Let's Play 'What is THAT Doing There?'

[Doric]

http://www.rmgto.com/gallery/albums/mpedrick/IMG_0207.sized.jpg

:D

Hoping to get the install completed soon, with copious amounts of tuning to follow. The new-new cam is in, with much more boost-friendly overlap (or lack thereof - -3 degrees) but still a crap-ton of lift at .600.

I had to do my own fabricating on the IC mounting and the piping. The bracketry was actually fun. Pics are up at RMGTO.com (http://www.rmgto.com/gallery/mpedrick).

So, maybe soon, I won't be at the bottom of the Timeslips page. :D

[jetsiphon]

Is that like some sort of over flow aux tank for the radiator? Maybe you just need a bigger fan. :shurg: Oh well, silly Cavilere owners.....

I'll be over today to run some of that plumbing or maybe the exhaust.

[BlueVelocity]

Sweet! Looking gooooood.
What turbo did you end up getting?

Erron S.

[Doric]

It's a 60-1.

[Josh Warriner]

Looks like you have the exact same Ebay FMIC I have. It seems to be a good core and for $160 shipped it can't be beat.

[Doric]

I did get it off of eBay - $130 shipped. I made sure I found it at a "reputable" vendor, and I was really impressed with the quality when it arrived.

The piping kit I bought, on the other hand... :(

[Josh Warriner]

Yeah, $130, $160, can't really remember. Sucks about the piping kit, who was it from? Shame them please.

I can't wait to see how it runs with the turbo. In the pics it looks like a full T4 60-1. What is the exhaust side? If you ever decide to upgrade I bet a 67-trim/P-trim would be pretty wicked and should fit the same spot.

You're aftermarket wheels look 1000 times better than the stock flowery looking things.

[Doric]

The piping kit actually comes from the same place - Top Speed Auto Accessories out of Texas. The piping itself is real light, thin-gauge aluminum, and there are enough random bends and whatnot in their generic kit that most monkeys could make it work.

The problem I have is with the couplers and the band clamps. The couplers are thin and will probably tear at a moment's notice, and the band clamps come apart at the clip once you tighten them enough to call them 'tight.' I doubt they'd stand up to much more than 10psi. Which is about all I plan to run, but blowing off IC pipes makes Baby Jesus cry.

I can't wait to see how it runs, either! Especially with the cam and an extra 1000 RPMs at the top end. I've thought about the 67, but it's another grand I don't want to spend, and I think I can get the car into stupid-fast, breaking-everything-in-the-drivetrain territory with just the 'baby' 60-1. Of course, I say that NOW. Later, when I've got the drivetrain buttoned up, I might feel differently. There's an STS-powered GTO running deep in the 9s with the T67.

I'll look up the spec on the exhaust side. It's relatively small.

[jetsiphon]

There are GT42's on ebay right now for cheap...