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Old 12-22-2010, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil99vette
And.....what did he say? Did it end with "he is full of ****"? LOL!

i never say that about him... i wish i knew as much , as what he has forgotten.. :p
i'll try find my notes i wrote down..
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i never say that about him... i wish i knew as much , as what he has forgotten.. :p
i'll try find my notes i wrote down..
LOL, no did he say I was full of ****.
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Originally Posted by Phil99vette
LOL, no did he say I was full of ****.
no, he never knew you said / asked the question..
i asked him awhile ago... chatting about air flow dynamics..
he did major in that, in mechanical engineering..

i'll find my serect squirrel note book

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If i were to re-do my hot side, what would be the ideal sized pipe diameter? Remember i am using T3 exhaust housings. I ask this because if the high hp front mount guys can run 2.5" from the motor to the turbo, surely my pipe is too large for my rear mount. My goal would be to improve spool while not chocking up the motor. I have dual 2.5 from motor to the turbo's now. I have the larger exhaust housing coming so hopefully that takes care of my backpressure issue. Anymore opinions? Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Phil99vette
Front mount...I'm curious to hear what sizes would be optimal.
phil first of all im sure that you don't care about my opinion on what would be optimal but more like your trying to troll me
and in all honesty there should be way more engineering involved with your build for me to even start to tell you what you need
but i honestly hope everything works well for you and im sure your car will be sick
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Originally Posted by TracyRR
If i were to re-do my hot side, what would be the ideal sized pipe diameter? Remember i am using T3 exhaust housings. I ask this because if the high hp front mount guys can run 2.5" from the motor to the turbo, surely my pipe is too large for my rear mount. My goal would be to improve spool while not chocking up the motor. I have dual 2.5 from motor to the turbo's now. I have the larger exhaust housing coming so hopefully that takes care of my backpressure issue. Anymore opinions? Thanks!
i would wait on changing your hot side until there was some actual reason to and not somebody making a guess on your dime
as far as what front mounts do is a completely different ball game and there a lot of variable that don't apply to you
from a engineering stand point i don't see benefits from downsizing your hot side if somebody has one i would love to hear it
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Originally Posted by tripblackls1
phil first of all im sure that you don't care about my opinion on what would be optimal but more like your trying to troll me
and in all honesty there should be way more engineering involved with your build for me to even start to tell you what you need
but i honestly hope everything works well for you and im sure your car will be sick
I'm really curious as to your logic and reasoning on which size headers and tubing I should use.
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Originally Posted by TracyRR
If i were to re-do my hot side, what would be the ideal sized pipe diameter? Remember i am using T3 exhaust housings. I ask this because if the high hp front mount guys can run 2.5" from the motor to the turbo, surely my pipe is too large for my rear mount. My goal would be to improve spool while not chocking up the motor. I have dual 2.5 from motor to the turbo's now. I have the larger exhaust housing coming so hopefully that takes care of my backpressure issue. Anymore opinions? Thanks!
Just my .02
having looked at multiple engine builds and worked with more than enough people around the country with AMS-1000 tuning, I've documented more setups than you can shake a stick at as far as spooling speed, boost ramp rates, exhaust setups, turbine housings, and many other things. With that being said for a 370" motor that would make about 20# of boost, you'd have a couple options for sizing
Headers, using a straight header 1 5/8" or a stepped 1 5/8" to 1 1/2" produces a airflow speed of 229cfm or 229cfm to 276cfm based on the header sizing chosen
Connection pipes, 2.25" tubes yeild 480cfm at peak boost.

Without getting too deep into my findings those numbers would providing faster spooling than larger lower CFM setups.

There is a correlation between header/crossover size and spooling time. Other factors will also move the spool time up and down.

I'm sure tripleblackLS1 will say that 2.25" pipes are not big enough to make 1000hp but its about velocity. If 2.25" pipes can't support 500hp(1/2 of 1000total HP), than how can 2.5" can support 1250(1/2 of 2500hp).

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Originally Posted by Phil99vette
Connection pipes, 2.25" tubes yeild 480cfm at peak boost.

Without getting too deep into my findings those numbers would providing faster spooling than larger lower CFM setups.

There is a correlation between header/crossover size and spooling time. Other factors will also move the spool time up and down.

I'm sure tripleblackLS1 will say that 2.25" pipes are not big enough to make 1000hp but its about velocity. If 2.25" pipes can't support 500hp(1/2 of 1000total HP), than how can 2.5" can support 1250(1/2 of 2500hp).
Ok, assuming the bends are smooth/gradual as tripblack alluded to, this has to be an improvement over my current system. This will be more time than money because i will fab it myself so no biggie if it sux when done...Thanks!
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Originally Posted by TracyRR
Ok, assuming the bends are smooth/gradual as tripblack alluded to, this has to be an improvement over my current system. This will be more time than money because i will fab it myself so no biggie if it sux when done...Thanks!
The airspeeds above are slower than some of the drag combos I'd seen so I'd think you would be ok.
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Just ordered the pipe and flanges.... Thanks Phil!
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Originally Posted by TracyRR
Just ordered the pipe and flanges.... Thanks Phil!
Would you be mad if you had to order a larger A/R turbine housing?
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Originally Posted by Phil99vette
Would you be mad if you had to order a larger A/R turbine housing?
I have one on the way.... i currently have t3 .63's and i just ordered the largest i can get which are t3 .82's... I prob should have switched over to a t4 but oh well.... we will see what these do. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by TracyRR
I have one on the way.... i currently have t3 .63's and i just ordered the largest i can get which are t3 .82's... I prob should have switched over to a t4 but oh well.... we will see what these do. Thanks!
Keep me in the loop of how things work out.
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I sure will, thanks for the help phil! tracy
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T, I hope you dont mind me lurking on your site. Always interested in anything turbocharged.

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Just a quick clip from 40mph to ?mph....i was trying to lug it in 2nd gear only for a backpressure test. the 335 r888's broke loose around 18 pounds of boost. Backpressure was 39 pounds at 18 pounds of boost...little over 2.1:1 b/p ratio. I have larger exh housings coming so i will followup with another test next week. Not sure if i attached the link properly but it is in my photobucket. Tracyrr-corvette. p.s... excuse the quality... my buddy must have been drunk.


http://s1008.photobucket.com/albums/...t=M4H00068.mp4
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Originally Posted by TracyRR
Just a quick clip from 40mph to ?mph....i was trying to lug it in 2nd gear only for a backpressure test. the 335 r888's broke loose around 18 pounds of boost. Backpressure was 39 pounds at 18 pounds of boost...little over 2.1:1 b/p ratio. I have larger exh housings coming so i will followup with another test next week. Not sure if i attached the link properly but it is in my photobucket. Tracyrr-corvette. p.s... excuse the quality... my buddy must have been drunk.


http://s1008.photobucket.com/albums/...t=M4H00068.mp4

This is with the old pipe setup?
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Most people just change up to a surge ported shroud/compressor cover.


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