Marty's road to ~450WHP

Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Personally I'm not a fan of any top mount turbo. It's flawed placement. There's already enough heat in the engine bay and the piping is a clusterf*ck. The best place for a big single is where BP puts it, and that's still imperfect. It's just the best compromise.

Also, go bigger on the oil cooler. You're going to be blocking it with an intercooler, so it's not getting ambient temp air. Add a turbo blanket and some fire sleeve for wastegate lines. If you ever want to upgrade the motor mounts to poly, now's the time. It'll be a much bigger PITA once there's a lot of extra piping in the way. I'd also go with the RJM (not the supercharger guys, the original RJM) upgraded master cylinder instead of OEM, and pair it with his clutch pedal (although the pedal can be done later).

Last, try and get the clutch done well before you do the rest of the install so it can be broken in properly, not just thrown on the dyno and beat on.