Originally Posted by
4wheeldriftS13
I didnt break a banjo bolt, I stripped the coolant feed but art re-tapped it; That manifold made the lines not exactly go where they once did on the stock manifold.
To OP: Turbo swaps are pretty straight forward, with a couple friends helping you, it should only take 1-2 hours. Unbolt the downpipe, Unbolt the Manifold, 17mm and 19mm sockets for the Coolant and Oil feed lines to the block, and the oil and coolant return is usually a clamp.
Install is the reverse of removal. Dont forget to top off your radiator.
I knew you said it was something to do with the banjo bolts, I was also kinda wondering how you would break on to be honest, my bad.
OP, how big of a turbo are you going to? There are pro's and cons to both stock bottom mount and topmount, I just simply prefer topmount because the main con (heat) is overcome by adding a turbo blanket. Bottom mount just really sucks for basic turbo maintanance, then again if you don't mind spending the extra time and are just upgrading to another t2 based turbo then the stock manifold is fine, anything t3 based though I would go topmount on for sure.