Time for another update on the never ending project! woohoo!
I finally got everything together to get the tiny turbo physically installed on the car! I made up my own custom extension pipe to make the turbo fit properly. I took two catalytic converters that were no good, removed there flanges and welded them together worked awesome!
So since the turbo's been installed and seeing as its parked for the winter, I can't tune my car until spring. sooo...After talking to DrunkinMonkey about wire tucks and seeing some of those crazy honda's done so clean...I decided to give it a go instead of my quick wire tuck I did before...when doing it properly, beware to make a mess!
Removed the dash, middle section, and passenger seat. Took out all the wiring and and fuse box from engine...now the fun begins!
I had to remove the ECU to get the fuse box to fit in nicely right beside the blower motor. fits beautifully actually. I want to tip it upwards still though so the fuses will be easier to access once everything is all put back together. But so far so good!
Took all the wiring and strung it through the passenger side fender. Surprisingly most wires will still fit where they have to go without much modifying. you just need to remove all the loom and electrical tape...this takes time...lots of it haha.
I am going back down to the garage tonight to continue working on it. I will update everything with more pictures later on!
I finally got everything together to get the tiny turbo physically installed on the car! I made up my own custom extension pipe to make the turbo fit properly. I took two catalytic converters that were no good, removed there flanges and welded them together worked awesome!
So since the turbo's been installed and seeing as its parked for the winter, I can't tune my car until spring. sooo...After talking to DrunkinMonkey about wire tucks and seeing some of those crazy honda's done so clean...I decided to give it a go instead of my quick wire tuck I did before...when doing it properly, beware to make a mess!
Removed the dash, middle section, and passenger seat. Took out all the wiring and and fuse box from engine...now the fun begins!
I had to remove the ECU to get the fuse box to fit in nicely right beside the blower motor. fits beautifully actually. I want to tip it upwards still though so the fuses will be easier to access once everything is all put back together. But so far so good!
Took all the wiring and strung it through the passenger side fender. Surprisingly most wires will still fit where they have to go without much modifying. you just need to remove all the loom and electrical tape...this takes time...lots of it haha.
I am going back down to the garage tonight to continue working on it. I will update everything with more pictures later on!
05 focus se SLAMMED! 5 speed tranny swap with exedy stage 3 hypersingle clutch, raceland coils, MBRP exhaust, FSWERKS stage 2 turbo kit. Massive adjusting camber, toe arms. Steeda's HUGE rear sway bar with upgraded links. Roll bar in the back no backseats. no radio and tons of gauges!
...because RACECAR! haha
...because RACECAR! haha