aLmk's Turbo FA5

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Originally Posted by Si Speed 317

Did you think about flipping the wastegate exit thats on the mani? Looks like itd do nicely.

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Yea that's the idea! I think it would be easy to do as well and really really help with flow. Also a larger gate would help as well! I just want to get this so I can enjoy the car again. Its been a few months and lots of money and just headaches. I was intending to be fully tuned at this point, with a set of slicks, going to the track basically every wednesday to see what I can do! I just want to get it fixed as quickly as possible. Just sucks I can't weld :( other wise I could do it myself, but I really have no idea how to do that.

Ordered a turbosmart 45mm wastegate last night, hopefully it arrive soon, so I can get this manifold modified!

So I think I figured out why my press isn't going together evenly....
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...psbd0f3782.jpg
This is the bottom center support piece, and it is causing the two beams on the side to not stand straight...

Harbor freight ftw. Lol

s4 IG-petefromthestreets

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Originally Posted by Adm_rsx

Harbor freight ftw. Lol

s4 IG-petefromthestreets

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:giggle: Luckily they just exchanged that part for me, and didn't even ask for a receipt, was quite nice. The new part was much better, and the press actually stands up straight :thumb:

On another note, the car stopped boost creeping tonight, again I have no idea why. Nothing has changed.

I have had my fill with Harbor frieght and am done buying that shit ! I do have a few things from them that have been ok but most the time the stuff is poor quality .I wonder whats up with the car and no creep tonight hell I'll trade ya problems right now though lol

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Originally Posted by vdubkilla

I have had my fill with Harbor frieght and am done buying that shit ! I do have a few things from them that have been ok but most the time the stuff is poor quality .I wonder whats up with the car and no creep tonight hell I'll trade ya problems right now though lol

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Ya I tend to not buy too many things at HF, but this press is exactly what I need for working on the transmission, only cost $129, and is something I may use a couple times a year. As for the creep, this isn't the first time the car stopped creeping for no tangible reason. Last time it did so and second gear broke the following day, so IDK if this will last or what. Figures I just bought a $400 wastegate two days ago...

Yeah I have a water pump that I bought from Harbor freight that I used during Hurricane Sandy last fall and it more than paid for itself pumping out a few sunken boats .I think my press came from Northern Tool they are very good to deal with and ship fast .Well sooner or later you'll get that issue resolved I'm sure .I did find a few things I need to do or change when I pulled my car apart this week so I get to make things even better this time than ever I am really busy with work right now and its 105 degree heat indexes outside so it doesnt bother me to much that this happened now other than the cost .I never go to the track this time of year as its miserable drag racing in 100 degree weather and its really not enjoyable driving around in a boosted K swap w/o air conditioning this time of year either .

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Originally Posted by vdubkilla

Yeah I have a water pump that I bought from Harbor freight that I used during Hurricane Sandy last fall and it more than paid for itself pumping out a few sunken boats .I think my press came from Northern Tool they are very good to deal with and ship fast .Well sooner or later you'll get that issue resolved I'm sure .I did find a few things I need to do or change when I pulled my car apart this week so I get to make things even better this time than ever I am really busy with work right now and its 105 degree heat indexes outside so it doesnt bother me to much that this happened now other than the cost .I never go to the track this time of year as its miserable drag racing in 100 degree weather and its really not enjoyable driving around in a boosted K swap w/o air conditioning this time of year either .

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I'm hoping the issue stays away, if it does, then it is resolved for me, even though it creeped to like 8 psi in third, I can deal with that. At this point I want to get the car fully tuned, get some slicks, and start racing! What track do you typically go to? And I agree it is too fucking hot to be racing right now. Hopefully once my car is done tunning in a few weeks it will be a tad cooler out. I can't imagine driving around w/o AC in this weather.

Nice hopefully this creep issue goes away for good, I really want you to fall in love with this kit, as I did lol.