LAST EDITED ON 03-Mar-01 AT 09:22 PM (PST)

Any specialty tools ect anyone can think of to make installation of a turbo kit less painfull from experience. Anything I should get to save some trips to the autoparts store. I have just about any conventional tool you can think, drills, taps, teflon tape, ramps/jackstands ect. Anything that comes to mind will be helpful? Anything known left out the star kit I should purchase before installation (not enough vacuum lines, too short fuel line ect. along those lines).


Stan2gnt
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When I did my install the one thing I had to go buy that made things easier was a 19mm socket wrench for the fuel filter, for some reason all the wrench sets I got did not have one. have fun with your install.

Dave

how about an oil sensor socket 1 1/16 i believe it is.

A BFH - Big F*%*& Hammer :-)

Well seriously though, you will need a place where you can leave
your car for maybe up to one week (without needing to move it),
should anything go wrong (parts missing/broken or if you have
other things to do) and you should be able to have alternative
transport, because do not expect to be done in one stretch.
Also, you may have to occasionally rush out to get silly things,
like drill bits etc...

What follows below, assumes that you are buying a Stage II HRC,
and is based on my experience:

A full set of metric wrenches from like 8mm-19mm. Craftsman is
the best quality/price. If price is no issue, then Snap-On tools
re the ultimate. 12pt. wrenches are better than 6pt ones. You
should get the kind of wrenches with Open and box ends. You will
use both ends.

A ratchet with socket bits from 6mm-19mm. (Also get 12pt socket bits).

A torque Wrench - somewhat useful, however not 100% necessary..

An exhaust manifold gasket. The kit doesn't come with one. Get
the Multi-layer metal gasket. Don't get the POS one piece gasket
it doesn't seal properly.

A disc grinder (not necessary, but VERY useful for occasional
mettal cutting, bumper cutting & trimming in general)

Something to cut the stock downpipe to mate it to fit the turbo
downpipe. A metal hacksaw will do the job.

An O2 sensor removal bit. Basically its about something like a
21mm ratchet bit with a slit down the side. The slit is very
useful because it prevents the O2 sensor wire from being cut off.

A drill with drill bits and a few large hole-saw attachments (to
make a hole to pass the intercooler piping through)

Air tools are a super + , however you can squeeze by without them.

You definitely will need a jack and jack stands. You will be
under the car for several things. Get jack stands for added
safety in case you jack lets go..I have seen jacks let go its not
cool.

5 Quarts of high quality oil (I use Mobil One 10W30) and a new
Oil filter (Preferably the Mopar one).

Good Luck, patience, and a lot of Caffeine (Mountain Dew works fine)

If there is enough interest, I will post a slightly more complete
guide, it just will take a little longer than this post!

Guy
RS_Guy



13.9sec @ 105mph passes
w/ Blown piston rings,
on Stock Internals
at 10psi Boost....

cant beat that guys! Lifetime warranty. Just bring it into any sears hardware store and they will get you a new one :P Althought most of the craftsman tools are made kinda cheap these days, they still got lifetime warranty. I know this because I been a Associate for awhile now ;P.

Oh yeah a Compressor and Air tools would defintely help out ;P.
Umm I did buy a new oil pan gasket but im not sure if that really needs to be replace. Thats all I can think of ;P

OH yeah Definetly Need a friend to help you hold things and junk lol :P

Well looks like I have the tools and time covered. I'm gonna go to my parents house to do the install and work dust to dawn for up to a week (I know Corbin did the install in front of his apartment complex but they frown on that sort of thing here). My father is a repair man for Sears so funny you should mention Craftman tools. We have craftsman tools coming out the ass (and the Sears repair truck full of tools parked in the driveway every night). I'll have to look into the oil sender socket (for some reason teeing this will be my greatest fear during the install). On a positive I dont have 3-5yrs worth of stuck bolts to worry about and no return line to install.


Stan2gnt
Stan2va@aol.com
95 Talon ES-I-NOS but T soon!
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Damn, I read Wyatt's install page and it said nothing about hacksawing the stock downpipe. And nothing about buying another exhaust gasket. Put it down short, how much am I expecting to spend on extra stuff, besides tools and the kit itself. I'm gonna try and do this in one weekend.

I think its just the HRC kit that mates to the factory downpipe. Hell I chopped that up a long time ago mating my orig pacesetter header to it. If I need to mate the downpipe to the cat it will be done by a muffler shop. The exhaust manifold gasket that mates to the head is factory layered steel sandwiched in between thick steel. They are easily reusable and I have no intentions on getting another one. On the other end you can get those for $2 at any parts store.


Stan2gnt
Stan2va@aol.com
95 Talon ES-I-NOS but T soon!
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I bought a case and needed an extra 15'

Skrilla
'97 Base Talon NA
"Technology: The Only Replacement for Displacement"
"Peace and Turbo Grease"

If you have all the parts and necessary tools, you should
be able to install your turbo kit in one day w/o problems.

You can have to turbo kit on the car in just a few hours.
But the thing that can take a little more time is installing the fuelpump, fmu, and oil feed/return.

Good luck !

Wyatt and I installed my kit in about 12 hours... with a little help from his friends:-) But don't expect to do that yourself. Just make sure you have everything in front of you thats needed and make sure that everything properly fits in it's proper place before you start. I didn't have the right size T connectors for the boost lines but it worked out fine. It was a bunch of fun. I had everything needed, but thats only cause Wyatt's done it before and knew what he was doing.

Hey, I'm planning on installing my kit in the near future, I would be interested in seeing a complete guide.

Lee
http://www.geocities.com/turbo99gs

HRC Stage II
Coming Soon!