat than superchargers and the boost is harsher on the engine. It was a prank 3 years in the making, but it was so worth it. lol

It's looking great.

Oh shit - now you tell me :lol:

Woot!!!

Congrats man.

i thort you plumed your blowoff valve ? so you can't hear it ?

so what sort of sound does your blow off valve make pusshhhhhh or kululululu noise ?

kululululu?

:lol:

video or it didn't happen :lol:

congrats brettus!

heh - wondering how long it would be before the video remark .

I'm still running on low boost ATM (4-5 psi) and tuning with the Powermod . On Tuesday I'm getting flashed by Hymee - well we are going to use Hymees' Protuner with a SC map as a base . Once I am able to go WOT at 8 PSI i'll do the vid :)

uh, that sounds kinda dirty, but if you are willing to do a video, well? :lol:

btw, great support... hymee is in the game. glad it is going well.. :)

beers :beer:

hymees base map should work well out of the box (so to speak). I'm using hymee's tuning package also and it worked wonders for me.

I would still suggest holding on to the power mod and tuning it to the 8psi to see what works and transfer it over to the flash: only because I feel std alone managements tend to be easier to tune on a dyno in real time. however I have been known to be wrong :D

Some good and bad news

Found I have a pinhole in the greddy manifold - the good news is it can be got to without taking anything apart .
Would brazing be a good way to repair this ?

Also have found the Powermod does not give me a fine enough adjustment to keep the afrs steady :(

Only you would make that comment LOL
don't think hymee would apreciate his flash being posted - either way ;)

A pinhole? Did you buy the kit used?

My gut says no to brazing;since the temps get so high in this location - but I am not really an expert so who knows.... But I would weld.

yes - used kit so no comeback on Greddy ....

I'm wondering about just leaving it - it's probably smaller in dia. than a pin ....

That would be unprofessional....

Plus it can cause some heat issues in the engine bay.... I think you are gonna need to bite the bullet on this one.

the manifold may expand as it heats up and closes the hole when the vehicle is warm.

a small hole will make a lot of exhaust noise though. If you can't hear it, then I wouldn't worry about it.

OK - very excited right now . Just did my first WOT pulls up to 6000rpm - f**k this thing is exhilarating to drive - very impressed .
Engine runs as smooth as silk
Still only at 5 PSI !!!!