TURBO MANIFOLDS-WE'VE GOT 'EM!

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if the kit turns out the way I hope we'll apply for CARB approval for fi cars
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Post by Holshot »

Looks good Mark! Is this a copy of the Delta Manifold? Looks like it in the pics as this was the way I thought about going but if I wanted to keep the turbo front facing it didn't seem like there was going to be room being so close to the thermostat and radiator. I'm def. interested as soon as you get it all together as I'm on the fence on whether to fix my stock turbo manifold or buy something new like this which in the end might even be cheaper and new without the worries of it cracking again.

I'm very interested in what you come up with as far as a kit goes, will you be offering a downpipe and intake pipe as well? Any ETA on the finished kit? Let us know when you have more updates because I'm sure there are a lot of guys like me who are anxiously awaiting a complete kit. It sure will save me a lot of time, headache trying to find some one to weld up mine and then source or rebuild my original turbo which looks to be shot. I would rather choose from the new turbos on the market which are a lot more advanced from the turbo days of the early 80's, lol...
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Very cool, just when I thought I had given Mark all my money... Can't wait until you go have it on a car, I would love to see a dyno graph on the performance compared to a stock engine. I am glad ther are shops like yours still pushing out innovative products and ideas!!
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I don't have an eta on kit availability but the turbos cleared customs this week so I hope to be making some progress soon
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Post by ItsNotAnMG »

Hey Mark,
Any progress with the turbo kits? Not trying to be pushy, just excited just like so many others :)

Thanks
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ItsNotAnMG wrote:Hey Mark,
Any progress with the turbo kits? Not trying to be pushy, just excited just like so many others :)

Thanks
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Would the kit be a/c friendly? That would be gloriously amazing.
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Sweetvinny66 wrote:Would the kit be a/c friendly? That would be gloriously amazing.
Doubt it. The turbo is where the AC compressor would be.
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No bueno. I guess flip the manifold and cut a hole in the hood it is. Lol
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be lying if I said i hadnt thought about it :)
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Post by Sweetvinny66 »

What kind of flange are you using on the turbine? T3? T4? Hybrid? Intercooled? Debaiting on starting to accumulate a mock up on a build, guaranteed ill need the turbo mani and intake log. Are you producing a intake log? And hows the progress on the blow through hats? Running a dfev, instead of ms or complete FI setup. To me its simpler on the roll and its great to learn, to bad I cant use my dwell meter to tune since im running the computronic distributless ignition.
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Post by August »

Did The kit ever get made and sold I cant find anything about it anywhere else. I would love to turbo my spider
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Post by ORFORD2004 »

Did The kit ever get made and sold I cant find anything about it anywhere else. I would love to turbo my spider
Allison automotive used to sell the manifold but it put your turbo in the front of the engine
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