Boosted Performance single turbo build

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Yup, donor car.

On a side note, the car was in yesterday due to some strange wideband sensor readings. It was all over the place, and from experience there could only be one reason for that. The wideband is about 8" downstream from the turbo, and of course the down pipe is connected to the turbine via V-band. With welding and flanges you have to get the heat (amps) up to get a proper weld, with good penetration. As you do that, the flange can warp just a bit and cause a leak. Once removed, the warping was not visible to the naked eye, but id does not take much.

So I took the down pipe off (takes about one minute) and added high temp. RTV to that connection. This is common practice and you will see the RTV used a lot on exhaust systems (flanges). I let it set over night, and James came over this morning to get the car, started it up and the a/f was perfect at 14.5:1 or so at idle. No more bouncing a/f ratios, just perfect.

We went out for a drive, and things looked great. Small adjustment on UpRev and we did a couple of pulls with the 4psi springs in the wastegates. Car pulls HARD, and spools NOW, holding strong all the way to red line. It is quieter than a stock 370z with the F.I exhaust, so a perfect sleeper. I don't think a 370z driver could tell the car was ever turboed, until you step on it.

I can't wait for this car to get tuned properly. I have a feeling that this will surprise a few people once the numbers are out.

Dzel

Sasha your just a big tease. I
Ready for boooooosssst!!!

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sfearl1

^^ Where did you get the kit installed? Was it here in STL!? I'm not sure where I'll go to get this installed/tuned... perhaps ET Tuning?

I would love to meet up and see this firsthand if you're still in town!

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Reality

^Binder, likely completed the install himself as well as the tune..
IIRC, he builds race bike engines and is an all around FI library.
Def a solid guy to seek advice from..

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Boosted Performance

All of my customers (30+) with the mid mount kit have installed the kits by themselves. The 370z kit is even easier to install than the 350z mid mount kit. I really put the emphasis on simplicity when I build these kits, making installs a breeze.

This is where the big savings come in when comparing this to twin turbo kits.
Even if you take this kit to a shop, i can't see it being over 10 hours to install, so about $1000. It goes together like Lego, because there is nothing to drill, tap, cut, bend or modify on the car itself.

Like with the mid mount kit, each pipe end is labeled telling the installed where it goes. Same thing goes for the oil lines, each will have a label at each end telling the installed where it is to go. The scavenge pump will come already mounted on the plate, with fittings installed. Same goes for the oil filter relocation. So, one could say that some of the kit comes somewhat pre-assembled.

UNKNOWN_370

I been lurking this thread. Not posting much or anything at all. I'm truly impressed with your explanations and attention to detail. You obviiously take alllooooot of pride in your product. I was fixated on a twin turbo build but... I'm considering this now....

Quick question though. I have an auto and plan on doing the transmission reinforcement kit to make my car able to withstand the added pressures of a turbo. Would this kit in some way be hard to mount to an automatic transmission optioned car??

sfearl1

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Dzel

I got with a local shop and had them look at this thread and asked to get me an estimate. I gota $1200 price. I would gladly pay that just to know that it was done by professionals these are the same guys that did my TP's. Now all I need is a place to tune. I contacted J-Tran out of Houston just have to get the car down there. Sasha would it be ok to drive 8 hours on a prelim tune or should I ship when all this goes down.

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That price sounds about right, some may do it for less. I would expect the quotes to come in at about $1000-$1200 for a complete install.

The base map I have here seems to be working very well for out of boost driving. So I would be ok with saying that it is ok to drive the car to a tuner.
J-tran is a good choice for tuning, those guys know what they are doing...and have a lot of experience with the VQ. Great shop from what I have seen on the forums, and heard from others.

chewy08753

I am trying so hard to wait for this

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I think that once you see the dyno results that you will have not problem waiting just a bit longer for this.

brucelidat

Can I track with this or will my oil temps go through the roof even with my 25 row oil cooler? Also, how bad of a hit on mileage do you think we'll take with this kit?

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Boosted Performance

You will be fine with the oil cooler.

As far as mileage goes, it is directly proportional to the weight of your right foot.

Cell

I think you will find that your oil temps will go through the roof with any kit even N/A.

brucelidat

Is there pricing on this kit yet? Do you have a website?

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