The progress looks good keep up the work and posting pics...

 

I thought the same thing! It's amazing how many pin holes you can find!! I was very careful TIG welding all my primaries, and inspecting all my welds after I was done with them. If you used any MIG welds on your headers, they are pretty good leakers. I used the TIG to "Melt" the metal and stop leaks I had on the MIG welded joints (mostly on the collector).

 

Nice work so far.
Are you boosting a stock engine ?

 

Im jealous

 

LOL. Thanks... all it takes is motivation and dedication.. and funny thing is I haven't touched it (winter... no garage.... tons of other stuff...).


Im jsut a wee 19 year old in bum **** wyoming where everyone has no idea wtf they are doing unless it has a carb on it.

 

So... how much has this cost you so far?

 

well...... let me get out the project spreadsheet...



$3433.99 spent with
$2279.99 to go

I been keep budget very well.... im pretty sure i will be done without any extra costs....

I have so far (these are my costs...)

Wastegate
Blowoff valve
Headers
Hotside pipes
OBDI PCM
Tuning cables
Tuner CATS
Turbo
V-band Clamps
Line lock/ABS deleate
A/C Deleate
EGR Plates
Labor on hotside...

 

That is really awsome i to do a turbo so bad!!!

 

Your a very talented welder for a 19 yr old. Looks very professional.

 

lol... well i really didn't even touch the welder this project... Kyle did it all. Didn't need no help so I didn't give him any.

I can tig weld well, but putting something together like this would be more advanced than i could probly do (well, i could put it together, but wouldn't look like it does! haha)

 

its lookin good man...us young turbo guys need to stick together!! i scratch built all mine at age 20, on about the same budget you have

 

what size exhuast side is that, I have a HX50W, (w meaning built on wastegate), and mine is seems just, massive compared to yours?
my spec,sizes
EXHAUST A/R - 17

EXHAUST WHEEL DIAMETER - 72mm.

COMPRESSOR WHEEL DIAMETER - 61mm



What does it weigh? mine 51.65lbs

I don't think if i made my setup like yours, that the new "y" pipe would hold up with out brackets to the engine, to support the weight. The ones that I have seen at the strip are mounted to the front framing, with the engine mounted solid. (which i don't like)

What are your thoughts on this?

From our exsperiences with the flex steel'ss couplers, There life is about a 2000 hard miles. NOW that is on a 2.3ford with 36psi T04, almost always being either raced, (strip/autox/road).

On the dyno we used to run (mustang dyno), that thing wasted no time in becomeing full of leaks... just our exp.

my spec,sizes
EXHAUST A/R - 17

EXHAUST WHEEL DIAMETER - 72mm.

COMPRESSOR WHEEL DIAMETER - 61mm

On the compliment side Awesome just Awesome work, Clean, neat, nice!!!!

 

My compresser side is 76mm... turbo weights something like 25lbs.... We will make a support fort he turbo anyways...

As for the flex... keeps pipes from cracking and what not... and even with the fully built motor i dont see running over 16-18lbs... and this is a street car. When it was stock it did not see WOT very often..... I drive my cars pretty nice.

So i hope the flex dont become a problem.. if it does.... wont be TOO big a deal to cut it out and weld a piece of pipe in....

 

yeah... you need to come here and megasquirt this POS for me!! lol

 

haha, its easy to do, if your serious i can help ya through it. the system rocks.