Yes this is true some start out as p trim's they weld onto the tip of the impeller and then grind down the fins to get them the way the want.. Innovative has their impellers made for them at a shop local to me but they are not the norm...

 

Do you know if this is true of Turbonetics?
I know Monty has dealt with Precision Turbo and Engine, and it seems like they did well for him. Has anyone else done business with them?

Does Limit Engineering have a website? Id like to give them a call too.

For mounting , I think I will center them, or maybe a few inches forward on either side of the each bank of cylinders. Headers....I will be fabbing up some 1.875", and getting them Jet-Hot coated, along with the turbine housings.

How are the two intercoolers working? I was thinking of doing that, and since I have a large about of engine bay to work with, I am try that, w/ some old heater cores to see if it fits.

Hunter

 

Limit Engineering

Intercoolers are great..
Jet hot imo is going to be a lil bit of a waste of money... I have ran a few diff types and all have just baked off.. I would look into swain coatings for their coating from what i hear it is the best.

You can possibly use the heater cores, just going to need some sort of heat exchanger and you will be fine.

Mine all fits in really nice and tight but its all good
Steven

 

I guess the Jet-Hot idea wasn't gonna work after all.....I was skeptical....Swain is great...my piston crowns, combustion chambers and valve faces are coated with their Gold heat material.

I wasnt actually gonna use heater cores (though I have seen it done before with success), I was just gonna use them as a mock up to see the dimensions I would need for intercoolers and if a twin or single intercooler setup is best.

Thanks for the link.

Hunter

 

Ahhh i see whatcha mean. Well if you need demensions for intercoolers spearco has the sizes on their site and you can always fab one out of cardboard. I bought a 2-230 for the mockup and waiting on another to come in. If you need to see how an air-water fits in i can swing down with one of mine sometime possibly. (just up in bellingham)


Steven

 

If you get you turbine housing coated I would just do the outside. If you really want to do the inside you will have to grind away at the metal to clearance the coating. The biggest problem people were having is after you get a good coating on the housing the wheel-wall clearancing is off. Thus, it results in turbine wheel damage, along with your $$$coating.
My best experiance is get a blanket for the turbine housing, and wrap the down pipes.

 

i wish i could believe that, but i just dont. Innovative is a popular company and has very smart people running it. That i dont doubt....but the money it would take to have all your own wheels designed and made i would think their turbos would be much more expensive.

i could be wrong, but i am entitled to my opinion.

 

I looked a Spearco's website and just fabbed up some cardboard mockups, gonna have to see if they fit now.

I appreciate the offer Steven, but I am pretty sure I will be using air to air intercoolers, for ease of plumbing, space saving and weight. Thanks though.

I will definatley only do the outside, as I would kill myself if I started her up jsut to find the turbine wheels had came in contact with their housings . I will probably also wrap them with heat blankets, but I will see what the manufactuer says.

Well of to Alki to enjoy the weather. Ciao

Hunter