I am sorry that I ever even thought of buying a forced performance turbo

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08-06-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by knock

ATP turbo has a 14mm banjo to AN-6 flare. $30, probably another 30 for the hose.

This will solve your problem, and you wont have to pull the turbo since the center housing should be clocked with the oil line vertical and the water line horizontal, and the banjo is a 14mm.

Why didn't they build the turbo with that on it then? I didn't intend to bash fp as much as I wanted to share a firsthand, frustrating experience. Admittedly I know some fabwork should be expected when mixing and matching mods but this isn't one of those situations.

I'm not meaning to be overly inflamatory but I take that suggestion akin to you saying if you catback doesn't fit properly just weld it on! I realize this isn't the best comparison. There's just no reason I should be having this issue with this part.

And no, this isn't something that will be remedied by bam

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08-06-2009, 12:23 PM

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No way! so you arnt going down

shucks

08-06-2009, 05:03 PM

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Alright, I haven't dealt with FP for a year and a half, so I can't really say anything about the current operations and regarding the turbo not being a good fit out of the box, I agree that it's B.S. for something costing $1K.

Sucks to see FP going to crap, and sucks even more to hear about your engine troubles. You can always try a hydraulics distributor for a 14mm banjo fitting to 1/2" barb, and I would bet Napa has a few from all the agri-business....

08-06-2009, 05:21 PM

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Ive got a 20g if your interested =)

08-06-2009, 05:38 PM

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No way! so you arnt going down

shucks

No way am I missing bam I'm just not going to be able to bring my car along.

08-06-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by EQ Tuning

FP has definitely gone down hill quickly. I used to like the FP Green a lot, but their turbos have become less and less consistent over time. Sadly most of these turbos are just put together, not balanced, not checked. This is why I always disliked Deadbolt turbos and it looks like FP has gone the same direction now. There's just no match for OEM consistency, but there are a few companies that still do a good job. My top choices currently are ATP and Blouch.

Thanks
-- Ed

Yeah the horror stories I've heard over the years from FP is just stacking up. Im sorry to hear of your issues, I'm just praying that my green behaves for another year or so until I can get my built block completed and see ED for a rotated 35R and some E85
I think we'll run out of 4th even quicker than my last Meth tune.