JET02WRX's WRX Mafia Wagon - Post #60 -Whats in store in 2008

[JET02WRX]

Time for an update on the Sludgebox Sleeper. I spent the long weekend installing the ported 16g, Prodrive BCS, Perrin Inlet, modified injectors and Walbro fuel pump.

As of today, everything is in, just have some finalizations to do.

Random thoughts about the install...

The Green Brackets of Death are called that for a reason... I had to mod a 12mm socket for the passenger side bolt thats hidden behind a vent cover. Even with the cover removed the socket was too long. I tried going in from behind with a box wrench to no avail. I ended up cutting about an 1/8th of an inch off of a socket and that gave me the clearance I needed.

Dropping the turbo onto the oil return line wasn't as bad as its made out to be. That was actually easy once the downpipe was out of the way.

The Prodrive solenoid...ugh..you'd think that for as much as you pay for that it could AT LEAST come with the hoses, adapters, much less the nuts you need to mount the damn thing onto the bracket. I had to go to home depot to get the nuts I needed and to Poopboys to get the vacuum hose.

I don't know if my Perrin inlet was a dud, or if my car is just different from everyone elses but this thing fits HORRIBLY. I got it under the manifold no problem. THAT was the easy part. Trying to get all the hoses reconnected was the annoying part. The vent hose from the intercooler had to be modified because the thing stuck straight up into the air and was hitting the hood when I would try to close it. The maf side of the inlet is rubbing a very sharp piece of the manifold, which no doubt over time will saw a nice sized hole in this thing.
Then trying to squeeze the powersteering hardline back overtop of it has proven damn near impossible. Thats where I quit for tonight. I realized theres a reason the stocker and the Samco one have that flat side on the bend right after the Maf connection...its TO CLEAR THE PS HARDLINE!!! Did they even test fit this thing? Has anyone else had that problem?


Other thoughts...

Rubber stoppers are your friends. I used rubber stoppers to plug up coolant lines so I didn't have to dump my coolant. Only one small spill in the beginning when I was caught off guard, otherwise all the coolant is still intact.


Tomorrow will consist of buttoning everything back up, double checking all my hose connections, flashing my "safety map" , turing the key, and hoping nothing leaks.