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LLV.MA5 Turbo v3.0

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#1 ·
It happened again.

Original manifold, wg, and downpipe from my first kit. Turbonetics GT-K 325 ball bearing turbo. I haven’t installed the intercooler yet, but the meth is spraying. 9 psi for now.

Boost is fun, and this little turbo spools really quick.
 

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#5 ·
Haha. TBD.


This is sick! What are the specs on the turbine side?
Turbine is the T3, F1-54 wheel with a .63a/r housing. Compressor is a T04E 50 trim.


Attempting to add a third shock to the rear axle at the moment. Horizontal mount above the diff to control wheel hop is the plan.
 
#9 ·
Check out a 2000 S10 Xtreme, it has a
no hop shock on the rear from the factory.
It's on the pass side. frame to the rear.
works pretty good.
 
#10 ·
Hey LLV.MA5 I'm starting basically this same build, except since I work at a machine shop I'm doing a little to the bottom end to support more without having to add meth. Where did you get the manifold, or if you made it... Any chance you would make another? I'll take one off your hands.

My boss has a 60s corvette with a blower that he built in the 80s, and bet me that I couldn't build my truck to beat him in a race ??
 
#11 ·
How did you run your heater hose lines right by the downpipe? I've replaced mine 3 times so far but I made a couple brackets and things to hold them off the pipe and added a bunch of insulation. Looking for a more sure-fire way to keep them safe from melting again.
 
#12 ·
When I installed the turbo on my truck I added fiberglass insulation to the down pipe and the heater core hoses. I also got longer hoses to give them some more clearance.

So far so good and I've had the setup on there for a few months and no issues daily driving it
 

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