The currently installed 660's for now.

you needed up that 1000 man!! nice i can't wait to ride out again!! have a good holiday. we need to have a meet catch up and talk crap

going to need speed density on this one lol

I was? I didn't get notified that I was.

We need to meet up man! Its been a long time. Merry Christmas!

Can't wait to see it tuned.

you're killing it down there david!

I got few more pics yesterday, will post them up when I get the time.

Love this pic!

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Well if being a front top mounted kit makes it an FA20kit then its also an FBM, Greddy et. al. front top mounted kits right? There are only so many ways to mount a turbo inside the engine bay and only so many ways to route IC lines.

Bonus internet points for sharing that this is your exact original plan from 10 months ago. Eager to see your "masterminded" IC pipe routes in the future so I can go ahead and copy them :bellyroll:.

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LoL.. don't get butt hurt "bro"

just saying its not really a "mastermid" project when there is nothing original about the design of the placement, incooler pipe routing..

fabron has basicly the same set up... anyway wasn't ment to be a flame war just pointing out the "new greatest latest bestest" is the same flavor just a different name...

You are pointing out something obvious. Again, there are only so many places to put a front mounted turbo and make the IC pipes as short as possible. It's obviously not rocket science.

I'm on the phone so if this post has mistakes, blame Autocorrect

Updated 3rd post with latest pics.

Are you concerned with cold pipe temps and coolant temps?

I have the Robispec radiator so that takes care of the water temp. The pics don't show it good but there is a fair amount of space between cold pipe and downpipe plus the DP will be wrapped with a few layers.

(I was initially concerned when the design was laid out, but after seeing it built I am at ease with the distance between hot/cold).

looks like a freaking BEAST with the way the pipes are routed !

Looking good. Liking the runner lay out of the manifold, looks like it transitions nicely into the collector.

you wraping the hotside?

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Few ideas for keeping the heat away david

What's your new power goal now?

i'm gonna take a wild stab and it and say 'a whole bunch'. just based on the specs... lol

i think sub 500s mid 400s ;)

^ what he said :D

Aim as high as the car let's you go and then go from there lol

If only I could build it right now..

I'm watching your thread like a hawk now

Looking at the cold pipe being next to and above the down pipe, even with that minor gap, heat transfer will happen. I say gold heat reflector tape at the least on that cold pipe. Your BAT's will thank you.

btw you owe me a ride now !

haha!

It will be an honor.

you won't have issues with iat's due to the downpipe/charge pipe location. mine are faily close too and i thought i would, but they never materialized. in reality the temps will read high sitting still (moreso than normal) as the heat radiates up into the pipe and the air is all just sitting there. as soon as you get going, the mass of air starts moving and the iat's drop to whatever your intercooler will allow for the speed your moving. for me, it's typically within a few degrees of ambient if i'm going anything over 30mph.

theory is that once the throttle is opened up and you're under boost, the air is compressed (i.e. lots of air mass) and moving very fast, so it doesn't spend more than a fraction of a fraction of a second in that hot section of pipe, nowhere near long enough to transfer significant heat energy into the charge.

some heat shielding probably wouldn't hurt, but it's not a 'gotta fix it now' kind of concern.

That intercooler is my favorite. I don't think I've seen ever seen a custom intercooler that I've liked so much.

Nice. I can't wait to see the dyno videos.

piping is looking really good! cant wait to see the final product! and once the kit is out i might be one of the first ones to get it!! ;)

^^ The man!


@SmsAlSuwaidi KAB also does fuel system upgrades (meaning stuff like creating a return fuel system for a car). If I had the money my car would have it all!

They can also put a 2j in :(

Yes they can.... Should have thought about that before starting to mod the car...

Can they put jet engines too :wub: ?

Hahaha never say never!

it'll sound like a jet anyway with a 3071 spooling in front :)

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