Etak28

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Yeah, so I've been on this site for around two years now learning what I can from others builds and I think it's about time me to start mine. It's going to go fairly slow since I'm a freshman in college at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida. I'm far away from home and pretty broke, but we'll see what I can do!

Alright, so originally I was planning on buying Alan's entire setup and 3sgte, however, I'm financially unable to so what I've decided to do is to begin piecing together a turbo kit for my stock 5sfe.

I began this morning by buying my intercooler piping...



It's just the Ebay 2.25 CXRacing Piping kit. $109


I already have my intercooler that I'm getting from a friend...



It's a Godspeed 24x12x3. $100



Now I'm debating on what type of 3sgte manifold I want, pretty sure tubular

and what turbo I want, however, I'm pretty sure I want an external wastegate.

I'm open to suggestions tho!


UPDATES TO COME........

This post has been edited by Etak28: Dec 14, 2008 - 12:35 AM

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playr158

#2

I'd stick with OEM 3sgte manifold. Most tubular crack as we've all seen. As well as the oem can support a lot of hp.
Get a turbo adapter for the oem and you can hook up an external wastegate.

This post has been edited by playr158: Sep 11, 2008 - 6:16 AM

Etak28

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QUOTE (playr158 @ Sep 11, 2008 - 6:15 AM)

>I'd stick with OEM 3sgte manifold. Most tubular crack as we've all seen. As well as the oem can support a lot of hp.
Get a turbo adapter for the oem and you can hook up an external wastegate.

yea i was thinkin of doin that too thanks

any recommendations on turbo? i'm stuck on that you could say

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bccentaur3

#4

If your getting an adapter for the manifold, you might as well get a T3 turbo.

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celicast3sgte

#5

ive got a stock 2nd gen 3sgte manifold

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bccentaur3

#6

btw that piping kit isn't enough.

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Etak28

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QUOTE (celicast3sgte @ Sep 11, 2008 - 11:29 AM)

>ive got a stock 2nd gen 3sgte manifold

can i see a pic and how much?

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QUOTE (bccentaur3 @ Sep 11, 2008 - 11:32 AM)

>btw that piping kit isn't enough.

yea my friend was saying that, but once i clock the turbo it won't be that short will it? how much do you think id be short

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bccentaur3

#8

I think you'll be fine if you clock it. You will probably need more bends though.

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Etak28

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QUOTE (bccentaur3 @ Sep 11, 2008 - 3:29 PM)

>I think you'll be fine if you clock it. You will probably need more bends though.

oh okay that's good.. thanks for the heads up tho.



So I should go with the T3


What brand turbo and is that really the one i should go with?

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bccentaur3

#10

Garrett FTW bro. Non of that ching ching chong crap. Although Supershannon has done okay wih it.

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Etak28

#11

More details to come soon....

Gotta sell some unnecessary body parts!

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Etak28

#12

So does anyone have suggestions on how I should mount this bigger intercooler, what i should mount it to? I assume i have to make something custom since I dont even have a crash bar.

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bccentaur3

#13

Since you don't have a crash bar. You can do this. Theres like a long strip of metal you can get at home depot. The strips come with holes punched in them every 1/2 inch. And you just mount one end to the intercooler and the other end on the bumper supporter.

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Etak28

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QUOTE (bccentaur3 @ Sep 16, 2008 - 11:36 PM)

>Since you don't have a crash bar. You can do this. Theres like a long strip of metal you can get at home depot. The strips come with holes punched in them every 1/2 inch. And you just mount one end to the intercooler and the other end on the bumper supporter.

haha once again will comes thru. Ill go there tomorrow.

I can already tell u will prolly be the one helping me thru this project on here.

Thanks man

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bccentaur3

#15

You are very welcome. Just let me know if you need any sorts of advice. I can help you out with the ladies, school work, working out. Any thing. lol......

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Etak28

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this isn't really about my turbo, but it is going to have to do with my car.
and well i guess it does deal with my turbo.

so i was looking at clutches and thinkin of gettin this XTD Stage 3 one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-Truck-...d=p4506.c0.m245

it says it works for 2.2L from 90-97

is there a difference between 90-97 and 99 clutches.

mines a 99 would it work?

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bccentaur3

#17

No difference. They all use the same S series tranmission. I don't recommend the ebay clutch kit though. If your clutch is still good keep it, until it starts slipping.

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supershannon77

#18

If you are going to change the clutch..I wouldn't go with a cheap ebay one only bc when you do the clutch you really dont want to have to change it again and drop the trans out and go through all that again...I would research a more known clutch that ppl have tried and liked.

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Etak28

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QUOTE (bccentaur3 @ Sep 22, 2008 - 11:21 PM)

>No difference. They all use the same S series tranmission. I don't recommend the ebay clutch kit though. If your clutch is still good keep it, until it starts slipping.

yea good point

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QUOTE (supershannon77 @ Sep 23, 2008 - 3:47 PM)

>If you are going to change the clutch..I wouldn't go with a cheap ebay one only bc when you do the clutch you really dont want to have to change it again and drop the trans out and go through all that again...I would research a more known clutch that ppl have tried and liked.

yea ill look into that, thanks

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Etak28

#20

So here's what I've been doing.......... Buying, buying, buying

Here's my part list that is racking up still most of it hasn't gotten here yet:



This is the manifold, wastegate adapter, and Garret Turbo T3/T4 46 trim with a 0.63 A/R exhaust housing and a 0.50 A/R compressor housing with a 90 degree outlet I bought from 6strngs.



