AVO Turbo Kit Owners Topic

[protpibe]

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

Anyone tracking an AVO turbo? What PSI, power, fuel are you running? What did you do for cooling? What brakes? Wheel and tire size?

Im pretty sure AVO tracks their car, I'm sure if you search for them on this site you'll find all kinds of details on their setup

[andrewFT86]

Originally Posted by protpibe

It looks like the heat shield was removed to fit the turbo blanket. I'm not sure I would want to do that since the downpipe is right under the head and a bunch of wiring harnesses

The heat shield is still there.

[protpibe]

Just fired it up for the first time and the overpipe gasket is leaking like crazy. Not a big deal, I have an AVO overpipe on order and will use new gaskets when it arrives.

I did notice that there was a ton of moisture coming out of the exhaust. It seems like there was a blue tinge to it. It's leaking out of the overpipe to front pipe gasket.

I live in a very cold climate in a heated garage that gets extremely humid when it heats up. Is this just regular condensation? I cant' see how coolant would leak out of the turbo into the exhaust

[AVOturboworld]

Originally Posted by protpibe

Just fired it up for the first time and the overpipe gasket is leaking like crazy. Not a big deal, I have an AVO overpipe on order and will use new gaskets when it arrives.

I did notice that there was a ton of moisture coming out of the exhaust. It seems like there was a blue tinge to it. It's leaking out of the overpipe to front pipe gasket.

I live in a very cold climate in a heated garage that gets extremely humid when it heats up. Is this just regular condensation? I cant' see how coolant would leak out of the turbo into the exhaust

It's normal for condensation to build up in the exhaust in such a situation, especially after sitting for a while as the kit is being installed. Everybody (including me!) gets more paranoid about oil/water leaks after installing a turbo kit, so we pay attention to things we usually ignored before.

[AVOturboworld]

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

Anyone tracking an AVO turbo? What PSI, power, fuel are you running? What did you do for cooling? What brakes? Wheel and tire size?

There is two shops/teams tracking them in California, one in Thailand, Fensport UK, and a few other people as well. PSI ranges from the base 6psi to 12psi. Many of them run an oil cooler, though some run without. That's mainly due to the stresses of running at the track vs. running the turbo - our setup runs relatively cool for a turbo kit because of the placement. The car was set up from the factory to flow air past the lower part of the engine, not the upper part, so everything stays relatively cool despite the turbo.

Fuel ranges from 91 octane to race gas for all of the above. Brakes run the gamut from stock with upgraded pads to big brake kits. A wide range of wheel and tire setups as well.

[SkAsphalt]

Originally Posted by protpibe

Just fired it up for the first time and the overpipe gasket is leaking like crazy. Not a big deal, I have an AVO overpipe on order and will use new gaskets when it arrives.

I did notice that there was a ton of moisture coming out of the exhaust. It seems like there was a blue tinge to it. It's leaking out of the overpipe to front pipe gasket.

I live in a very cold climate in a heated garage that gets extremely humid when it heats up. Is this just regular condensation? I cant' see how coolant would leak out of the turbo into the exhaust

Using stock gaskets? I got all new Grimmspeed gaskets, ready for me to install the kit.

[protpibe]

I have all new grimmspeed gaskets as well, but I used the OEM ones on the OEM overpipe just so I could start it up. Using the new ones when the overpipe gets here next week

I'm guessing it's just regular condensation too, I was just being paranoid haha.

[DAMotorsports]

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

Anyone tracking an AVO turbo? What PSI, power, fuel are you running? What did you do for cooling? What brakes? Wheel and tire size?

We are tracking the AVO kit. Last season we tested on base kit with stock exhaust. Found the need for a bigger radiator, an oil cooler, exhaust. This season we will be upping our game with more boost, E85 and 3" exhaust.

[DAMotorsports]

We posted information regarding Brian Crower stage 1 cams
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56181

[Bigmaxy]

Has anyone had any issues with routing the intercooler hoses and keeping the headlamp washers.

I don't think the FR-S have these.

The right hand side one right now is particularly giving me the poops. (Opposite side to the washer bottle)

[DAMotorsports]

@bigmaxy I think most people remove that bottle for the line. I have not had a BERZ in for the kit so maybe @Driftoffice or @AVOturboworld can give you a bit more information.

[Mr.Jay]

Originally Posted by Bigmaxy

Has anyone had any issues with routing the intercooler hoses and keeping the headlamp washers.

I don't think the FR-S have these.

The right hand side one right now is particularly giving me the poops. (Opposite side to the washer bottle)

I believe this is a au/eu issue as @nix dealt with the same thing.

I believe his solution was to drill out the hole a bit bigger and drop the washer fluid bottle down more.

Check his build thread

[Skorov]

Originally Posted by Bigmaxy

Has anyone had any issues with routing the intercooler hoses and keeping the headlamp washers.

I don't think the FR-S have these.

The right hand side one right now is particularly giving me the poops. (Opposite side to the washer bottle)

Yup.

They're simply in the way. Definitely something that has been overlooked by AVO and I was surprised no one mentioned it before.

I had to remove the washers. (Not needed imo, anyway). You'll have to follow the water line back to the washer bottle and unplug the connector to that motor. This will stop water spraying out of the holes.

What you're left with are some water line that can be used in the future for meth injection.

[Bigmaxy]

Thanks Skorov (and others). I do believe this is an AU/EU possibly JP issue.

In searching the net I have seen images of cars which still have the washers installed including @nix

I noticed nix had a cable tie holding the intercooler piping back but others don't seem to have needed to do that. Just not sure if I need to trim one of the hoses. Possibly the one going to the intercooler to bring the hose closer to the centre of the car so it passes to the inside of the washer.

Thanks again all. Cheers