Hope your hand is healing up nicely Sasha. Have you been able to make any headway in The TT project?

 

Hand is feeling good, thanks for asking. Still a bit sore, but I can work with that.

I recently received some new air filters (K&N) that I think will work great with the TT turbo location. Unfortunately I have not had time to proceed with the build because of ST sales. Not a bad reason I guess as far as things go.

Once the driver side turbo is mounted, the rest of the stuff will come together easy. I plan on using this FMIC:

http://www.treadstoneperformance.com...bo+Intercooler


That would mean that I can retain the mounting hardware from the ST kit, as well as all the piping in the engine bay. The IC piping from turbo to FMIC should be very easy to do because of the 2” diameter. There is lots of room to run a couple of those pipes through to the front.

The kit is built in my head, I just have to get some time and dedicate it to the final product

 

That looks alot like the APS, i knew that Godspeed made one but didn't realize treadstone did too

 

Yes it is just like the APS, identical in all dimensions. This is the new FMIC that the 67mm turbo kits will come with now as well. The difference being that it will have a single 3" inlet and a 3" outlet on the same side. It should provide some great cooling.


Just looked at the Godspeed FMIC, and it has a 7" tall core, not 9" like the unit I linked.

 

That makes me feel a lot better about driving my car at night. Ive always been paranoid of hitting a dear and having to try to get a intercooler custom made

 

haha i dont think the deer is gonna go head first into the IC lol

 

You obviously don't live in Alabama

 

Thanks for the good laugh....I know I shouldn`t but just can`t help it.

 

Glad to hear the hand is doing well as well as the ST sales. I was planning on getting one of your ST kits until I found out your doing a twin setup. Can't wait to see the finished product. Any chance it will be ready for summer?

 

this is on the stock headers correct? (from your other thread)

 

ok i take it back!!! put a bull bar!

 

Yes, but I would suggest upgrading for anything over 400whp to aftermarket headers. You can now notice (since I started the whole header issue thread) that whenever a dyno sheet is posted it mentions after market headers..

 

that's a pretty sad excuse for a deer. Come up to indiana where they are 225lbs field dressed. That thing in the picture looks like a large dog. A normal deer wouldnt' come close to fitting in that tiny grill.

Also, the intercooler would be the last thing i would worry about if you tagged a deer at any decent speed.

 

How's the hand healing up? Anymore progress on the TT kit?

 

Hand is good, thanks for asking.

I did have a bit of spare time recently to revisit the twins. I have decided to go away from the internal w/g's, and use Tial MV-S (V-band) units. The reason for this is room. If I was to use the internal gates, the turbo on the driver side just would not sit right (to me) and the clearances around it are a bit tighter than I would like.

With the external gates, I can position the turbo much better, and have a lot of room around it. That way there is no chance of it hitting anything during hard acceleration, when the engine twists.

I just need one free weekend to finish it up. It really is a straight forward build. Much simpler than the ST to fabricate at least. The install will also be extremely easy.

Now I need a volunteer for testing. Built motor is a must.

 

Will this kit be able to fit a auto? or is that not known yet?

 

Unless there are differences forward of bell housing that I do not know about, it should fit just fine.

 

FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU.....

I would drive my Z all the way there for you to have a test car, unfortunately, no built motor for me..

Well actually I guess it's about a 5,000 mile round trip, so I don't know... I think I would still consider it lol. I hope you find a test car soon.

 

Woohoo!!! It's almost done can't wait to see the numbers!!! Good luck Sasha!!

 

doing....big things.