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Old 11-10-2010, 06:21 PM
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Default My completed front mount turbo kit (finally)












































4.5 inch down pipe to dual 3 inch pipes








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everything is stainless or aluminum. everything will be ceramic coated.
will have meth/water injection.

yeah its dusty, and no it doesnt run yet.

also, the alt mount is a shitty mock up piece, i am going to order a nice new mount for it.


the plan for this car is to be a street car, getting a several hundred miles a month put on it.
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looking good man !!!!
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looks sharp man, nice work
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Very nice work. What's the turbo? Motor?
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Originally Posted by HydroStream6
Very nice work. What's the turbo? Motor?
its a 383 lt1 shortblock, with ported lt4 heads. gt42 series turbo.
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Awesome work man! Same turbo I'm running. I really like your exhaust. I wish I could run my downpipe up and over like that, but my bov is in the way. Wait till you hear the exhaust with the duals...i think mine sounds sweet, yours looks much better though. I'm pretty new to fabricating.
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Impressive setup!
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I would understand if it was a track car only but why not use an IC instead of the meth/alc injection? Would seem like less hassle IMO but maybe that's just my opinion.

hot side looks really nice. All that purdy stainless is going to get covered up
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Very nice fab work on that merge pipe, just curious why you didn't dump that wastegate into the downpipe right away instead of following the pipe a couple feet then dumping into it? I might have to steal some of your design ideas for my build.

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looks good

EFI would have made it much nicer
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looks good

EFI would have made it much nicer
it honestly may someday get efi again.... but not in 2011.

the stock wiring on the car was so brittle, anytime i would move a wiring harness around, the wire insulation would cracking and expose bare wire, it was a nightmare.
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Any ideas what your IAT's are? Cool setup.
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Originally Posted by 'Trust'
Any ideas what your IAT's are? Cool setup.
dunno. it hasn't even fired up yet. i wanna go finish it, but i gotta finish writing the last of an essay today, and my do math homework......

what a way to spend my first day off of work in months.
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anyone wanna guess what it will make power wise?

stock lt1 cam, 383 ci, 10.5-1, 8-9 lbs, meth injected.


im guessing 680 rwhp?
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Originally Posted by forgedlt4
anyone wanna guess what it will make power wise?

stock lt1 cam, 383 ci, 10.5-1, 8-9 lbs, meth injected.


im guessing 680 rwhp?
650rwhp@12psi.
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Very bnice setup.

Was the cowl area just cut out? I have two cars that need this mod.
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Originally Posted by MUSTANGBRKR02
Very bnice setup.

Was the cowl area just cut out? I have two cars that need this mod.
i cut it out with a saw-zall and pneumatic cut-off wheel.
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Thanks. That is what i figured. just going to leave the SBC water neck port on the intake?
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Originally Posted by MUSTANGBRKR02
Thanks. That is what i figured. just going to leave the SBC water neck port on the intake?
yeah, i figure the intake is stringer with it.
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thats a sexy looking elbow you have there.


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