i have a 89 t11 that i want to bye in the fall. i already own a 88. as far as the 89 goes if i get it up to 450+rwhp, how reliable is it. could blow at any time, last a long time???

 

Hmmm, this reminds me of an old adage:

You can have it only 2 of 3 ways: Fast, Cheap, and Reliable

Fast and Cheap isnt Reliable
Fast and Reliable isnt Cheap
Reliable and Cheap isnt Fast

It pretty much depends on how and what you put into it. Your asking a really open-ended question.

 

My bet would be that something in the tranny or rear end would blow up at 450 hp.

 

hardly, TIIs are strong.

 

Woops, gave me a 502 proxy error?

 

what i would put in it:
street ported motor
Haltech E6X
boost controller
Custom T04R turbo kit
midpipe
cat-back
1600 injectors with fuel rail and fuel pressure regulator
Intercooler

 

Sounds like a good start. I'd go FMIC if I were you. A large one too. Also, I don't see headers on that list. Just remember, typically the more boost you start putting through the engine, the less life you can expect out of it. You might want to look at 3mm apex seals as well.

 

He said a custom T04R turbo kit, that would generally include the exhaust manifold. Basically it's as reliable as whoever builds the motor and tunes it, and how well it's maintained in the process. The problem with high output engines is people always push it, risk running on lower octane, or simply don't take care of them. I've seen quite a few high output cars running around 50k on their blocks without any problems, but they're the guys that don't ever push their setup, and always make sure to run the gas it was tuned for, and they generally leave a lot of space on their tuning (ie, not running aggressive timing/fuel/etc)

 

3mm seals and rotors skiped the list. and the headers are in the turbo kit as well as bov, lines, ect. probley 20+ pounds of boost . FMIC???? i know a few things but still alot to learn

 

20+ pounds of boost is excessive. With a properly sized turbo you should make your goal more around the 15-20 range.

 

Fmic???

 

Front mount intercooler?

 

thanx.

 

Sorry about that want2drive.

 

I assumed that was plotted somewhere in his plan.

Motor->Exhaust Manifold->Turbo

I agree, completley.

 

I'm an NA guy, I forget about these 'turbo' details sometimes.