hmm.. no sig in the above post. Ok here it goes.

 

here's my turbo fb, just got her running last weekend. found out i need a new oil cooler LOL.

 

wow, theres alot of Turbo FB's out there!!

 

Just came alive, 81 with S4 engine and T72.

mike

 

10-4, thanks


That thing is gonna be an animal! I wish you were in California so I could get a ride in it. From what I hear the stock turbo's are loads of fun in the first gens, can't imagine gt3540

 

got mine done by RotaryShack

 

In the process...I just got my LSD in and now I'm working on the brakes and suspension.

After that, the old engine and tranny will be coming out and a 13b Cosmo will find a new home!

 

I have a TII on the way into my 85 12A. I picked up the motor and tranny for $450 and I am putting it in my self.

 

Just picked up a new project, bridgeported 12A. Going to put the T76 on it with a blow through Weber from Rotaryshack.com

Just need to work out the fabrication on the exhaust manifold and settle on the intake.

 

So now you're going to have TWO turbo 1st gens?

 

I think it will be easier fabricating and settling than getting ahold of RS. But he did good by me slowly but surely. At least youll have plenty of time


Wow, this thread will not die.


Sorry DF couldnt help the following

 

well guys, i am finally about to join the club! in my grasp i am staring at... mallory 4309; msd fuel pump, hsk ssqv bov, magnaflow muffler, manual boost controller, boost gauge on my floor. coming in the mail any day now is... turbo (ported wastegate), manifold, stainless braided lines, clutch. within a week or two i will be completing a deal for a brand new.. never before made, special setup carb from someone who's one of the best... MUHUHAUHAHAHAAA!!!! anywho, am i missing anything? the downpipe will be part of the custom piping i'm getting done. i feel like there is something else. intercooler will come later.

 

hmmm, only thing I see missing is carb hat.

Are you going to run the oil return line to the front cover or to the oil pan?

So you gave up on the blowthrough holley? That's too bad, mine should be done in 1 month tops. We can compare times.

They should be close until i get my half BP built up.

Marques

 

yea i'm a ginea pig for a new setup. WOOHOOO! but i already have that and the carb hat on the way. the only thing i actually need to do is lock my dizzy. i'm not sure on that part. damnit. hahahah. oh and i'm using my oil pan for the return.

 

next winter, while i'm at college, i hope to large streetport my motor, and also turbocharge it

the odds of the turbo are slim, the streetport has a good shot though

 

damn.. I feel left out :[ what about the few of us that use to own a boosted 1st gen? Hearing you guyz talk about it..makes me want to build another one. But truly, if you've never owned [driven for a period of time] a turboed 1st gen.. then you will not understand the joy it brings. Directfreak understands now.. right?
My favorite saying back then was "line it up"

 

About 10% into my 12a to 20B conversion.

I expect it to take me at LEAST another year. :/

 

 

Hey guys, I just yanked the motor out and now I'm cleaning up my Cosmo motor.

I still have to fab the manifold, mount the oil cooler, intercooler, and buy the turbo and Haltech.

I got about another month. Hehe.

 

I just got my new setup running Here's the mod list:

12a, Streetport intake, big square exhaust ports, RotaryShack apex seals
TII turbo, ported wastegate
RotaryShack Weber 48 DCO-SP
Custom Aluminum tube intake manifold(made by me)
Aluminum carb hat(made by me)
Two TII intercoolers(1 endtank cut off each, cores welded together)
Tyfoon BOV
Full 2.5" stainless exhaust(made by me)
Porsche 911 Turbo Fuel pump

I don't have pics of the finished car yet, but here's pics of the intake.




-Matt

 

that looks pretty good!!!

 

From the side the intake manifold looks like a Honda header!

 

83 comso re, big to4

 

I finished my turbo 1st gen last summer, and have been loving every minute. I went with jspec so i could get the intake manifold, cas, and the t2 trans. Like most jspes, it was already blown up. So i used the block as a core for a mazda remanufactured stock port S5 turbo motor. I then bolted on all my goodies I had collected over a period of about 7 months, and did all the fabrication required. For all of those thinking of the swap, there is alot of headache for the do-it-yourselfer, but it will pay you back in the end.

Here is a couple pics of my turbo 1st gen

 

I just acquired an S5 TII engine, trans, ECU, FCD and HKS BOV. Took the 12a out last friday in about an hour and a half. Got an SE front cover and oil pan. Just need to get the cover machined, and the RB 12A-13B mount and the motor goes in. It seems simple, easy and fast, but I'm sure there's quite a bit more that I've got to do.