Since i am running the stock turbo, the hotside is 2" and the cold pipe is 2.5. My intercooler core actually has 3" inlet/outlet. so it flows over 1450+cfm (got it pressure/flow tested...good up to just over 48psi...like im gonna run anything near that...) and my piping is pretty safe distance from either one of the battery terminals. I do realize it is alot of piping, but i also dont have to remove a pipe to change my oil and spark plugs. also helps to work on the engine a little bit, since its only 2 worm gears i have to loosen, and a bolt on top of the manifold if i have to take any other that off. but, as REted stated above, once i go koyo and electrical fan, then i should be able to eliminate that giant "S" curve, and just run a straight piece of pipe to eliminate all that piping that goes around the fan shroud. But, razorback is going to sell me his 87 turbo-II tranny for 175 to my door in the next couple of weeks. SOOoOooOOoOooO...looks like that takes precedence over the radiator right now (my tranny has a fucked up set spring--a little **** to shift around from 1st-2nd, and my 5th gear synchro is out). as for the oil temps...i have NO idea...but, considering the intercooler itself is only 6" tall and 3" thick, i am suggesting it shouldnt be AS BAD as a big *** +9" core i see many people use. also, i get to keep my bumper supports. which i stipulated earlier. i just dont like to lean against the front of my car, and feel like i am going to fall into the engine bay. ive done that a couple times...it sucks. and actually REted, if you could still help me out with that wiring for my field sfc, that would be most awesome of you...i also need the dip settings for it...if you could help a fellow rotorhead out. so, after i get the rad-shroud removed, it should look some thing similar to the old school apexi/hks fmic kits...when the outlet was hooking over the top of the intercooler, and the cold pipe ran across the top of the engine in a straight line to the TB. only mine will be a bit shorter. overall, i am impressed, and that turbo wants to spool pretty damn fast now....only if i had a better non-twin scroll turbo with a real wastegate...oh well, that will be later. radiator/tranny/reliability mods (wbo2, etc....) first, fast/fun later.

Thanks for the feedback guys....oh yeah, thanks for reminding me about the oil temp sensor...i am actually anxiously awaiting j-rats pics for his "az heat!" mod!!

Ryan Shannon.

 

looks alright but alittle to much piping still looks nice

 

wires everywhere!!! is there a clean turbo engine bay out there?

 

minee!

 

I haven't forgotten!
I had a lot of business inquiries so the past two weekends was trying to help out potential customers.
I should be able to get you the information by the end of the week!



-Ted

 

wow I feel like a mouse looking for cheese with those pipes.

 

Oh, its cool REted. Youve helped me quite a bit with your responses (whether you know it or not) throughout my (mis)adventures with my Rx. Ive been searching for almost anything i had wrong with this car since ive been putting it back together. Actually, its usually been you, NZconvertible, or Icemark whose responses ive found the most helpful. So, the way i see it, i still owe you a **** load more favors than you need to help me. but, i really would like to lean out my stuff to at least partially rich, instead of "wow, now youre REALLY wasting gas!" i dont mind running rich, but to the degree of what it is now....its not cool. Plus, i need to get the wideband in this weekend...so, i will probly do that first. then try to get the sfc hyper r installed after i have some thing thats accurate to monitor it.

Thanks for everything,
Ryan Shannon.

 

nice work, does your hood close???

 

doesnt the travel of the air into the intake take much longer there by reducing the spool time with that setup?

 

Dear lord ...reminds me of a screen saver. Hows the car feel now?

 

nope... the opposite should happen if i recall. should create lag...then again im not quite sure im just agreeing with you, or contradicting you, so....yeah with his set up, it might be a bit laggy but technicaly should make more tourqe (again that what i have heard) so that just my .02

 

Thats a **** load of pipes!

Damn and to think I did it with 3in.

 

it looks like the stock turbo...if so then spool shouldnt be a problem... so have fun yall..

 

Itīs not done yet but here is how I routed my pipes, I think itīs fairly clean...

 

Fairly my ***. Thats a work of art right there.

 

Damn that looks realllllllly nice. good job man, post up some pics when you get that thing finished.

 

duh duh wtf? Dayamn!

 

molehill did you beed blast all your metal parts on the TB hood latch and fuel rail ine? And the TB UIM as well?

 

A friend of my that works with electrolplatening, has redone the surfaces.
They are exactly like new ones now!

Here is a pic a took this evening:



More to come...

 

your setup is completely different than his.. You cant even use ps,or ac which is the main reason he stated for the routing of his pipes... and even if he didnt have that.. I guarantee you he spent alot less money on his than you did on yours...

Although I dont agree on his setup, yours doesnt prove anything. He couldnt even use the stock rad.

 

minus the duct tape holding the BOV on j/k

looks alot better than my n/a set up...

 

Yea it's much harder to keep the p/s + a/c and run your intercooler pipe. The a/c compressor isn't in the pics but it fit's (using it now)--but there sure ain't much room. Here's mine:









Oh forgot to mention it's an FB

 

Yepp! Youīre absolutely right! My post was just an answer to rxseven07īs question.
Iīm sorry for hijacking the thread!

 

I've got one big problem with that set-up...
The rad top bar was cut for the pipes; this compromises strength.
I'd bet if I leaned on that bar (a lot of people do), it'll bend...


-Ted

 

That is just a problem when the hood latch isnīt there.
With it in place itīs no problem. I made it out of 3mm stainless steel.
And the engine side of the bar is just cut a little bit.

It also here the sticker I got from Summit comes into play:
"Look as much you want, but please donīt touch!"

Btw the duct tape is gone now... The pop- and blow off is welded
in place.