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anyone else have a very hard time trying to get the cmak piping in with the bp kit? i have the cmak specific piping and there is very minimal clearance

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Old 05-28-2021, 09:31 AM   #1 (permalink)
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anyone else have a very hard time trying to get the cmak piping in with the bp kit? i have the cmak specific piping and there is very minimal clearance to get the clamps coupler and the piping in and make the connections around the motor mount and really regretting getting the zspeed cmak at this point big mistake. not sure what i should do now.
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Have you tried contacting Sasha?
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Have you tried contacting Sasha?
yeah i already have the pics from him and its just very difficult to make the 90 degree coupler connection with the pipes and get the clamps on, probably going to end up switching the clutch and csc out if it doesn't end up working i guess
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yeah i already have the pics from him and its just very difficult to make the 90 degree coupler connection with the pipes and get the clamps on, probably going to end up switching the clutch and csc out if it doesn't end up working i guess
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Folks or shops who have done this. No need to get your panties in a bunch.
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Fwiw, a couple of us have bought a 45* coupler from pegasus and it made life so much easier. Check out Jlarson's build thread, he highlights the good the bad and the ugly of the BP kit install.
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Fwiw, a couple of us have bought a 45* coupler from pegasus and it made life so much easier. Check out Jlarson's build thread, he highlights the good the bad and the ugly of the BP kit install.
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did you use the 45 degree coupler with 4 inch legs? going to read over it much appreciate it. if i have to take the manifold off again the zspeed setup is going for sale lol
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Yeah, then just cut it to length when I could get eyes on it under the car. It takes some time to twist, tweak, rotate the pipes to get things lined up. There is swearing and cursing invovled. Lots of it in fact lol. In the words of the larger than life JCHammond, a little dab of dielectric grease will do ya some good. Makes rotating the pipes a lot easier when adjusting.
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Just wait until you have to take the turbo off 15 times... then you will hate life. If its a comp turbo, just toss that fucker in the trash while you are ahead. Dont mind me I am just a bit bitter and compturbo can suck it
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Just wait until you have to take the turbo off 15 times... then you will hate life. If its a comp turbo, just toss that fucker in the trash while you are ahead. Dont mind me I am just a bit bitter and compturbo can suck it
i got a comp 6767 air cooled, hopefully don't have issues with this too lol i have heard bad things about these witch i hope i don't run into. right now i just want to get the cold side piping in as my install is halted and car is down because of it :/
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i believe this ended up being a pretty simple fix, i had to remove the lower control arm bolt and flip it upside down so the nut is on the bottom side. this aswell as moving the clutch line out the way allowed me to just slide the pipe right into the coupler from under the car.
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i got a comp 6767 air cooled, hopefully don't have issues with this too lol i have heard bad things about these witch i hope i don't run into. right now i just want to get the cold side piping in as my install is halted and car is down because of it :/
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i believe this ended up being a pretty simple fix, i had to remove the lower control arm bolt and flip it upside down so the nut is on the bottom side. this aswell as moving the clutch line out the way allowed me to just slide the pipe right into the coupler from under the car.

That's the fix I ended up doing for mine as well. You have the air-cooled too? Mine' been on for 350ish miles and not exploded ... yet.
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i believe this ended up being a pretty simple fix, i had to remove the lower control arm bolt and flip it upside down so the nut is on the bottom side. this aswell as moving the clutch line out the way allowed me to just slide the pipe right into the coupler from under the car.
That bolt is a mofo and right in the way. Glad you got it sorted out. Dont be afraid to talk to Elmo when you need a turbo in the future.
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That's the fix I ended up doing for mine as well. You have the air-cooled too? Mine' been on for 350ish miles and not exploded ... yet.
just bleeds grease out of the housing.
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just bleeds grease out of the housing.
Sasha 'opined' that it was assembly lube.
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