Thanks for the replies
i think i’ll just give a rundown of everything i’ve got here:
Stock LS motor, supposidly has new rings in it… kinda hard to tell cuz the valve stem seals are Leaking (i knew this before i put the turbo on)
I’ve got a “stage3” clutch… its a 6 puck sprung disk and a heavy duty Pressure plate.
i built the Turbo manifold, bought individual parts and cut and fitted everything together and welded it.
i originally built the turbo manifold for a different turbo so i could use a full wide radiator… but changed my mind after finding out the turbo was too small for my teg… well i had to change the manifold and then i did some checking and i didnt have room for the turbo with the stock full wide radiator. SOO i picked up a dual row halfwide civic radiator and installed it, i happened to have the FAL radiator fan for my race car but had never used it on my Hatch so i figured it would work great and give me the needed room for the DP.
the turbo is total hybrid: T3 .48 turbine housing, T3 .60 compressor housing, T04B M-Trim Compressor wheel machined to fit in the T3 compressour housing. spools really fast. the guy who built it claims the turbo can flow enuf to support 300 whp at 14 psi (we’ll see !!)
i made the down pipe, then bought a 2.5" mandrel bends kit and took them to my local muffler shop and have them use my mandrel bends to build my exhaust system… its got a 18" glass pack and a DynoMax SuperTurbo muffler and i love the sounds a very smooth deep sound that isnt loud… i can actually hear my gear box click as i shift… something i couldnt do with my old Greddy SP exhaust.
i traded for that intercooler, its a custom built unit… not sure what it was originally. its 25" long, 10 inches high and 3" thick, 2.5" in/out.
i installed the intercooler first and then worked my piping.
i bought an universal intercooler piping kit off ebay and then started running my piping from the intercooler to my generic cold air intake. i was planning to run a U on the driverside but after finding that the chasis was doubled walled and i didnt wanna holesaw a hole in to the chasis, i decided to run up thru the hole that was access for the a/c water separator canister. the windshield washer fuid tank was made to fit around that a/c canister so it left me enough room to run my piping.
I’m running a personalized version of TurboEdit for obd1 ecus. it also supports the Moates Ostrich (rom emulator) and has a great datalogger.
i also have a PLX Devices M300 wide band o2 controller to help tune.
hope this answers everyone’s questions…
my goal is to eventually boost at 14 psi, i have an extra LS block in the garage i’m going to build for boost. which will happen soon i’m just waiting on parts and the sale of my race car will bring in some $$$$ for any extra things i need. (i just have to tune the race hatch and its sold… so sunday is the day )