my bspt fittings still haven't shipped. really irritated at how it's slowing me down.

if they don't ship by tuesday, i'm going to buy a drill and tap kit. then tap them out to 1/4 NPT

 

UPDATE!

So I ditched the extra vacuum fittings on the manifold. I just blocked the ports.

After 2 weeks I finally got some time to wrench on the car for a bit.

Pretty straight forward stuff. Took my time, and mounted it all up.

Everything went smoothly, except the fuel rail didn't want to mount up properly at first.

The harness had to be modified slightly so the plugs would reach their locations. Not as clean as OEM, but it works just fine.

Next up if the intercooler and the piping. Hopefully this week if I have time.

Pix:

IACV mounted up. Vacuum ports plugged up. I even put high temp thread sealant paste on those bad boys.


Injectors in their home. I put in M5 bolts for the caps instead of the OEM Philips head screws. I hate Philips head screws.


Manifold ready to go on.


Manifold mounted up. Fuel lines run. Vacuum and coolant lines run. Harness modified. Throttle cable bracket modified. TB mounted. GReddy emblem on.


Hopefully none of the crap leaks, and it idles well.

Being **** retentive I tried to torque down every bolt to spec, but getting to some of the manifold bolts/nuts required me to use universal sockets. Worked fine, but how badly does it affect the accuracy of my torque wrench?

Thanks for looking.

More pix here.

 

Are you running stock turbo?

 

I'd love to know how that GReddy manifold feels. I've thought about getting it a few times, but hear mixed reviews...

 

I hear its not a good upgrade unless you get a bigger turbo...?

 

A set of nice cams would make the manifold more useful

You'll lose some low end, but it back up on the top end.

The power band isn't as flat as the OEM manifold.

I care about flat power band, but I went with this manifold because I got a helluva a deal. Plus I plan to get cams eventually. It won't be that bad.

 

Oh ok, got ya. Could also do a turbo upgrade.... HAHA. Yeah, just been reading alot lately about everything to do with SR20s. Planning on overhauling mine sometime in the near future. Just got a hell of a deal on a GT turbo and installed it friday night.

 

If I upgrade it'll be to the S15 T28 or the Disco Potato.

 

 

HAHA, thats sweet.

 

Why not the GT2871R? upgraded dp?

 

Maybe. I don't really need a lot of hp.

I may never really upgrade from my T25.

I don't need a lot of power for my goals. Cams just to make the most use from my manifold.

The more OEM I can keep it, the better I say.

 

a GT2871R is 100 times more "OEM" then your Greddy intake manifold

 

HAHA. I have a GT2510 and it bolts directly on stock manifold.

 

my greddy also cost pennies on the dollar.hence the purchase

plus a turbo upgrades requires a new tune. perhaps injectors blah blah blah.