Evo X upgrades

[mlomker]

you will need the whole trubo setup off at the same time anyhow and it will save on having the car tuned again. Just my opionion though...

My understanding is that the exhaust mani would have to come off but that's it. The X turbo bolts to the back side of the motor so that can all stay in place. I guess I should double-check that.

I'm guessing once the stock mani is off the car that re-pulling the tubular later will be cake by comparison since the nuts won't be as bad. At least that was my experience with the downpipe.

I'll get Shane's opinion on it.

[mlomker]

Shane got back to me with an estimate on my build and it'll be quite a bit cheaper to do it in one shot, due to rework. The price is affordable, so I'm totally stoked!

I'm going to do at least a partial install of the fuel system early next week. If I don't get it all the way in then I'll know exactly what needs to be done and I'll have DB finish the job.

[slowbubblecar]

I knew it would be a bit cheaper to do in one shot. If the turbo setup is actually on the back side of the motor, I am sure it will save a lot of time.

[mlomker]

I did some prep work on the car tonight--took out the back seat and front strut bar. I might be daring and try the fuel rail and filter in the parking ramp. The security guard has seen me under the hood a couple times and hasn't said anything. I wonder when that shoe will fall...

I decided to pull out the stock airbox and install the AMS intake. I screwed that up by overtightening the hose clamp around the filter and bending the aluminum pipe. I'll have to swing by Home Depot tomorrow to see if they have some kind of tool that'll push from the inside of the pipe and get it closer to round.

[twack]

cant you just use pliers to bend it back

[mlomker]

cant you just use pliers to bend it back

I did enough that it appears to be sealing. It just sucks to spend 3 bills on an intake and then scratch the piss out of it bending it back into shape. The good news is that it'll be covered by a filter anyway.

[Murlo26]

I did enough that it appears to be sealing. It just sucks to spend 3 bills on an intake and then scratch the piss out of it bending it back into shape. The good news is that it'll be covered by a filter anyway.

bummer:(

I know how you feel. I was scared last week when I switched out all my clamps on my IC piping to T-bolts and didn't want to overtighten them and bend the piping. I have seen a few threads of people bending their pipes so I didn't tighten them down super tight. And strangely on the way to MAP...bam UICP popped off, lol.

[t-revzr]

bummer:(

I know how you feel. I was scared last week when I switched out all my clamps on my IC piping to T-bolts and didn't want to overtighten them and bend the piping. I have seen a few threads of people bending their pipes so I didn't tighten them down super tight. And strangely on the way to MAP...bam UICP popped off, lol.

Ha Ha I hate when that happens!

[mlomker]

I was scared last week when I switched out all my clamps on my IC piping to T-bolts and didn't want to overtighten them and bend the piping.

My problem is that I tightened them using a screwdriver and I had the connection at the turbo pop off while I was working on the other end. That wouldn't do, so I took a 1/4" ratchet and gave each one a couple turns, which of course was too much. A fine line, for sure.

[scheides]

With practice, you'll figure out what just the right amount of torque is on those little clamps to get them to seal but not leak. Or, if you have SS pipes (a lot of people do), you break the clamp trying to over-tighten it. Don't sweat it too much, happens to all of us.