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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 10:56 AM
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So I am about to deploy in a month and when I get back I am going to re do my f body. I am making her a 6 speed for sure. I was looking at the aps twin Turbo. my buddy was telling me that I should keep the a4 with the Turbo because shifting will cause me to loose a lot of boost. So my question is how much will shifting effect boost?
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 11:07 AM
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what are you going to use it for? if your just driving it on the street and dont care about quick take offs manual will do, if you want to drag it and get low consistent 60' go with a 4l80e or turbo400 depending on what you can afford.

are you getting a used aps kit cause they dont sell those for fbody's anymore.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 11:12 AM
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where u stationed? im at NAS jax just got back from a det to italy. aps doesnt make the kit anymore true, but the aps dealers still have some of the kits in stock. i called the dealer in fl and he still has one or two of them left.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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it is going to be a street/strip car but more for the street. I didn't know they stopped making those kits. I have a lq4 that I am going to make a 408. I am just trying to decide on the power adder. if I can't find a kit I like then I'm going to build it for a 200 shot.

I am stationed in alaska but I am stop moved for this deployment so I'm hoping for somewhere warm when I get back
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 11:35 AM
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Isn't aps the company that was using chinese turbos that were grenadeing and taking out motors and when everyone wanted the prob fixed they went out of business?
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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Not sure it APS is still selling their kits. I would also look at the KYTP twin kits. As long as you have a bigger motor (408) and smaller turbos (61-67mm T4) you shouldn't have issues with spool time on the street. 6 speed FTW!
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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If dyno queen is you goal, 6 speed is the way to go. If you want to win races, you'll want an auto.
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manuals are just More fun to drive. that is why I want to change it.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 03:52 PM
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so should I go with a turbo or nitrous? I want a bad street car and low 10s. idc if my times are consistent
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 04:07 PM
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turbo. youll get sick of filling the bottle on a street car.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 04:11 PM
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You need to check out Modular Turbo/CBR Performance's twin kit. I just an hour ago got back from there picking mine up. You have no idea what first class work this is. There is no other twin kit as tirelessly thought out as this. Period. No one is more picky than me when it comes to build quality and they nailed it.

http://www.modularturbo.com/
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is it a kit for a f-body?
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 04:31 PM
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sorry. answered my own question.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 04:48 PM
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that is nice. are you on a stock motor?
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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I'm building an iron 383. I just posted a thread about my trip. Shooting for 800+ at the wheel.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 08:53 PM
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What he said. It's one sick TT kit. Only one left in stock.
Check out my website for details.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000RATA
You need to check out Modular Turbo/CBR Performance's twin kit. I just an hour ago got back from there picking mine up. You have no idea what first class work this is. There is no other twin kit as tirelessly thought out as this. Period. No one is more picky than me when it comes to build quality and they nailed it.

http://www.modularturbo.com/
There twin kit would probably be ideal for you, just send your car to them while your deployed and when you get back you'd have a twinturbo car waiting for you.
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 09:54 PM
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Well I'm in Alaska and what it would cost to ship it I could by two kits. I am thinking hard about picking it up
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by combs_425
manuals are just More fun to drive. that is why I want to change it.
That's what they all say. You've never driven a fast auto with a stall have you? IMO, it's more fun to win races.

Just trying to save you some time and money because you will end up with an auto regardless. And when I say auto, I don't mean a 4L60.
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