Turbo LS1 Fox nearing completion!
05-14-2009, 11:34 PM
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Turbo LS1 Fox nearing completion! Forged 347
My turbo kit
8pt cage
twin Walbros
Autometer gauges
Monster Level 5
AJE k member/a-arms, coilovers
8.8" w/ 3.73s
I'm 20yrs old and did this on a budget!
My turbo kit
8pt cage
twin Walbros
Autometer gauges
Monster Level 5
AJE k member/a-arms, coilovers
8.8" w/ 3.73s
I'm 20yrs old and did this on a budget!
05-18-2009, 04:40 PM
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Don't take this the wrong way and I know its a little late now, but you would have been 100x better off moving the alternator up, because as mentioned your crank (and water pump) belt wrap is less than optimal. Then the stock manifold would have worked. Welded/ modified cast iron manifolds, no matter how well they are done don't hold up to the heat cycles a turbo engine will provide it with.
Looks great otherwise though, great to see the young guys doing cool stuff.
Looks great otherwise though, great to see the young guys doing cool stuff.
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05-19-2009, 02:12 AM
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Don't take this the wrong way and I know its a little late now, but you would have been 100x better off moving the alternator up, because as mentioned your crank (and water pump) belt wrap is less than optimal. Then the stock manifold would have worked. Welded/ modified cast iron manifolds, no matter how well they are done don't hold up to the heat cycles a turbo engine will provide it with.
Looks great otherwise though, great to see the young guys doing cool stuff.
Looks great otherwise though, great to see the young guys doing cool stuff.
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T56. I modified the stock mustang crossmember, it was an auto car.
Thanks! Took 3 months. I started with a shortblock and a shell!
05-19-2009, 02:21 AM
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I could take a few tomorrow. There's plenty of clearance on the passenger side, I had to grind a bit off the driver's side flange. I'm using the AJE K member and the mounts that it came with.
05-19-2009, 10:12 PM
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Basically cut out the center section and welded in a new piece. This was my first time doing anything this extensive and I'd say that part wasn't too bad. Making the clutch pedal setup was probably the hardest part of the whole deal.
Basically cut out the center section and welded in a new piece. This was my first time doing anything this extensive and I'd say that part wasn't too bad. Making the clutch pedal setup was probably the hardest part of the whole deal.
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When others run a T56 in a coupe and they use "turbo coupe pedals" what exactly do they mean by those pedals? I know they dont mean the SVO pedals..?????? Fill me in on this thanks...
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Those would be the pedals from a "Turbo Coupe".....Thunderbird Turbo Coupe! 4-cylinder turbo witha T5. Im guessing they probably had a hydraulic clutch....
