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Old 12-06-02, 08:29 PM
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what reliability issues to be concerned with?

just wondering what issues i'd need to be concerned with for when i buy me a turbo II. i'll be buying an upgraded radiator regardless...and here's some of the mods i already plan on installing sometime after buying.

full exhaust
fuel cut defencer (would i need this if i had an apexi power fc?)
apexi power fc (they do make it for the turbo II right?)
intake
pulley's
front mount i/c
greddy turbo kit
profec b boost controller
upgraded radiator
walbro 255 lph fuel pump
injectors (what size i don't know yet)
adjustable fpr
act clutch and pressure plate
lightened flywheel

is there anything i'd need to be concerned with for reliability purposes? what about the ast tank (or whatever it is that's on the fd's)? is this a worry? anything else i should be concerned with? and yes of course, changing the oil, spark plugs, etc. would be done. thanks for any info.....
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Maybe a turbo timer to prevent wear and tear. Full set of guages, especially an exhaust temperature guage to accurately measure your a/f setup. Sounds good otherwise.

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oh yeah, forgot to mention those.
a boost gauge, egt, a/f, and fuel pressure gauges.
apexi turbo timer. but all i really listed was performance mods. didn't even mention the suspension mods, etc.

now if i had a front mount, would i have to worry about overheating being an issue as much like i'm seeing with the fd's?

my plan was to get an fc and just put a few minor mods on it and then get an fd (and still plan on it), but i've decided to at least go ahead and mod out the fc cause the cost is just too cheap to not do it as compared to an fd. does anyone know the stock horsepower of an fc? and what would be a good size turbo for the fc? enough to get me in the low 12's, 11's....

also, i have a sard bov that i'd plan on installing. it vents to the atmosphere. is there any problem with that on these cars? i'm use to dsm's and on those cars, you run rich inbetween shifts if venting and can cause it to stall at a stoplight etc. and so you have to run a vpc ($1,000) just to correct the problem. would i not have to do that?

guessing reliability is better on the fc than the fd correct? thanks for the input.
scott
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