Originally posted by Keyser:
Another issue to consider is that you want to put a rather hot turbine housing or two next to a plastic gas tank. Even with heat sheilding it would concern me.


The turbo's would be were the stock mufflers are. Far away from the fuel cell. The fuel cell sits in front of the rear subframe. It is not even close to the rear of the car.

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A mass produced kit would be easier to do from the stock single pipe setup. Mount the turbo on one side and filter on the other.

Another thing people seem to be forgetting is packaging. How many different exhaust setups are out there? A mass produced kit would only fit the exhaust it was prototyped on. I run a custom dual exhaust like no one else on the planet is running. Not surprising considering it was custom built. So unless everyone built a setup with 1" and 1 degree of mine they'd be SOL on fitment.

Chris did bring up tuning which is another major issue. I left that out of my equation because I easily have that covered. That would add a chunk more to the total price. Like you said dyno testing plus a custom chip are not going to be free.

Then there is fuel. Injectors are a must. (24 or 30) Fuel pump is a good idea. (must for 300+) MAF is a good idea. (must for 300+)

Which brings me back to my original point. It "would be cheap" because you are doing it yourself to your current setup. That is the whole point of DIY. Because I have several of the bases covered and I am doing all the fabrication work and tuning my cost for a project like this is very low.
I had been tossing this idea around for a long time but finally decided the platform just wasn't worth it. It can't handle the 3L as it is now much less with 100 more HP & TQ at the wheels. It may still get done some day but there are other areas I would rather do first. (brakes come to mind!) Plus with going back to school my time & money is at a premium already.

2000 SVT #674 13.47 @ 102 - All Motor! It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.