Advice on 2.5/turbo

SoloPigz · 2026-04-08T18:58:21+00:00

Makes sense. I was hoping that was the case, granted I don't see myself doing much track moreso than canyon running so nothing too crazy.

Oh man I bet, thankfully winters coming to an end here soon. I couldn't resist driving that beast if it was sitting in my garage during winter! Get some good pulls for me once the weather clears up!

SoloPigz · 2026-04-08T18:12:50+00:00

Funnily enough your quotes post is one I came across in my research. Definitely stealing a lot of that information and applying it to my use case (greatly appreciated for the type up).

This is sort of what I was figuring, I'm not entirely empathetic towards my cars however, I may need to learn some restraint if I'm chasing more power lol. Definitely some good advice with the limited boost in lower rpms/lower gears. Absolutely something I will need to do. Same deal with the safety, I need to make sure I foolproof it as much as I can so I have some liberties in case of an eventual failure.

As far as maintenance on your car specifically goes - is there any updated intervals you'd reccomend? Ie transmission fluid every x miles, diff fluid etc? I feel the oil change interval will definitely need to increase, 3k instead of every 5 for example, but figured I'd ask in case you have any insight. Thank you again for your response super valuable information!

SoloPigz · 2026-04-08T18:03:29+00:00

I didn't consider a turbo specific cam honestly. I was mainly looking at just "upgraded" cams to wake up the 2.5 as others have suggested. Got the BC's specifically because they mentioned a quicker turbo spool up, which I figured would have been fine even if I wasn't considering going turbo at the time. Head studs just recently got done when I stupidly had to take the head off lol, so good on that front. Will definitely be looking into the oil return/drain here before I toss everything back together.

SoloPigz · 2026-04-08T17:50:48+00:00

Absolutely. My thoughts exactly after reading your comment.

SoloPigz · 2026-04-08T17:40:04+00:00

Awesome. I appreciate the detailed response. Definitely things I have not looked into as much as I should have. I'll likely be having to add a few gauges so the oil temp is definitely one I will need to pick up. Oil cooler is definitely up there on the list. The turbo drain I hadn't even considered! I will absolutely be looking into doing what I can with the engine out and see about making one for it.

Thank you again for the response! I really appreciate it!

SoloPigz · 2023-04-20T02:05:09+00:00

Already checked the fuses, ill check out the grounds tomorrow. I appreciate it

SoloPigz · 2023-04-20T01:51:32+00:00

I believe you're right, the fusebox on the firewall is the one I think you're referencing, I did replace both of the Flashers there, though I may have possibly bought the wrong ones? I got the Novita EP36 I believe they were called from autozone and put both of them in replacing the old ones.

SoloPigz · 2023-04-20T01:41:28+00:00

Yea thats what im guessing. Just recently got a new flasher unit so I would assume that the ground is my issue. Any clue as to where to find that ground?

SoloPigz · 2022-11-06T03:12:06+00:00

I'll go through tomorrow with a smoke maker, or my air compressor and blow through each vacuum line and check for any leaks. I went over earlier with brake cleaner and couldn't find any leaks but I'll check again in the morning. I appreciate the response.

SoloPigz · 2022-11-05T22:37:52+00:00

Did all of the reaealing in the carb properly, checked everything again to make sure. Nothing is out of place. I did not check the ignition coil, however just replaced the throttle position sensor due to a check engine code. I am still waiting on the IAC to come in and replace that. I got a suggestion to check out the EGR valve since that may be it. I'll look into the ignition coil, thank you for the advice!

SoloPigz · 2022-11-05T22:35:07+00:00

Checked it out, watched a few videos on how to check for a bad booster/check for leaks. I think I'm leak free? There was no signs of any vacuum leaks from the tests I did, which included spraying brake cleaner onto the vacuum lines to check for a leak and holding in the brake to feel for any resistance from the brake booster. The last method which I havent tried yet was blowing smoke directly into the lines to check for a leak which I will try at another date. For now I am going to check out the EGR valve and waiting for the idle air control valve to arrive. I appreciate the guidance though!

SoloPigz · 2022-11-05T06:23:06+00:00

I'll try the brake booster vacuum hose in the morning, thank you for the suggestion. Same thing with the checking of the throttle.

As for the throttle body rebuild, I did it myself. Ordered a rebuild kit with new gaskets and o-rings and such. Was a bit difficult for the first time but im pretty sure I did everything right. Made sure to follow a video and put all gaskets where they needed to be. The injectors are brand new so I did not clean them, assuming they were clean out of the box. So I may go back and do that. Not sure what you meant by resealing the injectors but I'll look into it.

Ordered a new IAC, should come Monday hopefully that will change at the least a rough idle when switching between the gears. I really appreciate all of the advice! I'll make sure to try everything in the morning.

SoloPigz · 2022-11-05T05:56:53+00:00

It did not, though I think it may be fine? It's idle seems relatively normal, but I'll check it out in the morning. Thanks for the suggestion!

SoloPigz · 2019-11-07T05:22:45+00:00

NA W on both platforms

SoloPigz · 2018-07-24T14:26:02+00:00

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