turbo install - Focaljet

**Focusnewbee** · 06-29-2008, 06:33 PM

ok, i am looking at the stage 2 turbo kit on the FS website, and i was wonderin if yal install these yourslef and if so how much

**iceguyb14** · 06-29-2008, 09:42 PM

focussport will install them but it will cost $$$.. its not too bad of an install to do yourself.. took me basically a weekend

**jimy_f_84** · 06-30-2008, 12:41 AM

10 hrs in a shop

**st07trent** · 06-30-2008, 03:20 AM

You can do it yourself if you can follow directions. It's a pretty easy install. I did mine in like three nights at maybe 3 or 4 hours a night.
BTW...You won't be disappointed.

**postmanbob** · 06-30-2008, 10:49 AM

took me 15hr at home i was in no rush two 3hr nights and a 9hr day.

**Focusnewbee** · 06-30-2008, 12:30 PM

do i gotta drop engine or anything like that and the instructions are pretty detailed?

**iceguyb14** · 06-30-2008, 04:49 PM

no and yeah..

you have pics and explanations that come on a disc with the kit..

pretty simple. and if you have any questions, you can post them online and people are quick to answer..

**Cameroon** · 06-30-2008, 08:16 PM

Vik's rate for the turbo install is very reasonable, especially considering the expertise you're getting.

**twoquickcapri** · 07-01-2008, 05:29 AM

Took me about a weekend, 14 hr. or so.

**st07trent** · 07-01-2008, 07:21 AM

The hard part for me was getting the turbo manifold to squeeze between the firewall and engine. It is a pretty tight fit even with the engine rocked forward, but it does fit if you take your time to work it in.
I was pretty overwhelmed when I opened the boxes and seen all the parts, but after I started, my confidence built with every part that I put on.
Before my turbo install, I had only done a CAI and exhaust on my Focus. My other experience included changing oil, rotating tires, and changing spark plugs. I am not very mechanically inclined at all, so I'd say that if I could do it by myself, anyone can do it.
Great group of guys/gals here to help you out when you run into problems. I had to call bryst06 a couple of times on his cell phone and he walked me through a couple of things. Thanks bryst06!

**paulhaskew** · 07-03-2008, 01:35 AM

just a tip for anyone else that is doing the install, remove the vacuum stuff off the firewall, makes for a much easier time. If I could get my manifold and larger turbo back there, well

06-29-2008, 06:33 PM	#1
Focusnewbee Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 70	turbo install ok, i am looking at the stage 2 turbo kit on the FS website, and i was wonderin if yal install these yourslef and if so how much

06-29-2008, 09:42 PM	#2
iceguyb14 TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia Posts: 619	Re: turbo install focussport will install them but it will cost $$$.. its not too bad of an install to do yourself.. took me basically a weekend __________________ -Jeff 2005 Infra-Red Focus ST- FocusSport Turbos... For when you can never have too much power... :) http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2992424

06-30-2008, 12:41 AM	#3
jimy_f_84 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 1,050	Re: turbo install 10 hrs in a shop __________________ 05 Sedan Turbocharged Focus JF

06-30-2008, 03:20 AM	#4
st07trent TEAM Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bay City Michigan Posts: 264	Re: turbo install You can do it yourself if you can follow directions. It's a pretty easy install. I did mine in like three nights at maybe 3 or 4 hours a night. BTW...You won't be disappointed. __________________ 2007 Infra-Red ST. Stage II Turbo. Tru-bendz 2.5" with Resonator. VF-Engineering Rear Engine Mount.

06-30-2008, 10:49 AM	#5
postmanbob TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: saskatoon Posts: 136	Re: turbo install took me 15hr at home i was in no rush two 3hr nights and a 9hr day.

06-30-2008, 12:30 PM	#6
Focusnewbee Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 70	Re: turbo install do i gotta drop engine or anything like that and the instructions are pretty detailed?

06-30-2008, 04:49 PM	#7
iceguyb14 TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia Posts: 619	Re: turbo install no and yeah.. you have pics and explanations that come on a disc with the kit.. pretty simple. and if you have any questions, you can post them online and people are quick to answer.. __________________ -Jeff 2005 Infra-Red Focus ST- FocusSport Turbos... For when you can never have too much power... :) http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2992424

06-30-2008, 08:16 PM	#8
Cameroon [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wherever peculiar people congregate Posts: 5,142	Re: turbo install Vik's rate for the turbo install is very reasonable, especially considering the expertise you're getting. __________________ Any day above ground is a good one. '04 ZX5 D23E 5spd, FocusSport/SCT/ITG/VF Eng./H&R/KW/Moog/MBRP/SVT 149whp/150wtq '02 ZTS Zetec 5spd, FocusSport/ITG/SVT 115whp/120wtq "Money trumps peace" - Pres. George W. Bush Feb 14,2007 Gas was $1.47, oil $35 a barrel and the Euro was $0.85 when Bush took office.

07-01-2008, 05:29 AM	#9
twoquickcapri TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 112	Re: turbo install Took me about a weekend, 14 hr. or so. __________________ 2007 ZX5 SAP Aqua Blue FRPP Springs/Shocks - EAP 215/45 17 - Borla 2.5 Center Exit Exhaust "When I die, I would like to go peacefully, in my sleep, like my Grandfather did. Not screaming and yelling like the passenger in his car." - Jack Handey

07-01-2008, 07:21 AM	#10
st07trent TEAM Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bay City Michigan Posts: 264	Re: turbo install The hard part for me was getting the turbo manifold to squeeze between the firewall and engine. It is a pretty tight fit even with the engine rocked forward, but it does fit if you take your time to work it in. I was pretty overwhelmed when I opened the boxes and seen all the parts, but after I started, my confidence built with every part that I put on. Before my turbo install, I had only done a CAI and exhaust on my Focus. My other experience included changing oil, rotating tires, and changing spark plugs. I am not very mechanically inclined at all, so I'd say that if I could do it by myself, anyone can do it. Great group of guys/gals here to help you out when you run into problems. I had to call bryst06 a couple of times on his cell phone and he walked me through a couple of things. Thanks bryst06! __________________ 2007 Infra-Red ST. Stage II Turbo. Tru-bendz 2.5" with Resonator. VF-Engineering Rear Engine Mount.

07-03-2008, 01:35 AM	#11
paulhaskew Senior TEAM Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pierce County, WA Posts: 3,188	Re: turbo install just a tip for anyone else that is doing the install, remove the vacuum stuff off the firewall, makes for a much easier time. If I could get my manifold and larger turbo back there, well __________________ 2005 CD Silver ST-T - 322.7whp / 294.4wtq Motive Racing I, like God, do not play with dice and do not believe in coincidence. Words are the means to meaning, and for some, the annunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country.

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