well today i started taking stuff off... i got my dual belt pulley and all my turbo stuff.... so i figured that its a good day to start.... i saw the stock turbo for the first time and boy does it make the new compressor housing look big.... the air pump is off....intercooler is off (figure its motovation for a front mount) , tid is off.. alt is off (friend took it to take old pulley off and put new one on)

now for the questions

1. where did you get your block off plates??

2. when you did if you did the to4 hybrid, was the nut holding the compressor wheel on reverse thread.. someone told me it might be ... just would like to know before i get the turbo off (not really a big deal at all)
i know about the balancing.. but i was told if my stock stuff never made contact with the housing and the new stuff never did i should be ok.)

3. fitment? did the housing fit ok... ????? stock wastegate and all???

4. ahhh... yeah i think thats about it.....



for those who dont know what i have cooking

things that are going on

to4b 54 a/r (has a 54 stamped on the housing).60compressor wheel (took the wheel to work meassured it found out 60:1 )
hybrid

apexi safc
(going in ash tray)

taking off air pump

greddy turbo timer

turbo xs mbc


soon...
injectors , front mount, clutch

 

I make my own block off plates. I am currently doing a write-up for emmissions removal for the S5 TII. You might be interested in the write-up as my TII is also an 89 like yours. I will have some nicely detailed steps and procedures for you guys to follow if you are lost in the world of TII's

My thread is currently on this page check it out. I already have some pics of my block-off plates and by tonight I should(don't really know but I hope) have it all back together.

Santiago

 

sweet... if you have cad drawings i can get em cut on the laser machine at work.. maybe i can help you out if you help me out

 

Not sure if you looked at them but they look pretty good for costing less than .25 cents. I made 3 Plates from 25 cents of material and probably used 50 cents of cutting tools. I basically hand cut them and sanded them into a nicer looking shape than I cut them to. Then I applied 6 or 8 coats of premium Jet black enamel on one side. I don't know how to use any CAD software nor do I own any. If you want a set of plates I can make you some for cheap. I wouldn't mind doing it again it takes ~1hour to cut and shape those little ones. The one for the ACV is a little harder to do since it is rather large compared to these. You could buy the plates made for the aftermarket which are at K2RD's website but I think those are like 25 bucks. But they do include replacement bolts and such. I just used stock bolts that I have laying around. Its not like I don't have a ton of those.