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UPDATE: Alright so, I put everything back together and after I started the car a crazy amount of white smoke came out the tailpipe, and the Uppipe was smoking a little. After taking a closer look, I saw that the smoke was coming from the flange were the UP connects to manifold... then I saw some oil drips. Immediately my heart sank. I inspected everything around the turbo and valve cover and it was all dry. My conclusion was that it was the turbo leaking internally. I reached out to a friend who is a good mechanic and has experience with performance cars. Told me to drive it around the block and see if the oil drip increased. To my surprise the oil drip decreased and after I left the car running for a few minutes it stopped smoking and dipping completely....The turbo had no play at all, everything was installed accordingly, no visible leaks...I did notice that the inside of the uppipe was covered in oil( I bought it used). My question is, could it be the oil inside the uppipe that was just burning off and turning into a drip since it got hot when the car started running? I also checked my coolant and oil levels, before and after running the car and levels didn't change. Anyone have this issue? If the smoking stops and no drip is found from here on, is it a good idea to assume that the issue is resolved? Is the scenario that I described even possible? So for the good news, I only have to put in the fuel pump and I'm ready for a tune. (If the turbo is ok that is...)

Wow! And you would think that after paying hundreds of dollars for aftermarket parts they would have corrected the issue by now...

Dude that realization broke my heart lol... I was so excited to put it all together only to find the nuts don't fit. Luckily, I didn't think long enough and just grinded the nut flanges down with a dremel. AND THEN I ran into the angle issue with the modified DP..... So now I gotta take it off put the new DP on and hope the issue is resolved... It should have been tuned and on the road by now. Definitely a learning process.

Yup, I have to redo the downpipe because my welded one gives me a crazy angle and points into the bottom of the car. I just ordered a new Invidia DP specific for my car.

Well, I mean I left a bit more room than the old hot side had but the turbo is already sitting in the car...

Hahaha yeah groceries and fly fishing mobile for me. Yeah man I gotta get my car complete with everything I’m doing and get it tuned first. Don’t want to drop more money right now. Atleast until the spring time. Btw I was reading that the oil separator is not as effective as people say it is and that it’s not even worth getting. I dunno

Here are some photos of what I did today. New VF52 Hotside Ported WG on New Hotside

Thanks man, I just get too into things, I started to work on the car at 9 and stopped at 4 because it got dark. I had my first meal at 5 Crazy I know. So I got the downpipe and the turbo in and let me tell you that oil return hose on the underside of the turbo is a MOFO to get in. Took forever to align everything. I ended up using the screwing clamps instead of the OEM ones. I had to tighten the side closer to the turbo first then slide it onto the tube on the engine and then tightening it from underneath the car with a long ass extension and socket. No idea why the put everything so close. I wrapped my DP (and UpPipe), with the DEI Titanium wrap. Was happy as hell and when I went to tighten the 5 nuts on the DP, the flanged nuts didn't have clearance because of the additional girth from the SS ziptie and wrap......this was an issue on only two nuts so I grinded the flanges down on the nuts to fit them but tomorrow I will redo the wrap a few inches lower to give me proper clearance. I want to torque the everything to suggested specifications. Ugh...if I ever have to do this again I will fly through the entire process.

Damn man your car looks fresh af

Do you have a guide to do that? Also show me some pics of how it looks in the car. Appreciate it.

Wow that is actually pretty dope....only problem is that I have an iPhone....

Man this build has got me going crazy. I can't fall asleep because I keep thinking about what I need to do to the car, and the more I think the more I come up with. Yesterday I read something about wrapping the DP, UP and using a turbo blanket in combination with a heatshield. So my question is wouldn't the turbo get too hot with a blanket on it? I'm putting a new hot side on already and from my understanding the vf52 turbos crack due to heat.....so why use additional wraps and put the turbo in danger? Had anyone wrapped their turbo? I am aware of the heatsoak btw Also should I wrap the uppipe since I have it off right now?

