XtremeDime

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I recently picked up an old hi-flo turbo kit for the TA. Did any of you guys run one of these back in the day? If so, what do I need to look out for?

smokinHawk

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just fitment and plug clearance, also i think they had a problem getting all the ac extensions sent out.

XtremeDime

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ac extensions? As in air conditioning?

This kit has been used by a couple board members so Im sure everything important is there.

ABeasst

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I had one. The plugs are a nightmare, the downpipe and wastegate dump tube fit horrible, and we had a lot of leaking welds that we had to fix.

JAX04

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What happened to the truck manifold??

Photochop

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I had one on my red '98 z28, same issues. I got my mine used from TURBOLS1SS on here, and he coached me thru a lot of it, and he'd already fixed the welds. The plugs are a PIA esp on the pass. side, gotta remove the downpipe on the pass. side to access them. Other install mods are having to modify the area around the battery to accomodate the cold air intake ducting, have to loosen the steering rack/move it over slightly to get the driver header/crossover mated up, and you have to trim the under side of the urethane nose if you mount the FMIC horizontally under the bumper support. All in all its a decent kit minus the pass side plug access. TURBOLS1SS made 750/750 thru a 6 speed/12 bolt with a 6L motor with AFR 225s and a 226ish duration cam and 15psi of boost. His install pics and help were very beneficial to the build on my car.

XtremeDime

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I was going to build my own this year but after pricing out the cost of shipping steel and aluminum tubing, an intercooler and some other ****. It just wasnt cost effective enough for me to do it myself.

XtremeDime

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Good thing im not afraid to cut **** up on the car. lol. The coldside is not actually from the original hi-flo kit so it isnt mounted horizontally on the kit I am getting. My bumper cover is already cut up from last years turbo project anyway. :p

Thanks for everyone's insight

JAX04

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Fair enough, best of luck to you

Ping King

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I just built a setup with a stock pass manifold, and a flipped truck manifold.

Perfect plug clearance. AC. etc.

Something to consider.

ASkipper

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Picks please that sounds interesting.

XtremeDime

iTrader: (16)

Bump.

Did anyone run a relocated alternator with this kit??

52172

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no alternator remains in stock location.. I'm still running the kit with no issues. All the descriptions above are accurate.

-Q-

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You are just a glutton for punishment aren't you? LOL

XtremeDime

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I know its designed for stock location but do you think I could use a relocation bracket? lol

XtremeDime

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Youre missing all the fun! I got the package by the way, thanks for shipping it so fast mang

52172

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I'm sure you could as long as it doesn't come in contact with the piping?

-Q-

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No worries. I didn't mean to run off 4000 miles with it in the first place.

XtremeDime

iTrader: (16)

HAHAHA, i didnt think it was intentional! Get your car done already

XtremeDime

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Did anyone have any trouble with the wastegate coming into contact with the hood?? The previous owner said he had to notch his hood to clear it. Im not sure what the original WG was but this is a 38mm tial