Alright, well i figured ill start a thread that ill update as i go along with my project with pics and info. There will be a wealth of info in this thread as time goes by. Alot of the newer members, and maybe some of the older ones will find some of the things i do helpful when they plan to do something similar themselves.
Im sure most of you saw my previous thread with the pics and info on what my project car is, and will be, heres the link if you missed it - http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=630597
Well today i mocked some of the things i have, mainly the typhoon intake, accufab throttle body, and VC's. I wanted to have everything loosely bolted up so i could start the cold side to my turbo kit.
I then went ahead and mounted the intercooler i got off ebay. Very nice unit i may add. Supposed to handle up to 650 HP, and more PSI then id ever run. THe inlet and outlets are 2.5 inch BTW. I have it centered, and level. I made 4 mounting brackets for it. Two for the top, and two for the bottom which are not pictured.
After the intercooler was where i wanted it. I started on the cold side to the TB. You may have noticed that im going with a flipped intake. Mainly to be a little different, and it alot easier to run the piping. Also, the in/out on opposite side intercoolers are alot more efficient from what ive read, compared to the intercoolers that have the in/out's on both sides. The cold side was pretty straight forward. I made the cuts where they needed to be, and everything went together very nicely. I dont have the right size silicon reducer right now for the TB, so thats why there is some duct tape and the stick holding a portion of the pipe up.
In the pics below, where you see that one 45 degree pipe coming from the engine bay - This is where i think ill be cuting my blow through MAF in. I dont have the MAF yet though. After the intercooler where the pipe is nice and straight is where ill be putting the blow off valve. I need to order this sometime soon. Also, where the pipe from the intercooler meets with the chopped down 45, ill be haveing those tig welded together, then ill go ahead and cut the maf in. That way there wont be a 100 silicon sleeves.
This whole project has me very excited. And im having alot of fun so far. I cant wait to get the hot side to the kit, so i can finish up the cold side. Then get it all powder coated.
My project for next weekend will be getting the inner fenders taken care of with onebad95, and maybe ill put in the manual steering rack as well if i recieve it by then..
Pics -
Im sure most of you saw my previous thread with the pics and info on what my project car is, and will be, heres the link if you missed it - http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=630597
Well today i mocked some of the things i have, mainly the typhoon intake, accufab throttle body, and VC's. I wanted to have everything loosely bolted up so i could start the cold side to my turbo kit.
I then went ahead and mounted the intercooler i got off ebay. Very nice unit i may add. Supposed to handle up to 650 HP, and more PSI then id ever run. THe inlet and outlets are 2.5 inch BTW. I have it centered, and level. I made 4 mounting brackets for it. Two for the top, and two for the bottom which are not pictured.
After the intercooler was where i wanted it. I started on the cold side to the TB. You may have noticed that im going with a flipped intake. Mainly to be a little different, and it alot easier to run the piping. Also, the in/out on opposite side intercoolers are alot more efficient from what ive read, compared to the intercoolers that have the in/out's on both sides. The cold side was pretty straight forward. I made the cuts where they needed to be, and everything went together very nicely. I dont have the right size silicon reducer right now for the TB, so thats why there is some duct tape and the stick holding a portion of the pipe up.
In the pics below, where you see that one 45 degree pipe coming from the engine bay - This is where i think ill be cuting my blow through MAF in. I dont have the MAF yet though. After the intercooler where the pipe is nice and straight is where ill be putting the blow off valve. I need to order this sometime soon. Also, where the pipe from the intercooler meets with the chopped down 45, ill be haveing those tig welded together, then ill go ahead and cut the maf in. That way there wont be a 100 silicon sleeves.
This whole project has me very excited. And im having alot of fun so far. I cant wait to get the hot side to the kit, so i can finish up the cold side. Then get it all powder coated.
My project for next weekend will be getting the inner fenders taken care of with onebad95, and maybe ill put in the manual steering rack as well if i recieve it by then..
Pics -
Lookes evil
