My 05 GTO twin turbo kit arrived
12-09-2005, 10:13 AM
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My 05 GTO twin turbo kit arrived The kit just got here and I opened the boxes and took a few pics. See them here:
http://www.camcojb.com/gto.html
Right off the bat the quality of the parts and welding is very apparent. I tried to get a close pic of the welds but it doesn't begin to show how nice the fabrication is on this stuff. Plus all the stainless tubing is fully polished which was an unexpected touch.
My short block is assembled and just waiting on heads. So hopefully in less than a month I'll be able to give you some numbers and opinions on how the system works.
Thanks again to Peter for the help and the gang at APS for a top-notch product.
Jody
http://www.camcojb.com/gto.html
Right off the bat the quality of the parts and welding is very apparent. I tried to get a close pic of the welds but it doesn't begin to show how nice the fabrication is on this stuff. Plus all the stainless tubing is fully polished which was an unexpected touch.
My short block is assembled and just waiting on heads. So hopefully in less than a month I'll be able to give you some numbers and opinions on how the system works.
Thanks again to Peter for the help and the gang at APS for a top-notch product.
Jody
12-09-2005, 10:47 AM
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A lot of those parts have a real familiar look to them.
Did I see something about that going for 8K a while ago? If so, its not a bad price for what you get.
The turbos look slightly bigger than the ones I have.
Out of curiosity, why are there two bungs in the down pipes? You planning on a wideband or something?
I went with 8.2:1, but stock displacement.
I'm sure it will do very well.
Did I see something about that going for 8K a while ago? If so, its not a bad price for what you get.
The turbos look slightly bigger than the ones I have.
Out of curiosity, why are there two bungs in the down pipes? You planning on a wideband or something?
I went with 8.2:1, but stock displacement.
I'm sure it will do very well.
12-09-2005, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark C
A lot of those parts have a real familiar look to them.
Did I see something about that going for 8K a while ago? If so, its not a bad price for what you get.
The turbos look slightly bigger than the ones I have.
Out of curiosity, why are there two bungs in the down pipes? You planning on a wideband or something?
I went with 8.2:1, but stock displacement.
I'm sure it will do very well.
Did I see something about that going for 8K a while ago? If so, its not a bad price for what you get.
The turbos look slightly bigger than the ones I have.
Out of curiosity, why are there two bungs in the down pipes? You planning on a wideband or something?
I went with 8.2:1, but stock displacement.
I'm sure it will do very well.
Jody
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Originally Posted by 93formto98T/A
You must be made of money!!Nope, just sold a couple projects to do this car. I've seen $7500 to $12000 for twin turbo kits, so since this is for a GTO which will never have the total sales of an F body I felt it was worth it.
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12-09-2005, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 93formto98T/A
What mm turbos are you going with?
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12-09-2005, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by smokinHawk
those headers look nice,
wonder if the would fit an fbody flipped forward?
wonder if the would fit an fbody flipped forward?
12-09-2005, 03:23 PM
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Thanks guys. I do not own any of the other cars on my site anymore, just the GTO. This project should be a lot of fun. There is a lot of doubt as to what power level the cast manifolds can support, but we're going to find out. I'm guessing it'll make 700-750 rwhp, but even at 600 rwhp it'll be a LOT of fun.
Jody
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12-09-2005, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by mdhmi
Great pics. It looks like a very complete and high quality setup. $8K is a very fair price for everything you got.
Why is your CR so low ? 7.9:1 ??
Mark
Why is your CR so low ? 7.9:1 ??
Mark
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