what to do???
08-15-09, 03:03 AM
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what to do???
Got a Holset HX40 Turbo now and I want to redo my set-up to better suit it and up my power to the 550whp area... and I will be running on E85. Im also using a 500cc (M8) AI injection on this for further cooling and detonation supression. Im trying to make detonation a thing of the past... Between the E85, 50/50 Injection, Intercooler, and running RA super seals. It would take an act of god to break this motor. Or a fuel pump failing at high boost...
The thing is, neither set-up will cost me more than 500 bucks. because most of the parts I have laying around in the garage. and what i dont have, I can fab up myself. So cost isnt the issue. Wich is whats usually my deciding factor...
current set-up
Pineapple racing Med street port for REW on S5 TII plates
Racing beat street port exhaust
crappy Ebay T70 turbo kit (is being replaced with HX40 and custom manifold with 4" downpipe)
Apex-i Power FC
850 primarys/1680 secondarys
S5 TII lower intake manifold
FD Throttlebody and UIM
93+ pump (switching to E85)
my 2 plans, cant decide...
Keep the TII/FD Intake manifolds as is, But add two more 1680's to the TII lower manifold
Use either Rice Racing Very large street port templates
*or ITO wild street port template and Pineapple racing EP4 exhaust template (there biggest)
-or-
Keep the Street port i have on there now, and do a semi-pp (1.125")
Use the Pineapple racing EP4 template for exhaust
Modify a JW manifold for semi-pp (already have it sitting in the garage)
custom make an upper plenum (similar to old Pro-jay one) with Mustang 80mm throttle body (already have the TB and only 100 bucks in material to make the plenum)
I threw around the bridgeport idea. but decided if i was gonna have a lumpy idle and it be a bitch to drive on the street. i might as well go semi-pp. bridge ports are sooooo last year. lol...
also, I'm going with a Microtech LT8 i have sitting around and selling the Power FC. its a dope ECU, but all the good tuners for it are about 2 hours away from me. All the rotary shops here prefer Microtech and Sakura...
soooo....
TII LIM, FD upper & TB, and LARGE street ports
-or-
JW mani, custom upper plenum, 80mm TB, and semi-pp
The thing is, neither set-up will cost me more than 500 bucks. because most of the parts I have laying around in the garage. and what i dont have, I can fab up myself. So cost isnt the issue. Wich is whats usually my deciding factor...
current set-up
Pineapple racing Med street port for REW on S5 TII plates
Racing beat street port exhaust
crappy Ebay T70 turbo kit (is being replaced with HX40 and custom manifold with 4" downpipe)
Apex-i Power FC
850 primarys/1680 secondarys
S5 TII lower intake manifold
FD Throttlebody and UIM
93+ pump (switching to E85)
my 2 plans, cant decide...
Keep the TII/FD Intake manifolds as is, But add two more 1680's to the TII lower manifold
Use either Rice Racing Very large street port templates
*or ITO wild street port template and Pineapple racing EP4 exhaust template (there biggest)
-or-
Keep the Street port i have on there now, and do a semi-pp (1.125")
Use the Pineapple racing EP4 template for exhaust
Modify a JW manifold for semi-pp (already have it sitting in the garage)
custom make an upper plenum (similar to old Pro-jay one) with Mustang 80mm throttle body (already have the TB and only 100 bucks in material to make the plenum)
I threw around the bridgeport idea. but decided if i was gonna have a lumpy idle and it be a bitch to drive on the street. i might as well go semi-pp. bridge ports are sooooo last year. lol...
also, I'm going with a Microtech LT8 i have sitting around and selling the Power FC. its a dope ECU, but all the good tuners for it are about 2 hours away from me. All the rotary shops here prefer Microtech and Sakura...
soooo....
TII LIM, FD upper & TB, and LARGE street ports
-or-
JW mani, custom upper plenum, 80mm TB, and semi-pp
