Finally got to fire up my car today!
here is the turbo setup:

Garrett Hybrid T3 Turbo .89AR 55Trim
Made my own log style manifold
Turbonetics Deltagate mark 2
Vortech FMU 12:1
1g BOV
Walbro 255lph hp
Hayden Oil Cooler
1G SMIC
oil catch can
3” stainless mandrel bent turbo back
K&N cone filter
Greddy Turbo Timer
Autometer Ultra Lite Boost, A/F, and Pyrometer Gauges
Stainless braided oil feed and return lines

Now when I started it up, I have this white smoke with a bluish tint, coming out from the downpipe (which is as far as the exhaust is installed right now) this smoke comes after about a minute of idling. This is also a brand new turbo. My compression is 200-210 all across. Any ideas why the smoke? Also is it normal not to be able to build boost when parked? The boost gauge seems to only go to 0 from about 15 vacuum at idle.

here is the link to my pics:
http://community.webshots.com/album/379290374ypkXzn

Reving in neutral does not create any engine load and therefor no boost build up so yes, that is normal.

welcome to the boosted brotherhood of the all mighty 420A! Enjoy!!!!

I am running stright pipe <no cayt or muffler> after a few min I get some smoke n shit from the motor + my exaust tip is always black. I wouldn't pay it too much mind... Unless you have the coolent lines hooked up to it and some coolent in getting into the exaust/intake.

i hope you've got silicone couplers, i've had my turbo on for about a week and blew one of those home depot plumbing jobs in half already, good luck with the car i hope you don't have as many issues as me so far

I have a silicone coupler on the intake mani., but the rest of my piping is from vatious turbo setups and rad hoses that I found at the wreckers. Most are off 1g Talons. The rad hose should be sweet because it is reinforced with fibres and hold 15-16psi every time the engine runs anyways. I am planning on making it look "prettier" when the rest of the car is done.


About the smoke, I took the downpipe off so I could see inside the turbo, after a few minutes, oil starts coming out the exhaust side of the trubo very slowly, hencce the blue smoke. What would cause this? Do I need to replace the seals in my turbo? I checked the return line, there is no restrictions in it.

Blown turbo seals. Replace them and hope the turbo isn't screwed.

It could be a seal. What size oil feed line do you use? Some people have internal oil leakage problems with anything bigger then -04AN(1/4 inch) feed line. If you're already using 1/4" line then its probably a bad seal.

EDIT: Oh, and congrats on getting boost. :cheers


95 Eclipse RS : 5 speed
15.7 @ 87.9mph
Jeep TB writeup - http://www.dimensia.com:81/jimbo/JeepTBfor2gnt.html

Just for precaution, put a brace from your downpipe to your block. I broke my manifold in 1/2 this weekend due to no brace to help support the turbo. Other than that looks good.

could I put a restrictor in the line instead of buying another 6ft of stainless hose? It is currently -6an but it looks like there is a restrictor at the turbo inlet anyways?