Hello, it's been awhile

[Reffoxel]

Hello, it's been awhile. finally turbocharging my p5

Well folks it's been a little over a year since ya'll have heard from me, mainly cause there had been no progress on my car. But finally getting things rolling again. Finally got my engine installed and broken in and the car is now having the turbo system built. Thought ya'll might like to see some pics of the progress. Right now the exhaust manifold is mostly finished just needs to be fully seam welded, ported and the wastegate added. No charge piping yet. And I believe the intake manifold is done. a little info on what you can see in the pic. AWR competition msp radiator (which is soon to be modified with AN fittings for stainless steel hoses), GTK-650 turbo, a mustang 75mm throttle body, and a heavily modified Edelbrock Victor Jr Intake Manifold. What you can't see is the custom made oilpan, a top to bottom flow intercooler almost the size of the radiator.
And a picture of the fabricator/turbo system designer/tuner hard at work! (nana)

 

[khaosman]

Although the picture doesn't show a ton and is pretty crappy, it looks freakin' sweet! The public demands more

 

[210_ZOOM]

Well folks it's been a little over a year since ya'll have heard from me, mainly cause there had been no progress on my car. But finally getting things rolling again. Finally got my engine installed and broken in and the car is now having the turbo system built. Thought ya'll might like to see some pics of the progress. Right now the exhaust manifold is mostly finished just needs to be fully seam welded, ported and the wastegate added. No charge piping yet. And I believe the intake manifold is done. a little info on what you can see in the pic. AWR competition msp radiator (which is soon to be modified with AN fittings for stainless steel hoses), GTK-650 turbo, a mustang 75mm throttle body, and a heavily modified Edelbrock Victor Jr Intake Manifold. What you can't see is the custom made oilpan, a top to bottom flow intercooler almost the size of the radiator.
And a picture of the fabricator/turbo system designer/tuner hard at work! (nana)

That looks like one helluva a custom job. Get some more pics.

 

[Reffoxel]

Ok previous pictures taken with camera phone. here's some taken with my digital camera. btw yes I know oilpan looks similar to the awr, but fabricator is a friend of mine and built it for less than awr charges. Also the endtanks on the intercooler are going to be changed. he doesn't like them now, is planning to redesign them.

 

[Maxx Mazda]

Intake manifold. Explain.

 

[Brian MP5T]

That look disturbingly like a MP5T Idea Rip Off.

Congrats, You will have no trouble at Car meets and Car shows making people turn their heads..

 

[Reffoxel]

Intake manifold. Explain.

Not sure what kind of explanation you want. It's an Edelbrock Victor Jr Intake Manifold that's been modified to bolt up to the engine. It's also been modified for a Mustang 75mm throttle body.

 

[Maxx Mazda]

Not sure what kind of explanation you want. It's an Edelbrock Victor Jr Intake Manifold that's been modified to bolt up to the engine. It's also been modified for a Mustang 75mm throttle body.

Eh-sah-weet. Is there a specific application that it's for, or just a "generic" intake mani?

 

[Reffoxel]

Eh-sah-weet. Is there a specific application that it's for, or just a "generic" intake mani?

Don't know which application it was originally for. The fabricator was the one that took the measurements and found the manifold that fit those measurements. However the flange on the intake manifold wasn't correct so he cut it off and cut off the flange from a junkyard fsde intake manifold and welded it on to the edelbrock manifold. He also reworked the throttle body mount to mate with the 75mm mustang throttle body.

 

[Matthew1785]

That look disturbingly like a MP5T Idea Rip Off.

Congrats, You will have no trouble at Car meets and Car shows making people turn their heads..

i WAS going to say something but i thought i knew u would see this thread sooner or later

 

[Matthew1785]

Don't know which application it was originally for. The fabricator was the one that took the measurements and found the manifold that fit those measurements. However the flange on the intake manifold wasn't correct so he cut it off and cut off the flange from a junkyard fsde intake manifold and welded it on to the edelbrock manifold. He also reworked the throttle body mount to mate with the 75mm mustang throttle body.

well how do you know thats going to work...

 

[Brian MP5T]

I think the Throttle will cause months of problems..

The TPS is not going to give the correct signal..

The Throttle Adjuster if not hooked will trigger a CEL

 

[Reffoxel]

well how do you know thats going to work...

Don't know yet, guess we'll find out once everything is done and it get tuned. Although I have the utmost confidence in the fabricator, He's a buddy of mine and I've seen him do similar stuff. He's really good about working out the details.

 

[Reffoxel]

I think the Throttle will cause months of problems..

Well I 'll be running an AEM EMS, the oem ecu will only have control over the dash, a/c, anti-lock brakes, and charging. Which is very versatile. As I just mention in an earlier post, the fabricator/turbo system designer/tuner is a good friend of mine. He understands how to setup AEM from the ground up, he was the one that helped me in deciding on what parts to use. In other words, he knows how to setup the input and output controls for AEM. He's worked on everything from street cars to 10 1/2 outlaw drag cars. Working with frankstein cars is not an issue with him, he actually likes them better that way, more interesting. He tunes on a load bearing dyno, so most issues that might pop up on the street will be seen and can be dealt with on the dyno first.

 

[Reffoxel]

i WAS going to say something but i thought i knew u would see this thread sooner or later

The exhaust manifolds might be generally similar, in that they are long enough to make use of the big empty space over the tranny, you'll notice that the runners are routed differently, the turbo is mounted differently, while you can't see my charge pipes (as they haven't been made yet) will be routed completely different since my intercooler is a top to bottom flow with the inflow and outflow on the same side.

 

[khaosman]

Very cool stuff. Can't wait to see more!

 

[funktownp5]

When u talk about a lot of fab work you mean ALOT OF WORK. I would have

never thought fo taking and Edelbrock manifold and flipping it over and

cutting/welding a new flange. Did you port the head though? It would to be

a waste of a huge plenum if you didnt and are not going to run some

aggressive cams. Good luck with the GT-K hopfully you'll make some great

#'s(450+HP).(thumb)

 

[Reffoxel]

When u talk about a lot of fab work you mean ALOT OF WORK. I would have

never thought fo taking and Edelbrock manifold and flipping it over and

cutting/welding a new flange. Did you port the head though? It would to be

a waste of a huge plenum if you didnt and are not going to run some

aggressive cams. Good luck with the GT-K hopfully you'll make some great

#'s(450+HP).(thumb)

Yep Head is ported as well as some chamber and valve seat work done. Cams are still stock for now. Since as far as I know noone makes any aggressive cams for the FSDE. And after all this work I don't really have the money to buy a shitload of cam blanks to try out different grinds. Although I haven't really been keeping up with the forum. Are there new cams out there for the FSDE?

 

[Brian MP5T]

Cams are a waste on turbo cars.

 

[Maxx Mazda]

Cams are a waste on turbo cars.

I don't know that your statement is entirely accurate...