starting my single turbo install

[88_GT_5_oh]

i'm hoping for about 400-450 RWHP, at under 10 psi (probably around 8-9)

2200 loonies = 1100 toonies


got some work done on the coldside, i just need to pick up some t-bolt clamps and then weld up the seams. we are gonna mount the rest of the down pipe on my buddies hoist at work


pics for you guys.. if you want any more pics of something just let me know i'll see what i can do since i got (stole) my sisters digital camera

drivers side header

Crossover

section that connects the downpipe to the catback (doing this part on a hoist )

intercooler mounted, some of the these intercooler pics look crooked cuase my driveway is uneven and the car was jacked up in most of the pics

close up (you can see where i made the brackets bigger cause my dumb ass cut them before i made sure the bumper fit on)

bottom brackets

with the bumper ( bassically no hacking required)

close up

looking down with the bumper on

looking down with no bumpe you can see how much room there is behind there

turbo in place

Throttle body piping (put my old cold air kit to good use )

passenger side in fender piping, you can see my mass air meter and BOV

drivers side piping

 

[Batterystang]

Looks good, makes me want to go drive my pile

 

[S&B]

that is looking really good i want one

Toonies are like bubble gum

 

[GreatWhite]

I want a turbo

 

[Aliate X]

Hey man, Im anxious to hear how it is on the street, your running a stock bottom? I assume your going to keep the 70mm on low psi, and Im just wondering how thats going to work out.

 

[Tonys96Cobra]

Can you still run a/c with a turbo? Seems like everybody has theirs removed....

 

[TrophyHead]

Can you still run a/c with a turbo? Seems like everybody has theirs removed....

Yes if it's a single passenger side mounted turbo. Almost always the smog pump must go.

Most twin turbo kits I see you have to ditch the AC. But some probably retain it.
The kit looks badass man..

How much money did you save as opposed to buying a B&G kit. Was thinking about going this route.

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

this is a B&G hotside/crossover and downpipe. honestly the cold side was a breeze to make, i only had te bend my power steering cooler out of the way abit. it is a rebuilt bottom end that is bassically stock minus JE pistons, but its balanced. hoping to keep the boost around 8 psi so its still streetable and keep my block in one peice

kit cost me about 900 for headers and downpipe, then i paid i think 500 for the turbo in a group purchace on turbomustangs.com

hoping to have it running this week so on saturday i can get it on my buddies hoist and do the suspension and finish the down pipe


my car never came with a/c so i didnt have to worry about it but i am pretty sure that B&G makes a kit so you can retain it



thanks for the comments guys!

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

got my cold side painted
picked up my t-bolts
punched my oil pan for the oil drain, and hooked up my oil feed line.
welded in my 2 factory O2 bungs and my wide-band O2 Bung
wrapped my downpipe
istalled my MSD box where the battery used to be
installed my PMS and 3 bar map sensor
mounted my battery in the hatch, i just gotta run my wires
drank lots of beer


should have everything mounted up tommorow and probably fire it up. i'll post pics tommorow cause i'm too lazy to do it now

 

[fidstang]

Sweet, just need video so we can crank up the sound and watch the turbo spool.

 

[Ozz]

Great thread, great progress! Nice bracket extensions

 

[Daggar]

88_GT_5_oh --

Great progress pics and description of the install! Due to the amount of actual technical MEAT in this thread, I'm going to move it over to the tech forum so the information can be searched for and referenced by others.

I'm as bad about leaving silly comments as the next guy in the Talk forum but since it's being moved to tech, we should try and keep comments tech related from here out so the big wigs don't come and get me.

Thanks for the writeup 88_GT_5_oh!

 

[rdharper02]

Keep up the posts. I'd really like to know what you end up with for fuel pressure once its tuned.

 

[fox racer]

I have a question, Im not sure if your car is auto or 5 spd (not paying attention... just looking at the colorful pictures), but witht that passenger side header, would the clutch cable have to re-routed? It looks like it gets in the way.

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

clutch cable is on the drivers side and i just bent the bracket a little cause i didn't like how close it was. its at least 2 inches away now.

more pics soon, i just gotta steal my sisters camera again. it should fire up tommorow

 

[fidstang]

Great, can't wait to find out how everything goes. Don't forget the pics and video clips.

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

couple pics of the coldside painted with T-bolt clamps, my MSD and PMS mounted. i just gotta run the cable from the trunk for the positive and it should fire up. but now i realized i need to buy some better drain hose and a 45* fiting or else this thing ain't gonna drain

some pics to hold you off till i get it running not much but its something

MSD in place

PMS under passenger seat. i know my carpets are dirty too (white wire goes to the hand held controller)

it was a bitch to get the piggy back harness to fit in here

cold side all buttoned up

 

[luckythirteen13]

is the exhaust done? id like to see some shots from under the car when it is if its not too much trouble. looks great so far

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

exhaust under the car will be don after its running at my buddies work on a hoist.

i'm not gonna get too much done all this week becuase of work and other **** going on, so it looks like next weekend it should fire up. sucks not being able to work on it all week

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

got a little more done today since i was on evenings this week and worked sunday till thursday, i took today off to give me a 4 day weekend

i learned my buddy (who i borrow the welder from) is a much better welder lol. plus the gas was giving me trouble but i got my "catback connection" done and I should fire it up tommorow....... but ive said that before


midpipe

mounted....no smartass comments on my ****ty welding lol, igave my welder the day off lol

and i got this for $10 so i'm gonna make some torquebox reinforcments (no i'm not welding it lol)