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Lusting for a twin turbo setup, and would like (helpful) ideas

142K views 1.5K replies 96 participants last post by  Telion  
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First I apologize for the serious teaser and putting up pics of a project without results and dyno's because there are none. And who knows how long it could be before I go any further it could be a year or more! I just love hearing the ideas suggestions, feedback and knowlege you all have to offer. Isn't that a bulk of what we are here for? :) Well as many of you know I am currently underway with the Supercharger setup. It has been a very slow process but is still underway and the manifold for it is now being welded from what I understand.

I could not get over how much I loved Hotlava's tt setup and it overcame me. So I figured at some point in the future I also wanted to do a tt setup and began slowly buying the additional pieces it would take to do so (being that many are the same, such as injectors, fuel pump monitoring gauges and what not). Then last week my car decide to get some garage time (it broke down later found to be a broken axle, Ebay? I think it was tsk tsk). But none the less it was a perfect excuse to play while she was down so I started to look at how I would eventually want my tt to be setup. What better way than to play. It helps kill concepts that look good in your head given the (not so) workable space; a few of my ideas have since died. But long story short this is where I am at so far. Now that my wife knows that it is just a broken axle I only have shipping time to continue playing before having to put her back together again.

A couple quick notes

-No this will not be done/completed for a very very long time.-This is very new to me so I would be the last to ask for suggestions though I love to share ideas.
-Yes the supercharger project is still underway and taking precedence over this.

-No I did not wake up one morning and say I am going to do a Legend Twin turbo setup during breakfast (sorry Hybird, that just kills me lol)
-No I am not going to be using PVC intercooler piping it is just cheaper to hack away at till I figure how I am going to do it when the time comes.
-I have also read up on some articles of Twin vs. Single and each seem to have there advantages from knowlegable members of their respective forums.
-cheap clamps will be replaced with t-clamps.

Ok the book is done here's the pics. (excuse the mess my garage is at war)
also please forgive the ugly "stand in" mesh and terrible paint, looks will come last. I don't want to tear it up after doing body work and paint.
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This one concerns me, there is not much rook and there is a damn brake fluid line that may need to be relocated. wires and hoses I don't mind moving brake, AC, and power steering lines I am not so happy/experinced with.
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Hopefully at some point I will be done destroying my car and be able to build it up like the one in my head lol.

-Tip- If you get a new intercooler or radiator, cover the fins with cardboard until it is fully installed so you don't damage the fins during installation :hide:

PS. The purple finish and and nice shiney engine bay will be back in time. it was too hard to maintain and not scratch to hell while getting a bug of some sort and doing stuff like ^ this. I think eventually I will powdercoat vs. paint though.
 
#1,437 ·
what no one wants to see my numbers? :dunno:


J/K no numbers yet :)
 
#1,440 ·
sounds good and will do buddy!
 
#1,441 ·
Ok I replaced the igniter and so far so good under normal driving conditions. Yesterday I couldn't get down the street before she threw a CEL Now I am going to throw the wideband in and see where she needs to be leaned out a little from the AFPR. I doubt she will see the track tomorrow because I have to work from 6 to 6 and there are some minor things (such as bolting down the battery and leveling out the AFR that would need to be done to even make it a. past the tech inspection and b. down the track in a non laughable time for the build.
 
#1,443 ·
You and me both, just about tuning time, I was able to push her a little through 3rd again no CEL. I think the code15 may have been a wire in the pigtail harness for the FIC so everything that was just spliced off ends for possible use was taped down and I wrapped the gray part took her out and no CEL. Came home and did the happy dance. she really still runs way to rich in the upper end of the RPM band to put down a decent track time but part of me wants to do it anyway, decisions. This weekend after I wrap up all the side projects I promised to do for other members I will start tuning the ECU to offset the ratio of the AFPR.
 
#1,447 ·
Yeah now I gotta get some videos I was able to drive it a full day to and from work and again on my lunch break without any CEL's pushing it a bit too :). I will be testing a few maps here shortly. Both 91TypII and I had to work late so the track idea is out.
 
#1,449 ·
yeah she's alive and ticking (but not ticking lol) I have not posted anything about it on HMT because I wanna hold out for some better vids. Here I wanted everyone to know what I knew as I knew it in regard to the build. :D +1 for AL.com.
 
#1,451 ·
Damn nice man i'm glad your not getting a CEL anymore and you got those bugs worked out. I cant wait to see what she runs!
 
#1,454 ·
Telion I remember when you fabbed your FMIC mounts but im having a hell of a time find pictures. Can you do me a solid and post or PM me a couple of close ups? Im mocking up my piping on my CRX and pretty much everything i can think of mount wise involves some welding which im trying to hold off on.
 
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Here you are :)
 
#1,456 ·
Vic came down so we tried to get a few quick clips with our camera's but unfortunately it started raining once he got here so we didnt get any very good pulls. But since I didn't have to man the camera and it was day time they were better than before here's the two good one's that came out.

0-60 in six but keep in mind the ground was wet :(
http://s300.photobucket.com/flash/player.swf?file=http://vid300.photobucket.com/albums/nn20/Telion007/0-60inSix.flv

This one I was crept in first gear for a while so I could time the blow off and shift as I passed Vic.

http://i300.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid300.photobucket.com/albums/nn20/Telion007/Froma1stgearroll-1.flv

Proof that it was raining though this was when we just left Vic says his videography is much better than this . . . I will give him a 2nd chance.

http://i300.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid300.photobucket.com/albums/nn20/Telion007/S6002347.flv
 
#1,457 ·
haha im lovin all the videos man, keep em comin! :thumbsup:
 
#1,459 ·
Thanks I will for sure and hopefully before too long one ona Dyno.

Yeah got her goin Johnny thank you as well, I can't remember what the issue was when we were working on at the time.
 
#1,462 ·
lol you ass, ok ok I am still having intermittent speedo issues, I just gotta fix the wires lol tyeah will get better dry weather vids Maybe a run against your car :)
 
#1,463 ·
lol you ass, ok ok I am still having intermittent speedo issues, I just gotta fix the wires
No big deal

lol tyeah will get better dry weather vids Maybe a run against your car :)
Ok, how will we tape that? We could get one of our wives out in the middle of the road and signal us to start with a flag. The other wife at the end of the road with the camera :rofl:
 
#1,464 ·
you know I think you got something there :) on a closed course of course.
 
#1,466 ·
Broke out the headphones for the 2nd vid mmm delightful.