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Originally Posted by jeffie7
Just so you know, I know of THREE cars running a power labs turbo kit on the WHOLE right side of the country.
My car being the first one =) (not counting the car that was totaled during tuning in VA)
My car being the first one =) (not counting the car that was totaled during tuning in VA)
Totaled?
Originally Posted by yusoslo
In all honesty I like the PL kit and will be looking for a used one. I could care less about missing bolts or gaskets or any of that crap...a used 3k kit is better than 6k new. My weld guy owes me a favor and would do the piping for around 500 labor + materials. add in a GT35R and an intercooler and I dont see what else would go wrong. I would have adjustability for turbo placement to improve on the TN design and replicate the PL design.
How do I have no experience? I just said I made over 6 turbo cars all by myself. That is buying high quailty items and making my own piping. I built a 11 second EG hatch for under 4k, a 375whp FC for under 7k, and other custom turbos....so how can this be different?? I have built over 15 cars and 4 have been from the ground up. I have been tuning since I was 15 with Haltech/Electromotive/Hondata/Uberdata/Chrome/Neptune.
I do not think I am thinking outrageous. I build my own stuff because i can.
There are a lot of guys here who pay for someone to do their installs/motor builds/tunes and thats fine
But I can do the same thing for 1/5th the cost not because I have to but because I like to.
How do I have no experience? I just said I made over 6 turbo cars all by myself. That is buying high quailty items and making my own piping. I built a 11 second EG hatch for under 4k, a 375whp FC for under 7k, and other custom turbos....so how can this be different?? I have built over 15 cars and 4 have been from the ground up. I have been tuning since I was 15 with Haltech/Electromotive/Hondata/Uberdata/Chrome/Neptune.
I do not think I am thinking outrageous. I build my own stuff because i can.
There are a lot of guys here who pay for someone to do their installs/motor builds/tunes and thats fine
But I can do the same thing for 1/5th the cost not because I have to but because I like to.
I am hesitant to even mention Tauran's build, but maybe try a search on his build for some perspective along with Quamen's build. Who knows, you may fall in the very small elite few that could pull it off, but if I were bet'n man, my money would be against you.
All that said, I look forward to seeing the details and progress of your build
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thank you sir. I see where you where coming from now.
Yes I may be more inclined to just buy a kit outright, but I am tempted to do a custom build with a gt35r. See my fabricator friend has build a car by hand.
Let me clarify that statement. He bought a Ferrari Dino model, built a scaled version fuselage and then made an entire car body out of alluminum. He then made his own frame and control arms and ...well EVERYTHING. so we can say he is very rare and skilled. Seeing that he owes me and I have lots of thick stainless steel. I may just say...why not.
Or I may just spend the extra grand or two and buy a bolt on kit.
Yes I may be more inclined to just buy a kit outright, but I am tempted to do a custom build with a gt35r. See my fabricator friend has build a car by hand.
Let me clarify that statement. He bought a Ferrari Dino model, built a scaled version fuselage and then made an entire car body out of alluminum. He then made his own frame and control arms and ...well EVERYTHING. so we can say he is very rare and skilled. Seeing that he owes me and I have lots of thick stainless steel. I may just say...why not.
Or I may just spend the extra grand or two and buy a bolt on kit.
Originally Posted by yusoslo
thank you sir. I see where you where coming from now.
Yes I may be more inclined to just buy a kit outright, but I am tempted to do a custom build with a gt35r. See my fabricator friend has build a car by hand.
Let me clarify that statement. He bought a Ferrari Dino model, built a scaled version fuselage and then made an entire car body out of alluminum. He then made his own frame and control arms and ...well EVERYTHING. so we can say he is very rare and skilled. Seeing that he owes me and I have lots of thick stainless steel. I may just say...why not.
Or I may just spend the extra grand or two and buy a bolt on kit.
Yes I may be more inclined to just buy a kit outright, but I am tempted to do a custom build with a gt35r. See my fabricator friend has build a car by hand.
Let me clarify that statement. He bought a Ferrari Dino model, built a scaled version fuselage and then made an entire car body out of alluminum. He then made his own frame and control arms and ...well EVERYTHING. so we can say he is very rare and skilled. Seeing that he owes me and I have lots of thick stainless steel. I may just say...why not.
Or I may just spend the extra grand or two and buy a bolt on kit.
This means either $$$ or a job that takes 2 years if you're lucky.
Best luck to bro. I had all the work done for free on my custom single turbo kit around the time that Eternal Motorsports did theirs. Even with free labor it ended up being expensive and it resaulted in a okay kit at best that had tons of issues that I didn't even guess would happen.
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I still like the bolt on kit idea....but what have people done to overcome the heat issues with the TN kit?
I dont see many heat wrapped IC pipes...that may help...also maybe a new air filter location with a heat sheild if its drawing in such hot air??? I am sure someone has tried to tweak it.
I watched your vids Jeffie on youtube...I really like it!!! how much boost and power??
I dont see many heat wrapped IC pipes...that may help...also maybe a new air filter location with a heat sheild if its drawing in such hot air??? I am sure someone has tried to tweak it.
I watched your vids Jeffie on youtube...I really like it!!! how much boost and power??
The heat issue with the TN kit has nothing to do with air filter location.
Heatwrapping the charge pipe will help, because it passes very close to the turbine housing. Also using a turbo blanket will help. Probably the thing which will be most effective at reducing IAT's is a water injection system.
We have also discussed other options like the DEI Cry02 systems... All of the info is in this forum, just search around a bit.
Heatwrapping the charge pipe will help, because it passes very close to the turbine housing. Also using a turbo blanket will help. Probably the thing which will be most effective at reducing IAT's is a water injection system.
We have also discussed other options like the DEI Cry02 systems... All of the info is in this forum, just search around a bit.
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here is the guy in the g35 forum who did a custom single this is what im planning on doin soon after my nitrous setup. http://www.g35driver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=189367
if you can weld and have access to a mandrel bender, there's no reason someone couldnt fabricate their own piping for a turbo.
The sheer amount of time of trial and error doesnt make that cost effective for most people. And running a chinese ebay turbo is a huge risk in its own right.
The sheer amount of time of trial and error doesnt make that cost effective for most people. And running a chinese ebay turbo is a huge risk in its own right.
Originally Posted by jeffie7
Just so you know, I know of THREE cars running a power labs turbo kit on the WHOLE right side of the country.
My car being the first one =) (not counting the car that was totaled during tuning in VA)
Sooner or later you might find one used, but it might take a few years.
TN kits are easy to find because a lot of people remove them to go bigger.
Powerlab kit owners will never have to do that. You'll just have to find someone who is about to install a kit then knocks up a girl or something, then has to get cash fast, maybe just maybe if you're lucky....
for what it's worth, I bet I could part out my PL kit and get at least 3+K for it, selling it as a total package should bring in at least 5000-5500 used.
My car being the first one =) (not counting the car that was totaled during tuning in VA)
Sooner or later you might find one used, but it might take a few years.
TN kits are easy to find because a lot of people remove them to go bigger.
Powerlab kit owners will never have to do that. You'll just have to find someone who is about to install a kit then knocks up a girl or something, then has to get cash fast, maybe just maybe if you're lucky....
for what it's worth, I bet I could part out my PL kit and get at least 3+K for it, selling it as a total package should bring in at least 5000-5500 used.
Was this the car that crashed in RIC? The one that caught one fire and the guy died in it?
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Was this the car that crashed in RIC? The one that caught one fire and the guy died in it?
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