FA20Club Turbo Kit Owners Topic

[pixel67]

Originally Posted by SmsAlSuwaidi

Oh thought you stopped by evasive or something, car sitting there and having the kit fabbd to fit

Downpipe not fitting right?

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[SmsAlSuwaidi]

Originally Posted by pixel67

Downpipe not fitting right?

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nor does the turbo manifold and the kit doesn't line up

[pixel67]

Originally Posted by SmsAlSuwaidi

nor does the turbo manifold and the kit doesn't line up

Hmm, that's odd. Manifold was the easy part on mine. Installers did have issues getting the downpipe to line up but finally got it right with Toni's help.

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[SmsAlSuwaidi]

Originally Posted by pixel67

Hmm, that's odd. Manifold was the easy part on mine. Installers did have issues getting the downpipe to line up but finally got it right with Toni's help.

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if i show you the pictures of the manifold you'll be shocked

[Vten]

post away sir , Im thinking to get the kit from them after the winter is over ... so I know how to deal with it later on.

the reason of getting their kit is because I already have their el header aka turbo manifold, but If I have to fabricate them to fit , it no longer a budget friendly ....mine as well get a different kit or maybe a supercharger .

[ft86me]

Originally Posted by SmsAlSuwaidi

if i show you the pictures of the manifold you'll be shocked

Oh no my bad haha. Dang dude that bad huh? Sorry to hear. Well maybe just a bad batch? Due to costs I'm not able to get the kit cus with install and removal of my vortech it'd be an extra 6k out of my pocket. Looks like I'm sticking w vortech and going with a pulley and fuel injectors and pumps from tony

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by SmsAlSuwaidi

if i show you the pictures of the manifold you'll be shocked

You mind sharing what problems exactly you are having? Im getting ready to buy this kit but have read a few people having trouble with fitment so i am second guessing this kit now...

[scarfo]

I've got an UEL catted fa20club header on order would I be able to adapt it to be used with an AVO turbo kit instead of the fa20club turbo later on down the track?

[OICU812]

Originally Posted by scarfo

I've got an UEL catted fa20club header on order would I be able to adapt it to be used with an AVO turbo kit instead of the fa20club turbo later on down the track?

Avos got its own so no, will not go with that kit.

[pixel67]

Originally Posted by Vten

post away sir , Im thinking to get the kit from them after the winter is over ... so I know how to deal with it later on.

the reason of getting their kit is because I already have their el header aka turbo manifold, but If I have to fabricate them to fit , it no longer a budget friendly ....mine as well get a different kit or maybe a supercharger .

Fabrication is NOT required with this kit. If you are having fitment issues then email Toni some photos and call him. Its his responsibility to fix this, not your installers.

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[cb7tuner]

yeah my kit went on easily as well. the only thing that took some creativity was the intercooler mounting

[Dan@AWD]

I installed my kit myself without issues. Would be nice if you were more specific about the issues you/they are having to install it.

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[ecko04]

Originally Posted by pixel67

Fabrication is NOT required with this kit. If you are having fitment issues then email Toni some photos and call him. Its his responsibility to fix this, not your installers.

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This is true and might be doable if he didn't have his car at the shop already. I don't know if he's paying the shop by the hour or if it's a flat rate but I'm sure the car is apart so to restore it back to stock to make driveable will take some time and that shop would want to be paid for their time.

Not to mention if fitment is the problem with the header it'll take time for Toni to get pics, notice the issue and if it turns out to be a fabrication issue, he'll have to get his welder to fab another header and get it shipped out.

Toni will definitely take care of it but how much time would be lost in the process? For the most part though if you shoot Toni some pics, he'll respond and say whether something needs to be turned or fitted different to accommodate.

I had a problem getting the recirculating dump to fit. Once I sent Toni some pics of where I was, he replied with some more pics. He showed my assembly fully assembled on the floor of his shop. I then took the queues from there to fit mine. It took some time but we got it aligned and clamped down properly.

I also had a problem with the header sitting close to the pulley that I couldn't get the v-band clamp around because the pulley was in the way. I shot him another text and he told me a trick to getting it to work and how to angle the clamp. That also worked.

They mistakenly shipped me the wrong turbo, Toni overnighted the correct one. Then again, I didn't have the car at the shop and I took some time off work to complete the install. So I worked on other things (i.e. Fitting the intercooler, clamping vacuum lines, etc.) while some of these issues were being worked out.

With a car at a shop and who knows what other jobs they have scheduled, they may not be able to leave the car on a lift for an indefinite amount of time so it may be time efficient to have them fix whatever the issue may be for it to be installed than going back and forth via email or phone calls but I do believe in good faith efforts so Toni should be given a chance to address their concerns before authorizing fabrication to the system. Toni talking to Evasive would probably solve 99% of whatever is going on and hopefully with minimal cost being passed down to the customer.

[pixel67]

Originally Posted by ecko04

This is true and might be doable if he didn't have his car at the shop already. I don't know if he's paying the shop by the hour or if it's a flat rate but I'm sure the car is apart so to restore it back to stock to make driveable will take some time and that shop would want to be paid for their time.

Not to mention if fitment is the problem with the header it'll take time for Toni to get pics, notice the issue and if it turns out to be a fabrication issue, he'll have to get his welder to fab another header and get it shipped out.

Toni will definitely take care of it but how much time would be lost in the process? For the most part though if you shoot Toni some pics, he'll respond and say whether something needs to be turned or fitted different to accommodate.

I had a problem getting the recirculating dump to fit. Once I sent Toni some pics of where I was, he replied with some more pics. He showed my assembly fully assembled on the floor of his shop. I then took the queues from there to fit mine. It took some time but we got it aligned and clamped down properly.

I also had a problem with the header sitting close to the pulley that I couldn't get the v-band clamp around because the pulley was in the way. I shot him another text and he told me a trick to getting it to work and how to angle the clamp. That also worked.

They mistakenly shipped me the wrong turbo, Toni overnighted the correct one. Then again, I didn't have the car at the shop and I took some time off work to complete the install. So I worked on other things (i.e. Fitting the intercooler, clamping vacuum lines, etc.) while some of these issues were being worked out.

With a car at a shop and who knows what other jobs they have scheduled, they may not be able to leave the car on a lift for an indefinite amount of time so it may be time efficient to have them fix whatever the issue may be for it to be installed than going back and forth via email or phone calls but I do believe in good faith efforts so Toni should be given a chance to address their concerns before authorizing fabrication to the system. Toni talking to Evasive would probably solve 99% of whatever is going on and hopefully with minimal cost being passed down to the customer.

My car was in the shop when the fitment issue was noticed. They took pictures, spoke with Toni, and he overnighted another downpipe so we lost less than 24 hours on the project. Shops typically only charge you for the time they actually spend working on your car and not storing it while waiting for parts to arrive.

I guess my perspective was different. I was counting on them having it for 3-4 days so this additional time, while bothersome, really didn't delay me getting the car back. So, I would offer the same advice to others if you are having other shops do the install. Hope for the shortest time but plan for them to have your car a few days. I rented a yaris for a few days and factored it into the cost of my project as I HAD to drive something. After spending several grand, an extra $40 bucks is nothing...