Treadstone turbo NEW PICS & VIDEOS!!! 2/11 pg 20&21
 

EDIT: Kit is installed and running great! 5psi for now

quick video. more later


See rest of post for Pictures. PG 1,2 and 3.
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update 2/11

New pics and new videos pg 20 and 21



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Got the kit in today. Here are few quick pics of it.

I'm installing it this Saturday. I'll have lots of pictures of the install. Review on it. Going to make up a how to also. Videos Sunday and dyno soon after.


If anyone knows the stock injector wire polarity, please let me know.

Small review....Really nice looking kit. Very complete. I don't see any brackets to mount the FMIC or hardware. That's no big deal. Quick home depot run for some L brackets and bolts.
I had to wire and pin the injector clips. Lucky I work at a dealer and we have the tool that crimps the pins the right way. If you cant get the tool to do it, It can be done by hand. I don't think that is the best way to do it since you do not want a injector wire falling out under full boost.
I didn't see any markings on the new injectors and clips for +/-. There is an A and B. I'm assuming A is + and B is -. If anyone knows that also. please post it up.


Turbo came already assembled. Its nice but I wanted to coat the manifold before the install. I'll have to do that another time.

The IC piping is really nice. Nice finish. Nice welds. Rolled edges. T bolt clamps. The FMIC is a nice size. Packaged great. Not damaged.

Turbonetics WGA and greddy type rs bov vta. Both great products.

Then all the oil lines, spark plugs, T's, oil pan return fitting all look great.

Overall its a very nice looking kit. I cant wait to install it.

here some pics. Post any questions. I'll try to answer them.

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Looks sick dude.

Sweet looking kit. Sometimes I wish I would have waited.

that front mount is going to look so sexy. :love:

^^ i second that. Can't wait to see the install

nice looking kit. im definitely watching this! :love:

looks sick cant wait too see it on

how much did it all cost?

why cant dezod get a manifold like that or something? not as good as they greddy, but not as ____ty as log...

http://www.treadstoneperformance.com...38-2-large.jpg



Looks like you will either have to remove or cut the crashbar.

I forget what size turbo comes in the kit but i believe it was a T3 right? If so, .42 is a rather low a/r for such.

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Is that Teflon on the oil return fitting!?

if you use teflon correctly, it works great without causing any problems.

How bad is it to cut the crashbar? Is it extremely vital in collision? Can you tilt the intercooler back to clear the crashbar?

Exactly... Teflon does not break down. I use it on my turbo kit.

Would there be a need for teflon if the fitting was new and tight?

Ryan, hit me up after you install that bad boy...I want a ride :lalala:

Watching. Welcome to boost. You will love it.

What is the A/R's on that turbo or a trim. .42 will run out of gas real real quick. A .48 runs out even when pushed much past 10 pounds.

What does that kit use for fuel management? Is there any? I checked the TS website, but I saw no mention.

EDIT: Whoops. Found the main TS kit thread.

eh... no, not really, but it's a good safety measure!

not my first boosted car but i understand what your saying.

The tc needs boost really bad. I cant wait untill tomorrow.

Thanks guys.

Install pics tomorrow

What trim is that turbo? All info you have on the turbo... please post

I cant beleive they are using that tiny compressor , seems like they would have atleast went with a 60 a/r

Kit looked good, I think it would look better in my car :P

cant wait for the install.

Welcome to tC boost... :P

that turbo is a baby ;) good luck on the install.

Installed. Few minor problems. Info soon

:shock: :shock: :nails:

ok where to start

Started at 8am. Started with the basics. Drained the oil, took off the S pipe, Dropped the pan, Then went up top and Took off the bumper, headlights, intake, header, battery.

Dropped in the turbo. Problem #1. The turbo is resting against the fan. There is a small part in the fan blades. Not good. Cant clock the turbo because it will hit the engine mount. So I had to modify the radiator brackets. Drill mew holes and cut off those stems. Fixed that.

Next the oil line feed. Problem #2 The part that screws into the block isn't tapered. So it wont thread right. Went out to 3 places to find one tapered. No luck. So we had to make it work. Just threaded it in. Very tight.

