2009 LGT turbo inlet hose question.

[nebula72]

So we just dropped iour freshly built engine in the 2009 LGT and upon startup we had some leaks to address. While fixing these items I noticed the Turbo inlet hose had a tear near the turbo. I'm kicking myself for not replacing it during the build as I replaced  every other hose. 

So my question is this.  Can this be done without taking out the intake manifold? 

Also are there any aftermarket solutions that would be easier to install?  From older posts it seems OEM is the quickest and easiest but I didn't know if there are any newer and more recent aftermarket revisions that change this.

Thanks 

Tom

[KZJonny]

Can be done without removing the IM.

This assumes you have small hands, hose pliers and lots of patience.

Aftermarket silicon intakes are debatably a longer term solution, but probably slightly more difficult to install?

Edited May 13 by KZJonny
Linger longer?

[Max Capacity]

With it being so new, wouldn't it be easier to remove the long bolts holding the TGV's to the heads, that will allow you to get some good lift on the intake. 

[nebula72]

I'm thinking that will be my plan if I get jammed up with the install. Maybe the gaskets will be ok to reuse?

I'm looking at possibly going with either the perrin or cobb V2 turbo inlet for longevity. I'm trying to find out which is the least painful to install. 

[KZJonny]

29 minutes ago, nebula72 said:

I'm thinking that will be my plan if I get jammed up with the install. Maybe the gaskets will be ok to reuse?

I'm looking at possibly going with either the perrin or cobb V2 turbo inlet for longevity. I'm trying to find out which is the least painful to install. 

I doubt there is much to choose from between the two, really. Mishimoto makes one as well, just to make the choice harder.

Are the gaskets you used the sort of 'papery' kind? I would think this soon after install you'd be good to reuse them anyway. I only ask because I went ahead ahead and resused my 20 year old IM gaskets on my engine rebuild, but they are the type that are stainless steel with thick rubber inserts. I have no problems with them so far, and no indication of any boost leaking, etc...

[Max Capacity]

I seem to recall the TGV's to Heads are a metal gasket with orange rubber ?  Picture from April 2012.

 

[KZJonny]

5 hours ago, Max Capacity said:

I seem to recall the TGV's to Heads are a metal gasket with orange rubber ?  Picture from April 2012.

 

The early ones are. At some point they switched to a sort of dimpled papery/metallic kind of gasket.

Don’t have the part numbers handy, but the 05/06 style is stainless + rubber, and later is not. Original type is also super expensive, etc….

[blackobxt]

Just ordered a Perrin inlet for my 05 Sti and it was a difficult process lol. Everyone showed the black one in stock but was actually out of stock. Everyone had blue in stock. I hit up Perrin to buy one direct and they said they had 10 ready to ship and a day after I ordered I got an email saying it would take about a week and a half for a new batch to be ready to ship. Just thought I’d share my experience. 
 

Loosening the intake manifold will make installing both considerably easier and a set of large hose pics helps big time with getting the inlet on the turbo. Silicone for the win in my opinion.

Edited May 14 by blackobxt

[NORULZleggy]

On 5/13/2024 at 8:12 AM, nebula72 said:

I'm thinking that will be my plan if I get jammed up with the install. Maybe the gaskets will be ok to reuse?

I'm looking at possibly going with either the perrin or cobb V2 turbo inlet for longevity. I'm trying to find out which is the least painful to install. 

Find a nice AVO big boy one , I like mine. Tight like a tiger but works great!