Hey all, some new info on the build as of yay. I hooked up the boost gauge to the vacuum port on the throttle body, this way the gauge recognizes how much boost the actual intake manifold is receiving (I might have a boost leak). I can max out at 15psi but the car will seem to "choke" at that boost in mid-high rpm. I just keep it at 10. Speaking of which, I ran the vacuum tee inside the driving compartment so I can control the boost levels via the wastegate. I ran the source from the turbo itself to the tee inside the car, then from the tee to the wastegate open port (the bottom one that helps the spring open). I also made the entire exhaust 2.5", coming from what used to be a 2.5" downpipe to a 2" factory exhaust. It definitely breathes better with it. Once I made the downpipe (when I was doing the initial build) I just used a 2.5" flex pipe (the 10$ kind) to do up and over the cross member between the 2 tires, then I used 2 pieces of 2.5" x 18" tailpipe extension from autozone, a 12" cherry bomb resonator, 2 of the 2.5" flex pipes to go under the gas tank area and up and over the rear control arm, and another piece of tailpipe extension to the muffler, which is a thrush glasspack (the factory looking mufflers). It has a deep smooth quiet like tone, but sounds nice when you rev and push it. I also wrapped the headers in exhaust wrap to keep the engine bay temp down. I bought a turbo blanket but it doesn't fit between the coolant hard pipe behind the turbo, as the downpipe flange literally sits on it. Car is currently running 5w40 synthetic pentosin oil (Got it for 2$ a gallon @ autozone, clearance ftw). I have a small pre-turbo exhaust leak. My top left most header bolt is stripped so I'm spitting exhaust out the corner. I'ma retap that soon. Also I put the stage 2 6 puck Autocom clutch in with a new oem flywheel. Definitely feel the grip without that OEM clutch slip. When I first did it, it was a really hard clutch to use. after 2 weeks of use, it felt more like a regular clutch for in-city driving. But aside from that, I can burnout in 1st, 2nd, and chirp in 3rd.