Downpipe I bought from ebay.



BOV adapter pipe I bought from ebay.



This is what I'm most excited about, it's the Synapse Synchronic BOV, youtube it, I bought. It's supposedly cheaper and much more efficient as far as BOV's go.



Walbro 255 fuel pump



This is the piggyback ecu I bought, Greddy e-manage

Also from Batman, I purchased my entire oil return setup; oil pan, lines, and rubber elbow

Just as pressure2 says in his writeup, I've bought everything for the oil feed line; except the actual lines so far

All I have left to get, for the most part is:

Tial 38mm Wastegate
Actual Oil Feed Line
RX7 460cc Injectors
Prosport Boost/Oil/AFR Gauges
Wideband
Turbo Timer

There's also a few other things I want, but don't have anywhere near the money for right now so I'll wait on them.


More to come!

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presure2

#21

that downpipe is usless, its a ct-26 downpipe, and wont work with the t3 turbo.

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DEATH

#22

True - altho it should be easy to sell here. I think 02bluerolla was looking for one for his CT-26.

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Etak28

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QUOTE (presure2 @ Sep 24, 2008 - 10:13 AM)

>that downpipe is usless, its a ct-26 downpipe, and wont work with the t3 turbo.

oh really, well then which one am i looking for?

and what's wrong with this one, will it not bolt up?

This post has been edited by Etak28: Sep 24, 2008 - 3:11 PM

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presure2

#24

its a ct-26 downpipe, and wont work with the t3 turbo

you need to have one made.

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Etak28

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QUOTE (presure2 @ Sep 24, 2008 - 3:19 PM)

>its a ct-26 downpipe, and wont work with the t3 turbo

you need to have one made.

oh would the company that you bought urs from make me one, berk technology?

and if so, how much did it run you?

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DEATH

#26

He's on a CT-27 which is the same basic mounting setup as a CT-26.

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supershannon77

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Yea once u change to from the ct26 to a t3 turbo there are extra parts you need to buy and the setup is a lil different so not everything will work like it did with the ct26 or the ct27...

edit nvm

O btw I would look into an oil pressure gauge and boost gauge just to be safe its good to have them.

This post has been edited by supershannon77: Sep 24, 2008 - 4:16 PM

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6strngs

#28

as was already mentioned, that downpipe is for CT-26 turbos, not the t3/t4. If you want to stick with cheap, you can get t3/t4 downpipes made for mr2's/celica alltrac's on ebay. like this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Downpipe-MR...emZ150288966667

of course, you get what you pay for and it may not last too long, but as I said, I never had any problems with my ebay downpipe.

and the stock 3sgte oil lines won't work either with the t3/t4 turbo. what I would do is get something like this: http://www.atpturbo.com/Merchant2/merchant...tegory_Code=BCS which let's you screw a 1/2 NPT thread into the turbo for a drain line, then get something like this: http://koracing.net/viewproduct.php?folder...amp;product=240 which allows for a -12AN line to be screwed onto a 3sgte oil pan. then order a stainless braided -12AN line with -12AN hose ends and a -12AN to 1/2" NPT adaptor and voila! oil drain line! pretty much the same deal for the feed line but with a -3AN line. all the lines, flanges, adaptors, gaskets, etc. are available at ATPturbo.com.

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Etak28

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QUOTE (6strngs @ Sep 24, 2008 - 4:39 PM)

>as was already mentioned, that downpipe is for CT-26 turbos, not the t3/t4. If you want to stick with cheap, you can get t3/t4 downpipes made for mr2's/celica alltrac's on ebay. like this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Downpipe-MR...emZ150288966667

of course, you get what you pay for and it may not last too long, but as I said, I never had any problems with my ebay downpipe.

and the stock 3sgte oil lines won't work either with the t3/t4 turbo. what I would do is get something like this: http://www.atpturbo.com/Merchant2/merchant...tegory_Code=BCS which let's you screw a 1/2 NPT thread into the turbo for a drain line, then get something like this: http://koracing.net/viewproduct.php?folder...amp;product=240 which allows for a -12AN line to be screwed onto a 3sgte oil pan. then order a stainless braided -12AN line with -12AN hose ends and a -12AN to 1/2" NPT adaptor and voila! oil drain line! pretty much the same deal for the feed line but with a -3AN line. all the lines, flanges, adaptors, gaskets, etc. are available at ATPturbo.com.

ohhhhhhhhh ok i see the difference in the downpipes, i didn't see it at first but now i do.

thanks a lot 6strngs i will def get probably everything you just showed me! thanks a lot everyone

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Etak28

#30

well since i'm buying some of the wrong parts lol it's slowing me down a little

however, yesterday I installed my Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump, no problems there

also my intercooler is mounted, just waiting on a new bumper for it

i like the bigger intercooler too, makes the car look beastly


Ill post pics soon, more to come as well

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