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Old 02-06-2006, 02:00 PM
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Has anybody been succesfull building their own turbo kit?
Dyno #s?
Pics?
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Has anybody been succesfull building their own turbo kit?
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you will find tons of guys on here building there own turbo kits. do a search
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No numbers yet, but it works and its AWSOME!! Will never turn back!
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I built my old kit in my garage. Went 8.29 with it, best of 171 MPH.
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Me and my friend have built 2 kits so far, one twin and one single both of which work great. We really need a tig welder to make anything outstanding though.
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I built my old kit in my garage. Went 8.29 with it, best of 171 MPH.
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heres some pics of mine........... www.fullboogie.net go to projects
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click on the Nova link in my signature. custom single turbo setup on a LS1.
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NIce kits guys!
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Here is my kit below. Should go high 9's @ 145-150 mph this year on 93 octane and street tires!





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ohhh my goooosh these are soo sick!!
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