Reebs
meester super sleuth
Wow, whoever gathered up all of those parts must be pretty awesome :laugh:
I was waiting for you to chime in!!!
Reebs
Wow, whoever gathered up all of those parts must be pretty awesome :laugh:
Good idea, but not needed to drive the car with his configuration. I ran mine with just a 2 stage TurboXS boost controller at 281whp and 314wtq. It'd spin second on a good night rolling into the throttle, and always when power shifting. In the rain, u can forget about the notion of traction. It's not going to be a reality if u go past 75% throttle.
Robert
Wow, whoever gathered up all of those parts must be pretty awesome :laugh:
Yeah, and when he realizes the install is gonna cost more than 150$...:shrug:
Yeah, and when he realizes the install is gonna cost more than 150$...:shrug:
Wow, whoever gathered up all of those parts must be pretty awesome :laugh:
I would ditch the log style and pick up the set of headers that someone around here is selling. Mikey I think? I would think that would be a better starting point, and really arent all that hard to modify to mate to an up pipe. Rear header is basically ready to go, front header can be chopped before the bend, and re-routed over and up towards the battery.
Works in my head at least. :shrug:
As far as being patient as someone said above, YES YOU MUST BE PATIENT...but when I say it I dont mean necessarily to wait for the full 3L before you try the turbo...that decision is completely up to you. I kind of like the idea of a "practice" motor so to speak. By patient I mean once it is intalled and you turn the key...it is at that point that patience will pay the largest dividends. You want to be patient to make sure EVERYTHING is installed correctly, that you have good oil flow through the turbo, plugs gapped properly (NGK TR6), fuel pressure where it should be, that the intercooler is working properly (oh yeah, I dont know if your used ADC intercooler will have the IAT sensor after the intercooler or not, mine was before and I moved it after for obvious reasons, you want the most accurate temp reading going into the engine) , and you will probably want a wideband intalled (to keep close eyes on the AFR), only then, when all that aforementioned stuff is in 100% order can you move on to tuning, and then only after a decent round of that can you get on the throttle and really enjoy your work.
If you skip the due diligence along the way your 3L dream my be forced to come true really soon.
Fortunately, I have not had to learn much the hard way...but I have read ALOT!!!! and have learned from others difficulties. Not to mention the EXTREMELY valueable insite I have gotten from others here at CEG.
As far as the injectors go, just make me an offer, I won't be needing them anyway. A few bucks+shipping? I paid 50$ flat if that helps. Otherwise just find the bigger ones for later.
Thanks for the info Robert. How much do the NGK tr6 copper plugs cost? I am glad the turbo size is good, but is it big enough to make 300 hp? I heard that with the 48 trim, this turbo will probally be maxing out at around 275hp on a 2.5 SVT. Not that 275 is too low, I just would like to have some room to play with the turbo. Also, I don't want to wait 2 or 3 years for my 2.5 to go. I really appreciate the advice about waiting, but I really look forward to having this be a huge learning process, whether I learn the hard way or not.
Also, Robert, please tell me your story about learning something the hard way on the Contour! Did you turbo your 2.5 at higher mileage?
Thanks everyone for your opinions and advice so far!
Reebs
Tubular are better for flow, but logs are better for heat, which is what u need to spin a turbo. It depends on what ur looking to do, cuz if i remember correctly, Warmonger did his first turbo setup with stock cast manifolds and his did quite well. But dont quote me on that.
Robert