Full Blown Turbo Kit Owners Topic

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by 69Marshall69

Hey boys, new owner of the FBM. I got it off of kingkai23 and had a question about the slim fans. Im missing some of the mounts, pretty much all of them. Is there another specific way to mount?

You have three options really. Purchase a fan shroud from LJ @FullBlown, fab up your own metal tabs/mounts to place the fans on the radiator, or do what 95% of us have and use the plastic fan securing zip ties that come with the kit or can be sourced at any auto parts store as Ironsquid mentioned.

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by blackfireball5

So we're you saying that is a bad thing rather than rerouting it? Besides sound I mean?

Depends on how you define a bad thing and where exactly the hot exhaust gasses are dumped. If it dumps in the engine compartment then you are just adding to the underhood temps, if you cut a hole in your aerodyamics and it is dumping through your underpanel, then you have hurt your aero. Unless you really like the sound of a screaming open dump tube, then I would say there are only positives to a properly designed recirculated dump tube.

[King Tut]

Added @69Marshall69 to the owners list.

[whitefrs]

Add @THA STI GUY
New owner of my kit


I love boost!!!!!!

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by whitefrs

Add @THA STI GUY
New owner of my kit

I hate boost so I sold it!!!!!!

Got him.

[whitefrs]

Originally Posted by King Tut

Got him.

The new face




I love boost!!!!!!

[mike the snake]

Originally Posted by 69Marshall69

Hey boys, new owner of the FBM. I got it off of kingkai23 and had a question about the slim fans. Im missing some of the mounts, pretty much all of them. Is there another specific way to mount?

I have some of the plastic insert tabs that go into the slim fans that come with the FB base turbo kit, the ones that fit into the fan body and that the zip-ties go through to hold the fans onto the radiator.

They are yours if you want them, PM me.

[ftc~brz]

Originally Posted by King Tut

Depends on how you define a bad thing and where exactly the hot exhaust gasses are dumped. If it dumps in the engine compartment then you are just adding to the underhood temps, if you cut a hole in your aerodyamics and it is dumping through your underpanel, then you have hurt your aero. Unless you really like the sound of a screaming open dump tube, then I would say there are only positives to a properly designed recirculated dump tube.

you mean there are people that don't like that sound? whuuuuut?

[blackfireball5]

Originally Posted by King Tut

Depends on how you define a bad thing and where exactly the hot exhaust gasses are dumped. If it dumps in the engine compartment then you are just adding to the underhood temps, if you cut a hole in your aerodyamics and it is dumping through your underpanel, then you have hurt your aero. Unless you really like the sound of a screaming open dump tube, then I would say there are only positives to a properly designed recirculated dump tube.

Gotcha. Mine seems to dump out the bottom through a small hole. I can't imagine a hole that small is going to make any noticeable aerodynamic difference for me doing any of the racing I do. I could see how it might effect an actual race car where every inch is carefully crafted, but for most that probably wouldn't make much of a difference.

And as far as the sound, i'd really like to hear a video of this terrible sound you are referring to. I seriously am not experiencing it. I still think it's due to my fairly quiet exhaust. That or maybe I simply enjoy it opening up a little when boost hits.

[ftc~brz]

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dumped out the bottom before, and will be again this time around

[sw20kosh]

Originally Posted by blackfireball5

Gotcha. Mine seems to dump out the bottom through a small hole. I can't imagine a hole that small is going to make any noticeable aerodynamic difference for me doing any of the racing I do. I could see how it might effect an actual race car where every inch is carefully crafted, but for most that probably wouldn't make much of a difference.

And as far as the sound, i'd really like to hear a video of this terrible sound you are referring to. I seriously am not experiencing it. I still think it's due to my fairly quiet exhaust. That or maybe I simply enjoy it opening up a little when boost hits.

A dump tube has 0 muffling/resonators/cats/turbine so yes it gets really loud on a car that has a normal moderately sporty exhaust. If your exhaust is deafeningly loud already then the dump tube wont make a difference.

[SliverBrz]

does evyerone with the base kit run an oil cooler / radiator upgrade?

Can i get away with neither in socal?

[SmsAlSuwaidi]

Originally Posted by SliverBrz

does evyerone with the base kit run an oil cooler / radiator upgrade?

Can i get away with neither in socal?

A upgraded shroud would help you a lot, especially in the brutal summer + traffic. But you can get away with an oil cooler easily


Sent from my IBrick

[SliverBrz]

Originally Posted by SmsAlSuwaidi

A upgraded shroud would help you a lot, especially in the brutal summer + traffic. But you can get away with an oil cooler easily


Sent from my IBrick

A radiator shroud? that little piece can save me from any cooling measures? lol really?