I am *thinking* about starting a winter project. We have always wanted to do a single turbo on the corvette just haven't had the time. The system would be pretty easy to setup with the exception of the headers.
Anyone have any creative ideas on headers and downpipe?
Phillip

 

could get the turbotech twin kit, looks like a good kit.
at a desent price
www.turbotechnologyinc.com

 

Why not try to use a production set of shorty headers?

I think that cutting up a set of those is easier than making a set from scratch?

I thinking making a custom turbo setup would be neat, piping would not be the hard part but the oiling system and just the overall fit of the kit would be the issues.

 

Here were my thoughts....

Tubular manifold on the driver side
2.5" crossover pipe
2.5-3" cone
3" log manifold body, each cylinder(passenger side) feeding into the 3" body
3" 90 degree up into the turbo

I wonder if someone makes a 5 into one collector with 4 1.75" and 1 2.5"

Phillip

 

You should do it... I love seeing custom kits!

I have been tinkering around with my 98SS... though our engine spacing's are completely different... i'll lay out what i was planning.

MAC header on passenger side pointing back, off of it comes a crossover which goes under the tranny like the QMP kit, then turns and comes up beside the oil pan and if you move the alt. to where the TTI/QMP kit has it, you can fit a 2.5" pipe between the motor mount and the block.
Look at this kit... http://www.proturbokits.com/LT1%20kit%203.JPG
I was gonna try to basically copy that just for the LS1 and a horizontal mount intercooler between the radiator air dam and the K-member... with a scoop on the intercooler instead of an air-water cooler.
I was going to use the TTi throttle body elbow, MAF placement and expanded pipe coming off the MAF and down into the hole by the fuses.

I kinda figured out how to run the primaries on the driver side (driver side MAC header flipped with 3 of the 4 primaries cut back close to the head where new tubing could be cut/fit to get the profile i need) so that a full 3"-3.5" downpipe could run under it and out meeting up with the factory catback... but i was going to have to relocate the coil packs and run the plug wires to the front and around under the head/manifold using LT1 90 degree plug boots. Also separated the power steering pump and resevoir so it could be relocated and the pump raised up and closer to the TB(with a bracket i was going to make at work) for more room for the turbo piping.

Harlen had a great idea on how to visualize the primary routings using colored foam tubing.

I was going to use 14-16 Ga. mild steel from proturbos due to cost, low expansion/contraction and ease of working with it... then JET HOT all the hot parts... i really like how the kits from HP look.. here is their stang kit http://www.turbochargedpower.com/Turbo%20Kits.htm

By the way..they are working on a F-body kit as well as a vette kit. Call them up and talk to Tom... they just got the guys vette and 98SS in there as donor cars. Their kit should hit the market late february.


Anyways..Proturbos has all the flanges, fittings, cores and stuff you would need.. i have called them a bunch of times, very helpfull. So goodluck and post up pics once you get it going.

-Jarrod