i got another ANOTHER FD. what is wrong with me
This design is for LHD, RHD, stock lim, excessive lim, and 7670 or 8374... I am no longer interested in making one off manifolds, there has to be decent demand to make a 7670 LHD manifold only...
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^ low boost and long-term reliability are big factors for me, as i'm not 21 years old anymore and hitting the drag strip twice a week. i am driving this thing 4+ hours to track events, running it for over 2 hours of full throttle, then driving it 4+ hours home.
i would like to turn the boost to 15-16psi on the dyno and see what it will do, but i probably won't. i'm getting old
^I feel you on that one buddy. chasing high numbers is just not the game anymore. making a car with 350whp last a decade is a far larger accomplishment to me, lol
looks like you'll be up and running soon though. keep up the good work.
looks like you'll be up and running soon though. keep up the good work.
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finally got all the parts in. bought the turbo and manifold from turbosource.net and got a pretty good deal. their price on the EFR turbos is the cheapest one i could find online.
fab guy should be starting on the downpipe today. and i may be making the hardlines myself, depending on whether or not i run out of money. (someone please remind me why i bought this expensive EFR turbo!)
got the stock MAZDA FD inconel turbo/block studs and nuts (m10x1.5 if anyone was wondering) for my turbo/manifold connection.

these turbos are very high quality!

fab guy should be starting on the downpipe today. and i may be making the hardlines myself, depending on whether or not i run out of money. (someone please remind me why i bought this expensive EFR turbo!)

got the stock MAZDA FD inconel turbo/block studs and nuts (m10x1.5 if anyone was wondering) for my turbo/manifold connection.

these turbos are very high quality!

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got my turbo in, and made some stainless hard lines for it (^fero313 actually made them. i can't take credit) 




made my oil feed line (just a few random pics of that):


and some pictures of the turbo and manifold mounted to the engine (lines and wastegate actuator not installed in these pics):






made my oil feed line (just a few random pics of that):


and some pictures of the turbo and manifold mounted to the engine (lines and wastegate actuator not installed in these pics):

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got some pics from the shop today, as my fabricator friend finished up the downpipe, cat, and replacement straight pipe. i'll post some more tonight.
i still have a few small things left to do:
wrap the downpipe with my DEI titanium wrap, re-fill coolant, slightly relocate the heater core water pipe, and hook up vac lines.



i still have a few small things left to do:
wrap the downpipe with my DEI titanium wrap, re-fill coolant, slightly relocate the heater core water pipe, and hook up vac lines.



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got some better pics tonight.
i still have a few things to tidy up and change around, but i drove the car home from the fabricator's



tomorrow i'll setup a dyno time. hopefully for this weekend
i still have a few things to tidy up and change around, but i drove the car home from the fabricator's



tomorrow i'll setup a dyno time. hopefully for this weekend











