Might as well throw my newest build into the mix.



and a quick shot of the home made headers

 

wheres the down piping going to go?? Hugging the firewall, seems like it would be tight for you. Im about to add a different turbo and am looking at ideas as my prior downpipe was much different then I plan this time.

 

Le down pipe (if the question was directed at me)

 

Yes it was

Thats a nice piping job.

 

Here is more of a complete turbo plumbing pic.

 

mocking up my TC78 today...

 

Mmhmm ^^^ that looks familiar! Seems to fit nicely

 

Ya not to bad. Gonna take alot of work to match my D port heads. I might have to cut this flange off and weld on a new one. or build up around the outside of the tubed and port the inside for shape.

 

mpt70 350sbc


pt88 383sbc

 

Slowly working on my new design build. Ebay(GT3582) turbo going on this engine.



The old turbo I was using and the new one on the left.

 

looking good fasteddi

 

THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO KEEP THE A/C?

 

Damn Dave, you better have some mucho roll video's when she is finished, cuz that thing is going to pull so damn hard I want to see it suck some GT-R's and Lambo's right into that freaking turbo and spit them out. Just goes to show, you want something done right, invest in the right parts, and take your time with it. Looks incredible...

 

Thanks , hopefully i will have a startup/dyno video in the next 3~4 months. If everything goes well.

 

I did but then starting looking at what all would be needed to keep it. Test fitting this down pipe was a no go with ac box. I noticed this box was cracked so said F-it. It need replaced I'll deal w/o for now. After all it is a convertable and only comes out on nice days anyways.

Im doing a complete 4thGen day swap also. So if anything I'll toss a vintake air setup under there. TONS of room with no 4thGen airbag, etc. under there.

 

ahh i see

 

How much over 4 digits at the wheels are we going for if you don't mind me asking?

 

Not really going for a rwhp number. I'm more like trying to get into drag radial racing 275 or 315 .

 

Mine is still in progress, and I haven't even started a thread on here yet (SORRY!) But here are a few pics of how it is turning out so far. Goal is to keep A/C along with all other amenities. I'm pretty happy with how things have come out so far. Hope to have it running within the next few weeks!





Turbo is mounted to the chassis with a mount I built and has a thick rubber cushion between it and the car, and I have also installed flex sections in the hotside (yes they are the specific ones designed for pre turbo piping...I installed the wrong ones first LOL) to allow for some give/flex between the turbo and the engine. All of the hotside piping is now wrapped with Lava wrap and I will also be covering various hoses and wiring with heat reflective tape and/or firesleeves to help with heat control. The part of the hotside that runs from the collector over to the driver's side header is removable with two v-band clamps which allows easy access to the front of the engine for servicing the belt and/or water pump. I'm also running dual electric fans off an LT-1 4th gen car.


-Paul

 

What about the oil drain? ^^^

 

-10 line through the frame rail to a bung welded in the pan. Not a huge drop but all downhill with no dips so we'll see how it works! :-)

 

that is bad ***

 

Here its finally done, minus the RLF BOV, the water lines for the turbo, and alky injection. I just got it together enough to try out the new engine.

Went from this to running in a few hrs thanks to my g.f. She actually likes cars..lol thats rare.

 

Update to my setup: It's together, running now, and I got to spend some time on the dyno with it!





At 15 PSI it put down just over 400 HP and about 470 TQ at the tires, but my 255 LPH Walbro was running out of steam and fuel pressure fell on its face once full boost hit. There's lots more potential there once I get my new 400 LPH pump in the tank this spring

-Paul

 

This build was from a few years ago, still a work in process!

 

Just add car

 

 

 

What hood do you have on that car??? sailtexas. Im woundering how that pipe to the IC clears the hood.

My final product. Heat blanket and all. Runs like a champ

 

bad blurry pic sorry

 

Stinger/bigblock, cut and re-glassed to clear. I am goign to eliminate the silicone elbow ionto of the IC with aluminum pipe and v-bands so that should gain some clearance. I think with a stock camaro hood you could sneak a 3" oval pipe under the stock hood if you just left the outer skin. I have a stock hood laying around I may try it, I like the stock hood look

 

thank you

 

I will ***** mine out....a couple years ago it made 650hp/700ftlb to the tire. It's had some upgrades since.

 

Nice. Are those the same turbo's I sold you a few years back, or different one's...?

 

Thanks, yep still going strong.

 

damn i rember those , werent those the pair of turbos u bought to put on the 3.1 car rob?

 

They are definitely too big for a 3.1...they are even a tad big on a 355. Probably a good thing he got rid of them.

 

Yeah, that was a few years back. Almost put them on my old 91 Formy, too, but I sold that car before I even had a chance to start working on it...

 

My setup. Im sure most have seen it, its been around for close to 10 yrs now

 

What did you use on the intake of the turbo? How does that stuff hold up with the heat and vaccum?? Thanks

 

Videos?

 

I can't remember where I bought it, but it was a super charger company maybe power dyne?
It works great! It is super strong so it won't collapse and it holds up to the heat. It was a little pricey though...it was $100 to do mine.

 

Heres a vid from a few years ago.

 

Raw video turboedtpi.....makes mine look turd slow.

 

Awww man I want a turbo!