3.8 turbo kit
 

ok guys im new to turbos and i want one i have read all about them and i was wondering how some of you guys mounted your turbo. i also want to know how much boost i can run on compleatly stock motor with 47k miles. a list of that i need to do this and some pics would be nice. the type of hp you are puting out and is it reliable. also that size turbo should i use and i would realy like a seq. blow off valve there so cool :eek: and most important how cheap can i get by with

how some of us guys mounted our turbo? if we had turbos we'd probably mount them in front of the engine if its a V6 or where the battery and/or the air clearner is if its a v8.

Might need some info on your car.

i have a 1999 3.8 camaro xenon bodykit its hugger orange and has an auto trans and idk if it matters but it has the y87 package i would like to put a turbo on it but i am short on cash but i will work and save till i get one i just need to know about how much i will need to get started. and what size turbo i will need to look for.

can anyone help me i want to try and buy some stuff over x mas

http://www.force-fed-fabrications.com/index2.htm

look under project cars.....there quite a few turbo 3.8s on there with many pics of there setups. Also he is the only guy that sells turbo kits or u can make your own.


Hope that helps :)

i have sold some stuff and am ready to start buying but i need some info so if you have done this plz give me some info on the size turbo and where i can get it tuned at plz help me i want to get it done soon like before next year

Im going to get that kit when I get the money. Im going to start saving up now. I know about as much as you man, I dont really know what Im looking for yet. I just read up on it, and learn about it. :google: works wonders.

My friend and I are actually gona build are own for my camaro. But the H/C package is coming first....and the gear install w/lsd comes first.

a friend of mine is gonna have an fff kit soon. he will sell it to you at his cost im sure. http://www.force-fed-fabrications.com/
his aim is Th3 gauntlet
yahoo is gauntlet009
u can email him at the yahoo just add @yahoo.com
but hit him up about it.

its for 98+ 3.8 btw

Weak.. I would have been interested, but too bad its 98+ :(

The FFF kit is NOT year specific. If you buy an LT1 kit, it will fit all LT1 F-Bodies. If you buy an LS1 kit, it will fit all LS1 F-Bodies. If you buy a 3800SII kit, it will fit all 3800SII F-Bodies.

...and that's the way it is, mang.

With some cheese on it.

Boost and dairy products are an incompatible combination.

you could not be more wrong

1. 1995-1999 year car have crap tastic log mani's that flow like ***
2. 1995-1998 year cars have angle TB
3. 1999 year has striaght TB but no drive by wire
4. 2000-2000 have better flowing manis (what tiagos kit was made to fit) straight TB and Drive by wire

look in my sig where i mounted my turbo and look at my site for all kinds of info too

My bad, but the site does not say that the kit is year specific whatsoever.

Having said that, it's a very minute cost to have the kit modified to fit.

that would be called hot rodding,(real car guys make it work)

not everyone can weld wtich is the only way to make it work on some year cars

with todays welders a monkey can weld.The thing is not everyone wants to make stuff work, they want to bolt it on and let someone else make it work (aka tuner) nothing wrong with it, but it is the slowest way to go, and usually the most expensive (not to mention least educational)

def with arch on that one.. as far as making things work go..

now man, not to down you at all because i havent been around here alot lately and i dont think you have either, but you sound like your new to this, and sort of an amateur..


a turbo on our cars is not somethign easy to come by..

viper and tiago have spent years on there cars building their setups custom..

now tiago sells one over at FFF but its gonan cost ya.. saving money you will have to do considering the base kit hits somewhere just over $3000 i think.. which doesnt include any form of tunning that im aware of..

also, you need to save an extra $500-$1000 before even starting this project for miscelaneous failures and repaires.. even with only 47k miles on it, and as strong as our motors are, some basic things will probably have to be replaced.. and anytime you add that much more power to a motor you need to have some extra cash laying around in case something goes wrong... the last thing you want to do is go and save up for a turbo kit, get it installed, and 2 weeks later have your car sitting in your garage needing repairs and you not having any money.. im not saying its going to blow up but anytime you start adding that much power its a possibility for things to go wrong..

taigo only sells the pipe's now only has 2 sets left i think hes asking 400-500 for them now plus shipping

Piping and fittings, as far as I know.

Why'd he stop kit production? Not enough interest?

yeah that sucks, because i wanted to buy from him :(

that sucks i am really looking hard for a turbo kit does anyone know of anyone else who is selling one at a decent price i know its not going to be cheap and its worth the money but still

Tiago is doing a different kit with Forward headers........ the other pipes are gone

i dont have any info on them other then i'm getting a set lol

Is this kit hypothetically supposed to be better or worse?

Is better no pipes under the K and shortest distance to the turbo........

I have been hearing and talkin to tiago about what hes doing seems very interesting to me.

do you know anything about the price? more or less?

Have you guys seen his new twin turbo kit he built for his Trans Am? That thing is insane, he used 6.0 liter truck manifolds put on backwards for that setup.

Here's a picture of his setup.

http://www.force-fed-fabrications.co...A/P1010014.JPG

He has the type of car collection I really want. - His list of cars.

94 Turbo Firebird V6 336 rwhp/400 rwtq
94 Trans Am LT1 - Full Bolt Ons.
98 Camaro V6 - Stock
99 Twin Turbo LS1 Trans Am
03 Corvette Z06 STOCK

I agree chad...
http://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=427095

^drool on his car (look at all those tires in the garage)

Must be nice to have that kind of money.

no kidding... damn, Im jealous

he works 7 days a week most weeks

thats why i want a Eng. degree lol


no price's yet the test car has to take the stuff off and get it bent and everything and then they will tell how much it it cost for the kit....... give it a few weeks

k thanks man

Must be nice!
 

must be nice to have that list of cars!! Hes lucky! Even if he works a lot, to come home and see those cars!!! Totally worth it:lolsign: