05 Turbo install write-up
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Thanks Jason, you have been very helpful with my install. I look forward to receiving your drive shaft safety loop today sometime. I will probably be in the market for some subframe connectors shortly, which ones do you suggest for my application? We do primarily drag racing but drive the car daily on the street.
Derek
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For those of you who are thinking of upgrading the factory oil pan to the Moroso unit I do need to let you know that you will not be able to reinstall your oil temp sending unit without modification. The passenger side fitting is NPT and the sender is metric. It could be done by welding in another bung, possibly out of the factory pan or getting one from a nuts/bolts vendor, or possibly by drilling out the threads in the Moroso pan bung and tapping them again to use a bushing to go back down to the metric size. I did not reinstall my sending unit as it is merely an idiot light and I watch temps/gauges closer than that anyway. The car started and ran perfectly without the sensor pluged in and no check engine light until the next startup, then there was a P0198 which is "oil temperature sensor reading high." I am currently researching how to permanently turn this off or get the sensor isntalled.
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Originally posted by dhof303@November 30, 2005, 11:54 AM
Thanks Jason, you have been very helpful with my install. I look forward to receiving your drive shaft safety loop today sometime. I will probably be in the market for some subframe connectors shortly, which ones do you suggest for my application? We do primarily drag racing but drive the car daily on the street.
Derek
Thanks Jason, you have been very helpful with my install. I look forward to receiving your drive shaft safety loop today sometime. I will probably be in the market for some subframe connectors shortly, which ones do you suggest for my application? We do primarily drag racing but drive the car daily on the street.
Derek
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Awsome project....that car should be smokin when your done...
i dont know how much you have delt with turbos...but a small piece of advice....make sure you tune it right....spend extra money if you have to.
my buddy and i spent all winter working on his 89 and he took it out with out a proper tune......lets just say he had more than 8 pistons when he pulled back in the garage...and not in the good way
good luck with the install
i dont know how much you have delt with turbos...but a small piece of advice....make sure you tune it right....spend extra money if you have to.
my buddy and i spent all winter working on his 89 and he took it out with out a proper tune......lets just say he had more than 8 pistons when he pulled back in the garage...and not in the good way
good luck with the install
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It has been H, E, double hockey stick waiting for parts to come in from this kit. Last night brought a shipment of the intercooler 4", about 1/2 of the piping, and the wastegate. I planned on removing the bumper to install the intercooler but talked with Mark from MMR and found that it could be installed without this process. The intercooler slid in from the bottome with some traction applied to the lower edge of the fascia and it is a tight fit. I manually pushed the bracketry from the power steering cooling lines closer to the A/C radiator and pushed the intercooler up into place. It took about 2 minutes and no fins from any of the radiators/intercooler were damaged. Once in place I held it up with a floor jack and drilled 4 small holes in the bottom side of the frame extensions and screwed in a couple of metal tapping bolts on each side. This intercooler takes up a lot of lower grill space, it reaches upward to the bottom of the upper grill. Tomorrow should bring more parts and installation as I am told I will be recieving about 4 boxes over the course of this week. Waiting patiently.
BTW the intercooler alone weighs 21lbs, and the piping I have so far is 31lbs. Looks like we will be getting back some of the weight we shed.
BTW the intercooler alone weighs 21lbs, and the piping I have so far is 31lbs. Looks like we will be getting back some of the weight we shed.
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In other news I ordered an Auto Meter Distributorless Tach Driver (#9117, $70.00) for a shift light that I picked up today. The shift light is the Auto Meter Pro, with internal RPM module that has removable pills, found this used on consignment at the local speed shop for $30.00. I have affixed it to the gauge pod in an area that doesn't block the driver's view.
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awsome car man.....that thing should move! You definately did it the right way...no sense in taking power to make power.
be very careful with the band that attaches the compressor portion of the turbo together....they can bust really easy if you torque them over too much....
good luck with everything
be very careful with the band that attaches the compressor portion of the turbo together....they can bust really easy if you torque them over too much....
good luck with everything
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getting closer Derek!
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Plans are to have it installed completely by next week some time, tuning will depend on when Ken from Modular Depot will be available after that with "virtual dyno setion" via internet after install.
