Just ANOTHER 1990 Legacy turbo conversion.... hahahahahah

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:44 am

Yep, another one. Replacing the 2.2 NA with an NA 2.5 block, STI crank and rods, 100 mm Mahles, twin turbo heads from the Reddevil that just split the cylinder walls, 550cc injectors, 6 puck and upgraded pressure plate, PP6, yada yada yada

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:44 am

$190 shipped for 6puck and valeo "upgraded" pressure plate. we shall see.

Fastest drop in ever for me.

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:45 am

December 6th, pulled the front end off to swap over painted hood, bumber and fenders. Ghetto, but on its way.

3:30

4:15

December 6th, pulled the front end off to swap over painted hood, bumber and fenders. Ghetto, but on its way.

3:30

4:15

Then after dinner I went back in and installed the pre-painted hood, fenders and bumper.

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:45 am

Is Satan your Saviour, Or is Bush? Either way, Obama is President!

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:38 pm

Your awesome.

look forward to more pics.

Kelly · Post by **Kelly** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:35 am

Dont encourage him!

J/K

Post by **Legacy777** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:24 pm

Kelly wrote:Dont encourage him!

J/K

Hahahaha

bmxpunk · Post by **bmxpunk** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:19 am

Why does one always smile when Douglas starts a new thread/build.

Arctic Assassian · Post by **Arctic Assassian** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:29 am

I don't know what I would do with his kinda time. Probably blow myself up on accident.

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 7:18 am

bmxpunk wrote:Why does one always smile when Douglas starts a new thread/build.

Only because he knows what he is doing and is worth while to watch, me on the other hand....

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 7:19 am

Arctic Assassian wrote:I don't know what I would do with his kinda time. Probably blow myself up on accident.

Probably put in the wrong block because you couldnt identify the diffrences, then blow yourself up. hahaha, JK!

kimokalihi · Post by **kimokalihi** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:24 pm

Is that the EJ22T intake? I thought somebody told me you couldn't use it on DOHC heads?

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:33 am

No, its a phase 2 2.5 NA intake I painted.

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:12 am

In, pics in post 2!

94SS_Canada · Post by **94SS_Canada** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:42 am

That explains alot, No turbo....?

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:59 pm

No turbo for the first couple hundred miles.

Probably going to go with a Subaru turbo and a top mount.

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:19 am

So close to turning it over tonight. But the lack of 4.5 quarts of oil slowed me down.

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:03 am

Well... Started it up. Smooth as butter! Backed it up and added water. Sweet!

Then added power steering fluid (ATF) as i had swapped pumps.....

POW! Off shoots the pressurized side. Tighten it up and POW off it shoots again. Well, there is a reason the pressurized side is a single hard line. I had had to cut and modify the pressure side and "hope" my bandaid held. Not a chance. Have to see what I can do to connect the two metal lines. I am going to get a double ended flaring tool and should be able to do a pressure joint.

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:57 pm

$44 later after a visit to Oil Filter Service, my two lines are now one!

Bolted the line back in, filled it with ATF, fired it up and drove up and down the street to set the rings.

Runs excellent! Need to do some fine tuning @ idle, but for NA driving right now its seemingly great!

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:17 am

right on doug! did you ever get the red sedan goin?

kimokalihi · Post by **kimokalihi** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:45 am

Hey I noticed you're using the same block as my twin turbo motor. How did you go about plugging the oil line on the back of the head? It looks like you just left the pipe on and plugged the hose?

Is that what I should do? I've been trying to figure out how to get that off but if it's not necessary to remove it that's good. What did you plug it with?

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:24 am

Rubber hose with a sparkplug stuck in it! for now.....

Yeah, been driving the sedan for about a month now. but its back in the garage now that the wagon is running again.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:44 pm

Nice! I plugged the oil lines on my N/A'd turbo with a bolt in the hose.

kimokalihi · Post by **kimokalihi** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:02 pm

Is that the best way to do it? Not gonna pop out and shoot oil everywhere?

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:57 pm

No, not the best, but works for now. and it won't shoot oil everwhere unless you break a piston, because this is the RETURN so there is no pressure.

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Just ANOTHER 1990 Legacy turbo conversion.... hahahahahah

Just ANOTHER 1990 Legacy turbo conversion.... hahahahahah