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way too long. I think 2' should be sufficient.
TurboClunker (a.k.a. cheap-ass slaps a turbo on his LX)
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I have 95% of everything I need ordered. It will be a month before I do a build thread but its coming. I got a free intercooler and fake BOV but my total cost so far is $872 
Man I forgot how much I liked this turbo thread. But I sure wish you knew how to weld @Heckraiser because you'd still be driving it. haha.
haha.
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Got some quotes from local reputable hot rod shops around $1500 to build a custom downpipe with integrated wastegate dump. Maybe they were a little too reputable 
At any rate, that's almost as much as i spent on the whole project, so I couldn't swallow the cost. Looking forward to a clean, leak-free setup with the new kit. I have a habit of giving passengers carbon monoxide poisoning, which might explain a few of my own loose screws 
BTW, @alia176 York pump or dual batteries would definitely not work with the way I had mine configured, but looking forward to see how the new kit packages everything together.
At any rate, that's almost as much as i spent on the whole project, so I couldn't swallow the cost. Looking forward to a clean, leak-free setup with the new kit. I have a habit of giving passengers carbon monoxide poisoning, which might explain a few of my own loose screws BTW, @alia176 York pump or dual batteries would definitely not work with the way I had mine configured, but looking forward to see how the new kit packages everything together.
updates??
What a great thread and read! I hope you didn't end up going back to stock though and found another solution to appease the misses
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Waiting for this chump ^ to send me my "better solution"
I ultimately did go back to stock and have been running that way for a couple years. The overall concept and general shape of my turbo project was good and worked well, but the execution (primarily my downpipe) did not pass the wife test. The culmination of way too much time in the garage and a couple "working out the kinks" moments led me to just call it quits so my wife would stop judging my decision-making abilities. The wits' end turbo will cost a few bucks more than my setup, to be sure, but now if anything leaks or doesn't work, I can blame Joey.
Another Colorado mudder has inherited my turbo kit and I believe it is up and running somewhere in the Greeley area
I ultimately did go back to stock and have been running that way for a couple years. The overall concept and general shape of my turbo project was good and worked well, but the execution (primarily my downpipe) did not pass the wife test. The culmination of way too much time in the garage and a couple "working out the kinks" moments led me to just call it quits so my wife would stop judging my decision-making abilities. The wits' end turbo will cost a few bucks more than my setup, to be sure, but now if anything leaks or doesn't work, I can blame Joey.
Another Colorado mudder has inherited my turbo kit and I believe it is up and running somewhere in the Greeley area
Nice! Thanks for the update! Great thread lost of good reading.
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Update for posterity:
In post #160 TurboClunker (a.k.a. cheap-ass slaps a turbo on his LX) I described how I drilled the #1 oil pan for the oil return without pulling the lower pan to clean everything out, and instead covering the drill bit in grease to catch the shavings. I got this idea from a number of miata/mustang turbo projects I read online. A couple people might have pointed out to me that this was a dumb idea, but I ignored them. They were right.
Re-sealing my pans and I found a lot of large chunks of aluminum in the pan and the oil screen. The saving grace here is that they all seemed to be too big to fit through the screen. Truck runs like a champ still 4 years later so I think I lucked out. But if you're following along at home, don't be dumb like me.
In post #160 TurboClunker (a.k.a. cheap-ass slaps a turbo on his LX) I described how I drilled the #1 oil pan for the oil return without pulling the lower pan to clean everything out, and instead covering the drill bit in grease to catch the shavings. I got this idea from a number of miata/mustang turbo projects I read online. A couple people might have pointed out to me that this was a dumb idea, but I ignored them. They were right.
Re-sealing my pans and I found a lot of large chunks of aluminum in the pan and the oil screen. The saving grace here is that they all seemed to be too big to fit through the screen. Truck runs like a champ still 4 years later so I think I lucked out. But if you're following along at home, don't be dumb like me.