All that I can say is wow, nice kit

















What is being shown here is a T3/T4, he has also produced this kit for a T-04E, and a T66, the mounts are a little bit different for each one due to the sizes of the compressor housing. The compressor mounts to brackets that are attached to the transmission to remove any strain and stress that might be transmitted to the head from the "normal" mounting of a turbo.

The intercooler is an air-->water intercooler made by Laminova, which is a Swedish company. Autorotor which is known for supercharger kits for Mercedes has been using this technology for quite a few years, which has led Mercedes to start using it in their current production models, this technology is being used in the manifolds of their newer Supercharged cars. The intercooler has a tested effiency of ~88%, which leads to temps that are ~10 degrees over the ambient air temp, there is a drop of ~1 psi while traveling through the intercooler. This intercooler is a 4 row, and can sustain 600 hp.

Here is a pic of how the intercooler works:




I asked John at HyTech what the pricing on the products were and he informed me that:

$1500 - manifold with wastgate piping
$1500 - intercooler kit
$300 -- downpipe
$200 -- blow off valve piping

For any questions please direct them to John at HyTech Exhaust hitechexhst@earthlink.net

I have no vested interest in this product, I just thought that it was a pretty cool kit, and since I had the information I though that I would share it with all of the other boost happy fiends out there.

Austin

[EDIT]Forgot to mention that he was recently contracted to work on a twin turbo kit for the Ferrari 360 Modena, he's building the exhaust and intake items, and the contractor is working on the other itmes, not to mention the Mercialago exhaust(private sale items, saw 5 at the shop when I was there), or the McLaren F1 header(private sale, 12 recently imported into the US)[/EDIT}


[Modified by Austin, 10:26 AM 12/27/2002]

 

sickness!

 

Gees beautiful kit. bump for a tight turbo

 

Jeez, just imagine what the intercooler what look like!

 

wow

 

...WOW

 

uhhh, I want one too
nice!

 

 

Is that thing even designed for a street application? The length on that manifold is pretty long.

 

Yep, designed to be street driven. You can keep your AC, as well as your Power Steering.

Austin

 

crikey. can you say WHOOOOSH WHOOOOOOOOSH bye bye
whooo...
STEP OUT OF THE CAR PLEASE
Clink...
Bye Bye turbo

 

So the prices you listed are for everything needed for the turbo? (obviously not engine management or anything like that)

 

N/A .................... what's that mean......

 

OMG!

 

Prices do not include the blow-off valve, turbo, or wastegate. The pricing is just for the exhaust manifold, the downpipe, the intercooler kit, and the bolw-off piping.

Austin

 

those prices aren't bad at all.

how the hell do you close the hood with that intercooler.

also, how is the radiator remounted and the starter. also, is there even enough room for that intercooler with all the wiring in that area.

very interested in this set-up.

 

NA, meaning Normally Aspirited, not N/A as in non-aapplicable.

 

Hehehe!

Nice, the whole compliment of projects.
One of these days mine will be done, too!

 

With the valve cover installed the intercooler is about the same height as the top of the valve cover, or it would seem.

Here is a picture of the manifold kit installed on a car:


Austin


[Modified by Austin, 11:34 AM 12/27/2002]

 

What about your dipstick

 

Conveniently missing the radiator and front cross member .........

Looks like a bad *** kit!

 

the dipstick is something i didn't even think of. please let us know.

also, how often does the intercooler need to be filled with water or is there a reserve tank somewhere mounted to the top fitting?

 

that looks awesome

 

front crossmember??

 

hehe...now that's a good question, the kit is origninally designed for a race car, but can be outfitted for street use. The dipstick tube can be accessed, but you first have to bend it a little bit.


The intercooler is an air--> and does use a reserve tank, hence the fitting on top of the intercooler that you noticed .

Austin