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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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Well the turbo is finally done just need to take her to sound performance for dyno tuning,here are some pics.This is a pic of the beast backing off the flatbed it rained like crazy in chicago today and since my car is lowered I did not want to take a chance on anything going wrong
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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Right side shot of engine
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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The stealth look up close you can not tell what lurks under the hood because you cant see my intercooler but at a distance you know whats up
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lookin real sweat man!
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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And this is my buddy Johns turbocharged RX8 that he is selling for about $20,000.00 .I know this sounds like deja vu but I'm no good at uploading more than one pic at a time. Once my car is tuned and cleaned up I will post numbers and better pics.One bit of advice to future boosters RESEARCH AND STACK YOUR LOOT AND BUDGET your project!!!!
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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gooodd ***** just a different hood and itll be gangsta
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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how much did it cost to boost?
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What kind of aluminum radiator are you using? Also, is that kit custom fabbed or is it from SRT? The piping looks kinda like how the SRT kit is setup.

PS: That's a very bad spot for the FIC. Since you have a vented hood, water can make its way into the engine bay pretty easily. Even if you don't have a vented hood, that's still a bad spot for the FIC because it's near the opening in front. It's best to run it into the cabin so it will never get wet. Trust me, your day will go from bad to worse very quickly if the car dies in the middle of a carwash or rain storm. If you were wondering, the FIC is not water resistant/proof.
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^^ yup! you have exposed wires right where the hood and fender seam is..... you're just asking for trouble. Relocate it to the cabin or enclose it with your relay panel.
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What kind of aluminum radiator are you using? Also, is that kit custom fabbed or is it from SRT? The piping looks kinda like how the SRT kit is setup.

PS: That's a very bad spot for the FIC. Since you have a vented hood, water can make its way into the engine bay pretty easily. Even if you don't have a vented hood, that's still a bad spot for the FIC because it's near the opening in front. It's best to run it into the cabin so it will never get wet. Trust me, your day will go from bad to worse very quickly if the car dies in the middle of a carwash or rain storm. If you were wondering, the FIC is not water resistant/proof.
Thanks for the tip Jeff and the radiator is Mishimoto and the kit was custom fabricated with custom welded 3 inch piping 4 inch compressor pipe. Here is a pic of the piping
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Here is a pic of my wastegate custom welded to dump into the exhaust
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Dash being wired for electronics and gauges
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Emontes7
how much did it cost to boost?
So far about $7,000 and I'm still not finished. I got to do something with the trans ,a lsd and a torque converter.Then I need to run a external fpr since I'm using 550cc rc injectors, It never ends.
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Yep, it never ends lol. It sucks but that's the just the cold hard truth. I thought I was near the end, but now I'm kinda feeling the HKS turbo isn't doing it for me anymore lol. Time to go to 80mm+ turbo, 1600cc injectors, and very big fuel pump

Yes, I'm a HP nut heh.
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