Turbo Kit Installed!

[LinuxRacr]

That's the kind of stuff we like to see and hear around here! Juan has been nothing but helpful to me. I had a chance to meet up with him last year while I was out in Los Angeles. Didn't have time to go for a ride in the HiBoost P5 because they were hard at work developing the MSP FMIC. It still had some of the tack welds I beleive!

 

[BlueMonsta]

sorry for the noob Questions
whats the weight of the kit...
does it impact the turn in/handling of 3?
did u add an LSD?

nice install. Juan's kid is starting off early I see.
good stuff!

 

[cars]

Any Mazda tuners in MA? especially hiboost experienced ones?

im curious to see what the dyno says for the sedan, i have seen the gains on the hatch but i think our car is lighter.

i love the pictures, very nice work from juan, too bad im so far away cause if i had someone competent to do the work i would have jumped on this a long time ago. I just dont trust anyone in this area, not many very skilled people.

In any case, great pictures, get some videos up and most definitely we need a dyno!

Second that. I'm still trying to figure out who in Massachusetts is trust worthy. I know of good Audi tuners here.. but this would be the first time with Mazda. In a way, I'd just find an Audi tuner to bolt on the stuff since Juan seemed to indicate the kit didn't need tuning (just install).

I'd try to install it myself, but usually things fall to pieces when I start to dis/re-assemble things.

 

[briand805]

sorry for the noob Questions
whats the weight of the kit...
does it impact the turn in/handling of 3?
did u add an LSD?

nice install. Juan's kid is starting off early I see.
good stuff!

Not sure of the weight of the kit.. after removing the stock manifold it is probably negligible. There is no impact in handling or turning(unless you count entering and exiting turns alot faster).
Havent added the LSD yet.

I have planned for the near future clutch,fly, lsd and brake pads. I also need new rubber very soon as what is on there has just about had it.

 

[Gambino]

brian, do you still have stock tires on there? how many miles on whatever tires?

 

[FrigginGLI]

I'm guessing the tires will be history soon.

 

[briand805]

brian, do you still have stock tires on there? how many miles on whatever tires?

I have the stock goodyear RSAs with about 8500 mi on them. The roads here are incredibly bad so they havent held up well.. I'm not one to do burnouts and the like but these tires look pretty bad.. I have however spun the tires a few times in the past couple days on accident(kinda easy to do now).

 

[BlueMonsta]

Not sure of the weight of the kit.. after removing the stock manifold it is probably negligible. There is no impact in handling or turning(unless you count entering and exiting turns alot faster).
Havent added the LSD yet.

I have planned for the near future clutch,fly, lsd and brake pads. I also need new rubber very soon as what is on there has just about had it.

alright thanks for the answer.
keep us update on the LSD... =)
when can we expect the dyno sheets?

 

[goldwing2000]

You think the road are bad in California?? You better never come to anywhere in the snow belt!

 

[briand805]

alright thanks for the answer.
keep us update on the LSD... =)
when can we expect the dyno sheets?

I need to order a boost controller.. then Ill schedule a dyno day. It might take a bit but I will get it done.

 

[Captain KRM P5]

turbo kits weigh between 70 to 100 lbs in general terms. brian did you want the clutch i have?

 

[BlueMonsta]

turbo kits weigh between 70 to 100 lbs in general terms. brian did you want the clutch i have?

thanks!

 

[briand805]

turbo kits weigh between 70 to 100 lbs in general terms. brian did you want the clutch i have?

70-100 LBS? I stand corrected. Learn something new every day. Come to think of it that cast iron manifold seemed very stout.

As for the clutch, Ken I am in a holding pattern till I can get some funds back in the car account (1-2 weeks). I am also waiting to hear back from Nikolas about some possible store credit. So you don't need to hold it for me. Thank for looking out though.

 

[BC3I]

briand805....where in so cal is juan @ and how much was the install?

 

[briand805]

Man that is awesome....and I hope some people will cut Juan some slack when it comes to answering emails since they are pretty busy and you can see why.

Now, you need to take the cover off, looks better without it. And you need one of this...

I relocated the sender units and cleaned up some of the wires.

Before>>

After>>

 

[shane02pro5]

Looks much more sweet now in my opinion!

 

[Pirana]

(thumb)

 

[briand805]

Well I have added a few items to the lineup.
I just ordered
1. Spec clutch stage 2.
2. Exedy Flywheel
3. 5zigen Fn01r-c hyper black wheels with proxies 4 tires.

I am also waiting on a couple call backs for the QUAIFE ATB Differential
and hope to get that ordered today as well and installed along with everything else.

 

[Gambino]

nice. let me know how you like the stage 2 clutch. I am considering stage 3 because it is the same price as 2, but let me know. also, what does the exedy fw weigh?

 

[MIA protege]

any sound clips of the RS yet ??? and what turbo is that ?