I'm getting the GReddy Kit (Bolt On) for my GSR and I'm curious if its hard to install it by yourself (or with bunch of friends) or should I be safe and take it to a shop and let them do it? From 1 - 10 with 1 being easiest what would ya'll say?

depends on your mechanical incline...if you have a good working knowledge of vehicles and basic automotive tools then as long as its a blot on kit then yes you and some friends can do it...but the fact that your asking makes mw think that you dont, in which case take it to your best closest speed shop and they wont charge you but so much to do it

and if your not sure where that speed shop is you can contact sportcompact or superstreet and ask them for there preferred shop in your area

I was thinking the same thing...anyone knows how much it costs to install the kit?

HAHA, if you gotta ask how hard is it then its probably over your head. Best advise it let someone that turns wrenches for a living handle the job. Expect 2 guys at least 24-32 hours to do it right.

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yea, how much does it cost to get someone to install it for you?

I just finished putting one in a 99 si and it took about 10-11 hours, but we did a little custom work in the process. I have been a tech for 5 years and I had another tech help me. Good luck if you don't now anything about how a car goes together and how the kit works.

Well, in the past if I didn't know how things worked or just wanted to put something on myself, I got the instructions (and a helms, chilton, anything that helped) and went at it...I eventually would figure it out and get it right. It was pretty easy to tell when I figured it out...of course, if you actually need your car to drive and arn't able to just park it if you mess up while you figure out how to fix it, I don't recommend this. If you've never done anything like this before, it's probably better to start with an intake, bumper, fender, door hinge, or something thats a little less involved than a turbo install.

there's a full DIY instruction thing floating around on honda-tech.com for the DRAG turbo kit.. i found it pretty helpful

how much an install costs, is based on the area you live, how many speed shops are in that area, what kind of kit it is and if teh kit is purchsed thru that shop or not...basically none of us can give you an exact estimate on the install in your area..call around

i live in the Bay Area, Cali and theres a "Installation Shop" near my house, its at Campbell the shop is called "Speed Werks" and they basically do installation...just curious, has anyone from the Bay ever had any work done there? Or is there a better shop around my area that yall may recommend? Thanks!

if youre in the bay its full of people who work on their own cars, i say get some friends who know what theyre doing and do it yourself. i wouldnt want to waste 300+ on an install. especially since u have a bolt on greddy. i would understand if u had to custom bend piping/downpipes etc but im sure it will be a good learning experience to do it urself. but this all needs an understanding of cars/experience taking them apart.

yea i would like to know what i am getting into also. one of my friends wants me to install one on their lancer oz rally. this is as far as my knowledge..let me know what i missed...

take off header and bolt on the turbo mani downpipe and turbo. then drill and tape oil and coolant lines , run vaccum lines and tubing and done?

yeah but do you know where these oil lines a vacuum lines run too and from ? because thats the tricky part, anyone can take off some bolts and bolt something back on

Here is a link to exactly how to install the kit, with pictures, everything. This should give you an idea of what you need to do and if you can do it: link (http://www.deepstaged.net/turbogsr.htm)

Good Luck

thanks hybrid thats helps

when you got yours ...did the directions kinda guide you as to where each hose goes...? i would sure hope so!

My friend and I just got done installing a GReddy kit on my 99 Si. He has installed turbos a number of times and this was my first. Let me start off by saying it was A LOT of work! The directions aren't that great. The some of the drawings aren't very clear. And the instructions can be too vague. As far as installing the vacuum lines, the directions are not very specific as to which to splice into. They simply say on the back of the intake manifold. It was EXTREMELY helpful to have someone there who had done this before. If you want to do it youself it would be best if you had someone who has done this before. If you don't have someone to help and you still want to do it yourself there are some things you can do to help. Plan on having your car down for 1-4 weeks depending on many things (i.e. are these full days? If you run into problems - you probably will. How fast you are - it's best to take your time. etc.). Read the book Maximum Boost by Corky Bell, find do it your self websites, read the forums, talk to people, make sure you have a factory manual (Helm). Also GReddy has a tech line. If you prepare way ahead of time it will help. You may need to get a couple of things welded like a BOV, EGT sensor, and oil temp sensor. And are you ok with wiring and soldering? Also it would be a good idea to find someone to test the A/F ratio after it's all done. It's a lot of work but in the end it's a nice result (hopefully).

~M

I have an issue of HCI, in there they describe how to install a whole turbo kit.

On a scale of 1-10, bolting on a greddy kit would be a 4, maybe 5. It has a manual and only requires basic hand tools, it isn't that bad.

Wow these responses sure vary alot!!!

i'm gonna be doing something in the second half of summer and one of the options is turbo kit - like they 've been saying, read up. i've been doing a ton of reading on it, and have learned a lot. check out different how to's, and different forums. i have a ton of info now, and am constantly getting more. if i go turbo, it's gonna be custom, and done completely by myself, and then tuned by someone else afterwards. just do lots and lots of reading and you won't be asking questions like can i do it or not. if you have to ask that question you obviously don't have enough of the turbo and how it works to dive into this. again, read. here's a link that will give you the basics of how the parts work and basic install procedures.

http://www.cse.uconn.edu/~yelevich/turbo/turbo.html

also that site 'how stuff works' or 'how things work' has info for a good understanding, maybe someone here knows the site i'm talking about, i did find it through these boards. best of luck