AND IT BEGINS

After going with a na 2.8 for a while and getting into the low 15,s off the nitrous ive decided that i wont get much more out of this motor without turbo/supercharging

current na motor specs

2.8 v6
Ported intake
Custom ram air kit
Wild cam 248/258 @.050 500/520
custom chip
ported and milled heads
10-1 compression
low temp stat
3" ex system
and msd 6al
and a 100 shot of nitrous but i never made it down the track using it


new motor specs are as follows
2.8 v6
ported intake
stock cam ( old one has to much overlap to be any good with turbo
custom chip
new heads/stock with wild porting/but not milled for added compression/
thicker head gaskets to lower compression even further
custom turbo manifold/headers
sbc 327 small journal rods
low temp stat
4 " spintech ex system
msd btm
25 shot of nitrous
fmic
and 1 buick regal turbo

This weekend im going to pull my curent heads and drop the new heads on / swap out the cam and pull the oil pan to weld in a fiting for the oil return for the turbo. Get the msd installed.And get the front cross member notched for the downpipe.

 

so far ive goten the heads and oil pan off / and the cam swapped. but i forgot that we had milled the intake down to match my milled heads, (if u mil the heads and not the manifold base it will not seal/leak). but luckily my local junkyard has a lower manifold But i wont get it till monday.
I got the an fitting in the oil pan.

tom i will install the new heads and oil pan and get some pics

 

Definetely get the pics!

 

well i got the new heads installed,and the oil pan back on today,still dont have the manifold base,ill have that tom afternoon. but it all took longer then expected so i didnt get a chance to notch the front x member for the down pipe today,

forgot my digital camera at home,but i went out and bought a disposable camera and took pics.ill have those tom to post




after driving my iroc again for 3 days ill never complian to myself how bad the rs is on gas again lmao

 

 

relax gumby there comming,(besides only thing ive really done so far is swap my milled heads for a stock set and swaped back to stock cam// figured the actull turbo stuff would be more important) i ran outa the house so fast this morning i forgot the digi camera, i got pics but there on a reg camera, ima drop the film off to get developed tom and put on a photo cd

 

ok i havent had time to get anything else done yet, on the car,and i took apart my turbo to go threw it,needless to say it was time for a rebuild.Ill have the rebuild kit on monday or tuesday.but i did manage to get the housings glass beaded and cleaned, and i made a new flange to plug the stock wastegeate hole,since im going to be running a external wastegate.heres a few pics,ill be taking mor epics as i do more work on the car tommorow

 

figure i should throw in a price list ifor the ppl that wanna try this themselves.

#1 used turbo off ebay - t3 from buick regal .82 ar hot side .48 cold side 87$'s
#2 t3 rebuild kit complete (ebay) - 65$'s
#3 intercooler (ebay) #40$'s
#4 BOV (ebay) 43$;s
#5 external waste gate (ebay) 73.55$'s
#6 universal intercooler piping kit (ebay) 85$'s
#7 ex manifold (junk yard) 25$'s
#8 msd btm (ebay) 100$s
#9 laptop for dataloging/tunning (ebay) 31$'s
everything else i had at the shop already so ill get the prices for everything else when the build is complete

 

btw stainless steel is a ****ing pain in the *** to work with,took me a while to bore the hole in it for the down pipe

 

Hey your the oone who pic " /w pics" in the title.

glad to see you finally get some.


Id toss some 1000f powder on that housing

 

gumby there will be lots of pics,i thought i would get this work done farly fast,but thats not gonna happen,still gota get the one roll of film developed.but ill keep posting as i do lil by lil,ill have some more pics today as im gonna do more work,
what do u recomend that i use for coating,that i can buy at an auto parts store,i was just gonna leave it glassbeaded,and not coated since its gonna be covered by a stainless steel heat sheild

 

Well I believe on a turbo you want heat in the pipes? right?

why they ceramic coat the piping, it holds the heat inside the pipe. Also keep the piping cool to the touch.



though on the turbo main housing and its thick cast metal. Id use powder coating on it. Powder creates a thermal bond that cools better then bare metal. Plus it looks nice.

I can get ya hook up for diirt cheap on both.

 

not at this time gumby i have a car show to atend in less then a month, so im on limitied time table here maybe after the show i can take it all back apart and get it done though,


ps i got tons of pics today ill post them when im done eating

 

starting to m,ake my new colant overflow can,since i have to remove the stock plastic one to fit the turbo

4 inch aluminum tubing polished in the lathe

with an end cap welded on
finished tank with fittings installed

my mounting location before install

installed

 

top shot

hoses installed

another

shot from below

 

airbox reinstalled

strut tower brace cllearance

another

brackets

holes in strut tower

installed and painted

 

turbo

another

 

lookin good

 

It's a good start, lets see how it progresses!

