xluben's FogTurbo Bugeye

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Treadstone FMIC came in. It's huge! It's going to be a bit of work to make it fit with the turbo.

Also got a 48" 4AN line for oil supply to the turbo.

12-1-2014

Thanks! Taking things slow right now. It's 0°F in MN so there's no rush and not much motivation to work out in a cold garage.

I did a mock up install of the FMIC. Had to trim a couple tabs off just to get it mounted. I'll likely have to do a bit more trimming before the final install.

Unfortunately the turbo to FMIC didn't line up as perfectly as I'd hoped. I can't install both at the same time due to interference but I did some Photoshop overlays.

I will probably need to get a photo from directly underneath to confirm, but this is what I'm thinking so far. Chop off the end of the compressor outlet, and weld an elbow on.

Also will have to cut down the FMIC end tank inlet an inch or two. Then hopefully it will just be a straight or possibly 45° coupler to the intercooler. Any other thoughts?

12-19-2014

New arrival last night:

12-22-2014

Cut off some of the FMIC end tank and got it mounted at the same time as the turbo.

Also, had Fobia extend the header by 1/2" and extend the mounting tab a little bit.

Before / After

You've seen a lot of setups like that? One a Subaru or a different chassis? To mount it upside down I would have to cut out a lot of the frame (including where the core currently mounts to). And even after that it would still definitely NOT be a straight shot. It would need at approx a 90° bend off the turbo, and it would still hit the compressor housing just like it does now.

Here's a shot from the side that kind of shows the depth difference.

To really clean things up it would be best to mount the turbo directly to the end tank. Unfortunately that would require more frame cutting a some funky bends in the header. This car's setup looks great, but the turbo is much longer than mine. It is actually the same header, but the extra long turbo allows the compressor to sit much further forward and bolt right onto the end tank.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2551992

12-26-2014

I got a few garage/car related items as gifts this year.

Wall Mount Tire Rack
Battery Charger
Snap On Universal Joint Sockets

I wanted to get one of the tire racks to see how I liked them. They seem nice for the price and the folding feature is great. I'll be buying a couple more soon.

The sockets are my first non-Harbor Freight tools. They cost about as much as the 4 foot wide tool chest. Haha. Very nice quality. Sure to be super useful too.