[s-cars] GT2871 installation

[Mark Strangways]

No I made mine well before them (as far as gt30R is concerned).

Really not all that hard. I did use a used K26 hot side housing though.
Maybe that makes the difference.

So the easy fix may be using a used Hot side housing on your Garret, if 
there is no machining done inside it.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theodore Chen" <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
To: "Mark Strangways" <StrangConst at rogers.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] GT2871 installation


> mark,
>
> did you get yours from TEC (as dave dawson did)?
>
> -teddy
>
> --- Mark Strangways <StrangConst at rogers.com> wrote:
>
>> mine lined up spot on.
>> If it's a KKK exhaust housing, then you should not have any issues what 
>> so
>> ever.
>>
>> Mark
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Theodore Chen" <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
>> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 5:23 PM
>> Subject: [s-cars] GT2871 installation
>>
>>
>> > i'm installing a GT2871 hybrid in my car.  it has not been a 
>> > plug-and-play
>> > project.  i'll summarize later, but right now i have a problem and 
>> > would
>> > like to see if other people with GT2871 or GT3071 (or other garrett
>> > hybrids)
>> > have run into this.
>> >
>> > i am replacing a stock turbo.  the GT2871 is now bolted to the stock
>> > downpipe and RS2 exhaust manifold.  when i place the wastegate and
>> > corrugated
>> > flex pipe on the exhaust manifold, the other end is about a half inch 
>> > away
>> > from the corresponding flange on the downpipe.  it is also misaligned
>> > (side
>> > to side) by a half inch.  i have tried to force them to line up, 
>> > without
>> > success.  the bellows doesn't seem to have enough compliance.  i've 
>> > been
>> > advised to use longer bolts and force the flanges to line up.  i'm not
>> > sure
>> > if i can do this without damaging the flex pipe.
>> >
>> > has anybody dealt with this issue?  i measured between the centerline 
>> > of
>> > the turbo-exhaust manifold flange and the face of the turbo-downpipe
>> > flange.
>> > on the stock turbo, it's about 1.1".  on the GT2871, it's about 
>> > 1.5-1.6".
>> > that extra half inch causes the downpipe to sit further back, and 
>> > that's
>> > about the size of the gap i'm seeing at the flex pipe to downpipe
>> > connection.
>> >
>> > a lister told me that he's installed a number of garrett hybrids, and
>> > they've always lined up with the wastegate and flex pipe.
>> >
>> > -teddy
>> >
>> >
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