 

its progressing surely but slowly,we got real busy at the shop,since its race is starting up, so im down to 1-2 days a week to work on it,



btw strut tower braces are now availlible for sale

75$ each in red or black for 2 point bars
or 135$ each for 3 point bars in red or black

will only sell with 5 orders at a time (keeps costs down)

 

doward plz edit my previous post i caculated costs wrong
with 5 orders at a time it will be 100 for 2 pt bars
150 for 3 pt
with 10 orders at a time it will be 75/135 respectivly

and delete this post after u edit for me plz thnx

 

i just got my new bov and this thing is huge




btw if everything goes ok this week i will be finishing the install this comming weekend
just waiting on my 3.6 psi waste gate spring

 

Good to see another turbo going in. Keep up with the pics!

 

Is that a Turbo XS type S BOV?? I was wondering cause Im probably getting the Turbo XS type H for my build and their the same size from what I hear...

 

no its not
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB..._BIN_Stores_IT
theres a link
i only paid 28 for mine from the same person just look if he has any up for auction instead of buy it now

extreamly fast shipping and excelent customer service

 

Not bad man... After we finish our builds we should meet up, I wouldnt mind driving down to Jeresy to see another built 660

 

e-town camaro-transam vs mustang event maybe ?

 

When is it??

 

lol nm i only see one on the schedual and its april 1st,ohh and aprill 22nd ill deff be ready by then,may 13th, seems to be the last one,though the imopt vs us muscle wars are nice events,get to beat up on some iports all day lol,those run threw out the season,usually 1-2 a month

 

Damn It woulda been nice to see some V6 Camaros whoopin up on Stangs... lol Im gonna check LVD to see what they got planned

 

whats the time frame on ur build, im looking at 1-2 weeks till complete install,(stil driving the car everyday while doing this install lol hopefully 1 weekend is enough to install all the major stuff) that leaves me time to get the tune sorted out for the aprill 22nd event,and the following weekend ill have the car in the car show at the swap meet

 

I wanna finish by April 15th... So that leaves me with what 3 weeks??

 

if u finish in time u gota come out for the swap meet/car show last weekend in april

 

I guess I could.. Would there be any racing going on that day or just the swap meet and show?

 

huge swap meet and show its sat and sunday,the only day we can show is on sunday,better day to buy stuff is saturday though

 

Im not really interested in buying things so Ill prolly just show up for the show..

 

http://www.etownraceway.com/main/schedule.htm

 

daves89rs your flippin mad sir!!!!!!!!
but on the other hand holy crap, some kid made his LG4 a turbo too, lets put it like this when he says its a lg4 and lines up, the poor kid next to him doesnt realize what the hell he got himself into
thats gonna be the same with you, your just gonna line up say its a v-6, then BANG that things gonna move
good luck to ya

 

 

gota love ebay,just scored a better external wastegate then the used one i had ,for 70$'s new ex wastegate,to bad i cant find any cheap 2.5 inch stainless tubing id love to do a full stainless ex system,as of right now the down pipe from the turbo to the y pipe will be stainless
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hey techsmurf

in this pic

what is the pipe comming out the back going to?

 

HOw much horsepower do you think you car will be making after the install? Just wondering, woudln't mind turbo'ing my 6 with a lil more time and money...

 

not realy sure ive goten an estimated 215 hp from the motor without the turbo, and one person has goten 350 rwhp with 9psi out of a 3.4 motor. im quessing 300 hp shuold be about right for a 2.8, but it could be more could be less.all depends on what else is done to the engine. once mine is done im gonna have mine dynoed

 

ok i have an emergency. i rebuilt my turbo today,everything was perfect.Till i went to install the turbine shaft.ITS ****ING BENT. i didnt ntice it when i took it apart cause the bearings were so worn it had tons of free play, and it didnt bind up. so does anyone here have any turbos i.e doward/techsmurf amyone really, that they wanna sell me . or know were i can get a new shaft with the right hot side whell for my turbo, the turbo si off an early buick regal with a 3.1, .82 ar hot side .42 cold side. i need something asap

 

if not is this a decent turbo to use ????

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/T3-T4...QQcmdZViewItem

 

a little big for a 2.8 maybe, but with ported heads it should be okay. not 100% sure cause i never looked into turbo sizing for the 2.8, just a 3.4.

 

I got a second gen Supra turbo laying around that I could prolly sell you for $100 plus shipping or something like that... Pretty sure its the same turbo Doward is running... Not positive tho

 

forgot to update,i bought a stage 5 to4 thing flows 65+ lb's and im also buying another turbo like the one i have already this one is made for the pontiac 301 motors instead of the 3.8

heh i tested my blow off valve the other day with an air tank filled to 8 psi and *** dam is that thing ****ing loud

 

i really cant wait to see this finished, really wondering what everything will look like. good work.good luck.

 

thnx
leo ur not the only one,lol im not sure how to run all the inlet pipes to and from my intercooler yet,the only thing i know for sure is the turbo is mounting driverside infront of the motor, soon as i get th enew turbo in, this is going to gether.Right now its taken about 1.5 weeks longer then i had originally planed, only cause this car is a daily driver, and i only get to work on it 1 day every weekend, though the final install day ill prolly take 2 days

 

cool, lots of pics when finished.