exhaust for turbo'd firebird?
#1
exhaust for turbo'd firebird?
I've been looking at Nelson racing engines. Specifically the twin turbo 364ci LSX engine, going into a 2001 Firebird T/A.
The difficulty I'm having is finding someone who makes an exhaust kit for one that has been turbocharged. Admittedly, i dont know much about turbochargers. very little in fact. I have been involved in building several N/A motors, but this is new territory for me.
Also kind of new to the board here, I've been looking around, but not posting much. I've heard it's a pretty cool place to be.
Any help here is appreciated.
The difficulty I'm having is finding someone who makes an exhaust kit for one that has been turbocharged. Admittedly, i dont know much about turbochargers. very little in fact. I have been involved in building several N/A motors, but this is new territory for me.
Also kind of new to the board here, I've been looking around, but not posting much. I've heard it's a pretty cool place to be.
Any help here is appreciated.
#2
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Any exhaust will be custom, nothing off the shelf. Sure you can adapt it so it'll work with any LS1 cat back if needed but there will be a bit of custom fab adapting the twin DPs into a merge with a cat back.
Stay away from chambered mufflers and no catalytic converters will provide max performance from any turbo kit....
Why NRE, we have quite a few extremely capable sponsors here that'll put a FI package together for you.
Stay away from chambered mufflers and no catalytic converters will provide max performance from any turbo kit....
Why NRE, we have quite a few extremely capable sponsors here that'll put a FI package together for you.
#3
I've actually not been here very long, so hadn't looked at the sponsors too much.
My biggest reason for choosing NRE is that I know guys who have engines built by them for track only cars, as well as daily drivers- and they all say they're great.
Also- though i know going with no cats will give the best performance increase, in my state you must have a cat of some kind to pass state inspection. and this is going into a car i will be driving quite a bit on the street. (i'm also going to get a "bad weather" car, since i know driving in the rain and snow with the new beast will be more than a chore).
in reference to chambered mufflers, flowmasters have long been a favorite of mine, im assuming they are not a good choice here? what would you recommend? (again, never built a car with a turbo)
thanks for all the help
My biggest reason for choosing NRE is that I know guys who have engines built by them for track only cars, as well as daily drivers- and they all say they're great.
Also- though i know going with no cats will give the best performance increase, in my state you must have a cat of some kind to pass state inspection. and this is going into a car i will be driving quite a bit on the street. (i'm also going to get a "bad weather" car, since i know driving in the rain and snow with the new beast will be more than a chore).
in reference to chambered mufflers, flowmasters have long been a favorite of mine, im assuming they are not a good choice here? what would you recommend? (again, never built a car with a turbo)
thanks for all the help
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btw, that's a pretty solid name ya got there, lol.