TURBO Z34 UNDERWAY

[d.o.h.c]

well i have been buying and buying parts for my turbo set up. I am also getting my car restored in about 1 month. so i moked up the turbo and it fits good. now i am going to tkae it off because they will be painting first but i thought i would get it installed first. here you go. more pics soon.

[HisCar]

Sweet. Whats your psi goal?

[d.o.h.c]

5-7. pretty much just for looks with a 100 or so extra hp

[Husky]

5-7. pretty much just for looks with a 100 or so extra hp

7 PSI will give you 100HP?

[Jakemetz63]

do some rough math

Atmosphere is about 14 psi, so running a turbo at 14 PSI should ideally double your airflow, doubling your horsepower. But turbos arnt 100% effecient, so figure 75% max. My calculations say about 84 extra hp on a 225 hp engine with 7psi. Its just a rough estimate, the LQ1 has been known to exceed that though.

[Husky]

Iono if it's true, but I've heard that the more boost we run(up to a point) the more effecient oupr engines run. Any idea the truthfullness of this?

[Ortie666]

wow, thats a pretty sweet lookin whip, I love the front mount.. so ur lookin at like 300 hp in that car.. that will be pretty sweet

[FallenZ24]

Any more pics of the install. Sounds like a fun project.

[d.o.h.c]

i am putting together the same kit as tim. i am working with him on everything. this is not ment to be a hot rod. i just moked up the intercooler so that when it gets painted , i wont have to fiddle with it trying to get it mounted. so bascially this was just a mock up pic. but i got alot of people trying to race me. and it wasnt even hooked up. thanks for the compliments just wait till you see the turbo mounted. that is going to be discusting

[tijuana_no]

i am putting together the same kit as tim. i am working with him on everything. this is not ment to be a hot rod. i just moked up the intercooler so that when it gets painted , i wont have to fiddle with it trying to get it mounted. so bascially this was just a mock up pic. but i got alot of people trying to race me. and it wasnt even hooked up. thanks for the compliments just wait till you see the turbo mounted. that is going to be discusting

hey man ! iam hoping for the end product,hopfully when you finish you won't mind sharing the complete parts and cost of adding the turbo.i am looking into going that way also.

[d.o.h.c]

if you really want to do it contact tim. actuall he tought me a lot to but do you have a 3.4. i am going to be having my manifolds made soon and i can get you a set made to fit a turbo that would be the crossover pipe and the downpipe. these are the two major parts for a custom turbo kit. becaus eyou have to weld and cut and weld and fit and cut. I would be happy to help let me know

[tijuana_no]

MAN!THATS GREAT ,THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP ME.YES, I HAVE 3.4 DOHC IN A 93 CUTLASS SUPREME CONV. BUT,I LOST COMPRESSION ON THE BACK 3 CYLINDERS AND I NEED TO FIX IT.I PLAN TO PORT THE HEADS WITH A 3 ANGLE JOB,PORT THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE AND THE THROTTLE BODY .HOW WOULD THAT WORK WITH A TURBO.

[timg]

You should be able to do a basic turbo setup for under $2k. For something intercooled, $3k. I'm planning on redoing mine soon, but it might be mid summer before I can make any progress- I travel too much for work to do anything before then.

Tim

[d.o.h.c]

Tim was right on one thing the small things add up very fast. 100 for feed hose, silicone, intercooler, clamps, bolts, manifolds. gauges. But it will be awsome when its done. As far as how much money i have spent so far i cant tell you it hurts. Also i am rebuilding my 3.4 as we speak. its pretty hard to do seeing as nobofy makes bolts for it, and nothing is cheep for it. I have the block bored and honed to .20 over hyperutetics pistions, balanced, blue printed oil pump with high flow spring, clevite 77 bearings, cloyes timing chain, flash removed, chrome moly rings by sealed power-special for turbo application. thats it for the low end. I could of had it shot peened but thats alot of money. also I was going to go with arp bolts but they dont sell them for the motor. that was 1,500$ right there. I might get some shot peening done since my crank has to be replace because the side to side clearance was to much. good thing my dad is freaking awsome at engine rebuilding. i will post some pics. any question feel free to pm me

[d.o.h.c]

as far as the intercooler goes. It is a jdm 12*8*2.5. its a little small but holds up 30+ psi of boost. since i am running 7psi its a pretty good over kill intercooler. It is a plate and bar intercooler with cast end tanks. if you would like to know anything else let me know.