Next up the oil return line. Drilled out the pan, Put on the return fitting. Tightened it. Cleaned it up and put it back on. Filled up the oil and the fitting is leaking. Very very slow leak. So now I have to drain it and try to tighten it even more or just weld it.

OK I knew we had to cut the bumper brace. Held up the Intercooler, marked it. Started the trimming. Not to bad.
Now we had to figure out how to mount it since there isn't any hardware or brackets. So we drilled a big hole on the top of the bumper brace and a smaller one below it. Dropped a bolt and a few washers in and bolted up the intercooler that way. Worked great. very strong.

Now for the intercooler pipes. Intake fit fine. Once again no brackets. Made up a L bracket. Works perfect. Mounted up the Cold side pipe to the throttle body. Fits good also.
Now the next part of the cold side to the intercooler. Also fit great.
Then came the hot side to the turbo exit. This was a pain to get the coupler on the turbo. Very tight. To get the pipe on was even worse. Since the turbo is so close to the fan it wont just slide in. After fighting it for 10min I got it in. Now is where I wanted to walk away from this all. Problem #4 The coupler is really close to the oil return line. It pretty much sits on the coupler. So to get a clamp on it was impossible. So we had to remove the pipe. Put the clamp on first, get it past the return line then put the pipe back on. That took 30min. I wanted to kill someone. That ruined my day.

After all that everything fit right up to the intercooler. I was happy to see something line up.
Now I have to go back and fix the hot side pipe. It is hitting the crossmember. Not sure how yet. I'll update that tomorrow.

Installed the new plugs. No problems here. I didn't do the injectors yet. Tomorrow I will work on that.

Primed the turbo for oil. Started it. Fired right up. Idled fine.
Small oil leak from the T fitting from the block. Easy fix. Started it again. Let it idle for a while.
Problem #5 The A/C line is about 1/4" from the Downpipe. Not good. That gets very hot and could melt the line. So another fix for tomorrow before I can roadtest it.

If anyone has a turbo kit. Any kit. Is your A/C line also close? if so how did you fix it? Heat wrap?

OK problem #6!! We wanted to test fit the bumper, Just to see if the intercooler was going to fit. We tried to line up the bumper. Here is the best part. The Intercooler pipes hit the bumper. They hit were those fake vents are on the side. So now I also have to cut up my bumper to make it fit.
I don't mind because I think it will look pretty cool but i wasn't aware of this before i bought the kit.

So overall its a pain. A lot of fabbing brackets and cutting.
Nothing the average person can do in there driveway with a 200 piece cfraftsman tool set.

More tomorrow. I should be driving it. I hope.

Also in between all of this I went out and bought a new car. 2006 Pearl White mazdaspeed 6. Then went back to work.
Such a nice car. replaced my other TC.

Heat wrap was supplied for my Greddy kit, so it should help you as well.

Sucks to hear the Treadstone isnt what I thought. I guess Ill just stick with my Greddy kit.

Some pics

Before https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...t/DSC01197.jpg

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heat wrap that AC line. greddy kit comes with heat wrap just for that purpose!

sorry to hear about all your problems... that sucks man...

lol 2 tc's? why? and now a mazda 6? hahah, should've just bought another car in the first place... evo mr ;-)

Yea thanks guys. Thats what were going to do. Now I got to find somewhere that sells it and is open on a sunday.

There not major problems. Everything is very tight.
O well It will be ok when its done

I got the first 05 tc for my girlfriend 2 years ago. She wanted something faster. They have a great deal on them right now so she loves the car. Its really nice

I got my 06 tc few months ago.

man, sounds like the bolt-on kit is not so bolt-on. i would never hack a new car to fit a turbo system. this kit seems like it was slapped together and not really tested. looks like tons of stuff were over-looked.

it ins't a 100% complete kit. It is a bolt on kit but you wont be able to drive it like that.

Some brackets would of been nice on the intercooler pipes.
I hate cutting stuff on a new car. Now I cant put it back to stock.
I'm sure I'll be happy once I drive it.