STS turbo , exhaust pictures
11-17-2005, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by NoMoreLS1
Yeah... my F1 has "lag". 
I would like to see the exhaust pics myself. I have seen one or two nice STS exhaust pics in the past.
11-17-2005, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Lawnboy
yes you can melt things under the hood, i have witnessed a 97 LT1 SS melt plastice just from instaling headers without Jet Hot coating.
I guess i am a moron!
I guess i am a moron!
It's fairly difficult to melt anything. My drain line rests against the y pipe with just a small piece of tin foil in between and I have done many WOT blasts and it has yet to melt AT ALL.....
11-17-2005, 10:20 PM
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I have no problem with my F1's "lag". Spinning the tires in 4th gear at 75 mph is way too easy. 
My car is a street car anyway... not a "race car" like most people's cars on this site. 
It makes enough of power for me. Once again... I never said that the STS kit didn't make power. My concern was the design and layout of the kit. That's all.
My car is a street car anyway... not a "race car" like most people's cars on this site. It makes enough of power for me. Once again... I never said that the STS kit didn't make power. My concern was the design and layout of the kit. That's all.
11-17-2005, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 95maroman
OH man sweet sts exhausts pics, gave me so many new ideas! 
11-18-2005, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by NoMoreLS1
I have no problem with my F1's "lag". Spinning the tires in 4th gear at 75 mph is way too easy. My car is a street car anyway... not a "race car" like most people's cars on this site. It makes enough of power for me. Once again... I never said that the STS kit didn't make power. My concern was the design and layout of the kit. That's all.
My car is a street car anyway... not a "race car" like most people's cars on this site. It makes enough of power for me. Once again... I never said that the STS kit didn't make power. My concern was the design and layout of the kit. That's all. Last edited by bboyferal; 11-18-2005 at 12:34 PM.
11-18-2005, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Korben
And was the plastic directly against the header? It's fairly difficult to melt anything. My drain line rests against the y pipe with just a small piece of tin foil in between and I have done many WOT blasts and it has yet to melt AT ALL.....
It's fairly difficult to melt anything. My drain line rests against the y pipe with just a small piece of tin foil in between and I have done many WOT blasts and it has yet to melt AT ALL.....If you know what you're doing, you can have a front-mounted turbo or just headers, or whatever, without melting anything. If you don't know what you're doing, you can **** up your car installing a lid.
11-18-2005, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Excal
yeah it often includes the words "belt" in there.
11-18-2005, 10:39 PM
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My STS Pics!!! As I think I've mentioned in another thread, I've given some though to the ground clearance issues with the STS.
I realize many are having problems with the STS kits so I've redesigned the system to solve many of the factory flaws. The 1st picture below is the STS system with the turbo, exhaust, and cold air pipes sitting too low as STS designed them. The following 2nd picture shows my simple solution. While not ideal, the revision solves many of the clearance issues.
Notice the clearance under the car AND around the hatch with my revisions.
I realize many are having problems with the STS kits so I've redesigned the system to solve many of the factory flaws. The 1st picture below is the STS system with the turbo, exhaust, and cold air pipes sitting too low as STS designed them. The following 2nd picture shows my simple solution. While not ideal, the revision solves many of the clearance issues.
Notice the clearance under the car AND around the hatch with my revisions.
11-18-2005, 11:36 PM
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lol that is some quality art work!
and ground clearance isn't an issue with a little reworking of the pipes.
out of the box scrape a roo if your lowered. a little tweaky deaky and your fine.
and ground clearance isn't an issue with a little reworking of the pipes.
out of the box scrape a roo if your lowered. a little tweaky deaky and your fine.
11-20-2005, 08:23 AM
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getting back to sts exhaust pipe thing, before the sts I had a corsa quad tip package with the sts i used the tips on the actual exhaust pipe and just bolted up the other tips on the driver side so it looks exactly like it did prior to the turbo.
There is no clue that there is only one side that is working.
looks really great will try and download a pic.
02/ta ws6 sts 12 bolt fmic,etc...
There is no clue that there is only one side that is working.
looks really great will try and download a pic.
02/ta ws6 sts 12 bolt fmic,etc...
11-20-2005, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by rjuarez
getting back to sts exhaust pipe thing, before the sts I had a corsa quad tip package with the sts i used the tips on the actual exhaust pipe and just bolted up the other tips on the driver side so it looks exactly like it did prior to the turbo.
There is no clue that there is only one side that is working.
looks really great will try and download a pic.
02/ta ws6 sts 12 bolt fmic,etc...
There is no clue that there is only one side that is working.
looks really great will try and download a pic.
02/ta ws6 sts 12 bolt fmic,etc...
That would be the only way I do it.
I'm sorry, people with STS's and TA rear bumpers with one exhaust pipe, that ****'s disgusting!
11-20-2005, 01:57 PM
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Well its good to see that Wet1 is as helpful as ever and again at the request of the folks here has kept to the subject and refrained from talking **** without actully contributing.
11-20-2005, 02:02 PM
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Longrange, I like your style. Billy's talked to me quite a few times about your car. I haven't found anything seriously wrong w/ these kits since I got it tuned right. Ground clearance? Whatever. My LT's are just as low.
11-20-2005, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by longrange4u
Well its good to see that Wet1 is as helpful as ever and again at the request of the folks here has kept to the subject and refrained from talking **** without actully contributing.
If I brused your ego, please ignore me and get back to working on your 10 sec. timeslip. I'm sure at least one person here doesn't mind smiling every so often.
