1-7-08: it was a really nice monday today, much hotter than usual (50s) in NJ and i started my turbo project.
-So far today, gave up on having the turbo water cooled, so it will just be oil cooled. Oh well, i'm sure it will not lose sleep over it.
-I took off the oil pan and brought it to the place to have a nice aluminum pipe welded on. the only problem is that the pipe that i had that i was told was aluminum was actually steel so the welding guy is gonna see what he can do.
-Took off front fascia and cut holes for the intercooler (it was fun).
-Took out ECU and found a place to mount it, now i need to actually do that. Maybe tomorrow. It will be in front of the battery under the intake.
-Ghetto-rigged a new coolant overflow bottle. i couldn't find an aftermarket one what would fit the small space that i had, and i wasn't goingto spend the money on a new srt overflow bottle even if it would fit. Mine's super duper cool anyway because i made it out of a coffee mug LOL.
-Took off rear section of the exhaust
-Got a booboo
-Didn't break anything yet (that i know of) (knock on wood)....dont worry I will.

And now onto the pics:

A shot of teh engine bay




Cutouts for the intercooler Left and Right:



My new favorite tool that i used to cut the holes:



Another of my favorite tools that i will probably use a lot:




The oil pan covered in bags for safety :



Yay air compresser:




**** flats ar 70:



My booboo (its there just look close)...there was even blood:






Hopefully more tomorrow
-mike

 

If you cant duck it F*** it!

 

damn congrats on startin ur project. cant wait to see it done.

 

Nice man very nice. Cant wait till its done, you best take that 2 hour drive down to my house when its done.
Best of luck.

 

looking good so far!

keep providing all the details i know some of us other guys will be refering to this when we finally get around to doing ours....

 

ill think this outta be interesting hope everything goes well keep us updated

 

wow, sounds like a fun day. Just think, all the fun will really start when you get everything in and have to tune . Then you are stuck with a car that wont run! fun fun fun!

good luck man.

 

Keep it up, i was working on my car last night and smacked my head on my radiator support.....[:@] no pain no gain i guess, lol

tonight i am thinking about running my return line system, and finish taking off my stock intake, and putting my turbo header back on my block(painted it) i have to finish up my oil cooler, and then maybe some tlc to the interior.....(akagutting it)

 

ITS TURBO TIME! :-P god i wish i had the $ to do it... even though i prolly wouldnt b/c well 82k miles isnt a good time to put a turbo on a motor...

 

why do you have 2 coil packs are trying too trick the stock ecu not too trow a code if so is it working?