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1strwdcar · 12-10-2012, 06:46 PM

here are the pics from the finished product of my second kit. NOTE: the downpipe and manifold were made by a fabricator.

BigBump · 12-12-2012, 11:47 AM

It's cool seeing all the Cinci people building out kits for these cars.

1strwdcar · 12-12-2012, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBump

It's cool seeing all the Cinci people building out kits for these cars.

Im working on group pricing now to build 5 systems.

gmookher · 12-12-2012, 12:35 PM

I will be in Ohio with my car in spring, lets go to the track folks

1strwdcar · 12-12-2012, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gmookher

I will be in Ohio with my car in spring, lets go to the track folks

Im down!

Asphalt~86 · 12-12-2012, 01:37 PM

So how much did the DIY versions cost in comparison? OP said a couple of thousand so are we talking turbos for our cars priced at 2500?

ForcedFab_Jon · 12-13-2012, 09:26 AM

Doubtful. You have to be really talented or find some really killer deals to be at that cost.
Reality is are you really going to put some cobbled together DIY part on your car? I mean really? I have been doing this for a really long time and I have seen the "quality" of homemade or really really cheap fab guys. I wouldn't put that stuff on a nice 25-30k car. It would be embarrassing. So what you will end up having to do is buy kit parts from people like myself. Where we fabricate parts that can be bought as a complete kit or as hard parts only. Manifold or up pipe. Then down pipe and mid pipes and the rest you can piece together. This allows you to buy it one part at a time or a few at a time and eases the cost of what a turbo setup will be. There is no real way on these cars to get a quality kit with out having to pay a pro to build certain parts. At least not until china knocks off one of the current kits. On vw's or Hondas you can pick up 50 dollar cast manifolds. 150 intercooler kits. And be up and running in a few days. This car is not like that. There is no $50 manifold solution. No cheap intercooler kits yet. You will have to use parts that are built by hand in small quantities and that's going to be some what costly but you will still be able to find a deal if the right person starts building DIY parts.

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Shit Luck · 12-13-2012, 10:13 AM

so you are saying silverdub's build looks like crap?

I have seen of the pro built parts people pay money for. If you have the proper tools there is no reason you can't build all the plumbing for half price or better.
Sure you still need a turbo, bov, and fueling/ecu, but the guys selling the kits aren't building those either.

1strwdcar · 12-13-2012, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ForcedFab_Jon

Doubtful. You have to be really talented or find some really killer deals to be at that cost.
Reality is are you really going to put some cobbled together DIY part on your car? I mean really? I have been doing this for a really long time and I have seen the "quality" of homemade or really really cheap fab guys. I wouldn't put that stuff on a nice 25-30k car. It would be embarrassing. So what you will end up having to do is buy kit parts from people like myself. Where we fabricate parts that can be bought as a complete kit or as hard parts only. Manifold or up pipe. Then down pipe and mid pipes and the rest you can piece together. This allows you to buy it one part at a time or a few at a time and eases the cost of what a turbo setup will be. There is no real way on these cars to get a quality kit with out having to pay a pro to build certain parts. At least not until china knocks off one of the current kits. On vw's or Hondas you can pick up 50 dollar cast manifolds. 150 intercooler kits. And be up and running in a few days. This car is not like that. There is no $50 manifold solution. No cheap intercooler kits yet. You will have to use parts that are built by hand in small quantities and that's going to be some what costly but you will still be able to find a deal if the right person starts building DIY parts.

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Wow really? Silverdubs car is nice and im not planning on mig Welding some garbage manifold together. I know a real deal fabricator /welder. Making intercooler piping after you have down pipe and manifold set is common sense and a lil problem solving. Im not picking a fight with you or saying my kit above is the best. Just trying to help or provide people with other options. From what i can tell you dont have any of your products available for the frs/brz or have a frs/brz yourself. So why do you care what i plan on helping people with?

GTB/ZR-1 · 12-13-2012, 11:35 AM

That DIY kit looked great!

