I am old school...

[Forced_Firebird]

My name is John and I am an addict...


...must resist the urge to turbo everything.


Intercooler...



Turned the cat into a turbo adapter...



Mounted to the manifold, cheap junkyard turbo...



Mounted...



Used the junkyard oil drain and made it work...





Cut the bumper to clear the I/C...



And the cold pipes (removed the washer fluid res)...






We are about 10 hrs into the project. Still have to weld the oil dran pot in the pan and get the turbo some coolant, and get the wastegate situation figured out.

Using a FMU for now to get it running/driving and find the weak spot (tranny? car has 120k miles), then the Greddy eManage is going on as well as a BOV.

Hope you enjoyed the pics.

[progt91]

sweet first post, turbos and pics, welcome

[Forced_Firebird]

Thank you.

Signature should work now.

[FE3-323]

thats a wicked idea, i like your thinking. I do request pictures of the turbo drain level VS the pan tho. think you could take some shots for me???

PS welcome!!!

[Forced_Firebird]

thats a wicked idea, i like your thinking. I do request pictures of the turbo drain level VS the pan tho. think you could take some shots for me???

PS welcome!!!

Sure can. I wish I would have just made an adapter plate vs that large taper because the oil drain is cutting it close. Right now the oil drain flange on the turbo center is just a tiny bit higher than the lip of the oil pan. when we took the pan down, we put the oil back in it to see the level, and it was about 1.5" from the top of the pan. Worst case scenario, I will have to make the adapter a little shorter.

[eurotiva]

Another Florida Turbo car ....Welcome. Where in FL.?

[Forced_Firebird]

Shop is in Pompano Beach, I live in Coral Springs.

[bomdoutscort]

Say goodbye to that engine the first month of use unless its built

[Forced_Firebird]

Say goodbye to that engine the first month of use unless its built

Weak

I saw on another board that the rods are like tinfoil. I should take a peak since the pan is off anyways.

With good tuning, this motor won't hold 1/2 BAR?

[bomdoutscort]

Maybe but other mazdaspeed proteges have went pop on the stock t25 with the stock 6.5psi of boost. Just be careful. Best thing to do is invest in some rods.

[Forced_Firebird]

Well thank you for the re-confirmation. I have FWD cars of this stature in the 12's and it was always the trans that lets go, but then again even though the rods are stock, they are powder forged.

I am an experienced head porter and want to work on the top end, what other cars did the 2.0l (car built 6-01) come in, or variants that will fit without major modifications? I need cheap on this one.

Here's the Q-Boat...

http://www.bangshift.com/blog/Video-of-the-Week-The-Corsica-Q-Ship.html

And the build (took less than 48hrs, started 11am Thurs, he drove home Sat 10am, and we slept 5hrs)...

http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t87/forcedfirebird/Loners%20Turbo%20install/

[Forced_Firebird]

update:

Got a few hours in this weekend, and might even be able to start the car tonight, or tomorrow after installing a kitchen :rofl:

This wouldn't seal on the t3 flange...



So I made it work hehe...



Welded the water line to go where I wanted...





Then after getting the WG installed I realized the actuator WON'T FIT!!!

So, another turbo was pirated for the actuator, and then the shaft had to be modified...





checking to make sure it worked...



had some an line laying around, so I bought a $2 fitting and just welded it to the oil line...



tee on the sending unit...



pan...



and finally this is a draw-through and used some of the header inventory to make a turbo-to-maf pipe...

[bomdoutscort]

You do great work.

[Forced_Firebird]

Thanks mang.

And more update..

Moved the manifold temp sensor (looks stock to me hehe)...



stickers make it go faster...



and final cold pipes...



I'll get some more pics up later. We just started the car with no downpipe and I hear a hairdryer w00t!

[Russianred]

Sick progress, intro, and build man!