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Originally posted by dhof303@November 30, 2005, 12:54 PM
Thanks Jason, you have been very helpful with my install. I look forward to receiving your drive shaft safety loop today sometime. I will probably be in the market for some subframe connectors shortly, which ones do you suggest for my application? We do primarily drag racing but drive the car daily on the street.
Derek
Thanks Jason, you have been very helpful with my install. I look forward to receiving your drive shaft safety loop today sometime. I will probably be in the market for some subframe connectors shortly, which ones do you suggest for my application? We do primarily drag racing but drive the car daily on the street.
Derek
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I cant wait also to see how this turns out.Not to rain on your parrade but,Do you have a new shortblock on deck?Myself i would of just taken the motor out.Replaced lower end rods and pistons.Completely asembled motor with all the turbo stuff and put it right back in.
Unless you already done this and i missed it.
I am changing the lower end with ported heads,cams,fuel system,full chromemolly rollcage,taller gears and running much more nitrous.
I will carry the torch for the Nitrous "Cheaters"
Unless you already done this and i missed it.
I am changing the lower end with ported heads,cams,fuel system,full chromemolly rollcage,taller gears and running much more nitrous.
I will carry the torch for the Nitrous "Cheaters"
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Originally posted by mikem@December 18, 2005, 9:56 PM
I cant wait also to see how this turns out.Not to rain on your parrade but,Do you have a new shortblock on deck?Myself i would of just taken the motor out.Replaced lower end rods and pistons.Completely asembled motor with all the turbo stuff and put it right back in.
Unless you already done this and i missed it.
I am changing the lower end with ported heads,cams,fuel system,full chromemolly rollcage,taller gears and running much more nitrous.
I will carry the torch for the Nitrous "Cheaters"
I cant wait also to see how this turns out.Not to rain on your parrade but,Do you have a new shortblock on deck?Myself i would of just taken the motor out.Replaced lower end rods and pistons.Completely asembled motor with all the turbo stuff and put it right back in.
Unless you already done this and i missed it.
I am changing the lower end with ported heads,cams,fuel system,full chromemolly rollcage,taller gears and running much more nitrous.
I will carry the torch for the Nitrous "Cheaters"
P.S. I won't be relinquishing my torch for the "cheaters" either, we will be keeping the nitrous in addition to the turbo.
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Originally posted by dhof303@December 19, 2005, 9:58 AM
we will be keeping the nitrous in addition to the turbo.
we will be keeping the nitrous in addition to the turbo.
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Today UPS brought box number 2.
1. The turbo itself with jet hot coated "hot side" and bracket.
2. Maximum Motorsports 03/04 Cobra oil filter relocation kit, which allows you to expand volume and relocate the filter in a cooler place for tubing room. Uses the old FL-1A larger volume filter like all OHV Windsor motors.
3. Boost controller. Used to route a controller into the passenger compartment to allow adjusting the boost from inside while driving.
4. Air filter. Similar to the one provided with the MMR intake kit only a little shorter and with a smaller diameter tube.
I also picked up a Meziere water pump (#WP346) from my local speed shop.
Got the shift light hooked up with some help from the post by FordRacing, Thank you. I used the 12v switched power source that goes to a module that attaches to the accelerator pedal support.
1. The turbo itself with jet hot coated "hot side" and bracket.
2. Maximum Motorsports 03/04 Cobra oil filter relocation kit, which allows you to expand volume and relocate the filter in a cooler place for tubing room. Uses the old FL-1A larger volume filter like all OHV Windsor motors.
3. Boost controller. Used to route a controller into the passenger compartment to allow adjusting the boost from inside while driving.
4. Air filter. Similar to the one provided with the MMR intake kit only a little shorter and with a smaller diameter tube.
I also picked up a Meziere water pump (#WP346) from my local speed shop.
Got the shift light hooked up with some help from the post by FordRacing, Thank you. I used the 12v switched power source that goes to a module that attaches to the accelerator pedal support.
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Here is the water pump. Going rate is around $345.00 but it can be found for $225.00 if you look hard enough.