BoostorLose

Well of course, It's kind of hard though when the moron you drop the stuff off to get powdercoated says he can't and won't take it apart because he is afraid to break something. I'm just going to do it myself this weekend. What a dumbass.

dubulup

the TB, is a PITA to get the linkage back in the right order so pay attention, take lots of notes or pics.

not that bad, once you see how it has to work...Japanese JigSaw puzzle

2a+RoN

Very nice, except that ssautochrome manifold kind of scares me. I heard a lot of crap about it. Let us know how it works out for you.

Huero

Very nice pics
Just wanted to know what kind of port you went with?
Street Port, Bridge......??

BoostorLose

Ok, here goes to answer some questions. I got the TB apart DUB and it was a pain in the ***!! Crazy japanese, i took it apart, took notes, then couldn't decipher the code I wrote for myself. No big deal, it's back together. The manifold is actually an identical copy of the SS that I made here at school, and tig'd myself. It it much better quality with thicker walls, and better welds. I was going to go with a large street port, but decided on the half bridge. Should make around 600rwhp at 25psi I hope. We shall see, the motor is going in tomorrow so I'll have more pics. Take it easy gents.
Mike

dubulup

you chromed it too?

2a+RoN

just wondering why you would copy that design if you had the skills and equipment to make your own? It just seems like that is not the most efficient manifold design to me..

BoostorLose

I didn't chrome it, I polished it when it was apart. We got this new $800 stainless polishing wheel at school, and my instructor wanted to see how it worked. He polished it. Too answer your question Ron, it was basically time constraints. I only had 2 weeks to get this done for my project. I would have designed a new one from scratch, but I could've taken a week alone just to come up with a good design. I will start making my own stuff once I get out of school in 3 months for fun. Maybe I'll come up with something better than all the rest.
Mike

0pistn

Hi there Mike,

Just wondering what size the blade was on the turbo. Turbo looks very similar in size to the one i'm using on my 12AT.

Cheers

BoostorLose

TO4R

.70 a/r

66.5mm inducer

flow: 75 lbs/min 960cfm

Those are the spec, I have the Q-Trim wheel though for the hot side. Pretty nice turbo, going in tomorrow. Take care
Mike

BoostorLose

Here are some more pics for you guys. I got the motor in, the cage done, and the v-mount done. She should be starting up this week. Enjoy.
Mike

dubulup

is your car camo?

are you re welding the end tanks on the IC and rad?

rotoboy661

hey man just to let u know the position of the rad is way too low man

u will scrape as soon as the car drops and all its weight on the tires

trust me i have a v mount too

mike

2a+RoN

Yeah, I had to adjust the height of my rad a lot to make sure it wasn't too low when I made my v-mount...

BoostorLose

Ok, to answer some questions. Dub: I will be cutting the endtanks and shaping them so they will be much smoother to the incoming air.

RotorBoy and Ron: Which v-mount do you guys have? Just curious, I made this myself, and took careful measurements to make sure I would not scrape it. I just fabbed up the duct, and it actually is the lowest point of the car, right about even with the front bumper. Thanks for the thought though, it was my major concern as well. I set the car down today and there is plenty of room so I won't scrape. Take care guys.
Mike

BoostorLose

Ok, to answer some questions. Dub: I will be cutting the endtanks and shaping them so they will be much smoother to the incoming air.

RotorBoy: Which v-mount do you have? Just curious, I made this myself, and took careful measurements to make sure I would not scrape it. I just fabbed up the duct, and it actually is the lowest point of the car, right about even with the front bumper. Thanks for the thought though, it was my major concern as well. I set the car down today and there is plenty of room so I won't scrape. Take care guys.
Mike

BoostorLose

Ok, to answer some questions. Dub: I will be cutting the endtanks and shaping them so they will be much smoother to the incoming air.

RotorBoy: Just to let you know, I took careful measurements to make sure it won't scrape. It is in perfect position right now, about 2 inches from the bottom of the bumper. It left plenty of room to put my ducting in, which is about a quarter inch lower than my bumper, making it the lowest point on the car. Thanks for the concern though. Take care guys. I would love to see some pics of your guys v-mounts too, just curious how other people mounted stuff. See ya.
Mike

BoostorLose

holy crap, talk about a million posts. My fault, got trigger happy on the mouse button.

BoostorLose

It looks like this now.

2a+RoN

I made my own as well

-Aaron

BoostorLose

Any pics Ron? C'mon, don't tease me like that!! Which core did you use? Give me some specifics dammit!! It was my first one, I learned a lot from it, my next one will be superior to this. Now I need another FD to do so!!

Bukwild

I love the camo paint. I was going to do a desert camo on my vert.

rotoboy661

RE

surfpac

Please tell me that you're going to paint the car. If not, that color would be ideal, in Iraq. :o)

Bukwild

camo paint rules.