PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AS LISTED IN MY SIG, THE THINGS I NEED BEFORE SPRING ARE A NEW TURBO HEADERS AND DOWN PIPE.. AND I'D SURE LOVE TO HAVE TWINS TO BRAG ABOUT. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER MODS I CAN DO TO MY CAR IN THE MEAN TIME LET ME KNOW CUZ RIGHT NOW ITS JUST SITTING!! THANKS JAY!
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PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AS LISTED IN MY SIG, THE THINGS I NEED BEFORE SPRING ARE A NEW TURBO HEADERS AND DOWN PIPE.. AND I'D SURE LOVE TO HAVE TWINS TO BRAG ABOUT. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER MODS I CAN DO TO MY CAR IN THE MEAN TIME LET ME KNOW CUZ RIGHT NOW ITS JUST SITTING!! THANKS JAY!
THATS WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR!! I KNOW WITH A 70 GTQ, ALONG WITH HEADERS AND DOWNPIPE TO SUPPORT IT I'M PREDICTING A MID TO LOW TEN.. WHATS YOUR PREDICTION WITH THE TWINS??
im in the same predicament, my car is getting the body work done, and the motor is in peices waiting on a final decision of what combo to go with. if i go twins i will probly come out at about the same price as what i had planned. (not to mention noone in town believes i can make a reliable 10 sec street car)
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this is one of the reasons I bought a CPT 61 BB for an upgrade...thought it would be really nice down the road with a twin.
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Im going to start installing the "kit" on our test car on Wed. After that, its going to the fab shop to get some issues with it fixed and get the rest of the tubing made.
Been thinking about the twin's.. You said there will be little to no lag right? Soooo does this mean the set-up will work with a standard shift transcription?? I mean in all those thread's the problem that arose was turbo lag. And in this particular application, that downfall doesn't pertain!!! 
Soooo am I out of line concidering a 6-700 horsepower 6 speed GN??? With double overdrive, I'd get like a 100 miles to the gallon!! And reach top speed's of 300 mph!!!! :biggrin:
Soooo am I out of line concidering a 6-700 horsepower 6 speed GN??? With double overdrive, I'd get like a 100 miles to the gallon!! And reach top speed's of 300 mph!!!! :biggrin:
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I started bolting the kit up today and ran into some snags. Essentially I dont believe the prototype kit was ever fit on a vehicle. Stuff hits everywhere, the turbo is touching the AC lines and the radiator and there are a myriad of other problems. I never even made it to test fitting the passenger side as I got so disgusted with the driver side, I just put the stuff down and walked away.
Next week we're going to take the car down to the fab shop that's doing our other set of headers and Im going to go over some stuff with them and essentially change the kit around to something that will actually fit.
Next week we're going to take the car down to the fab shop that's doing our other set of headers and Im going to go over some stuff with them and essentially change the kit around to something that will actually fit.
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Jay,
I am very sorry to hear about your experience, but unfortunately it does not surprise me.
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After what we went through actually getting the stuff, it doesn't surprise me either.
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Ive come this far with this project so Im not going to give up now. Hopefully some of what we got is salvageable.. Im thinking about adding an intercooler to the kit to help out with some plumbing issues.. just depends on what the fab shop says. I really dont want to as that wasnt part of my original goal for the kit.. I wanted to make it compatible with everyone's front mount.
I have the test vehicle basically stripped down to a bare engine under the hood trying to make the driver side fit so Im just going to leave it that way until I get with the fab guy on Tuesday and we decide the best way to proceed.
My Father-in-law used to tell me "nothing's easy", typically when I was swimming with alligators in some crazy project and needed a nudge. He was truly an amazing guy and could build or do just about anything. I have come to appreciate he was right. Keep going Jay.
