is still broke. :-) i have the intake sitting in the kitchen. it is about to get pressure tested. i have to get it in the garage first. i got the new k&n mounted, will be putting new plugs and wires in also. found out i have some blow by in my piping. :-( also got a catchcan sitting waiting to go in. have some other things to do to it up front before i put it back together but thought i would keep you guys up to date. its only taken me two weeks to get the intake out.....:rolleyes

What was wrong with the car originally? Did you remove all of the intercooler piping? Why not pressure test while it was on the car?

Most snorkels, LICP and SMIC will coated with oil thats vented from the valve cover. Pull the SMIC out and rinse it with gasoline. You won't believe the amount of black shit that comes out of there.

Originally posted by Skillionaire
What was wrong with the car originally? Did you remove all of the intercooler piping? Why not pressure test while it was on the car?

yeah you actually have to pressure test it while its on the car or you're not doing any good... alot of leaks come from the connectors

Originally posted by Diceman19
is still broke. :-) i have the intake sitting in the kitchen. it is about to get pressure tested. i have to get it in the garage first. i got the new k&n mounted, will be putting new plugs and wires in also. found out i have some blow by in my piping.

how are you going to pressure test the intake from the filter to the turbo? i'm just curious...
also, its a common thing to have "blow by" with these cars, i.e. oil in the ic piping...trust me its not a big deal, i freaked when I saw it (my car only had 40k on the odometer, i almost blew MY head gasket) but it ain't no thing. just clean the IC, its fun, un-safe, and makes you smell great for the ladies!

what other probs have you run into? I feel bad that its taken so long for just a K+N install and (i'm assuming) an upper intercooler pipe...are you putting on a front mount or something?

vandy

P.S. I've asked every dumb question in the book AND freaked over all the same crap, feel free to IM me if you need help....

no, i took out the the filter and the pipe that connects to the inlet on the turbo just so i have a crapload of room to work, the pressure tester is plugged into the turbo inlet, my pump was leaking so it wasnt holding and my battery was dead from sitting for two weeks so my boost guage is reading 0 no matter what. i am gonna push the car into the garage and get it on a charger and then try to pressurize everything with a different pump. that should give me something. installing the k&n and the wires/plugs is just a side job to trying to figure out why i cant boost.

Originally posted by Diceman19
no, i took out the the filter and the pipe that connects to the inlet on the turbo just so i have a crapload of room to work, the pressure tester is plugged into the turbo inlet,

sounds about right to me :shrug Did you guys think he was gonna pressure test his air filter or something? :P

Originally posted by eclipzGST

Originally posted by Diceman19 no, i took out the the filter and the pipe that connects to the inlet on the turbo just so i have a crapload of room to work, the pressure tester is plugged into the turbo inlet,

sounds about right to me :shrug Did you guys think he was gonna pressure test his air filter or something? :P

yeah i'm not gonna lie, thats what I thought he was trying to do for a second, and I was trying to find a nice way to say "Duh, that's why its taking so long.." :D

vandy <---spring break made me retarded

I had to re-read it before I realized he was still talking about "his poor car" that's why I understood where you were coming from. :P

i just want my car to run, and yes, my air filter has a boost leak. :cry

<----- still trying to figure out why it took you two weeks to get the intake off :scratch








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#1 reason it takes two weeks to get any easy job done.......laziness. :-)
#2 and 3 reason......cold and rain.