Edubs wrote:Myself and Ryan, the owner of RD Fabs, decided it was time to convert my car to turbo, so we set out on a winter project. Fortunate for me, he just became partner in a company called The Turbo Shop that specializes in turbo sales, service and rebuilding. My car was going to be stored for the winter at his shop anyways, so we took the project slow while he custom fabricated every piece by hand out of type 304 stainless. That includes both the intake and turbo manifolds. Well, not really the turbo manifold, that was made heavy duty out of Sched 10. Here's the general info:

Garret GT3071R w/ a free float .63A/R turbine housing
Tial 38mm Wastegate
Forge BPV
FMIC (28X8X3.5)
HD Turbo Manifold

Riding on a 1 bar spring while I learn how to tune and mess around with it. I will eventually bump up to ~22-23psi once I get the hang of it and get my LC-1 hooked up to HPT Pro. The only thing I still need to get pictures of is the mounted turbo/dump underneath. The car sits two hours away and I'll be picking it up next weekend. Unfortunately, we finished too late yesterday and as my wife put it to 06Black last night, her lame ass can't make that drive in the dark. After being w/o my car for 6 months, driving home without it even though it ran was a very hard thing to do last night, but it's better than watching my wife drive her TBSS into a tree...

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If you even think about mentioning how dirty my car is, I will e-kick you in the nuts...

...If you love dogs, I'm sure you spotted our pup in the back of Katie's TBSS!



Only decent video I have from the initial start up and drive. I love my wife to death, but sometimes she is not the best videographer...

Not a fan of the way the BOV is mounted but it looks great. I love the intake!!!

"Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers"-Colin McRae

Its not a BOV...


Its called a recirculation valve. No (Psssssssh sound) when you let off from acceleration. VW 1.8T, 2.0T, Subaru WRX & STi, and all stock factory turbo cars have them. Erik didn't want a BOV to keep the sleeper look he has going.


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LE61T PTE6262 Powered

Thats tits. Me wants.

yea. i like that alot!



WiGM-Tuners member.

Is your stock intercooler lying around? do u want to sell it?

Everything is gorgeous.
Intake mani makes me need to change my pants.
So did the turbo header.
And finished project as well.
Very nice work guys, If I lived closer I would love to hand my car over to you guys for a similar build(cash willing)

Nice, need better pics though

I would like one of those intake mani's k thx!!










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so those intake manifolds would work on a eco cavy you say lol


man that car looks great





RIP JESSE GERARD.....Youll always be in my thoughts and prayers...

Mmmm...whoever built that charge piping must be one heckuva guy Lol... Did Erik happen to mention which throttle body he's using? I have a feeling people might like it.

Hmm... Personally, I think I would have kept the laminova and just had them put a new upper plenum on it, but nice fab work none the less, and I'm sure it'll be a beast when you've got her all tuned. LSJ's love turbos, its a shame more SS owners don't realize that.




Arrival Blue 04 LS Sport
Eco
Turbo
Megasquirt
'Nuff said

dyno #s?



1989 Turbo Trans Am #82, 2007 Cobalt SS G85

Rodimus Prime wrote:dyno #s?

Not yet--car was just started last weekend; she's going home with Erik this Sunday.

JerseyJayLN2 (Scarab) wrote:Hmm... Personally, I think I would have kept the laminova and just had them put a new upper plenum on it, but nice fab work none the less, and I'm sure it'll be a beast when you've got her all tuned.

But then I wouldnt be S/C'd.


"Project 69'"
1969 Chevrolet C/10, 1/2 ton, 2wd
-Boosted LS1?
-Richmond ROD 6-speed(will get sometime)
-Posi 12-bolt(built w/eaton posi unit and richmond 3.73 gears)
-Disc brake and 5 lug swap
+little extras

you guys have a hard on for heavy ass ss piping dont you!

nice setup.



I'm tired of wasting my time... now I'm breakin' free.

z yaaaa wrote:you guys have a hard on for heavy ass ss piping dont you!

nice setup.

Lol...awwwww, c'mon, man! Where's the SS love!?! But yeah, we really do. It's such an awesome material and the benefits greatly outweigh the...well...weight.

shomeone tell your wife her pants are ripped.....



Not unintentionally accelerating since 2009!!!!

Rodimus Prime wrote:dyno #s?

My guess - mid to high 300 whp. The lsj probably let out a sigh of relief when you started it and it realized it had a turbo instead of the eaton

If it fails to put down more than 330 its not even worth turboing, you can get that from supercharging



1989 Turbo Trans Am #82, 2007 Cobalt SS G85

Rodimus Prime wrote:If it fails to put down more than 330 its not even worth turboing, you can get that from supercharging

has someone put down that much on the MP62? Or are you refering to a blower swap? I though mid to high 200s was the limit for the Eaton, and that was after extensive supporting mods that may very well add up to thousands of dollars

i like black

Why are the runners all goofy looking? Couldn't you guys figure out how to make them straight?



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280-290 is about as good as it gets on m62 on a stock motor internally, with a tvs it extends it another 40-50hp, so around 340ish is as good as you will get with a supercharger, but a blower swap only runs you about 1600, far less than any turbo even homebrew kits

So for a turbo kit to only make 350ish its not worth the extra cost, well tuned turbo setups have gone 400+ before though on a stock motor.



1989 Turbo Trans Am #82, 2007 Cobalt SS G85

Rodimus Prime wrote:280-290 is about as good as it gets on m62 on a stock motor internally, with a tvs it extends it another 40-50hp, so around 340ish is as good as you will get with a supercharger, but a blower swap only runs you about 1600, far less than any turbo even homebrew kits

So for a turbo kit to only make 350ish its not worth the extra cost, well tuned turbo setups have gone 400+ before though on a stock motor.

I see. but you are going to spend a lot to get to that 280-290 on the mp62 - pulleys, heat exchangers, meth injection, lots of tune time, ect. The exhaust you can negate, because you'll need it either way (turbo or supercharged).

I think this is an awesome alternative to 300whp starting from a stock SS. If you've already spent all the money on cooling mods ect, then a blower swap is more cost effective. I believe most of the 400+whp balts are running the 3076r, which should be an easy upgrade from the 3071r in the kit above.