PovGRide742's FrankenTurbo Swap Mini-Thread

[PovGRide742]

Hello everyone,

Back in July I blew my passenger's side turbo... had ~150k spiking 17PSI on GIAC-X. I have since slowly accrued some parts and began progress in the swap. I started the engine pull the last weekend of September. I should be finishing the vehicle up tomorrow. Parts include:
FrankenTurbo FTH-B4 Turbos
VAST Stage IV Clutch
VAST K04 Aluminum Inlets
AdvancedAutomotion's 01E Rebuild Kit (Rebuilt by AP-Tuning)
AWE Side-Mount Intercoolers
Stern Engine and Transmission Mounts
JHM Short-Throw Shifter, Stabilizer Bushing, and Solid Linkage

The vehicle won't be fueled and tuned until next year. This is my only car, and this was the minimum I wanted to take care of while the engine was out. The plan is to have EPL dyno-tuned the vehicle on NGK BKR(6E or 7E, can't remember what I installed... the ones that are one step colder) and the stock 4Bar FPR after accruing and installing the following:
034 X34 Intake
034 MAF Housing
034 Silicon Accoridan Hose
Deutschwerks Fuel Pump
Bosch EV14 Injectors
Samco Silicon Hose Kit

Anyways... pictures:
















Brett

[Cobra Commander]

Looks good, how long did the whole thing take you?

[DanS4]

Nice work. Pm sent

[Danza]

Looks fast and easy in pictures

Did you gut the primary cats while you had it apart?

[DiscoPotato]

Nice work!!

[slvra4qm]

Nice work, same turbos I'm looking into getting when my k03's decide to go. I've got 109k and idk if I'm hearing things but it sounds like one might be on it's way out. I haven't decided if I'm going to do the engine pull myself and take it somewhere to get done. You make it look easy on here but I know it's not that easy lol

[Austonwerner4]

Nice work! Started mine up yesturday!

I tell everyone to do it theirselves

[S4 00 2.7]

Job well done.

[PovGRide742]

Update: AWE SMICs fitted, everything connected engine-wise, front lock carrier on, and ready for the bumper to go on. All I have left is driveshaft, axles, exhaust, steering knuckles (replaced front wheel bearings), brakes, and DTS. Oh, and if anyone is in the Reading/Lebanon area of Pennsylvania who is good with aligning shifters... help would be greatly appreciated!

Looks good, how long did the whole thing take you?

Well... I started the last weekend of September, and it will be done this week, possibly tonight. Time-wise, couldn't say. Of the four weekends, I had to work one Sunday, all day. And as far as the weeks go, I work until 5ish every day and the light only stays out so long. I didn't work on the car EVERY day after work either.

Nice work. Pm sent

Replied... and replied again, sir.

Looks fast and easy in pictures

Did you gut the primary cats while you had it apart?

It's pretty straight-forward, but the things that look simple and short on paper set you back the most. I only gutted the pre-cats... and will NEVER do it again.

Nice work!!

Thank you sir!

Nice work, same turbos I'm looking into getting when my k03's decide to go. I've got 109k and idk if I'm hearing things but it sounds like one might be on it's way out. I haven't decided if I'm going to do the engine pull myself and take it somewhere to get done. You make it look easy on here but I know it's not that easy lol

My passenger's side turbo developed a slight wine in either May or June. It sat for a weak because I was replacing the fuel filter and the fuel line broke at the banjo. At the same time I replaced the N75 valve, which resolved my issued. The whine immediately sounded louder and just a few weeks later the turbo popped at full boost.

As far as the pull... it can be done. Simplest way of putting it. But it will aggrivate you. For anyone who thinks that getting everything apart for a timing belt replacement means halfway done to an engine pull, you could not be more wrong.

Nice work! Started mine up yesturday!

I tell everyone to do it theirselves

Very nice sir! I started mine last night (driveshaft and axles still disconnected) to make sure... well, that it would start. I disconnected the fuel pump first to get some oil circulating, connected the fuel pump, performed a throttle body adaptation, and she started right up after the fuel reached her. No codes! Sounded like a semi with just the downpipes. Didn't run it long though because I didn't have the lock carrier on (no coolant).

Job well done.

Thank you!

[PovGRide742]

As of last night, she's on road:

[foxhound720]

God job. Are you are running on the same tune and then later getting stage 3 fueling ?

[PovGRide742]

God job. Are you are running on the same tune and then later getting stage 3 fueling ?

Right now she's still running on GIAC-X. I can't really get on it yet while the clutch is breaking in. I can stay that when the boost trys to build it definitely wants to pull harder than the K03s. I plan on getting it dyno-tuned by EPL, if they will do it for FrankenTurbos. But before I start getting the fueling components I want to change out the whole exhaust with 034 and swap in a Deutschwerks fuel pump. This will all be taken care of sometime early next year.