EA82T Tune UP ?

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:57 am

hi guys and gals

what do you reccomend i should do to give the Turbowagon a tune

obviously..... oil change, oil air and fuel filters, spark plugs

what other things are gonna make it run a lot happier?

cheers
johnny

fredsub · Post by **fredsub** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:57 am

duct cold air for the air filter, but seeing as your more than a bit of a off-roader it can be a bit of a problem.
You can try a Rampod filter, but they are noisy, but sound wonderful on boost

, the off-boost wheezy/poping sounds I got disturbed me tho.....anyway I think they are illegal (in nsw at least).
currently running K&N filter box.....its much more quiet, not real sure about how it performs compared to the rampod, but the rampod on boost sound certainly adds to the kW output

costs..the rampod was about $160 from MRT many yrs ago....
needs a bracket welded up for it, and made up a heat shield between the turbo and where the rampod was.....
k&N filter - $79
Of course there is the exhaust too, but no need to go crazy, the ea82t turbo isn't that big

BlackMale · Post by **BlackMale** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:30 am

Thants about it, just remember your diff and gear box oil as well (if its been a while) and with summer on the way ya radiator, pipes ect.

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:16 pm

yeah this ones for an RX wagon... sorta

just got it on the road and registered to just trying to nip any soon to be issues with it in the butt first

and its not gonna be offroaded (much

)

so any other ideas???
cheers

BlackMale · Post by **BlackMale** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:38 pm

cv and steering rack boots...
All front and rear end bushs shocks and springs for age/saging/bleading... ummm... general tyre condition/wear ummm

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:53 pm

If you are going to use it on the road then you could opt for a pod inlet setup but for off roading i couldnt recomend that setup. But do the plugs wouldnt hurt to close the gap up a bit if your gunna up the boost, with plugs however put the best you can afford in it. Flushing the radiator is a good tip too as mine keeps filling up with crap no matter how clean i keep the cooling system.