Just thought I'd put my .02 cents in on this install. Wasn't super bad, but definitely could've been easier.
The driverside wastegate location is pretty terrible. Even with the spacer you will have to put a notch in your paper-thin clamp to get it to fit over the flange, but between the turbine housing and wastegate tube. After nearly 8 full days of working 14 hours a day on the install, the only thing that we couldn't do was get the wastegate clamped onto the manifold without leaking. Will have to take it to a shop to get some help with that part. The passenger side was much easier to line up and seal thanks to better design and BEEFY clamps (still not easy though, but better).
The hardware wasn't bad. Couplers looked good, t clamps were fine, all parts actually looked really nice. Had to reuse the stock manifold studs to attach the turbo to the manifolds due to spacing issues in some areas such as the bolt hole being directly above a bend. No instructions are included with the bag of hardware that was included. Just have to figure it out.
Really not very happy about the final location of the fuse box being just shoved down in front of the motor. We also had to remove the battery tray and make a battery bracket to hold it in place to get the battery leads to hook back up since they were much shorter after routing them out of the way of the passenger side manifold.
People are not kidding when they say there is NO SPACE. Oh my god there is no space.
To begin, just do yourself a favor and drop the k member and remove the motor mounts.
When tapping the oil pan, I recommend tapping the front and half way down the side both on the driver's side.
After draining the brake fluid and installing the stainless lines they provide, we were unable to bleed all the air bubbles out. Will have a shop look into that for me also when I get the exhaust leak fixed. Not saying there is anything wrong with the lines, just saying that we couldn't get it back to normal.
I've probably missed some things just ask if you have any questions.
Oh and they do not provide vacuum line to hook up your bov and wastegates, wire to extend the 02s, or a filter to cover the stock driver's side pcv opening. Go figure. I will give Greg at On3 props for his fast customer service though. Realized on day 5 that a 90 degree silicone elbow was not included and he sent me one right out in the morning the following day.
All in all, if you are not at least somewhat proficient at problem solving in a mechanical sense, decent at fabricating custom stuff, have a spare car, and have a buddhist master's patience... Don't even open the boxes. Take your car to a shop, you WILL NOT be able to install this kit.
UPDATE:
Ok so I finally have gotten the car back about a week ago and I feel like I got jobbed by the shop. I'm not going to list a name, but I am going to post pictures of the invoice I received. They were very friendly and helpful over the phone, but the ultimate number I received made me gag. Keep in mind the only leaks I had were at the wastegate to manifold connections. Does this number sound reasonable for the work performed?
The driverside wastegate location is pretty terrible. Even with the spacer you will have to put a notch in your paper-thin clamp to get it to fit over the flange, but between the turbine housing and wastegate tube. After nearly 8 full days of working 14 hours a day on the install, the only thing that we couldn't do was get the wastegate clamped onto the manifold without leaking. Will have to take it to a shop to get some help with that part. The passenger side was much easier to line up and seal thanks to better design and BEEFY clamps (still not easy though, but better).
The hardware wasn't bad. Couplers looked good, t clamps were fine, all parts actually looked really nice. Had to reuse the stock manifold studs to attach the turbo to the manifolds due to spacing issues in some areas such as the bolt hole being directly above a bend. No instructions are included with the bag of hardware that was included. Just have to figure it out.
Really not very happy about the final location of the fuse box being just shoved down in front of the motor. We also had to remove the battery tray and make a battery bracket to hold it in place to get the battery leads to hook back up since they were much shorter after routing them out of the way of the passenger side manifold.
People are not kidding when they say there is NO SPACE. Oh my god there is no space.
To begin, just do yourself a favor and drop the k member and remove the motor mounts.
When tapping the oil pan, I recommend tapping the front and half way down the side both on the driver's side.
After draining the brake fluid and installing the stainless lines they provide, we were unable to bleed all the air bubbles out. Will have a shop look into that for me also when I get the exhaust leak fixed. Not saying there is anything wrong with the lines, just saying that we couldn't get it back to normal.
I've probably missed some things just ask if you have any questions.
Oh and they do not provide vacuum line to hook up your bov and wastegates, wire to extend the 02s, or a filter to cover the stock driver's side pcv opening. Go figure. I will give Greg at On3 props for his fast customer service though. Realized on day 5 that a 90 degree silicone elbow was not included and he sent me one right out in the morning the following day.
All in all, if you are not at least somewhat proficient at problem solving in a mechanical sense, decent at fabricating custom stuff, have a spare car, and have a buddhist master's patience... Don't even open the boxes. Take your car to a shop, you WILL NOT be able to install this kit.
UPDATE:
Ok so I finally have gotten the car back about a week ago and I feel like I got jobbed by the shop. I'm not going to list a name, but I am going to post pictures of the invoice I received. They were very friendly and helpful over the phone, but the ultimate number I received made me gag. Keep in mind the only leaks I had were at the wastegate to manifold connections. Does this number sound reasonable for the work performed?
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