Swapping elsewhere the inventory turbo is a familiar knowledge for owners of the 1995 Eclipse GST or one of the other turbo DSM vehicles. Produced from 1995 to 1999, the moment siring turbo Mitsubishi Eclipse came equipped with a Garrett T25 turbocharger. The T25 is slightly smaller than the preceding age Eclipse 14B turbocharger, which was designed to play down turbo delay. The T25 can be a bottleneck within the turbo action for modified Eclipses, unable to create relevant boost coercion beyond the inventory numbers. Installing a larger turbo on your Eclipse GST Testament authorize you to efficiently canter a higher boost pressure than the inventory T25, thus dramatically increasing dormant horsepower.
Instructions
1. Stand the vehicle with a floor jack, and situate a jack stand under Everyone side of the Eclipse's frame for facilitate. Withdraw the engine's oil and radiator fluid To admit Emigration of turbo oil/coolant lines. Remove the exhaust manifold heat shield at the front of the engine, allowing access to the turbocharger.
2.3. Loosen the hose telephone that secures the intake to the turbocharger inlet, then remove the intake. Disconnect all oil and coolant lines routed into the inventory turbo.
Unplug the Chauffeur's side radiator fan, then remove the two mounting screws that occupation the fan to the radiator. Lift the fan elsewhere of the engine bay To admit space for removing the turbo. Remove all lines and connections to the intake: the three vacuum lines, the MAS plug and the blow-off valve reimburse tube. Comment that removing the coolant go back wrinkle Testament Proceeds excess radiator fluid, so be prepared for it to spill absent. Remove the O2 sensor from the turbocharger's O2 housing with a socket wrench and special O2 sensor socket, available from most automotive parts stores.
4. Remove the turbocharger from the exhaust manifold. There are three bolts and a stud that secure it in place. Once these are removed, the turbocharger can be worked free from the exhaust manifold. If your replacement turbocharger does not include an upgraded O2 sensor housing, remove the stock turbo's O2 housing and install it onto the new turbo with the stock bolts.
5. Bolt the new turbo and O2 housing to the exhaust manifold. Reinstall the O2 sensor into the O2 housing. Connect all stock oil and coolant lines to the new turbo. Reinstall the intake, as well as all intake vacuum lines and connections. Reinstall and plug in the driver's side radiator fan. If it's compatible with your new turbocharger, reinstall the exhaust manifold heat shield. Replace engine oil and radiator fluid.
