gruhsy

I figured that my super 75 would be the same as your super 53 for connection. I guess not

My banjo bolt is what I used to connect up it work fine with no leaks.

Sorry that did help you out.

Good luck,

Jason

blown 944

is this a garrett turbo? If not then I don't think I could do much with it.

zerMATT951

No, it's a KKK 26/6.

Clown

Thats what I was planning on doing. Maybe we could get an answer from John at Vitesse see if he saw your diagram and if it looks ok. Seems like it worked for you. Cleared up 90 percent of the smoke anyway.

Did you get the turbo installed or are you still sorting out the cooling temp sensor connection issue?

Thom

I will first check the respective ratings of the PCV and blue/black check valve to make sure they can work together.

zerMATT951

I've only had a few hours of garage time this weekend with my mom in town visiting, but I hope to get things wrapped up today. The turbo is mounted with the exhaust all bolted up, so this morning I'll rig up the cooling hoses and hopefully put everything else back in place.

zerMATT951

I'm back on the road again. I had to drive 15-20 miles to "clear the pipes" because the entire exhaust system had a coating of oil installed, but all is well for the next 15-20 miles. I haven't hit high boost yet, but I did do a few 12-13 psi 3rd & 4th gear pulls at 1/2 throttle or so... it feels nice and strong so far.

For the crankcase vent, I just ran a 1/2" hose from the AOS to the turbo inlet - no T at this point, and NO smoke at idle. I also replaced the turbo vent hose elbow (was hard as a rock!) with a new silicone elbow from LR. That could have been a contributor to the idle smoke since it may have limited vacuum going to the turbo drain.

Clown

Wow you must be a happy man. Congratulations! The car must be like night and day with that new turbo installed. I guess you will notice it more on wot and higher boost. Now I just hope my car is not smoking when I start it up this week.....

Crackership

Somehow, I knew you'd beat me back to the road

Congrats!

Scott H

Wow, that's a new one on me... I had no idea that hose was there. Another thing to add to the list. Luckily it's only $10.

blown 944

Nice quick work, you remind me of someone.... :-)

racerxrick

damn...impressed you turned it around that quick!

I'm guessing even at that boost the car pulled hard, wait till your really moving some air

BTW everyone...Matt is a big dude, how he fits in those tight spots is anyones guess???

zerMATT951

Yeah, I can work pretty quickly now that I know some of the little tricks. I actually impressed myself by getting the intake and other paraphernalia off in about an hour, then had the turbo out in a couple more. Going back together is another story, especially with the cooling and clearance mods that had to be done (light fab work), but I didn't hit any major hurdles. I don't have a permanent solution for the turbo temp sensor, but I'll tackle that again soon enough.

I must admit that I am extremely happy that I went with the intake manifold studs and the fancy LR intake manifold gaskets, those items sure simplify the disassembly and reassembly process, not to mention the LR coolant drain hose/valve kit... it's nice not to have to clean up coolant all over the place when you have to drain it!

refresh951

Nice work!

VWaddict

I've been lurk-following this thread, and I'd like to add my congrats!