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      07-25-2021, 08:41 PM   #63
Dieselboy
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Drives: '09 135i
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Sheesh! Amazing work. Can't wait to hear it run.
Thanks! You and me both.

Got the Turbofold blankets on.
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Got the manifold heatshield wrapped in the heat tape.
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Heat shield and blankets on.
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Secret to getting the rear inlet on, remove the wastegate actuator bolts and swing it out of the way. I thought this was going to be a nightmare based on what I read, but it wasn't bad, and if the vertical portion of the inlet was longer it would have been cake.
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Inlets relocated.
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Turbos, new water pump, low temp thermo, etc.. installed.
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