i'm getting really close to installing my turbo, i'll be doing it not this weekend but next. I'm really scared. This is my daily driver and it's my first FI project. I think i've done enough research and i'm pretty confident everything is gonna be ok. I'm just worried. i don't wanna blow up my car.

 

If it doent sound right, then it isnt. stop and check everything. double-checking is your friend

 

i went through the same thing. Im not knowledgable with cars at all...so i didnt go through with it. the more and more i look at it...i felt i was tackling too much too quickly. I was purchasing a mig welder and planning to weld all my charge pipes, a DP, a dumptube, and an exhaust....thats a lot for someone that just got a welder a few weeks before then. Also i felt a lot of stress about the fuel management. The one thing i also felt uncomfortable with was my fuel management. I think the install isnt really a challenge for the most part. really its bolting things together...but i just suggest taking your time on the charge pipes or anything you have to custom fab. If you are unsure about about anything...this is the time to ask.

Good luck.

btw...i kinda regret not turboing my integra...if need be, put off the install for a few weeks and tie up any loose ends and find out any info you might be shaky on...

 

I felt the same way, I have been putting my turbo in my CRX for about 3 weeks (thank god for another car)taking everything slow, double and triple checking and the custom fab. gets to you sometimes but I think of it this way "Next time I turn on my car it will have boost" and that gets me going. Check that you have everything, make a list on what you need, so when the weekend come along it wont be such a pain in the ***! Good Luck

 

that is VERY good advice,
if you have cold feet, its because you arent confident,

which is understandable, its your first FI project

BUT, if I were you, i'd make sure I had this ---- straight mastered before starting

what kind of fuel management are you going to use

 

just hope that you dont break off an exhaust stud and it takes you 6 hours to get out, and then another 2 hours to find all the tools you threw across the shop

 

hehe thats so true, not to sound discouraging but there will be a lot of minor things that will pop up along the way. Its all worth it tho IMO. I bought a stick welder and practiced 10 min before making my dp on my first turbo kit. just be confident you can do it! good luck man.

 

my ipping is gonna be done by my exhuast guy, so that is a relief, everyone seems to think that's the hardest part.