Here are a few tips I found while installing


1.) Cut the intercooler piping so that you don't have to take the front end off each time you need to work on anythingin the engine bay. This also makes it much easier to install.

2.) Move the Heater hoses (Just cut the braket at the first bend and redrit a hole to mount in the original position.

3.)Add a flex joint to the downpipe (I also had to add an O2 bung b/c the placment made the O2 hit the transmission.

4.) Add a bracket to the DP when the factory bracket was.

5.) Move the Reciever/Dryer back to accomodate the intercooler w/o cutting the grill

6.) Make a braket for the Coolant over flow

7.) Buy Tbolts instaed of the Worm Drives that are provided

8.) Get rid ofthe 45deg filter adapter and get a Dryflow to bolt directly to the turbo (The fit is much better and I am not a fan of K&N or oiled filters after using a dry flow)

9.) Insulate the oil feed and oil return from the hot side

10.) Add blanket to keep things cool

11.) Weld on so intercooler Brakets

12.) Gasket match the manifold as many of the castings are off

13.) Use studs on the wastegate and dumptube with lock nuts to prevent it from coming loose

14.) Buy a turbo to manifold and turbo to downpipe gasket (Not included with kit)

15.) Get a set of ARP Studs to help support the manifold

16.) Use studes reather than bolts on the DP to turbo flange to make install MUCH easier

17.) Wrap the Dump Tube to ensure your heater core lines don't melt

18.) After cutting the fender braces cut some vacuum hose and line the area you cut with it to preventthe intercooler lines from rubbing

19.) Relocate the AC Lines so that they are not on top of the wastegate




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Here are some shots of the Wastegate

 

Here is a couple pics of my engine bay, I have taken the car back over to Ptuning to get a re-tune on the AEM. I also have some kind of rattle they are going to fix.