those going with a custom turbo kit...
Importrace:Pretty smart to use the old cai piping, then you don;t have to add a bunghole for the oxygen sensor.
I got a sweet deal on an HKS manifold from a member. Brand new for 169 shipped!
But i wouldn't cut and weld a t3 flange on it. the reason people buy cast manifold is because of their stregnth. unlike a tubular mani it won't crack when it heats up.
I got a sweet deal on an HKS manifold from a member. Brand new for 169 shipped!
But i wouldn't cut and weld a t3 flange on it. the reason people buy cast manifold is because of their stregnth. unlike a tubular mani it won't crack when it heats up.
Originally Posted by abmerop18
where are you guys getting your hks manifolds from and whats the cost for one of them?
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Nice to see you guys getting the website going We're adding inventory daily and we can get pretty much anything from all of the top name brand manufacturers. 
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Rep Power: 0 I did the same piping that import racer did...i have an LX though so i didnt have to worry about ABS lines and all that like on an EX. I have some pics too, i'll try and get them up. But as far as piping if you want to spend the extra $$ get aluminum, but its more expensive and harder to weld than steel
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Rep Power: 0 Another thing i noticed today is that it reall REALLY gets hot in the engine bay
everything : pipes, strut bar, (turbo of course) just hot
I was mostly concerned about the pipes thou which is leading me to thinking of painting them with a heat resistant paint and wrapping them like i did the mani.
They have like this ALuminum foil stuff..i've seen it in magazines but don't know where to buy
everything : pipes, strut bar, (turbo of course) just hot
I was mostly concerned about the pipes thou which is leading me to thinking of painting them with a heat resistant paint and wrapping them like i did the mani.
They have like this ALuminum foil stuff..i've seen it in magazines but don't know where to buy
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Rep Power: 511 ^ summit racing sells the aluminium foil stuff you are talking about. ive seen it in their store before. www.summitracing.com
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can you install a t3 flange on there when i buy mine that way i dont have to go to the shop for it?
nice to see some pics of piping. Im going to reuse my CAI also, so hopefully it works out, as long as the AEM sticker can come off. About welding a flange on the hks dont bother. The flange is actually recessed a little bit on the hks mani, so alot of custom work would have to be done in order to get it to work, and it would defeat the purpose of the hks cast design.
Skater:Post up some pics of you're set-up. Id love to see more CAI charge pipes, so I can get my act together! Oh what kinda of piping is an CAI? Aluminum?
Skater:Post up some pics of you're set-up. Id love to see more CAI charge pipes, so I can get my act together! Oh what kinda of piping is an CAI? Aluminum?
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Rep Power: 511 check out c2i0v0i1c's ride if you wanna see some more use of the CAI. thats what he did with his. i plan to do the same with mine.
if it is going to be a pain in the *** to get a t3 flange on the hks manifold, which manifold would you suggest?
if it is going to be a pain in the *** to get a t3 flange on the hks manifold, which manifold would you suggest?
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Rep Power: 511 thats what im probally gonna have to do when i get my turbo installed and all at the local shop. i hope they dont charge me too much for the manifold though. what do you think a fair price for that would be? im gonna be having them do my return fuel and all my electronics too, so hopefully they give me a good deal.
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Rep Power: 0 It's gonna be a grip. I can tell you that. If they are using SS bends and its gonna be Equal length. the labor is what's gonna kill you not to mention them doing the return setup and pipes. Most shops I have gone to talk with don't know a damn thing about my car and generally say i'm the first one they have seen who has put a turbo on our year. Everyone is just exhaust;(
One shop tried to charge me 800 to remove my AC compressor and make a downpipe!!!
Needless to say I hooked up with some friends of some friends at work and gave them 50 bucks to get the AC compressor off. Im sure they spent it on weed and beer but i dont care. Cool guys. As far as downpipe? i made one for less than 100 and looking to weld the rest after i buy a welder but want to tune first.
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One shop tried to charge me 800 to remove my AC compressor and make a downpipe!!!
Needless to say I hooked up with some friends of some friends at work and gave them 50 bucks to get the AC compressor off. Im sure they spent it on weed and beer but i dont care. Cool guys. As far as downpipe? i made one for less than 100 and looking to weld the rest after i buy a welder but want to tune first.
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Rep Power: 0 im just hoping my auto tranny will handle turbo. (damn i wish i didnt buy an auto!) even with a tranny cooler, its still alot for these shitty auto trannys. what you guys think? would it be worth it?
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im just hoping my auto tranny will handle turbo. (damn i wish i didnt buy an auto!) even with a tranny cooler, its still alot for these shitty auto trannys. what you guys think? would it be worth it?
