luckythirteen13

well after a lot of research and tired of being cut off in traffic i bit the bullet and started ordering parts. here are a couple teaser pics






going to be a long project since i work 40 hours a week but i should have all the exhaust in place by tomorrow. then i can pull it all out and finish weld it

travisb05

is that a turbo

luckythirteen13

you know it

Jo's97F1502wd

Whats a turbo?

Turkey Hunter

A turbo is a bad *** fan like thing that runs off the exhaust and forces air and fuel in to the engine and makes things fast as hell. Are you getting a stronger tranny?

ak_cowboy

Seriously?

Lucky - is that an STS? or custom fabbed?

luckythirteen13

i talked to troyer and was told that they install their valve body into the stock tranny and throw 450rwhp through them all day. my goal is much more conservative. i figure 375rwhp is plenty safe with the torque management system still on and the vb installed.

cowboy, its 100% custom

AusFx4

whats the setup going to look like?
any idea on when itll be finished?
tuning?
any protection on that bad boy from sucking up water?

ak_cowboy

Looks sick. What's the plan for tuning it? and you know you have to dyno it when you're done, right?

luckythirteen13

ill have the moch up on the exhaust done tomorrow. ill pull it all out and put my magnaflow back in so i can drive the truck. ill finish weld all the exhaust by sunday so itll be complete and ready to just bolt back in. the plan for next weekend is to do the vb swap unless i only get 1 day off. if thats the case, ill probably just throw the boost a pump in next weekend because itll be easy. thats as far as ive planned out. my work schedule is supposed to change soon so we will see what happens.

tuning will be done at powertrain dynamics, the same guy who tuned my twin turbo mustang.


the plan for keeping water from being sucked in is the fact the truck has a 9" lift. id have to drive through a puddle about 3 feet deep to soak the filter. as far as water splashing the filter, who cares. the tiny drops that make it through the filter will vaporize when they hit the impeller. and it only rains about 3 times a year in so.cal. and putting a shield over the filter will be cheap and easy


cowboy, well aware it needs a tune. this isnt my first rodeo......pun definitely intended