EDIT: Turbo Project Resurrected

[outlaw_king]

awesome man very cool... i might be out your direction later i have to run to my moms i might try and stop by on my way home...

[SLO TRUCK]

that great man you gonna have boost in no time

[DamnYankee]

Well - Greg kicks butt. It took us most of the day between trips to the exhaust shop, chugging water, and assembling for fit, disassembling, assembling for fit on something else, disassembling...you get the picture. Anyway, turbo manifold is installed, 3.5" downpipe is wrapped and installed, crossover pipe is installed along with a welded extension for the wastegate, 3.5" to 4" coupling off the downpipe to a length of 4" exhaust pipe (muffler to be welded on later), wastegate empties into the 4" exhaust pipe via 2" exhaust pipe with a flex joint in the middle.

What's left: Mount intercooler, run piping from turbo to passengers side of intercooler, run vacuum hose from wastegate to (?) vacuum line running to brake booster, install PLX all-in-one gauge, Nordskog Boost and Fuel Pressure gauge. Don't have the 33- gauge pod yet though, so...

I'm probably missing a couple of things but here's the pics:


Before painting trans cooler:



After painting trans cooler (I need a silver bowtie!):



Pics of turbo and downpipe (had nice clearance even with the 3.5" downpipe):







Pics from underneath of downpipe and crossover:





Wideband in 4" pipe:



Picture of wastegate from passenger side:



Picture of wastegate from drivers side:



View from front:





Intercooler piping (drivers side):










Greg - THANKS AGAIN!!!

[RedHeartbeat]

It was definitely an interesting day at Moze's muffler shop. I've never done a turbo before, Moze either, so this was a day of creativity. Hopefully everything is up to snuff and will work perfectly. We made every connection so that it can be easily removed to service the engine or transmission should that issue arise. The wastegate location was kind of off the hip, I hope it functions properly since it fits so nice where it is.

[bud8fan]

It was definitely an interesting day at Moze's muffler shop. I've never done a turbo before, Moze either, so this was a day of creativity. Hopefully everything is up to snuff and will work perfectly. We made every connection so that it can be easily removed to service the engine or transmission should that issue arise. The wastegate location was kind of off the hip, I hope it functions properly since it fits so nice where it is.

yep...that wastgate placement is an original...have not seen one like that yet...dont see why it wont work thou...

[outlaw_king]

everything looks like its coming along nicely man you guys did some great work...

[RedHeartbeat]

The truck is pretty low and with the large sump transmission pan we really didn't have a safe place to mount the wastegate where it wouldnt be in danger of getting torn off going over a high point. I figured we'd better be safe than sorry so its tucked up nice above the frame rails.

[ducky]

Is there gonna be any issues with that rubber connector sleeve sitting so close/on the front sway bar?

[RedHeartbeat]

He's not finished with the cold pipes, they're just in mock-up. The intercooler was just held it place with zip ties at the time the photos were taken.

[DamnYankee]

I Need One More Day!!! :paniced: