Silver Fox
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We've been tweaking on SFCRob's landau vinyl topped, chrome rocker paneled, roll up window Turbo T for about two years now. It was bone stock when we started (even a factory chip).
We found the limits of the factory fuel pump/wiring pretty quickly, and found out the transmission needed rebuilding (thanks Mike Kurtz) when we started adding some power - but the car was very sound otherwise.
We did all the normal mods, stuck an LT1 MAF on it, added a Translator/TT chip, added a 2600ish stall converter, replaced the ignition module/coil pack, installed a Tin Man Brace Kit, installed a Hallman adjustable boost controller, added an RJC powerplate, Pypes exhaust, installed both HRpartsNStuff motor mounts, RJC downpipe, and had Steve Monroe punch out the throttle body and plenum to 62mm (and a bunch of other stuff I can't even remember). The car was running nice, and very strong with these mods.
Just yesterday, we finally installed a PTE turbo saver and a new journal bearing billet 5858 turbo.
We got the car running and made sure there were no oil leaks from the new PTE turbo saver and turbo. I then turned the boost controller down to what I thought would be a safe level, and SFCRob gave me the pleasure of the virgin 5858 voyage.
I hit it, and the boost almost instantly soared to 17 pounds, with the Scanmaster showing 4.9 degrees of knock retard.
I told SFC Rob the "force is strong in this one" but we have to dial the boost back a bit.
I adjusted the the Hallman boost controller two turns, and jumped back in it and was rewarded with 15 pounds of the very strong boost, with the car pulling like a freight train - very hard, and no knock retard registering on the Scanmaster. SFCRob was in the passenger seat finding religion, and talking to the Lord if I heard him correctly.
The billet 5858 pulls hard, and does not have much more (if any) lag than his stock turbo had. If anyone wants a turbo that doesn't have much more lag than a stocker, but pulls a heck of a lot harder than a stocker, you should consider this turbo.
Perhaps SFCRob will chime in and share some more thoughts on his new turbo. We've been slowly tweaking on this car for the past two years, and the synergistic effects of this combo coming together last night was a great experience. As has been said many times - it's all in the combo. I think we nailed it.
Rob
We found the limits of the factory fuel pump/wiring pretty quickly, and found out the transmission needed rebuilding (thanks Mike Kurtz) when we started adding some power - but the car was very sound otherwise.
We did all the normal mods, stuck an LT1 MAF on it, added a Translator/TT chip, added a 2600ish stall converter, replaced the ignition module/coil pack, installed a Tin Man Brace Kit, installed a Hallman adjustable boost controller, added an RJC powerplate, Pypes exhaust, installed both HRpartsNStuff motor mounts, RJC downpipe, and had Steve Monroe punch out the throttle body and plenum to 62mm (and a bunch of other stuff I can't even remember). The car was running nice, and very strong with these mods.
Just yesterday, we finally installed a PTE turbo saver and a new journal bearing billet 5858 turbo.
We got the car running and made sure there were no oil leaks from the new PTE turbo saver and turbo. I then turned the boost controller down to what I thought would be a safe level, and SFCRob gave me the pleasure of the virgin 5858 voyage.
I hit it, and the boost almost instantly soared to 17 pounds, with the Scanmaster showing 4.9 degrees of knock retard.
I told SFC Rob the "force is strong in this one" but we have to dial the boost back a bit.
I adjusted the the Hallman boost controller two turns, and jumped back in it and was rewarded with 15 pounds of the very strong boost, with the car pulling like a freight train - very hard, and no knock retard registering on the Scanmaster. SFCRob was in the passenger seat finding religion, and talking to the Lord if I heard him correctly.
The billet 5858 pulls hard, and does not have much more (if any) lag than his stock turbo had. If anyone wants a turbo that doesn't have much more lag than a stocker, but pulls a heck of a lot harder than a stocker, you should consider this turbo.
Perhaps SFCRob will chime in and share some more thoughts on his new turbo. We've been slowly tweaking on this car for the past two years, and the synergistic effects of this combo coming together last night was a great experience. As has been said many times - it's all in the combo. I think we nailed it.
Rob
