KMO43

I asked about another one and he told me 3-4 weeks

dearbryant

yeah he told me 3-4 weeks
your were going to order another one?

KMO43

For a friend. But yea looking for another but no rush

dearbryant

Did you get it installed KMO or did you do it yourself?

KMO43

Myself I do all my own work. Did a ported head, hubs, NBS and some other stuff for a friend when I get this next one I`ll install if for him too and I not really port but I clean up the O2 housing

nathan112i

i should live closer to you! turbo installs, hubs, ported heads. i hope your buddy is paying you with beer

dearbryant

lol i live one day and 9hrs from winnipeg .
I think im going to get the turbos swapped at a shop since i've never done one before and idk the steps

KMO43

I like beer. He gave me a set of SS SC wheels with pretty much brand new tires on them. My other friend comes down for big jobs and tunes and I met him halfway last time. And I`ve basically done every job on my car already or someone else so I know these cars pretty well

KMO43

I live in Calgary more west

dearbryant

24hr drive lol

KMO43

Haha super close.

I don`t know why but everyone thinks I live in Winnipeg but I`m in Calgary

nathan112i

dearbryant the turbo swap is not impossible to do but you need to be slightly mechanically inclined, it took me a saturday and a sunday to complete mine maybe 12 hours all together. one thing you might want to order is new washers for the banjo bolts, the gasket for oil return line and the main gasket to the exhaust manifold. i think all together its like 40 bucks and would be worth every penny if someone else is installing it.

Waka Flocka Fluff

Do you have a part number for the washers and gasket for the oil return line? I have the turbo gasket to the exhaust manifold already.

KMO43

I do I`ll get them to you in the morning

Waka Flocka Fluff

Thanks man also how long/how much should a turbo swap cost? Don't want this shop to rape me. Also is a coolant flush/oil change required after swap?

dearbryant

Thanks for the info. I just feel like the space back there is really limited and i dont have a lift lol just jacks and jack stands. But yea i feel confident about my mechanic genes always being there for me.

widowedeight

you are now my friend, i will provide you with beer, pizza, and cute girls

edit *sweet you only live 36hr's away from me!!! convenient lol*

nathan112i

i don't remember the part numbers but you can just go to the gm dealership and get a blown up print out to see the parts. my guess would be a shop could do it in 5-7 hours and i drained my coolant so as not to wear it when i was taking the water lines off the turbo

Waka Flocka Fluff

I figured a shop with the required tools would be able to get done in around 6 hours. Still price shopping around to see the best deal I could get... Stupid question. I think my turbo seals are shot, that's why I'm replacing my turbo. However I've heard our cars are known for blow by, that a Powell oil separator completely eliminates this issue. Should I try installing that first to see if my car stops burning oil? I already compression tested it so I knows it either blow-by or my turbo seals.

ECaulk

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There more space than you think. It's still a tight fit, but a friend and I installed his zfr with his car on jack stands. Hand thread the banjo bolts to snug and it will be a cake walk. Also you'll need an offset oxygen sensor removal socket.

KMO43

I`d say it would cost between 4-6 hours labour

Take off the intake and see how much play you have on the turbo that will give you an idea

I took mine off with the O2 sensor still installed then took it off while I cleaned up the housing. I`d put the turbo on but only put the bolts on a couple threads then line up all the coolant and oil lines then tighten the turbo down

widowedeight

wow is that true? i was burning oil for a while would that fix it? i don't think i am burning it on the tune i have now but you never know

Waka Flocka Fluff

imma try the oil separator first. Worse case it works perfectly fine with the k04r!

KMO43

I'd take off the intake and wiggle the compressor wheel around and look for scratches could be your turbo is trashed and that's a 10min job to check

KMO43

Waka if you have smoke coming out the tailpipe I'd say it's your turbo that's what happened to me