new from Buffalo NY
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new from Buffalo NY hey, newb to the site here, but not an automotive newb to cars / forced induction in general. im sure a few of the members on here from my area know me
ive been getting into the habit of turbocharging friends cars, and im hoping to talk a friend of mine into turbocharging his 98 formula.
either that or ill wind up turbocharging someone elses ls1 f-body in the area ....
ive been getting into the habit of turbocharging friends cars, and im hoping to talk a friend of mine into turbocharging his 98 formula.
either that or ill wind up turbocharging someone elses ls1 f-body in the area ....
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From: Rochester, NY
Welcome to the site!!...Just down the road in Rochester here...Getting ready for the great western NY winter where we get to LOOK at our cars for the next five months...*lol*...I wish I had the money for a turbo or ATI for my '99!...
Welcome again!
Welcome again!
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first car i turbo'ed was a 2000 eclipse (3rd gen) did it mostly with 1g/2g parts
he picked the intercooler, not me, lol
ECU refused to accept what it was being told by the SAFC for tuning, hence the AFR in the dyno below, car later went back on the dyno, held 12.5:1 across the rpm band and put down +20hp and +20 tq IIRC
car had a 255 walbro, aeromotive FPR, 440 injectors, 1g dsm BOV, 2.5 piping for everything, 1g manifold, 14b turbo (big 16g got damaged before install) and had a innovative wideband feeding the ECU a modified narrowband signal to get the ECU to tune for 12.5:1 AFR
second was a ford focus w/ the zetec 4cly, turbo is a gt28 @ 10psi. no dyno #'s yet because Nick keeps getting screwed on wastegates seen here with the prototype battery relocation tray. car has been having issues. first wastegate was an ebay special, that died. second wastegate was a tial, that was DOA, it was brand new but bought 2nd hand. now nick wants to build a new manifold for it.... its turning into one of those never ending project cars ...
after all of our careful measuring, look at how well everything fits into a tightly packed space, talk about measure 2x, cut once......
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3rd car ... wow you guys are gonna hate this ....
1994 Taurus SHO
3.2l v6 with the 3.0 cams
built ATX
PT67 turbo @9psi
44# accel injectors
ran a 13.85 @ 108 with a warped rear bank pipe that wouldn't seal(since been repaired), leaving the car unable to brake boost at the tree, and still on the cheap/ sleazy base tune as the new MAF pigtail hasn't shown up yet, leaving us using a MAF that pegs @ 5k
tuned with a Tweecer
will be receiving an aluminium front rebar with will double as the filter-to-turbo pipe
and yes, the bumper DOES fit over everything, and it is now installed, lol
car was built for road course track days, not for drag, the turbo was sized to give the car a great upper end for when Alex is lapping the track @ 8k rpm
pictures here: http://sonikempire.com/gallery/thumb...bum=116&page=1
he picked the intercooler, not me, lol
ECU refused to accept what it was being told by the SAFC for tuning, hence the AFR in the dyno below, car later went back on the dyno, held 12.5:1 across the rpm band and put down +20hp and +20 tq IIRC
car had a 255 walbro, aeromotive FPR, 440 injectors, 1g dsm BOV, 2.5 piping for everything, 1g manifold, 14b turbo (big 16g got damaged before install) and had a innovative wideband feeding the ECU a modified narrowband signal to get the ECU to tune for 12.5:1 AFR
second was a ford focus w/ the zetec 4cly, turbo is a gt28 @ 10psi. no dyno #'s yet because Nick keeps getting screwed on wastegates seen here with the prototype battery relocation tray. car has been having issues. first wastegate was an ebay special, that died. second wastegate was a tial, that was DOA, it was brand new but bought 2nd hand. now nick wants to build a new manifold for it.... its turning into one of those never ending project cars ...
after all of our careful measuring, look at how well everything fits into a tightly packed space, talk about measure 2x, cut once......
[/QUOTE]3rd car ... wow you guys are gonna hate this ....
1994 Taurus SHO
3.2l v6 with the 3.0 cams
built ATX
PT67 turbo @9psi
44# accel injectors
ran a 13.85 @ 108 with a warped rear bank pipe that wouldn't seal(since been repaired), leaving the car unable to brake boost at the tree, and still on the cheap/ sleazy base tune as the new MAF pigtail hasn't shown up yet, leaving us using a MAF that pegs @ 5k
tuned with a Tweecer
will be receiving an aluminium front rebar with will double as the filter-to-turbo pipe
and yes, the bumper DOES fit over everything, and it is now installed, lol
car was built for road course track days, not for drag, the turbo was sized to give the car a great upper end for when Alex is lapping the track @ 8k rpm
pictures here: http://sonikempire.com/gallery/thumb...bum=116&page=1
What's up, another new yorker here, Rochester. Just think you have all winter to work on your car while the southern boys have all winter to drive thiers. High taxes, high gas prices, shitty weather, bitchy women......why do we live in NY? Welcome
What's up, another new yorker here, Rochester. Just think you have all winter to work on your car while the southern boys have all winter to drive theirs. High taxes, high gas prices, shitty weather, bitchy women......why do we live in NY? Welcome
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Originally Posted by Signal7
Just down the road in Rochester here...Getting ready for the great western NY winter where we get to LOOK at our cars for the next five months
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Welcome
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From: Jamestown, NY
Hey man welcome to the sight, theres a whole lot of fast guys in your area and in rochester. im about a hour south of ya in jamestown ny.
I give it a few months before weve got ya convinced to to get a Fbody.
Check out the site below, local forum for your area.
www.wnyfbody.com
-john
I give it a few months before weve got ya convinced to to get a Fbody.
Check out the site below, local forum for your area.
www.wnyfbody.com
-john
Welcome to another fellow western New Yorker, Rochester area myself, didn't know there were so many of us around here. And TuckZ28SS that's a question I ask myself every winter until I break out the snowmobile
Launching!
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 297
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From: Rochester, NY
Originally Posted by BlueB4C
Welcome to another fellow western New Yorker, Rochester area myself, didn't know there were so many of us around here. And TuckZ28SS that's a question I ask myself every winter until I break out the snowmobile
B-LO here too, East Amherst to be exact! I'll see ya around, well next spring when the cars outta storage, I got the only black Trans Am around with LS1Tech Decals on the rear hatch and Silver Blackbird stripes, so you know its me, however there's another guy on here thats the got the same ride, but no stickers/decals. Welcome to the Board- be prepared to spend money and get an F-Body
