s2000442

Damn, I thought it might be a long shot. I agree the mount is the only real downside to the kit. I don't know why but my kit never vibrated excessively, and yet I know another car with the kit was a lot worse than mine.

jimreaper

I have the recirculating dump too. You are going to get good at mounting it. I can do it quickly now once I figured out the tricks.
Are you using rubber coolant lines ??

copafeel87

Looking good so far Chris.

King Tut

Mine came with AN lines for the coolant lines and heat shielding to go over them. Then they switch to rubber hoses to connect to the OEM coolant locations. I will try to get good photos.

King Tut

Day 2 Update:

For the first time I am confident that the TiAl housing is properly seated on the manifold. I had a buddy come over tonight to help hold the turbo while I made sure it was lined up and tightened the V band clamp. I didn't get time to try and get the downpipe and dumptube connected again, but with the turbo not installed properly I still managed to get everything lined up, so I am optimistic. I did finish up the cooling fan and wiring along with the intercooler brackets and mounting the oil scavenging pump. Day 2 photos:

PTUNING Brackets, SPAL Radiator Fan, and Wiring:











PTUNING Intercooler Brackets and Oil Scavenging Pump:

jimreaper

The standard rubber lines ptuning includes are junk. Just make sure you are running stainless feed return lines to the turbo.

Redline S2K

Good call Jim, forgot about replacing those lines. Definitely look into doing that. The provided coolant lines eventually leak. Has happened to numerous people running this kit on the forums.

SlowTeg

Couple questions for you..

With the V band flanges I guess backing out of bolts isn't a concern at all? I get it's more difficult to line things up, but it's a shame more kits don't use v band flanges..

Also, you're a brave man! You're going to rock the OEM radiator? Good luck, hopefully it'll do the trick. Are you still running A/C in your car as well?

King Tut

The oil return line is a nylon braided AN line, and the oil feed line and both coolant lines are the standard PTUNING SS braided Teflon with black PVC coating lines that should stand up to the heat plus the coolant lines came with heat protection for them. I wish I got good pictures of the turbo assembled before I put it in the car. I have no fear of these lines failing. These two pictures show the lines pretty well:

King Tut

Honestly, I am a fan of the standard tried and true 4 bolt mounting flange for the manifold and turbo. I understand the benefits of V band connections, but in this application it is difficult because you are fighting gravity and the flange isn't parallel to the ground but at an angle plus the turbo is under the manifold and directly above the motor mount so you don't really have good access to it. I know they use the TiAl housing for better clearance, and I shouldn't have to worry about the V band clamp backing out once it is good and tight. I ordered Ian's dual pass radiator with a new fan shroud option for a single 14" SPAL fan (included with PTUNING kit) last week. I do plan to keep A/C in the car.