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the wifes EK civic - d16y8 turbo

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Post by Rudelude » Sun Apr 03, 2016 4:39 pm

You have some perseverance mate..will be very unique when finished... Like building a new car !
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Post by lucas » Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:46 pm

Perseverance ... Or just too poor to get it finished quickly haha.


Yeah its already quite unique due to the design I've went for, not only thinking about a neat set up but making sure the flow is going to be smooth and short from the turbo :)

Hopefully the new colour will set the car off and give it a completely new look :)
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Re: the wifes EK civic - d16y8 turbo

Post by lucas » Fri Apr 08, 2016 1:31 pm

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Got some more fittings and a 3" gasket for th v-band :)

Took a while to figure out the thread sizes etc for everything but hopefully i got it all right.

Going out just now to for everything :)

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Post by lucas » Fri Apr 08, 2016 6:17 pm

God damn !
Wrong threads, and i wouldnt have fit on thanks to the compressor housing.. And im not taking it off just to fit it lol

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Honestly, ive spent more money than what the turbo cost just to get all the fittings.. And now ive just had to order an m14 to an6 straight and an an-6 to an-6 adapter to bring it out past the housing and to give it more clearance as its going to be too tight if it was to screw right in

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But it does look like the water lines I got fit perfectly, good job i bought the longer banjo eye for the bottom of the rad :)


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Also made an attempt of temporally holding the ic in place by hanging it on rope untill i can get someone out to weld brackets up, which helped me get the pipes on etc.. Sitting squity just now but nothing i can do untill i get it mounted solid :)



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Started to rain so had to call it day at this point, once the other bits come i can hopfully get it fired up !

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Post by wurlycorner » Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:38 pm

Figuring out fiddly bits like that is a total pita. Trying to suss out the drain arrangement for my wash tank is being incredibly difficult!

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Post by lucas » Fri Apr 08, 2016 11:30 pm

Yep ! Total pita indeed lol.
Its anoying tring to figure out the thread pitches etc, ive had to do some backward research and then a lucky guess on the radiator banjo.

Hopfully the bits i bought for the water return on the turbo will extend enough to get a tight fit without being to close to anything :)

What trouble are you having with yours ?



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