help with dezod s1 kit
help with dezod s1 kit
did anyone else have a problem like this? the flex pipe on the down pipe doesn't mate up with the wastegate flange properly (due to improper welding), and notice the cartridge (90 degrees off) and the compressor housing (180 degrees off). i wanted to rotate the cartridge and compressor housing myself, but i didn't know if i would screw something up. any advice?
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You have to clock the turbo. Just loosen the compressor housing and the turbine and spin. You shouldn't hurt anything but sometimes the paper gasket on the compressor housing bunches up and could tear. The wastegate thing is pretty lame but it is a flex pipe so it should bend. If you have a problem call them up they have really good customer service; even if Don does sound monotone on the phone.
the bolts were already tightened down when i put them on. i just reinstalled them hand tight for picture purposes only. think before you post another reply there guy.
well how about you show us a pic of it actually tightened so we can see how far off it is.....if you post up pictures of your problem were gonna tell you whats wrong. i told you your bolts weren't tight, now go take a picture of the wastegate recirc tube up close WITH the bolts tight 
The waste gate is tricky sometimes, i attach the waste gate to the downpipe first, not all the way tight, just enough to catch. Then i do the same to the wastegate-manifold side, then i half tighten the dp to the turbo. Then tighten the wastegate all the way on both sides, and then lastly the dp to the turbo. Also try flipping the wategate into another orientation and see if that helps, i forget if its slightly longer one way vs the other.
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the waste gate is tricky sometimes, i attach the waste gate to the downpipe first, not all the way tight, just enough to catch. Then i do the same to the wastegate-manifold side, then i half tighten the dp to the turbo. Then tighten the wastegate all the way on both sides, and then lastly the dp to the turbo. Also try flipping the wategate into another orientation and see if that helps, i forget if its slightly longer one way vs the other.
are you ____ing kidding me? It comes like that on all kits!???
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Yes this is a PITA. If you follow the instructions in our tech notes page about installation it should walk you through it fairly easily. It's unfortunate that all recirc dumps are pretty much like this. Everything must be tightened a little bit at a time and in small amounts. If done this way it will all come together nicely.
As chad said though, open dump FTW. Only problem is it wont pass emissions if you have to worry about that sort of thing. This will.
As chad said though, open dump FTW. Only problem is it wont pass emissions if you have to worry about that sort of thing. This will.
The waste gate is tricky sometimes, i attach the waste gate to the downpipe first, not all the way tight, just enough to catch. Then i do the same to the wastegate-manifold side, then i half tighten the dp to the turbo. Then tighten the wastegate all the way on both sides, and then lastly the dp to the turbo. Also try flipping the wategate into another orientation and see if that helps, i forget if its slightly longer one way vs the other.
