I might get flamed asking this but, is there a company that just sells the turbo manifold by it's self?

 

Forged, altered atmosphere, for two i think.

 

Last time I called AA they said that they were working on it but had not made them yet, that was like 2 or 3 months ago!

 

or maybe injected performance

 

I gotta find out cause it's so much cheaper to peice together a turbo kit then buy one. I've put together all my turbo kits I had on my car.

 

Single or twin turbo? If you're doing a single turbo just make your own or use the stock exhaust manifolds. If you're doing a twin turbo system, Speed Force Racing sells some I believe.

This isn't a 4 cyl or I6 motor, it's a bit more complicated than just buying "a manifold".

 

I really recommend not doing this. Unless you have a shop full of tools and some serious know how about the VQ35, you are just asking to get burned. I hate to come off sound like a dick about it, but I've honestly never heard of someone "piecing" together a turbo setup for a Z. Maybe a little custom fabbed intercooler piping or something, but nothing "pieced" together. Trust me, you will save your self a lot of time, money, and headache by just saving up and doing it right the first time.

 

Actually, think of it this way; People have been boosting 350Z's and G35's for quite some time now. If you stop to look around, you'll see that 99.5% of people in the FI have some sick-*** cars that are put together with off the shelf turbo kits, and theres a very good reason for that. My best advice to you is to hang out in the FI for a little while and just soak up information.

 

I'll have to disagree on this one. Our community is like a bunch of credit card bikers who are afraid to get their hands dirty, really. It's not THAT difficult really, especially if you know how to weld and do your own work. Some people think that a turbo kit is some sort of magical system that is insanely complicated. It's not. It's just a matter of squeezing piping in the alloted space.

I'd say go for it.

Oh, and this guy spent less than $2000 for a full single turbo kit that made great power:
http://g35driver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=189367

 

I read that whole thread, very very cool. The custom kit made great power! It made more than when I had my TN kit at 8 psi.

Impressive!

 

There is some truth in what you're saying about the credit card biker thing. I would be way more apt to do more of my own work if I drove something like a civic (nothing wrong with civics), or something that was somewhat simpler than what we drive. But, I would really rather not overestimate my wrench-skill and mess something up permanently on my $30000 car and $XXXXX amount of turbo kit/accessories. Thats what keeps me away from doing my own stuff. Also, I share a place with 3 other dudes, so huge tool box and an engine dolly is not something I can really bring along to school with me.

I'm all about being different and trying new things, as I know you are Craig, but how many people actually have a welder and all the tools required to do their own stuff just hanging out in the garage to just fab something like this up? I'd like to be able to do something like that, but I just don't have the space or the money for it. I'm sure going FI for mad cheap can be done, but I'd prefer to just buy proven parts and not a "pieced" together setup. Honestly, I'm not even sure I'd know where to start if I wanted to make a turbo kit for a Z piece by piece. I wish the OP good luck, but frankly, this sounds a lot like a "FI hopes and dreams" thread. But with that said, I hope the OP proves me wrong .

 

+1. If you can weld, then you can probably make a kit.

 

i see what you are saying jamez, but at the same time, if you are truly in love with cars then you more then likely hang out with a few people who are also like you. and more then likely they have the tools or whatever needed to get the job done. its not hard to find someone you know with an arc, sig, mig, tig, or whatever kind of welder. its also not hard to find someone with all the tools needed to install a turbo kit.

i know you dont want the stress of worrying about whether or not your install on your 30xxx car is gonna go accordingly, but like craig said it really is NOT that hard AT ALL.

 

I am as diehard into cars as it gets, and I know a lot of people who are into cars, and I don't think I'd trust any of them to fab me up a turbo kit for my car. Honestly, if it was as easy as you all seem to make it out to be, why don't you just scrap the plans for your car and and go ahead and fab up a custom setup.

I understand that what we're talking about isn't as complicated as sending the space shuttle into orbit, but it seems to me that you're seriously underestimating the difficulty involved in creating something like this from scratch.

 

All it takes is time and materials. You don't even need a mandrel bender. Just map out what type of bends you need in the piping, order the raw pre-bent sections, and start fitting/cutting/tacking until it all fits. Then once it's all together tig it up.

If I knew how to weld and had the proper equipment, you can bet I'd do my own in my garage.

 

Damn straight, I would too if I thought I had the skills and equipment to meet my standards. I was just a little bothered by the way you guys made fabbing up a kit sound like installing an exhaust or something. I couldn't agree more though, that there is something to be said for doing your own stuff.

 

Its seriously not that difficult.

 

+1 on being possible, a single turbo Z is the one reason I actually went out and bought a no name TIG welder. GL to the OP. Im all about custom made and custom fitted

 

making an exhaust is the perfect way to get started,by the time you have the skills/tools to make a nice exhaust you should be able to plumb a turbo.if it comes out like crap then you know your limits and go buy a turbo kit.

 

The guy in that thread actually MIG welded everything. The hardest part is setting the machine up. And even then, there is chart on the machine that tells you exactly how it is supposed to be for each material and thickness.