MIGHTYMOUSE

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i read the call out thread.. HAHAHA love those guys.

99Fbody99

The list is growing large for the Turtle..

Eventually he will get punked out here too, some people dont have a clue, and when the light bulb does go on , its to late..

Dave

93turboLT1

I think that system ROCKS and is prolly just as simple or simpiler to install then any supercharger kit, with equal results. This kit removes practically all the headaches of a usaual turbo installation on a V8 its amazing. Not to mention all the advantages it has over a supercharger....boost adjustablity...for one I think is its greatest feature. But...i wouldn't go buy one from them...3400!! goodness thats still outragous...make you own! I'm in the process right now. I have my turbo, boost controller, gauges, tubing, and oil lines all for under $300. ( got my turbo off ebay... Don't believe the price! Now all I need is the oil scavenging system, wastegate and blowoff valve...~$300 off ebay all together...damn looks like I just bought mine for way under a $1000....but then again i'm taking a lot of risks that come along with doing it myself. Reliability, affectiveness...where that STS is provin, and all ready to install. Well anywho post those result to prove that system! I can't wait either.

CAT3

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turtle thread is to deep. Wonder how I would have turned out if I had stayed in MI? Scary!

2001-WS6

You would have been significantly more stir crazy in the spring waiting for the last of the salt to wash off the roads.

Rick

Excal

i think the difference is...

the STS kit is not limited to that 60-1 turbo. just like you can pay 5000 or whatever for the smaller QMP kit, the sts has the 60-1.

as long as you pay the diff for a bigger turbo they will adjust.

it's still the cheapest way to 500hp

White_Hawk

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It doesn't suck, but once you realize it's limits you are going to be wanting to step up to a used incon or a qmp, that's all. Boost is just as addictive as nitrous. It's a turbo starter kit like the powerdyne is a blower starter kit - both cost effective, but limited in ultimate performance relative to the big guns (ATI, Vortech, QMP, incon, etc).

-Geoff

p.s. My old powerdyne is back up for sale for like $1300 right now by the guy who bought it from the guy I sold it too and never installed it.

White_Hawk

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500? I think trturbo has 412 in his sig. That LT1 making 500 was built pretty good in addition to the STS.

-Geoff

YOUR03COBRA8ME

412 on 5 psi stock fuel system

trtturbo

iTrader: (25)

It is 412 on stock fuel system. Give it some more fuel and 8psi and your at 500.
remember, I have no mods, not headers, cam, nothing that would add any power

rons 00z

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a regular turbo wont work like the sts kit. sts uses a diffrent housing (from what they say) specificly designed for this kit

drmatera

cool, i'l be at moroso tonight (if it doesn't rain) to witness the runs. I saw the black LT1 car run a few months back.. i was impressed as it was trapping in the 113mph range.

White_Hawk

iTrader: (3)

So I am just trying to understand here. You add three more psi and you gain 88 rwhp with additional fuel? That just doesn't add up to me. You need more than fuel and three psi to pick up that much power.

-Geoff

trtturbo

iTrader: (25)

One of the test cars at STS went from 416 to 509 just from going to 8psi; no additional mods. This car was a stock LS1.

WS6snake-eater

I wonder how this kit would perform on top of a H/C setup????? What do you guys think about running a G5X-3 cam with forced induction?

CAT3

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I am curious as to the other units available. When first emailed them I thought they said it would be basic with the 60-1, or as an option could have 66 or 70 something like that. I would imagine changing out the headunit would require chagning out the tubing to some extent as well since its all designed together (larger turbo larger tubing ?). Cant wait to hear your results.

Charlie

Excal

that lt1 ended up being built, that has nothing to do with the power it put down BUT it's a good idea if you do landspeed racing.

i mean you COULD run around withs 200 shot of n20, the fact that you "build it pretty good" doesn't mean it needed rockers to make that extra power.

specially whren that lt1 sees work in the salt flats in utah, the owner wants it in the 200mph area so it was a matter of time anyways.. also that was beyond 500 to the wheels at that altitude, AND it was a lt1.

also the diff between this and the powerdyne is that powerdynes is a SC lthat needs installing like anyother and happens to not make power. while the whole purpose for the sts is to be streetable and not a race kit.

the Turbotech base kit is become pointless as long as the STS kits don't blow up or something...

if a year down the road you want more hp, you can always go bigger like with any other turbo kit as long as you get it from them.

drmatera

it's very easy to believe 3 psi could make 80+ more HP. I did it on a chassis dyno with a turbocharged 5.0 stang. From 6-8psi it picked up an average of 37rwhp per lb. of boost. it made 350rwhp at 6psi and ended up around 425 at 8psi

White_Hawk

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On a non-intercooled rear mount turbo? Apples to apples please.

-Geoff

CAT3

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White hawk, I am sure you know the STS uses its remote location for its IC effect.