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13 BRZ Limited 6MT
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Tomorrow: (pending)
Pick up STI Hood scoop painted DGM
Install Subtle trunk brace
Install Moboost rear strut bar

Thursday: (pending)
Install Subtle splitter
Install STI Hood scoop
Install Brembos
bleed brakes
Install CRV wheels with snow tires

road test!?
Thusday: (actual)
Installed Brembos

Friday: (hopefully)
Pick up STI Hood scoop painted DGM

Sunday: (hopefully)
Install STI Hood Scoop
Install Subtle Splitter
Refill Power Steering (oops used PS fluid not ATF Dexron)
Check Tranny/diff levels (again)
Bleed brakes
Bench bleed master cylinder
Install CRV Wheels with snow tires
Install Subtle trunk brace
Install Moboost rear bar
Install rear seats

Monday: (hopefully)
get an alignment

Tuesday:
mover comes and takes her away to MI!
 

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2007 Mitsubishi Pajero 5spd Automatic
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Used it to get the pulley kit I ordered. That said I don't get why it's called a kit. The kit is one pulley. That's it. Made of aluminum ofc.
 

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Reinstalled the intake manifold.

What a PITA trying to get the samco turbo inlet onto the turbo, had to make a mini "shoe horn" as the edge of the hose kept getting caught on the turbo instead of slipping over it.

Possibly the most satisfying moment when after 2 hours of wiggling it finally popped on.
 

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Reinstalled the intake manifold.

What a PITA trying to get the samco turbo inlet onto the turbo, had to make a mini "shoe horn" as the edge of the hose kept getting caught on the turbo instead of slipping over it.

Possibly the most satisfying moment when after 2 hours of wiggling it finally popped on.
Dont tell me this, as I plan to swap my gimmick out this winter for the samco I have....:chair:
 

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Dont tell me this, as I plan to swap my gimmick out this winter for the samco I have....:chair:
Supposedly the samco fits better than the gimmick. The edge of the hose on the underside just kept getting caught on the 16g's compressor inlet. I ended up bending some wire up to make an L that I could just stick between the hose and turbo and slide around the compressor inlet to pop it on. That combined with lots of wiggling finally got it in place. If you have your tgv's deleted it should be a piece of cake though as I had no wiggle room on the turbo side of the IM.

Also got the phenolic spacers on at the same time, ended up RTVing the upper gasket to the spacer as it kept moving out of place whenever I put the intake manifold in. With it RTVed it was much easier (could slide the intake manifold around ontop of it to get everything positioned correctly)
 

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Supposedly the samco fits better than the gimmick. The edge of the hose on the underside just kept getting caught on the 16g's compressor inlet. I ended up bending some wire up to make an L that I could just stick between the hose and turbo and slide around the compressor inlet to pop it on. That combined with lots of wiggling finally got it in place. If you have your tgv's deleted it should be a piece of cake though as I had no wiggle room on the turbo side of the IM.

Also got the phenolic spacers on at the same time, ended up RTVing the upper gasket to the spacer as it kept moving out of place whenever I put the intake manifold in. With it RTVed it was much easier (could slide the intake manifold around ontop of it to get everything positioned correctly)
Tgv's are still in place here. Do you think the spacers helped? Im on the fence on pulling the Tgv's and adding spacers when I pull the manifold.
 
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