Recommended tools for installing turbo kit in engine bay?

[Cell]

As the title says, are there any tools that you guys recommend I get before attempting to do the turbo kit install with the engine in the engine bay?

Thanks

[diddy535]

Don't know the answer but will you create a thread of your progress?!

[GaleForce]

What kit are you installing? My Boosted Performance turbo kit required basic hand tools.

[Cell]

Originally Posted by diddy535

Don't know the answer but will you create a thread of your progress?!

I don't know if I will make a progress thread or not. So, maybe?

Originally Posted by GaleForce

What kit are you installing? My Boosted Performance turbo kit required basic hand tools.

Well, I want the BP kit but Sasha may not make the kits in time for me to do the install in September. September is when I am scheduled to have 20 straight days of vacation. May end up going for the MHI kit.

[7419sundat]

Read the tt DIY threads otherwise I would say a grinder and and air ratchet swivel wrenches air compressor

[SouthArk370Z]

Torque wrench(es).

[elliotty]

I dd my TT install in the garage on jack stands. I would check out the tools list within the GTM instructions. Although they are relevant to that kit, I would imagine you will need similar tools with the BP kit. In addition, I'd recommend:

-Decent number of extensions of varying sizes
-Universal joints (I remember having to use a couple together at times)
-Air ratchet (as mentioned above)

And the most important tool of all: PATIENCE. I go so frustrated at times, I just had to leave the garage and have a beer. It is a TIGHT fit in our engine bay. Be ready to think outside the box and/or run to your choice of tool store a few times.

Best of luck! Overall, it is a fun experience!

[COSMO]

You will find your are to have to hack a few wrenches to get them to fit into very tight places. Meaning, cutting some short or grinding off some of the side walls. Having the right tools will save you A lot of time but then again with gtm's new TT setup you wont have to drill and tap the motor or upper oil pan so consider yourself lucky....

[Cell]

Originally Posted by 7419sundat

Read the tt DIY threads otherwise I would say a grinder and and air ratchet swivel wrenches air compressor

Originally Posted by elliotty

I dd my TT install in the garage on jack stands. I would check out the tools list within the GTM instructions. Although they are relevant to that kit, I would imagine you will need similar tools with the BP kit. In addition, I'd recommend:

-Decent number of extensions of varying sizes
-Universal joints (I remember having to use a couple together at times)
-Air ratchet (as mentioned above)

And the most important tool of all: PATIENCE. I go so frustrated at times, I just had to leave the garage and have a beer. It is a TIGHT fit in our engine bay. Be ready to think outside the box and/or run to your choice of tool store a few times.

Best of luck! Overall, it is a fun experience!

Recommended air compressor & air ratchet that isn't overly expensive?


thanks

[elliotty]

Originally Posted by Cell

Recommended air compressor & air ratchet that isn't overly expensive?


thanks

Can't speak for an air compressor, but for air ratchet, I have a cheapo model from Harbor Freight. It was DIRT cheap compared to others and has worked great. If I were going to use it daily, I would get a nice one, but you can't beat the price for the Harbor Freight one for the once in a while project. It is basically a disposable tool.

[olddudesrule]

I've got a Craftsman 30 gallon air compressor that's big enough to do everything I need to do. For the quality, the price is good, as well as the warranty. For air tools, I purchased a full set at Harbor Freight. For as much as a shade tree uses them, they work great, and you can't beat the price. I've been using mine for @ 8 years with no issues. If you're not using your tools with the frequency of a professional mechanic, I'm comfortable sticking with HF.

[Cell]

Would a 3 gallon tank be enough? Not sure if I really need a 30 gallon tank. I probably won't be using it every day either.

[elliotty]

Originally Posted by Cell

Would a 3 gallon tank be enough? Not sure if I really need a 30 gallon tank. I probably won't be using it every day either.

I would look up the air requirements for the most demanding tool you think you'll be driving (perhaps an impact wrench, grinder, or drill) and use that as a point of reference. An air compressor can last you a LONG time. Once of those things that you don't want to have to buy again if you don't have to. Craftsman compressors are a good investment. We used to have a Craftsman and now have an Ingersoll Rand.

[Infidel]

I would have a stoke because I have little patience for this kind of work. Why lose precious time off my life when I can have someone else do it that has done it before. If I can't afford to have someone install my TT I have no business getting one. Now....GTM....send me my TT please.

[Cell]

Originally Posted by Infidel

I would have a stoke because I have little patience for this kind of work. Why lose precious time off my life when I can have someone else do it that has done it before. If I can't afford to have someone install my TT I have no business getting one. Now....GTM....send me my TT please.

That's why I wanted to get the BP kit. I don't have to dig around in the tight space. Unfortunately Sasha is too busy with life right now to finish the 10 kits he has started. I am not sure if I want to wait till he is able to finish them or not. Right now, it looks like I may buy the MHI kit. So, 18g or 20g turbos?