First Turbo Install Project Thread, Tech problems and pics inside
 

After a year of reading, researching and collecting parts I installed my homemade turbo kit this weekend without great success… Here is rundown of the parts

- TD04L WRX Turbo
- HF Manifold w/ Adapter plate
- Custom Downpipe & Charge Pipes
- Stealthmode oil lines
- Oil sandwich plate
- Knock off greddy BOV
- Modified Starion Intercooler
- Chipped P28 w/ BBKA basemap
- Innovate LC-1 (Not Installed)
- DSM 450’s w/ resistors

Here are the pics of the install:
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Here are the issues I am having:
1. Upon startup the car runs very very rough and is exhausting a dark color smoke. At first I thought it was some of the paint and other BS burning off but after not calming down in a couple minutes I am led to believe it is something else…

After a little reading I am led to believe that maybe the turbo is getting too much oil and blowing past the seals. If this were the case wouldn’t there be oil in the charge pipes? (There isn’t…) The oil is fed from the sandwich plate and uses a -3 AN line, does it need to be restricted?

2. On my blow off valve, it has two nipples for a vacuum line, which one should the line be plumbed to?
3. What to do about the crank case vent. I know ideally a catch can should be installed, however I don’t yet have one. For now should I just run a breather filter on the VC and plug the piping? When I first ran the car I had forgotten to disconnect the VC tubing, could this attribute to issue #1?

Thanks in advance for all the help :thumbup:

Also i am aware that the intercooler is not level, the brackets for it broke during install :thumbdown:

Re: First Turbo Install Complete w/ Pics and problems
 

well it does look like your chips is in backwards, if you put it in the way that its pictured. at least my obd1 goes the other way

Re: First Turbo Install Complete w/ Pics and problems
 

Thanks for the input i always get confused about the chip orientation, i wonder if it makes any difference...

I will switch though...

Re: First Turbo Install Complete w/ Pics and problems
 

arrow points toward the lock lever

looks like a fun setup

Re: First Turbo Install Complete w/ Pics and problems
 

Your chip is backwards. Yes it does make a difference. Backwards = ECU limp mode.

Re: First Turbo Install Complete w/ Pics and problems
 

Ok, i will def. switch the chip when i get home, do you guys think that the copious amounts of smoke could be attributed to this??

Also what nipple on the blow off valve do you attach the vacuum line to?

Re: First Turbo Install Complete w/ Pics and problems
 

the top nipple, clean your fingernails

Re: First Turbo Install Complete w/ Pics and problems
 

the smoke is because its running those 450s without any management. chip backwards=worse then stock ecu. fix it dumbass.

Re: First Turbo Install Complete w/ Pics and problems
 

hahah, ok i hope really hope that fixes it!!

I know my fingernails are gross :)

Re: First Turbo Install Complete w/ Pics and problems
 

it looks good hows it running so far?