Wow, now it's starting to look like an engine again. :D I spent a few hours today hooking up the coolant lines for the turbo, plus getting the Primera intake manifold and 370cc/min injectors in. Plus all those little connections that have to be made. :( Here's the pics;

http://www.sr20deforum.com/gregturbo/waterhook.jpg
I chose to use the coolant lines that go to the throttle body to cool the T28. These lines are a stone biatch to get to, easily the most demanding part of this entire affair. I pulled the TB off to make access easier, and highly recommend this. You can see the Earl's SuperStock 1/4" hose (the red hoses), connected to the 3/8" coolant lines. Now then, the Earl's hose is 1/4". I simply cut 2-inch pieces of copper tubing to be the connectors between the two different-sized hoses. Then, I flared the ends of the copper connectors a little. Then, I used JB Weld to build up the end of the copper tube that goes in the 3/8" factory hoses a little, to promote a better seal. It helps make up the slight difference in size between the 1/4" copper pipe connector and the 3/8" hose. I do not want to go back in there again.

http://www.sr20deforum.com/gregturbo/waterhook2.jpg
And here's what it all looks like once it's buttoned back up. The trick is to keep the hose on the left away from the throttle linkage, for obvious reasons. There's enough room under the bottom of the cylinder head to tuck the hose away from the linkage safely. A zip-tie makes sure that hose stays there.

http://www.sr20deforum.com/gregturbo/intinj.jpg
Here's my Primera intake manifold upper section and 370cc/min injectors, installed on the car. This operation is much easier the second time around. :D The cast aluminum powdercoating on the intake really makes it jump out at you.

http://www.sr20deforum.com/gregturbo/engine2.jpg
And here's the finished product. It's starting to look like an engine again, compared to the mess it was just yesterday. You can see the two coolant lines snaking around the block under the distributor, to where the T28 will reside in a couple days. It's still en route. :(

There's my Day 3 of turbo work on my '93 SE-R. The water lines were very, very time-consuming to get to, but having the intake upper off the car made it much easier, IMHO. Next up: Putting the T28 and GTi-R manifold in, hooking all the oil and water lines to the turbo, and installing the SR20Development downpipe. First, I have to cut the bolts off the catalytic convertor. They're really --I mean really-- on there.

That primera manifold it sweet! No crappy holes for the EGR... I'm about done myself. Just waiting for some connectors and an oil feed line. Where did you get the intake from? I'd love to get one myself!
Travis

Travis--

I bought that intake from Serban (Fast91SER) about 2 years ago, when I installed the nitrous. I wanted to drill/tap that intake for the nitrous, but luckily didn't do it then.

I removed the EGR crap from my US intake, btw. Easy to do. But you're right...the Primera intake looks cleaner. Thanks for the kind words. :D

-GP-

Can somebody tell me what an EGR looks like? Where is it? How big is it?

Thanks.

nice pics Greg, thanks for providing them

Originally posted by djisnx2000
Can somebody tell me what an EGR looks like? Where is it? How big is it?

Thanks.
http://www.se-r.net/car_info/problems/index.html#Surge%20and%20hesitation

Click on the pic at the right when you get there, to see the EGR and BPT valves. :D

-GP-

What did u clean the fuel rail and the intake manifold with? It lookc really clean.

Originally posted by nismo200
What did u clean the fuel rail and the intake manifold with? It lookc really clean.

The intake manifold is powder-coated in a nice cast aluminum color. I did it myself. :D The injectors and all were that clean when they arrived here from David Lau (PNWSER). I just cleaned them up with a rag and some CarboSol after my greasy hands were done with the install today, is all.

-GP-

Tip of the day: When trying to fit the manifold and turbo on, bolt up everything first. Even the turbo exhaust elbow. Next, it helps a lot to unbolt the 4 bolts holding the AC onto the block. Thanks to Ben for that tip. Next, like I stated before. A screwdriver in the hard line oil return going into the block to bend it works wonders. You will have to do this in order for the wastegate actuator to fit. Make sure you have all your oil and water lines hooked up to the turbo FIRST. THEN, route the lines to the back where you get your oil and water from. It's impossible to try to hook up those lines while the turbo is bolted to the car.



Terrin
92 SE-R