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Reply #75 –
Do you want to do a front mount??? or get a newer hood, and just do a top mount
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2.3t questions

Reply #76 –
If the box under the air filter has two ports at the top, with a vacuum line running into it, then it is your charcoal canister. I left mine there.

Quote from: atariman;178085

  Also, if someone could, post some pictures of where and how they rigged up an intercooler to the pre-intercooler cars? I really want to do this mod, but need a better idea of how and where is the best place and things to use. Thanks
brian


I assume you're interested in installing the top-mount intercooler?

When I did mine, I didn't want to cut off the s of my compressor housing. You would have to do this, of course, for the coupler.
Instead, I took the stock charge tube and cut it off about 1.5" from the , right up to where the heat sink was. I smoothed out the metal and bolted it back onto the compressor housing.
I then rotated the housing counter-clockwise far enough to match up another pair of bolt holes for the wastegate bracket. I'm sure that's confusing to read.
In short, I didn't want to move the location of the wastegate actuator, so I just clocked the housing until the next pair of holes lined up. This put the outlet of the modified charge tube at about 9 o' clock.
While this setup has worked so far, I've been battling boost leak issues and intercooler fitment. I can't even get an intercooler bracket to fit in there.
I've already modified another T3 compressor housing for a better setup. The  has been removed and smoothed. I'll try to attach a picture.
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Reply #77 –
Quote from: daboss351;178088
Do you want to do a front mount??? or get a newer hood, and just do a top mount

I don't know yet. I don't want to change the hood, but I am not looking forward to running pipes to the front and back either.

Quote from: cougarcragar;178092
If the box under the air filter has two ports at the top, with a vacuum line running into it, then it is your charcoal canister. I left mine there.

While this setup has worked so far, I've been battling boost leak issues and intercooler fitment. I can't even get an intercooler bracket to fit in there.
I've already modified another T3 compressor housing for a better setup. The  has been removed and smoothed. I'll try to attach a picture.


About that canister, I put one of them there K&N look alikes on there so the hose that ran to the old air filter isn't being used.  You say you left yours there but I would like mine to go away for possibly the intercooler.
  Also, is the hood a problem the the intercooler? I was really considering mounting there but I was concerned about heat issues. Or did you mount a fan on it too?
brian

2.3t questions

Reply #78 –
Well, you'll need the TC hood, of course. I did not mount a fan on mine. The top-mount intercooler is more than sufficient for my needs right now. I'll go with a FMIC whenever I begin working on the car this winter.
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Reply #79 –
Thanks dude. I appreciate it. Anyone else wanna step up before I go and cobble something together?
Brian

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Reply #80 –
Can the injectors be pulled without pulling anything else? Or does part of the intake have to be taken off? I think I already know the answer but...you never know. THanks
Brian

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Reply #81 –
I've always been able to undo the 2 bolts holding the rail to the lower intake, unclip the fuel lines and pop the injectors out of there bores. The slide the fuel rail out the to the front. No problem. Save yourself the need of buying a new Plenum gasket.
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
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Reply #82 –
Well, good news for a change. Thanks ipsd! Appreciate it.
Brian

...........swapping computer and putting brown top injectors in tomorrow. Hopefully everything goes smoothly enough to put the intercooler in.