The flip side to this is some miscalculations, and (in the technical terms of F1 color commentator, Steve Machett)--KA-BLAMMO!!!

NemeGuero · 12-13-2012, 01:51 PM

I've been waiting for someone to produce manifolds with smaller flanges for t25/t28 turbos so I could do exactly this.

Any time I've contacted the people putting out their kits now they're response is just "turn down the boost, hurr hurr."

Streetable power is where the fun is. 250whp is perfect for a car this size.

1strwdcar · 12-13-2012, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by NemeGuero

I've been waiting for someone to produce manifolds with smaller flanges for t25/t28 turbos so I could do exactly this.

Any time I've contacted the people putting out their kits now they're response is just "turn down the boost, hurr hurr."

Streetable power is where the fun is. 250whp is perfect for a car this size.

You are so correct. The very reason i started this thread was to provide people with other options and the fact no one would part out there kit to me so i could build my own. So here i go lol. Looking to start manifold building next weekend

superstani · 12-13-2012, 02:43 PM

there's a company out there P*** i'm not sure if i'm allowed to mention their name legally but they sell complete kits as well as all the components separately. Not sure if its a good business model but they are quite popular with s2000's. Maybe as time goes on more fabricators will follow. Anyways good luck with you build

1strwdcar · 12-13-2012, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by superstani

there's a company out there P*** i'm not sure if i'm allowed to mention their name legally but they sell complete kits as well as all the components separately. Not sure if its a good business model but they are quite popular with s2000's. Maybe as time goes on more fabricators will follow. Anyways good luck with you build

Can u pm me there name?

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Asphalt~86 Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Asphalt AT Location: Midwest Posts: 813 Thanks: 324 Thanked 608 Times in 262 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So how much did the DIY versions cost in comparison? OP said a couple of thousand so are we talking turbos for our cars priced at 2500?

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ForcedFab_Jon Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 240sx 66 Chyrsler Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 90 Thanks: 8 Thanked 45 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Doubtful. You have to be really talented or find some really killer deals to be at that cost. Reality is are you really going to put some cobbled together DIY part on your car? I mean really? I have been doing this for a really long time and I have seen the "quality" of homemade or really really cheap fab guys. I wouldn't put that stuff on a nice 25-30k car. It would be embarrassing. So what you will end up having to do is buy kit parts from people like myself. Where we fabricate parts that can be bought as a complete kit or as hard parts only. Manifold or up pipe. Then down pipe and mid pipes and the rest you can piece together. This allows you to buy it one part at a time or a few at a time and eases the cost of what a turbo setup will be. There is no real way on these cars to get a quality kit with out having to pay a pro to build certain parts. At least not until china knocks off one of the current kits. On vw's or Hondas you can pick up 50 dollar cast manifolds. 150 intercooler kits. And be up and running in a few days. This car is not like that. There is no $50 manifold solution. No cheap intercooler kits yet. You will have to use parts that are built by hand in small quantities and that's going to be some what costly but you will still be able to find a deal if the right person starts building DIY parts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Shit Luck Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: red frs Location: pa Posts: 1,031 Thanks: 244 Thanked 229 Times in 140 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	so you are saying silverdub's build looks like crap? I have seen of the pro built parts people pay money for. If you have the proper tools there is no reason you can't build all the plumbing for half price or better. Sure you still need a turbo, bov, and fueling/ecu, but the guys selling the kits aren't building those either.

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NemeGuero Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 459 Thanks: 42 Thanked 122 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've been waiting for someone to produce manifolds with smaller flanges for t25/t28 turbos so I could do exactly this. Any time I've contacted the people putting out their kits now they're response is just "turn down the boost, hurr hurr." Streetable power is where the fun is. 250whp is perfect for a car this size.

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superstani Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 12 TL Location: new jersey Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	there's a company out there P*** i'm not sure if i'm allowed to mention their name legally but they sell complete kits as well as all the components separately. Not sure if its a good business model but they are quite popular with s2000's. Maybe as time goes on more fabricators will follow. Anyways good luck with you build

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