16g in 6 bolt swap

[Tom Gibbons]

Running a 2g 7 bolt head on 6 bolt block. I just pulled my t25 to install a small 16g using install kit for a fmic from extremepsi, and maybe im crazy but it looks like theres no way in hell this j pipe would fit a 16g in place of the stock 2g turbo. Any suggestions/point out what Im doing wrong?

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[2gmitsueclipse]

You are likely experiencing a fitment issue due due to the radiator. Is your aluminum radiator thicker than stock?

 

[ThunderChild]

Is it just me or is your turbine inlet crazy far away from the cylinder head mounting surface?

And agreed that the radiator is probably causing most of your interference.

 

[19Eclipse90]

Is it just me or is your turbine inlet crazy far away from the cylinder head mounting surface?

This. With the manifold installed and the turbo bolted to it, it will pull everything away from the radiator.

 

[Tom Gibbons]

I just threw it on with the one stud on the turbo for that pic, so its not even seated fully against the o2 housing.

Yes my radiator is thicker than stock, its a godspeed off ebay I believe. But my main concern is that the intercooler pipe connected to my t25 from the passenger side, but this j pipe looks like it just makes the new outlet on the turbo point straight down.

Also my exhaust pipe just cracked right in front of the cat, so the whole downpipe was hanging down and towards the front of the car, making the turbo look farther away from the cylinder head.

 

[ThunderChild]

The j pipe you have is most likely for a fmic setup, you'll need a pipe for a stock location smic, or there is a 90* coupler that goes on the j pipe to orient it in the proper direction.

Either way, until you have the manifold bolted up you'll never know how well that J fits.

 

[Tom Gibbons]

I have a fmic setup. The inlet to the intercooler is the blue coupler in the pic in my original post, and you can see the j pipe points down when its attached to the turbo. It just seems very unlikely to me that it all lines up when the manifold is bolted on, but unfortunately I had to leave my car and go back to school. So i cant check and this fitment issue is just bugging the hell out of me. It seems like Im missing something, but none of the 2g install kits Ive seen come with any other pipes .