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Old 08-23-2006, 01:52 AM   #1
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Its supposed to be only like 4.5 lbs of boost which is ok for me. My plan is to take it to the dyno to make sure my air/fuel is correct. The Diesel comments cracked me up, I try to stay in half way decent shape. The Boxster is no chick car,lol.
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Old 08-23-2006, 04:36 AM   #2
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The Diesel comments cracked me up, I try to stay in half way decent shape.
Try to stay in half decent shape? Dude, your shoulders are bigger than your head!
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Try to stay in half decent shape? Dude, your shoulders are bigger than your head!
lol, but his head is shinier
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Old 08-23-2006, 06:15 PM   #4
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Heres the gauge, it came today. Now to find a mounting location. This will match my silver face gauge cluster. Yes, my head is shiny, just polished.
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Old 08-24-2006, 12:38 PM   #5
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Boost gauge install

This is where I would like to install the boost gauge but I started to think long term. If I sell the car with no blower then I have a hole in the dash, you never know.


This is where I tee'd into the vacuum line, zip tied in a few spots to keep it from moving around.



I ran the vacuum line under the center console and zip tied it to existing wires.


This is where I ended up putting it.



Gauge functioning at idle, still need to wire light had to break for some chow.
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Old 08-25-2006, 04:36 PM   #6
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Todays update

Although not exciting it was necessary. I cleaned all the machined surfaces that mate and the duct work. Found a few spiders living in my pipes.


Getting the blower cleaned up.


This is the oil for the blower, I ended up using probably one and a half bottles.


This is what the spark plug tubes look like that Im going to replace along with o-rings, if your interested.


I changed my cabin filter, look how dirty.
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Yeah man, Ohio your about 3 sets of 10 from shoulder muscles growing on your shoulder muscles!
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Any news or updates? I'm anxious!
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Old 08-30-2006, 09:35 AM   #9
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No, still seven more days until I really get into it. I had to buy a 24 mm wrench and new low profile floor jack. Pretty soon, so keep checking back.
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Update with pics.....

I started about 12:30 today and by 2:30 I had the SC unit in place. Then it came to direction #5 on my install guide...Snake pipe 4 up through engine and chasis. It should have said draw a pentagram on the ground and sell your soul. The one pipe you can see through the wheel well took me 4 hours to install, hmmm I guess thats why its called pipe #4. One of the bolts took forever ! No room for a wrench or socket. I changed the 3 plugs on the passanger side today. I need the proper water fitting (see pic one) for the line that needs rerouted. Tomorrow is another day....
Water line...


Take this off, rear cross member.



Remove this bolt to swing trailing arm out of the way.


These are the bolts that you take out to mount the SC braket to....



Replace bolts with studs use antiseize.
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Old 09-04-2006, 04:27 PM   #11
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Continued...

This is the SC unit bolted to the exhaust manifold


This is the unit pretty much in place ....


Looking at unit through wheel , evil pipe 4


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All thats left underneth is bolt the sc unit in place, pull some lines out of the way, reinstall trailing arm and crossmember, fuel filter, drivers side plugs, shileding. I think thats it, sorry for fragmented sentences, kinda tired. The car kicked my butt today.
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Ohio, did you use different spark plugs and gapping to accomadate the new s/c?
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