Is a front mount setup right for my goals?
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Is a front mount setup right for my goals? 1) My car is a DD
2) I want 400-450 RWHP which i believe is capable at 6-8 PSI?
3) Budget is key.
4) I will eventually build the rear, tranny, suspension, etc. but cant afford to at all at once/immediately. (college kid budget)
5) Not capable of welding a custom setup...yet
So I've narrowed it down to 2 options, At first i had an initial setup just using the huron speed entire kit but in the new issue of car craft somebody used just their own hotside and a meth kit and ran 20 pounds of boost without an intercooler.
So my main question is, to keep this as cheap as possible, doing a huron speed hotside only+a meth kit? or is meth on a daily driver at low boost even possible?
2) I want 400-450 RWHP which i believe is capable at 6-8 PSI?
3) Budget is key.
4) I will eventually build the rear, tranny, suspension, etc. but cant afford to at all at once/immediately. (college kid budget)
5) Not capable of welding a custom setup...yet
So I've narrowed it down to 2 options, At first i had an initial setup just using the huron speed entire kit but in the new issue of car craft somebody used just their own hotside and a meth kit and ran 20 pounds of boost without an intercooler.
So my main question is, to keep this as cheap as possible, doing a huron speed hotside only+a meth kit? or is meth on a daily driver at low boost even possible?
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From: Tampa
I know how you feel about the college thing, im in college and its hard, but after saving money for a turbo build. This is my build im doing this winter.
LS1 Hotside Exhuast $498.00 From ebay hotside
CxRacing Intercooler Kit $499.00 CxRacing
XsPower 76mm Turbo $349.00 Huron Speed Performance
XsPower 38mm WG $85.00 Huron Speed Performance
XsPower 50mm BOV $85.00 Huron Speed Performance
Alternator Relocated Kit $100.00 Huron Speed Performance
Hallman Pro Boost Controller $85.00 Modular Turbo
Mototron 60Ib Injections $349.99 WS6 Store.com
Racetronix Fuel Pump Kit $219.99 WS6 Store.com
Auto Meter Sport-Comp II Boost Gauge $80.99 Jegs.com
Derale HO Single RAD Fan Kit $133.95 Summit Racing
BMR K-Member w/ Mounts $489.95 Speed Engineer
Design Enginerring 50x1 $34.99 Advanced Auto
APR Head Bolt Kit $146.90 WS6 Store.com
LS6 Oil Pump $105.99 WS6 Store.com
GM MLS Head Gasket $37.99 WS6 Store.com
Water Pump Gasket $6.99 WS6 Store.com
Oil Feed Block $69.88 CBR Performance
Oil Feed Lines $45.00 Modular Turbo
Oil T3 Drain Kit $46.00 Modular Turbo
LS1 PCV Catch Can $94.99 WS6 Store.com
LSx Tuner $500.00 Fasterporms
thats my setup and prices, and where i got those items from.
i hope this helps you and everything for me cost $4,000.
plus me and a firend is doing all the installing, fuel, and engine work. so it save a couple of dollars on labor cost.
LS1 Hotside Exhuast $498.00 From ebay hotside
CxRacing Intercooler Kit $499.00 CxRacing
XsPower 76mm Turbo $349.00 Huron Speed Performance
XsPower 38mm WG $85.00 Huron Speed Performance
XsPower 50mm BOV $85.00 Huron Speed Performance
Alternator Relocated Kit $100.00 Huron Speed Performance
Hallman Pro Boost Controller $85.00 Modular Turbo
Mototron 60Ib Injections $349.99 WS6 Store.com
Racetronix Fuel Pump Kit $219.99 WS6 Store.com
Auto Meter Sport-Comp II Boost Gauge $80.99 Jegs.com
Derale HO Single RAD Fan Kit $133.95 Summit Racing
BMR K-Member w/ Mounts $489.95 Speed Engineer
Design Enginerring 50x1 $34.99 Advanced Auto
APR Head Bolt Kit $146.90 WS6 Store.com
LS6 Oil Pump $105.99 WS6 Store.com
GM MLS Head Gasket $37.99 WS6 Store.com
Water Pump Gasket $6.99 WS6 Store.com
Oil Feed Block $69.88 CBR Performance
Oil Feed Lines $45.00 Modular Turbo
Oil T3 Drain Kit $46.00 Modular Turbo
LS1 PCV Catch Can $94.99 WS6 Store.com
LSx Tuner $500.00 Fasterporms
thats my setup and prices, and where i got those items from.
i hope this helps you and everything for me cost $4,000.
plus me and a firend is doing all the installing, fuel, and engine work. so it save a couple of dollars on labor cost.
You can get a cheap frontmount intercooler and piping kit for less than the cost of a meth kit and have it working for you without welding. There are plenty of aluminum generic piping kits on ebay for less than $100 and about the same or a tad more for a good sized intercooler that will work just fine for your goals.
Im in college and finished my turbo build last year. The turbo kit and all of those components arent bad, id skip meth and do a frontmount just because its cheaper. you can always add meth down the road.
The fuel system is what killed me (budget wise). i had less than 4k into the project before the fuel system.
The fuel system is what killed me (budget wise). i had less than 4k into the project before the fuel system.
