corvette twin turbo
08-24-2007, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by presto_z
well this sat at 9am mike norris will be tuning it so if your in the ft. myers area stop by aftermath performance (formerly revx and proautotech) ill post up numbers and pics.. i cant wait to see what it will do....
I AM THERE. sounds liek a cool set-up. cant wait to see it saturday. good luck.
08-24-2007, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 52172
Does he already got money for new turbos when those chinese ones go which will not be long.
EDIT: im also gonna bring some parts of my turbo kit (same company as the vette kit) to get some opinions.. so if ya wanna see them they'll be there too
08-25-2007, 12:35 PM
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well he got the tune today.. she did pretty well.. it put down 398.90 rwhp and 439.69ftlbs on 5 psi. its an automatic and his only mods are the turbo ond B&B catback.. he didnt have the boost a pump installed so he didnt up the boost any more... hopefully we will soon get some numbers soon with the 7lb springs the highflow cats and there is talk of a 50 shot 
08-25-2007, 05:23 PM
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i gotta see if he got a dyno sheet so i can scan it and post it up (i left a little early).. i have a pic on my camera but its kinda shatty quality...
08-25-2007, 07:10 PM
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Hey presto,
It was good seeing you today and the manifolds you had today looked nice. I would still suggest some kind of bracket to help support the turbo for sure to aid against stress and cracking.
The TT Vette did decent considering the boost level. It would hit 5psi and then drop to 4psi. I fattened her up a bit to handle the 7psi springs and i guess we will see what comes after that. Still a fun car to drive and Chris had a nice smile after the road test
Talk to you guys soon and thanks for coming out.
Mike Norris
It was good seeing you today and the manifolds you had today looked nice. I would still suggest some kind of bracket to help support the turbo for sure to aid against stress and cracking.
The TT Vette did decent considering the boost level. It would hit 5psi and then drop to 4psi. I fattened her up a bit to handle the 7psi springs and i guess we will see what comes after that. Still a fun car to drive and Chris had a nice smile after the road test
Talk to you guys soon and thanks for coming out.
Mike Norris
08-26-2007, 11:57 AM
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hey mike, that big grin on his face made me want to get mine finished asap..... im glad you thought the headers were pretty good (the rest of the piping is of the same quality) im glad roy and jeremy liked um too....
i cant wait to ride in the vette with the 7lb spring..
other mike.. im not sure what heads im gonna go with as of yet
i cant wait to ride in the vette with the 7lb spring..
other mike.. im not sure what heads im gonna go with as of yet
08-29-2007, 05:13 PM
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http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j6...ch/vette%20tt/
^^^^all images are in this album^^^^ ill organize it later on
^^^^all images are in this album^^^^ ill organize it later on
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well he has over 1,000 miles on the kit and everything seems good.. his only problems so far is a burnt plug wire (to close to the header) and there is a very small amount of oil in the intake tube which is a fairly common problem on any turbo/supercharged system..
he's going to install an oil restrictor and a catch can and hopefully that will alleviate the problem
he's going to install an oil restrictor and a catch can and hopefully that will alleviate the problem
09-11-2007, 10:05 PM
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ya on 5lbs it put down 400/440 with only a catback
he also had the fuel increased 5% since he was switching to the 7lb springs and hiflow cats.. so hopefully next dyno will be 440/4??
he also had the fuel increased 5% since he was switching to the 7lb springs and hiflow cats.. so hopefully next dyno will be 440/4??
09-12-2007, 01:39 AM
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that good news mate. glad its holding together for him. 
tell him to get a forged block and turn the boost up some! then you can prove just how good, or bad, those chinese turbos really are!
Chris.
tell him to get a forged block and turn the boost up some! then you can prove just how good, or bad, those chinese turbos really are!
Chris.
10-24-2007, 04:59 PM
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Thanks for all the support. The kit works great. The car ran alot stronger with the 7lb springs and added fuel settings. Thanks to Mike Norris for a GREAT job on the dyno at Aftermath, Ft. Myers. Wish I could have made your grand opening. Work got in the way.
Rear tires are down a little 
but that's what happens when you hit the fun pedal. Got to dust a Suzuki Katana and I think he was a LITTLE suprised. I did wind up wrapping the headers combined with the ceramic coating done by FX in Oviedo, FL. It has ran over 3,000 trouble free daily driven miles. The kit has proven to work fine so enough said. I'm happy with the results and don't care how much bashing 
is done just because the turbo units don't have a company's name stamped all over them. The turbos were balanced and are tighter than dick's hatband. All in all, a lot of bang for the buck. What matters the most is that it works and works well. I set up a photo bucket page for those interested in seeing the stages and final product. Again, thanks for all the support and advice. 
Here's the link.
http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd21/candapifer/
Rear tires are down a little but that's what happens when you hit the fun pedal. Got to dust a Suzuki Katana and I think he was a LITTLE suprised. I did wind up wrapping the headers combined with the ceramic coating done by FX in Oviedo, FL. It has ran over 3,000 trouble free daily driven miles. The kit has proven to work fine so enough said. I'm happy with the results and don't care how much bashing is done just because the turbo units don't have a company's name stamped all over them. The turbos were balanced and are tighter than dick's hatband. All in all, a lot of bang for the buck. What matters the most is that it works and works well. I set up a photo bucket page for those interested in seeing the stages and final product. Again, thanks for all the support and advice. Here's the link.
http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd21/candapifer/
Last edited by candapifer; 10-24-2007 at 05:06 PM.