i want to do the install myself but i am nervous about the whole fuel part of the install. what do you think of having my mechanic (close friends with my dad) do the install for the for the walbro instock fuel pump replacement and the accel inline fuel pump?

my turbo install might happen two months from now but is it okay to drill the hole in the oil line now and tie the oil return line anchored on the top portion of the engine?

Not sure what you're talking about with the oil line. You should just drill into the pan for the return and no, don't do that without the turbo on. The feed line is T'd into a fitting on the oil sender on the back of the block. Don'd do that until the turbo is on either.

The fuel stuff is cake. take it out and look at it. It's really simple. If you look at it and you still don't think you can do it, then, sure, any mechanic should be able to.

good luck,
Matt

>i want to do the install myself but i am nervous about the
>whole fuel part of the install. what do you think of having
>my mechanic (close friends with my dad) do the install for
>the for the walbro instock fuel pump replacement and the
>accel inline fuel pump?

Fuel sounds tricky since it involves something that is flammable, but it's really pretty easy. I recommend setting a Saturday afternoon aside for doing the fuel part first, and separately.

It's actually very easy, and for reasons that are well documented, I suggest installing the inline for long term reliability of your turbosystem, and for boosting up to 9lbs in the present or future. Furthermore, IMO, it's a lot easer that you think to install an inline fuel pump. In some respects, due to the difficult fuel inlet assembly on the fuel pump, and the fragile seal below that assembly coupled with the tiny rivet screws(only like 2lbs. of torque) that create the seals that are easily broken, if you can avoid messing with all of that, I think you'll be ahead of the game.

Bottom line: if you can CLOSELY read and follow the HRC instructions, you can easily do this portion of the install in a few hours. Additionally, by merely priming the car to the "on" position, it's easy to check for leaks in the fuel system without fear of anythign going wrong. Just READ everything very closely, and don't get caught up in the details with the FPR mounting. Mount it anywhere in the vicinity where it fits through relocating the Cruise control.

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>my turbo install might happen two months from now but is it
>okay to drill the hole in the oil line now and tie the oil
>return line anchored on the top portion of the engine?

I take it you mean, drilling a hole in the oil pan, right? No, don't do this until you need to. (which means, installing of the turbo time) It's really not a big deal. Just make sure you go and buy a portion of longer rubber hose from your local hardware store to subsitute for the short blue one HRC sends you. I've done a couple of these installs and that return line was laughably too short on both occassions. I believe the size is 1/2", but merely bring the hose with you to the hardware store for a correct match.