Hmm...I already bought fluid film and the gun...I was gonna apply it after I finish installing all the stuff. I can probably still return it since I got it all at Amazon. Does the CRC stuff spay out the same way as the Fluid Film?

btssm? If that's the adapter for the OBD2 then no. I'm gonna get the Cobb Accessport V3, dunno if those are the same.

I sent my injectors to WitchHunter Performance for clean/test so all the accessories are brand new. I oiled up the rings ( only the rings) so they could slide in better. It was still difficult to pop them in but I got it done. It was nothing like the videos I watched on youtube lol Definitely couldn't pop them in without some effort.

I have a N/A Outback, I think ill just pump most of the fuel out and put it in the other car. Then I will just get like 5 gallons of 93, just so I can drive to the gas station and fill up. Update: I got the hot side off the turbo (was a bitch to get off but patience, PB blaster and a hammer got the job done). Installed the 740cc injectors and let me tell you, that wasn't nowhere as easy as it should have been. Why the hell are all the lines coming from the engine so close to the injectors, I have no ******* clue. Was ridiculous but I got it done.

Yeah based on what I have been reading that sounds accurate. However, I really want this build to not give me any problems, especially initially during tuning. I ordered a new hot side housing and will install it on the turbo. I just don't want to have anxiety every time I push the car a little extra. An additional $125 for a peace of mind is definitely worth it for me. So while the turbo part is on its way I will install the DW65c pump, my DW740cc injectors, new sparkplugs, EBCS, and anything else I can get done. Funny thing is that like an idiot I filled up my car with 89 octane by accident so now I gotta pump that out too before the tune

Also, I came across this issue... When I bought the turbo I did not even see the little hairline crack because the flap was closed with a grimmspeed EWG bracket. People have told me that I can run the tubro like that since it is a tiny crack, which is pretty common on this turbo. However, since it is out of the car and I found it I wanna do the right thing. I can either buy another hot side housing, I found some online for $125.00, but I'm afraid that it is made out of some bullshit material or I can weld it and repair the crack. Thoughts? I am literally ready to put all of this stuff back, and I keep running into issues. This is my first time doing anything like this myself but I should have been done by now for sure. On top of that, I will be upgrading my fuel injectors to DW740 and fuel pump to dw65c(this I am nervous about).

I like the sound honestly, I wouldn't go full atmosphere. Didn't know that would be a problem tbh. So if I go 50/50 on a hybrid GFB BOV it would fail the MAF? I will actually keep the intake stock for now. From my understandin it is sufficient for what I'm doing.

Ok, so this means I do not necessarily need the rear o2 sensor.. Correct? Someone told me that it regulates Air/Fuel ratio and that I will need it for dyno tuning, and if I do not have it that my car will run rich as **** because of a safety mechanism.

So I finally got around to my project. So far I took my up pipe, turbro, and downpipe off. When I compared the OEM Downpipe to the Used Invidia pipe I bought, the Invidia downpipe is about 4 inches too short.... After doing some research, I found that for what ever reason, some years of the car had a shorter downpipe. Since I got it for 100 bucks I will just have someone cut it and weld in an extension so that the flange can reach and connect to the rest of the exhaust. Also the bung for the back o2 sensor was plugged with a bolt, when I removed the bold it seems like the hole is too small to fit the OEM 02 sensor.... I know this sensor is useless since there is no cat in the aftermarket downpipe I bought. So if there is no o2 sensor connected on the downpipe and uppipe, will my performance or function of the car be effected? I'm assuming everyone does this since grimmspeed uppipe doesn't have a sensor bung and a catless downpipe sensor is useless since there is no cat... I know this is probably an old topic but I tried searching the forum and cannot find much info on this. Can I have someone please verify this? All the feedback is appreciated. Thanks!

Damn that thing looks mean!

Wow bro! Those look so sexy!

Awesome dude! I literally got all the parts you listed laying in my garage right now. From my understanding the vf52 will need to be ported out to prevent boost creep. I also got a downpipe and dw740cc injectors. I got all my parts used in real good condition for $900, so you can definitely make 300whp on a budget. And the brakes look great btw!

Freaking awesome! Dude was that your first time doing an engine rebuild like that? How much experience do you have working on cars?