5-cylinder turbo bolt-on, Resolved!

[JShadzi at aol.com]

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Derek, that will work fine, that's what we did with the ND Turbo kits, the
heater core lines worked really well.

As far as your project dragging on past the point of being fun, buddy, you
need to define your meaning of fun - Comon, after all that work you wouldn't
want it to just fire up and run perfectly now would you? - you'd be missing
out on all the months of tweeking, re-engineering, fixing, re-attaching,
replacing misplaced and burnt wiring and components too close to the newly
added inferno generator, etc.  Buddy, now that's fun!  Then there is the
never ending quest for power, that's a whole 'nother realm of fun to be had.

Keep us posted on all the "fun" you've got coming up, if you're project is
like any of the other's I've done  ;)

Javad

In a message dated 1/3/2003 4:40:21 PM Pacific Standard Time,
4ktq at myrealbox.com writes:

> I recieved numerous responses to my turbo water line dilemma.  Thanks to
> Matt, Javad, Tony, Frederick, Aaron, Geraldo, Jay, and Elliott who wrote to
> offer ideas, techniques, parts, and overall encouragement.  This project
> has
> dragged on beyond the point of being fun, I just want it to run and be
> finished.  It's one step closer today.  Now all it needs is a bracket to
> secure the oil cooler, hood pins, exhaust connection, and a grill to hide
> the intercooler.
>
> After trying and failing to remove freeze plugs from a junk block I decided
> against that plan.  There wasn't enough room to drill and tap the water
> jacket for a fitting anywhere near the turbo.  I ended up splicing a line
> into the heater core outlet pipe at the back of the block.  The 5kt
> automatic donor supplied the T-fitting, originally intended for the
> transmission cooler.  I cut all but the last inch or so from it, eliminated
> the restrictor, and spliced in some aluminum AC tube gutted from my Rabbit.
> I knew I was saving that for something!  The AC hose bent easily and runs
> under the manifold between the wastegate and block, turns downward to
> escape
> some of the heat, passes under the motor mount, over the oil cooler
> thermostat, then splices again into the stock lower water line at the
> turbo.
> I'll have to keep an eye on the splices and heat but I think they'll be
> allright.
>
> Thanks everyone.
> -Derek
> '86 4ktq  '84 4ktq  '84 Gti 2.0  '87 Gti 16v
>