iamnitrox

Is this a problem. I looked at the pix and it looks dangerous. Those turbos get REAL hot. Someone explain. Let me know if I'm just misinformed, but that looks DANGEROUS to me.

detroit_903

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I have the STS kit on my 94. No problems over here. There is actaully a protective factory heat shield blocking the gas tank from the turbo heat.

2000TurboVert

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Not a problem!!!

The factory heat shield is PLENTY of protection...

Plus with the turbo in the rear, it does not get THAT hot... Not NEAR as hot as a a traditional front mount!!

PM me if your interested in getting a kit! We are having some DEEP discounts right now!

Zombie

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My gas tank caught on fire from the turbo, exploded and killed me one time.. That sucked, but i'm doing better

Big Bird WS6

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dude don't buy sts. there has been 2 or 3 kits released in the last 6 months that are better. little more money but better. i put a sts kit on a guys camaro. dynoed 450. not to bad. but for 5000 plus other things. i wouldn't buy a sts kit. used them for three years. they suck. you need the heat. it helps boost you faster.
any more questions pm me.

Public

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The stock exhaust is in the same place as the STS turbo so whats the diff Turbo doesnt glow like a front mount, much cooler.

Zombie

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The STS kit is kinda blah for the price. I'd look at another kit or find somone who has experience with doing a good custom rearmount setup and knows all the tricks.

pdanrichey

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HAHAHAHA. I was thinking the same thing.

I got my kit mildly used for a pimp price...pretty satisfied with it considering what I paid and what I could have paid if I did the H/C/bolt ons/rear-end/clutch, etc... package that yields similar results.

engineermike

Yea, I'm not a fan of the rear-mount turbo's, but I will say that it won't get any hotter than the stock muffler that's in the same location. Think about it for a sec.

Mike

2000TurboVert

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Why all the STS haters?

99% of STS haters.. DONT EVEN HAVE AN STS KIT!!

There is nothing wrong with an STS kit..

Im knocking on 500rwhp door on 8psi with an intercooler, full boost @ 2800 rpm's...

Its not a shitty kit, and it makes PLENTY of power, and its about 2000 dollars less than a tradititonal front mount, that might make 30 more rwhp and spool about the same....

engineermike

That is true. And 99% of Civic haters don't even drive a Civic! and so on. . .

STS has it's advantages. Cost and ease of installation are tops. However, for maximum power and system efficiency, it's not the greatest.

Mike

Dragframe

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sts design was meant to be a bolt on kit like most supercharger kits are... i doubt they ever planned on taking at far as it has been taken.

koolaid_kid

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I chuckle when I see all these STS threads. I was one of the early adopters. I still have mine, and I still like mine. I understand its strengths, as well as its weaknesses. I was in another thread and saw the picture of the rubber isolators that I used to silence the banshee that STS calls an oil pump (it is actually a scavenge pump that can be used for multiple things). I see that even the installers are now wrapping the exhaust so that more heat energy is transferred to the turbo. I see that STS haters are still spreading their messages through threads that are only asking for information, not for negative comments.
I commend those who support, promote and defend the STS system. It, like every single other forced induction system, has its shortcomings. The key is to understand them and to emphasize the system strengths.
Keep it up, folks.

Public

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I took a look at that pump and thought ohno GRRRRR noise machine, and didnt like the low mount of the pump to floorpan. I made an aluminum plate to mount the pump to. Added a lil touch of Dynamat to the back of the plate with pump mounted on regular mounts to plate then plate to body with some thin isolation. Its the right level now, i can just hear it when i turn the key on barely over fuel pump. When warm pump cant really be heard, unless i stick my head down near the rear wheel's. I'm satisfied with it but think they should include some of our "improvements" into the kit for a happier customer base. Also a billet oilcap or at least a hard non flexible plastic unit would save a lot of peeps spraying oil all over the engine issues. I never had it happen but many have.

pdanrichey

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I'm so use to mine now, it's not a big deal. Turn the music up a bit, drive 70 on the freeway and you'd never notice it.

The ERERERERERERRRERERRR from the oil pump is a small price to pay for only 4 sundays worth of work to install the entire kit .

2000TurboVert

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I dont see the reason to bash STS kits...

They make GREAT POWER and ARE Cheaper than any other FI kit for ls1/lt1!!!

koolaid_kid

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If you ever change your mind, I can tell you how to turn the "ERERERERERERRRERERRR" into " ".
And that one, 2000TurboVert, is a fact, not bashing. Just the way it is when a simple fix is not implemented by the manufacturer.

2000TurboVert

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No I wasnt talking about the Oil Pump...

There are somepumps that are REALLY loud, and Some pumps are Very Quiet...

Ive Never Heard mine ONCE!! Even on High!

koolaid_kid

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That is what I have heard. I have a sample size of one, mine.
IMHO, the noisy ones should be returned as defective. But no one has the balz to take this step.
I work in Quality Assurance, and a difference such as you describe tells me that there is a quality problem.

Cchris1109

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i like my STS kit, i made 464 through an unlocked converter at like 7ish lbs

its turned up to 10 and i like it