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Old Jul 11, 2015 | 01:50 PM
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I have 99 camaro that I've been back and forth on swapping, it's a v6, but after looking into it, id like to try and boost it. It seems like the way to go in today's world. No one makes headers for the v6 so how would I go about making my own? I only want to run a single turbo set up.
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Old Jul 11, 2015 | 01:56 PM
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Use the stock manifolds. You can do a remote mount turbo. They can go anywhere as long as the exhaust flows into them, doesnt necessarily need to be bolted to your manifold.
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Wouldn't that be the same as an std turbo set up basically?
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Sts not std lol
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Yea. But u can DIY and build it at a fraction of what the Sts kits go for
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Could I flip the manifold like an ls setup? Like a forward facing header design?
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And as far as the intercooler goes, would running an intercooler made for an ls work? It's the same car, would I just have to modify the piping?
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It's possible but will be more involved than a rear mount.
Intercoolers are universal. You have to figure out yourself how you want to route the pipes. Too many variables. Too many options.
But a basic fmic kit like hurons is a starting point
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i wonder if i bought some cheap lsx turbo headers off of ebay, could i cut the flanges off and weld new 3.8 manifold flanges on, and modify the headers if necessary? it would be used for mock up just to get a baseline design, but could that be possible?
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