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i personally am still goin custom
is anyone else still doin this or just given up and are saving up to buy
and SF kit or turbo discounters?
if your still goin custon like me post what you gotor any problems you've encountered

i've got my manifold
T3 came in mail today
BOV
Autometer TRiple Gauge Pillar
SAFC inthe mail
injectors inthe mail
a nd lookin at a couple FMIC's right now
(sold old one because pipes would have had to been cut and relocated to fit in bumper)

OFF TOPIC: My radio relocation is almost done

 
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smokie2k2lx was going custom, his is taking some time, most however are buying kits

 
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coo
i checked his profile
i remember when he first posted a pic of what he had
i thought he already had it installed thou.
if your reading this SMOKE, how much longer til you install
and areyou doin it yourself
im takin mine ot a local shop.

anyone else
post pics ifyou got'em

 
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I spoke with him with PM, his shop was being rediculous with time so he's basically doing electronics at the time, when that's all said and done, he's going back to a shop. That's if he keeps the turbo, with all the service issues he's considering a swap etc. Either way he'll catch this post soon and let ya know

 
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coo
thanx man
my shop, Lucas Performance, told me 2 days tops everythiing provided
he said it was basically a day project
im bringing everything to him in a week or too and were gonna figure out what else might be needed before i drop the car off

thanks again MADwheel

 
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no prob man, sounds good with your setup, best of luck. Lemme know what you dyno with your setup.

 
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I am currently the donor car for the Xtreme Power & Performance Turbo kit. So technically, its custom at this point, but it will be available as a kit later this summer. Hopefully, I will have it done before the Mid Atlantic Meet next month, so everyone can check it out. If not, I will be back to Rockville one night and you can see it.

 
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same here
i'm tryin to get mine done before the meet
if not i'll be in rockville one night with the others

 
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I'm still going custom as MadWheel said. The list:

Turbonetics T3/T04B
Stafford Fabrications Manifold
GReddy Type-S BOV
GReddy E-manage
GReddy PRofec e-01 boost controller/data logger
GReddy Full Auto Timer
TiAL 35mm Wastegate .3BAR
Autometer Pillar Pod
Autometer Ultra-Lite Boost Gauge
Autometer Ultra-Lite A/F Gauge
Autometer Ultra-Lite Oil Temperature Gauge
Autometer Pro-Shift Lite
Stafford Fabrications Downpipe
Pruven IC Piping (Tig Welded Mandrel Bent Mild Steel, Powdercoated)
Spearco FMIC Core (Bar and Plate)
ACT HD Clutch Kit (Organic Street Performance Disk)
Random Technology Hi-Flow Cat

The clutch kit and turbo timer are already installed. I'm installing the E-manage, PRofec e-01, and the autometer stuff this weekend. If I have time, I will also shave the bumper for the intercooler and mark off the spots on the intercooler to have flanges welded on by a friend. I'm installing the manifold and wastegate (and test fitting the turbo) the day before I go to the shop and driving it down there for them to finish. They will have to:

Install Turbo
Install Oil lines
Install Midsection and Cat (lengthen O2 Sensor wires)
Make and install IC piping
Hook up the lines to the wastegate and manifold
Install Injectors (bore fuel rail, lift TB)
Dyno and tune

The shop around here opened 2 years ago. They said ever since that, they have been waiting for a break and never got one. That's why they are so backed up. My car sat in the lot for 2 weeks and was never moved. There aren't too many places in the NE to do this work so I gotta roll where the punch is. Plus they have 1 of 5 worldwide AWD dynos, so people come from all over to use that and that backs them up even more. I think after waiting, the end result will still be good though. Either way... I'm saving well over $1000 by doing the work myself. I saved $300 alone by going with SF's downpipe.

EDIT: My plan was to have mine done by the Mid Atlantic meet too. But when it came down to going through a huge chunk of the summer without a car, I figured I'd rather have the car right now more than the turbo. I have a lot to do right now anyway.

 
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buying ready made kits would probably be the best way to go because they do all the R&D for you... custom kits are cool too but you're more likely to run into problems and it would take a lot longer to make.... Catalyst had a custom kit for his car before the SF kit and it didn't run nearly as well as the SF kit does...

 
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Im going Custom, Im gonna use SF power's Manifold and down pipe, Turbonetics turbo, greddy BOV, and I havent made up my mind on the rest.

 
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that's very true
that extra 1000 you spend is fro their research and develpoment

(p.s.) injectors came in today)

 
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hey SMOKE
how much is SF downpipe

 
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Ask SF... mine doesn't have the O2 bungs because the Random Tech Cat does, so the price might be different.

 
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i will definitly be purchashing a premade kit. whos kit is still up in the air. im still waiting for other turbo kits results etc. as of right now im leaning towards SF power. but if the price spikes up.. i dunno mite have to go for a less expensive kit.

basically
whoever has the best price to power ratio wins my cash.

 
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the downpipe is $225

 
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thanx
ima try to take some measurements and make an estimate of if
my manifold would be close to lining up the same as yours
where the downpipe would met upthe same or close where there wouldn't need to be major adjustment
ima ask around too and see what other have o offer
i'll PM you if i have any questions

thanx

 
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well i like the fact that you don't have to fab all of the intercooler pipes or purchase all of theparts seperatly. you also get some assurance if you buy a kit from sf because so far they have proved themsleves to be a very reputable company that knows what they are doing. i will buy an sf kit when the time comes.

 
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We are also the most upgradable. The kits start out as what you guys know as a stage 3 kit. Stafford (SFpower) calls his best kit a stage 6 kit, just for kicks.

But so far we have...

air-water intercooler
upgraded turbo
equal length manifold
water/alcohol injection
3" downpipe

And soon we will have Intake manifolds!
(they are b!tchin!!!)

 
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i think a lot of people are gonna be interested in that intake manifold

 
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yea, especially when they hear how strong it is, and what it is made out of! lol

 
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catalyst, any idea what this beauty will cost?

 
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beat it against a wall, wail on it with a jack hammer, have a sumo wrestler sit on it while chowing down on a seafood buffet

 
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Let me put it this way.....

Hickman came by the shop with one of these manifolds. And to prove to me that they were strong, he threw it (hard) against the asphault. Then he stood on it and jumped up and down. He then took it to the welding table and beat on it with a hammer. After all of this, it didnt have a scratch.


dont know yet, but it will be reasonably priced. I mean it is for the 7th gen, and us 7thgen'rs dont have a ton o cash. at least I know i dont.

 
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titanium;?

 
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nope, not metal

 
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the manifolds are composite much like the stock but w/ better flow dynamics. the first is being tested on a b16 for power gians and reliability then its on to 7th gens.

 
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Thanks for ruining the suprise mike!

 
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yeh
i was thinking the same thing
here's a pic or my radio relocated so i can put my SAFC up top