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Ohio Drifter · 01-17-2005, 01:20 PM

Ok guys, just finished the installation of the boostdesigns kit ('93 S13 hatch). And I had a bunch of problems...

1- The shipping was super slow. It took 2 months to have all the parts at my place.
2- There were no bolts, clamps or gaskets at all.
3- The kit suppose to come with FMIC pipes for the S13, none of the pipes were right, we had to modify all of them to fit.
4- The FMU is a piece of crap, came with the vacuum line fitting clogged. So it didn't work untill we found the problem. (and I'll remove it, cuz I don't trust it)
5- The turbo is a rebuilt, but is working fine so far.
6- The wastegate came with a super stiff spring (for 21 pounds or so), I had to order another one in order to make my Profec e-01 work properly.
7- After the installation of the new spring the car was still over boosting. The problem: the wastegate dump in the downpipe was too small. We had to cut it and drill a bigger hole.
8- The downpipe was actually a half downpipe. We had to custom built another segment from the downpipe to the cat.

But after all the work was done and some parts added (Profec e-01, Walbro 255, Nismo fuel pressure regulator, gaskets, clamps, hoses, bolts), the car is now producing 249 whp at 10 psi. Which is pretty good for a KA24DE with stock internals.

01-17-2005, 01:20 PM	#1
Ohio Drifter Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 86 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Boost Designs Turbo kit review Ok guys, just finished the installation of the boostdesigns kit ('93 S13 hatch). And I had a bunch of problems... 1- The shipping was super slow. It took 2 months to have all the parts at my place. 2- There were no bolts, clamps or gaskets at all. 3- The kit suppose to come with FMIC pipes for the S13, none of the pipes were right, we had to modify all of them to fit. 4- The FMU is a piece of crap, came with the vacuum line fitting clogged. So it didn't work untill we found the problem. (and I'll remove it, cuz I don't trust it) 5- The turbo is a rebuilt, but is working fine so far. 6- The wastegate came with a super stiff spring (for 21 pounds or so), I had to order another one in order to make my Profec e-01 work properly. 7- After the installation of the new spring the car was still over boosting. The problem: the wastegate dump in the downpipe was too small. We had to cut it and drill a bigger hole. 8- The downpipe was actually a half downpipe. We had to custom built another segment from the downpipe to the cat. But after all the work was done and some parts added (Profec e-01, Walbro 255, Nismo fuel pressure regulator, gaskets, clamps, hoses, bolts), the car is now producing 249 whp at 10 psi. Which is pretty good for a KA24DE with stock internals. Last edited by Ohio Drifter; 01-20-2005 at 04:07 PM..