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  1. #11
    More turbo shots.

    This was happening the night before the turbo install.

    The next morning, we started at 8am and finished about 12 hours later.

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  2. #12
    Jess drove from MD to NJ with no grill on the jeep.

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    Dan and Wes from Prodigy show up around 8am... With an intercooler.

    Turns out, this is going to be the first public Stage 2 Installation

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  3. #13
    Once the pleasantries were exchanged, it was go time.

    In these situations, I stay out of the way mostly and try to get the camera in where I can. Pete and Wes start tearing the jeep down. Intake, out. Manifold out.

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    Got to get the gaskets out intact.

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  4. #14
    This is Pete addressing the coolant hoses that run into the firewall. New prodigy hoses will be rerouted to include the turbo.

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    Cover the cylinders with painters tape to keep dust and anything else out.
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    Wes, commanding the troops
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    Here is Pete re routing the fuel line with the injectors
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  6. #16
    I bet it's gonna be a rocket ship. Its gonna beat the Maggie and be close to the Ripp. Which is on top will have to be seen. But done right it should have a fat torque curve.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunner View Post
    I bet it's gonna be a rocket ship. Its gonna beat the Maggie and be close to the Ripp. Which is on top will have to be seen. But done right it should have a fat torque curve.
    Jesse's Girl is pretty darn quick. I'm amazed at how problem-free the install and first 200+ miles went by. I drove home right after install, just over 200 miles at highway speed. Even with 37s and 4.88s I have passing power well past 80mph. Nasty!

    it sat for a couple days after I got home and parked it. I went out to inspect everything this morning and still leak-free. I figured I'd be losing some fluid somewhere with the new routing of pipes and heat cycling of all of the system components. Definitely pleased with it thus far.

    I burped the cooling system, which had air in it after install. This is an iterative process that I think I'll be doing a couple more times. The running temperature did drop a bit after a ride this morning so I think I have it mostly air-free. I'll check in a day or so and repeat the process.

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    Looking forward to the numbers on this. Snarf77, what kind of fuel mileage did you get on the way home? And how did it compare to before the install?
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  9. #19
    Here's some silicone spray on the fuel line

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    We also modded the bracket for the stock intake to make room for the turbo
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    Here's a shot of the scene from outside. All power modded jeeps accounted for. BB with the RIPP, Sweet Pea with the Mag, and Jesse's Girl on the operating table.

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    Next we tackle the oil pan. The system is drained, and we unbolt the pan, Then we get a chisel in there, and break it away from the underside of the engine.

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    Once removed, we needed to clean the pan's surface that touches the engine, and the engine's surface that touches the pan. Get it ready for new RTV

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    The step drill comes next to mod the pan to receive the oil back from the turbo. Forced by gravity.

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