#85450, "Well guys, add me to the ranks... finally!" May-01-05 04:49 PM by GSGoinFast
Well, for those of you who saw my thread about 2 months ago, i decided i was going to make my own turbo kit and fab everything. well last thursday i finally got it running. its not complete by far but im boosting atleast. i bypassed the intercooler because i wanted to atleast get boosting. the manifold i made turned out great. i got a major exhaust leak between the turbo and the manifold(for some reason my t3 has a hump on the top and bottom of the flange which leaves a gap for exhaust to leak). im taking off the turbo tonight to bring to the shop so i can cut out a plate from sheet metal that will block off those humps. should help me boost a lot faster and sooner. the spring mod i did to the wastegate worked perfectly, so im only boosting 3-5 psi. i will raise it to 6-7 when i get the intercooler hooked up. just thought i would let you guys know it was a success, and i will be doing a write up on tuners on how to do your own. i havent totalled everything up yet but i know it was under $1000 and i dont have any more parts to buy to make it intercooled, so it was under $1000 for a stage 2. wish me luck on the rest of it, i just thought id let you know
-Chris 1999 Eclipse T-GS 2.4 Project is Officially underway
#85452, "RE: Well guys, add me to the ranks... finally!" In response to Reply # 1
Originally posted by DJ420a Welcome to the "I made it myself club", lol.
haha im pretty proud of myself. its the first time ive ever worked on anything haveing to do with a turbo, and the first time ive fabbed anything significant(apart from like basic exhaust pipes or whatever) id say it turned out quite well for what little turbo experience i had before
-Chris 1999 Eclipse T-GS 2.4 Project is Officially underway
#85461, "RE: Well guys, add me to the ranks... finally!" In response to Reply # 5
thanks guys.... well i found another reason why i was boosting so slow... me and my friend forgot to tighten down the EGT probe... so it was kinda just sitting there with the nut screwed on enough to hold it on, but definatly not seal. taking the turbo off was such a god damn pain, i had to take off the entire manifold with it because one of the bolts and nut seized and wont budge for the life of me. it was a little hard with it all on the car, but even with it off it wouldnt budge and i stripped the head of the bolt pretty good... so i gotta wizer wheel it off tomarrow, and throw another one on there. but tonight really really sucked, it was all such a pain. oh well, it will all be worth it in the end right?
-Chris 1999 Eclipse T-GS 2.4 Project is Officially underway
#85479, "RE: Well guys, add me to the ranks... finally!" In response to Reply # 8
Originally posted by ScreaminE I'm proud of ya man Makes me feel good knowing that a custom kit DOES work out I am so close to having my kit done I can almost taste it. could you send my some info about the wastegate spring mod? my aim is Scottah112
i actually wrote a pretty detailed description on a tuners thread... ill find if for you later tonight
-Chris 1999 Eclipse T-GS 2.4 Project is Officially underway
#85517, "RE: Well guys, add me to the ranks... finally!" In response to Reply # 8
Originally posted by ScreaminE I'm proud of ya man Makes me feel good knowing that a custom kit DOES work out I am so close to having my kit done I can almost taste it. could you send my some info about the wastegate spring mod? my aim is Scottah112
#85519, "RE: Well guys, add me to the ranks... finally!" In response to Reply # 10
Originally posted by GSGoinFast
Originally posted by ScreaminE I'm proud of ya man Makes me feel good knowing that a custom kit DOES work out I am so close to having my kit done I can almost taste it. could you send my some info about the wastegate spring mod? my aim is Scottah112
#85538, "RE: Well guys, add me to the ranks... finally!" In response to Reply # 12
Originally posted by Malenko make me a 3" downpipe for my star kit
pfff my 2.5" is only held on by 2 bolts lol. i just got the o2 sensor bung welded onto the dp today, and i gotta say there is more weld then bung lol. but, if you saw my other thread, i fixed the manifold > turbo leak and the thing is 1000% better then before.
-Chris 1999 Eclipse T-GS 2.4 Project is Officially underway
#85675, "RE: Well guys, add me to the ranks... finally!" In response to Reply # 18
congratswith the turbo setup. but one problem i see with these "$1000" turbo kits, is that they are all made for low boost, cause most of them skimp on parts that will allow good boost levels : ie> ic pipes bent right, d/p's, small turbo's. just a thought i had.
then again, not alot of people want drag 420a's. props
#85687, "RE: Well guys, add me to the ranks... finally!" In response to Reply # 19
Originally posted by grain congratswith the turbo setup. but one problem i see with these "$1000" turbo kits, is that they are all made for low boost, cause most of them skimp on parts that will allow good boost levels : ie> ic pipes bent right, d/p's, small turbo's. just a thought i had. then again, not alot of people want drag 420a's. props
I see what your saying. but the thing is I bought all these parts used, and im not paying for the convenience of having the kit put together, so its gonna be a lot cheaper. granted it is pretty much for low boost. my only weakness is really the turbo, IC and IC pipes. its a fairly small turbo. But since it is a T3 flange i have a huge array of upgrade options, whether it be internally or externally gated since i can always just cut the manifold and weld a wastegate flange to it. and the IC pipes are complete shit lol. ill get good ones bent and made when i get a good FMIC. the downpipe is solid, bigger then the hahn one. the manifold is solid too.
Also another thing is if these people are going to want to build a 420a drag car, they are going to have to spend over $1000 anyway lol. this is basicallly just to help some of the poorer people(like me) get boosted.
thanks for the comments, keep them coming
-Chris 1999 Eclipse T-GS 2.4 Project is Officially underway
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