IIRC, yes, just the outer two. It was still a little bit of a tight fit putting the manifold on, but I didn't want to drill the holes out too much.

 

Ok it's been awhile. I have been out of town. I took the manifold off and expanded the 2 outer holes. While mounting ray noticed a small coolant leak from the turbo feed line. Ptuning next day aired a new line. ( I was impressed).
I have no reinstalled the turbo and manifold and taking it for a spin. Hopefully this resolves the stud issue. Everything listed above took about 7 hr.

Pic of leak location.

 

ouch. by now, i'd think you're a lot quicker with taking the turbo on and off? do you think the coolant leak is from the line being pinched or from the heat? the oil feed line that came with my kit had a leak from the fitting coming from my oil distribution block (ptuning).

 

Yes I'm getting faster. I've learned a few tricks along the way. I still can't figure out how to mount The turbo to the manifold and the downpipe to the turbo without two people though. Maybe if I had a lift it would be easier.

The coolant leak looked like it was pinched at the crimp and not from the heat. It was a very small pinhole.

 

yeah, i believe it's a two person job. even then, making sure they're mated flat took some time are you using power tools at all?

 

Yeah I have air tools and use when I can. To drill the manifold I used a friends drill press.

 

Rode in Jims car, feels real good. Glad it is coming together. I didn't want to hear anymore talk of selling your kit.

 

the kit is well-engineered. I think you'll be hard pressed to find another that is thorough with fit and finish.the instructions can have a little more pictures. I found it pretty enjoyable to install and it reminded me of putting together ikea furniture. Looking back at the install, it didn't seem to take as long as it really did.

 

I agree the kit is great and ptuning has been really good as far as customer service. I'm just working out the little bugs and I think I'll be all set for awhile.

 

I’ve put a little over 2000 miles on it so far. I just returned from the RTD 2014 event which was a good 1600 mile trip. The car was flawless and was a blast to drive. Pulls hard 3-6th.

With the mugen exhaust the car is very quiet. Almost too quiet. However the benefit is all you can really hear is turbo spinning and blow off popping. It is truly intoxicating and freaks people out when they hear it.

My setup:
gt3076r
id725 injectors
aem 2 ecu
ptune oil cooler
Koyo radiator
Mugen AP2 exhaust
Ptune flex adaptor
AEM fuel pump
Radium dual catch can system
Arp studs 400-8013
Spark plugs Bkr8eix
ATP Inconel shielding for manifold and turbo housing.


Tips for ordering:
I dealt with Abel ( pronounced - A bell ) and I was very satisfied with his service.
IMO If your goals are 400-430hp you don’t need 1000cc injectors. Save $80 and get 725cc injectors. Mase tells me I’m only using 80% when full boost so I still have some room to go.
Ptuning will send you a painted “Ptuning” innercooler. If you don’t want it make sure you tell them.
Ptuning will price match parts. So make sure you do your research.
Make sure you count everything once you receive the box. I was missing one part.


Installation:
First I'd rate myself a 4 out of 10 as far as home mechanics go. I'm only moderately intelligent in most things. Second be prepared to spend 40-50 hours if you have never done this install before. Of course I can do it much quicker now after all I have put myself through. Third make sure you have some smart friends come over and help out. Fourth supply them with beer. And fifth buy your wife/girl gifts and chocolates she's going to get impatient.

Instructions are not so good. But luckily the support is great. If I had questions Abel would get answers quickly. If you are installing with a dump to atmosphere option the piping goes together easier. If you have the recirculating dump it’s a little trickier. The toughest part was aligning the dump pipe to the down pipe. My tip to you is to leave the clamps a little loose on the manifold, waste gate, dump, and downpipe so you can manipulate until things line up. I found rotating the turbo outward a bit helped.
Make sure you create enough clearance between the dump pipe and the frame rail. You need around ¼ inch or when it heats up it will hit and create noise and vibration. To do this turn the waste gate down to get the dump closer to the downpipe.


Issues:
Small pinhole leak on coolant turbo line. Ptuning sent me a new line.
Oil residue / leak on tblock ( oil return line ) . have not resolved it yet. Very small amount of oil and is not increasing. This will be resolved when I add the distribution block.
Arp manifold studs backing out. losing nuts. When I installed the 2 outer holes where very tight fitting around the studs. This was causing them to back out. If the manifold does not clear the studs cleanly do not proceed with the install. I had to use a drill press and drill the outer 2 holes so it would clear. I have not had a problem since.
AEM serial gauge shows high coolant temps( I’m guessing it’s about 10 degrees off)
If you use any injectors besides the id1000 make sure you have the correct base map before you try to start it. They sent me the wrong basemap and the car would not start.

Future changes:
Ptuning oil distribution block.
Oil temp and pressure sensors
Stainless steel turbo oil return line