Well it's finally finished with the help of some good friends and it runs like a
bat outta hell. The majority of the parts on this car are ebay parts and they all work great with the exception of the SSAC downpipe. It had to be seriously modified so it would work.

Garret t3/t4 50 trim
Ebay FMIC
Ebay Type RS BOV
Ebay HKS style wastegate
Ebay Piping
SSAC Manifold
SSAC 3" Downpipe **CRAP**
Tsudo 2.5" Exhaust N1 style
DSM 450's
Gripforce 6puck clutch
Fidanza 7.5lb flywheel
Glowshift Gauges

Tuned using Crome (thanks Chris!) and using the in-car dyno it ballparked a 234hp and 191tq pull @ 10psi. So that at least gives us a rough idea.

 

Looks like a clean install.Did you brace the turbo to help that mani?Put a air filter or something on there too!

 

yeah the manifold is braced from the turbo flange to the head flange in two places by 1" x 1/4" stainless steel, and from the turbo flange to the wastegate flange as well. It's not going anywhere for a while. I told my dad it needed bracing and he did an awesome job on it.

 

looks good dude~

 

so what happened to the pic of the fmic?

 

you need a filter over the turbo inlet, and keep a close eye on the setup since they are cheaper ebay parts, you need to be very carefull becuase they can break, wear faster or crack easier. if you catch issues earily it will help get them resolved w/o too much of a problem, but if not then it could cause major issues.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by oscarmayer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">keep a close eye on the setup since they are cheaper ebay parts</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's what i told him But it'll be fine, He's watching everything like a hawk.

Oh and that's why he's got a boost cut

 

how much di dthis all run u?

 

you didnt brace it right. you need a brace that removes the weghit from the manifold, you should of made a bracket from block to turbo, not from manifold to manifold, youve done nothing but restrict the amount of expansion the manifold has when it heats up. i bet it cracks quicker, most likely at the turbine flange

but other wise setup looks really good, nice and clean

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yeah_its_boosted &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah the manifold is braced from the turbo flange to the head flange in two places by 1" x 1/4" stainless steel, and from the turbo flange to the wastegate flange as well. It's not going anywhere for a while. I told my dad it needed bracing and he did an awesome job on it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Its braced wrong.

 

OT: I had the same ebay strut bar and they sent me two of the same side brackets. looks like you cut and welded it like I did to mine... Damn ebay. nice and clean install BTW&gt;

 

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mattssi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">OT: I had the same ebay strut bar and they sent me two of the same side brackets. looks like you cut and welded it like I did to mine... Damn ebay. nice and clean install BTW&gt; </TD></TR></TABLE>

Actually, the just put the brackets on backwards, I thought they were wrong until I turned tem around, lol.

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Its braced wrong. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, it came slightly braced when I got it, we just thought it would be better to use thicker steel. I see what you guys are saying now. We'll see what I can come up with considering I have empty A/C compressor mounts.

 

the car just ran a 9.3 in the 1/8th at 85 mph with a 2.3 60ft. That's not bad considering it was his 2nd time to the track

 

i sure as hell hope you reinforce that manifold.

'cause if not, i hope your ready to buy a new one for it soon.

i had a ssac adn it took the biggest **** on me.
i bought a obx tubular after that, and it held up a lot better.

 

what is the proper way to brace the manifold to the block. any pictures or how-to's on this?

 

you need to run a brace from the block itseld to the manifold, but his has held up so far. And believe me he's beat the **** out the car.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chris22215 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the car just ran a 9.3 in the 1/8th at 85 mph with a 2.3 60ft. That's not bad considering it was his 2nd time to the track</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats 87mph homes

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yeah_its_boosted &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thats 87mph homes</TD></TR></TABLE>

alright, my bad. My brother ran 85mph right?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chris22215 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you need to run a brace from the block itseld to the manifold, but his has held up so far. And believe me he's beat the **** out the car. </TD></TR></TABLE>
so a brace from the turbo flange to the block right? what part of the block is the best to go to. any brackets on the block that you can use?

 

Whats the in car dyno?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b16adx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Whats the in car dyno?</TD></TR></TABLE>
it's just a fun little tool in crome that you can use to give you a ball park. I told him that it read a little high.

 

looks nice

 

i've also got that piece of junk ssac mani. You should pull it back off and start grinding away inside it. Port the wg tube and any extra metal where the primaries collect.
As far as bracing goes, I took a metal strip like 7 in long (about 1 inch by 1/8th), bent it into an s with the vice and BFH drilled a couple holes and put it on a bolt on the oil return flange and then on a brace bolt running from block to trans. so far so good.
deffinitely keep an eye on every part very frequently at first.

 

unfortunately my turbo has developed a serious case of shaft play within the two weeks that it has been installed. Angry phone calls will ensue.