STS Turbo systems

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lifespeed said:
Philosophic differences, I suppose. I can appreciate cheap. But given the amount of labor involved, I would rather spend some money on high-temperature piping that won't rot from the inside out. Time is money too, and I value reliability very highly. That is why I used 321 SS for my twin turbo boat headers.
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Not cheaping out, most prefer mild steel and ceramic coating for endurance, weight and heat retention. Too many problems with ss on street turbo cars. Temperatures are a lot higher then standard cars and cycling ss a lot is not good. Just because someone can weld a ss header on a regular motor does not mean their welds will stand up to a turbo. I suppose if you drive it as little as a boat gets driven it will probably last fine.

Check out theturboforums.com All the answers, even to questions you did not know existed. :)
 
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A TT set up can be done w/ frt mounted Turbos. But be ready to spend alot of $$ I found a guy just south of St Louis he mainly does Chrysler products but he will do anything. I asked him about possiblity of fabricating me a TT set up for my marauder he said yeah it can be done but almost every single part is gonna be one off or fabricated by himself. He out right said it the parts arent gonna be the killer its gonna be the labor. But he was so excited positive about it when we talked.

He also said here are the only ones Iuse in my TT set up's The Garret GT2871R for TT set ups. considering it is not a monster motor build if so we can go alot bigger and each turbo when he designs a kit . his reply!
I would MUCH rather fabricate my own kit then try to make
someone elses stuff work. I can supply/fabricate everything, we recently
did a TT Z06, ive also done a TT WS6 trans am and a single turbo SRT10 Ram
truck making almost 1400whp, as well as TONs of the SRT4 neons (530whp on
93 octane, another 640whp on race gas, etc.). Typical kits for V8 cars
start around $7000 depending on application, room to work, materials used,
turbo size, etc. (no fuel system or tuning system).
Thanks
Justin

He does almost no cookie cutter kits everything he does is a custom build set up. I have seen some of his work it is awesome If I had a extra 7,xxx I'd give him the car for the projected month or so he said it might take.

This is the 1st guy I have met that I would trust to do a TT set up on one of my MM's I know some dont like links here is his link http://jmbperformance.com/store/index.php?cPath=109_110
 
The real limiting factor to a good TT build on a Marauder is the crossmember.
Since there is no aftermarket piece available, the pipes need to be routed under it, or squeezed through up top.
I have a single kit mapped out in my head that is totally awesome, but the AC poses a problem
 
Zack said:
The real limiting factor to a good TT build on a Marauder is the crossmember.
Since there is no aftermarket piece available, the pipes need to be routed under it, or squeezed through up top.
I have a single kit mapped out in my head that is totally awesome, but the AC poses a problem
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Zack, That is one of the 1st issues he metioned to he said he had a similar problem with a specific year corvette The owner paid alot of $ to have a completely new crossmemeber machined for with exact clearrence for the pipes. He has done some pretty wild stuff but it all comes down to $ everysingle part is self fabricated ceramic coated and powder coated color of customers choice. He was a great guy to talk to just like one of us on the board.. If $ was off no concern I would get a very low mileage MM and give it to him. For how ever long he would need it. He did metion if there is a bunchof guys wanting this the cost would go down a little as his R&D can be spread out over other same jobs. Man get you & him together I couldnt even imagine what you 2 could come up with. He seems to be one of those guys very particular & self concious. I never once got the feeling from him like I know more than you say like some speed shops have done!!!!
 
If you found some really thick walled 3.5" round tubing you could make 2 holes in the factory crossmember and weld the tubing in so the piping could pass through.
 
Zack said:
If you found some really thick walled 3.5" round tubing you could make 2 holes in the factory crossmember and weld the tubing in so the piping could pass through.
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Iam gonna go by his shop on Friday just check it out he metioned he has had to on several diff types fabricate a crossmemeber a few were done w/tubular and the heavier ones he said have been from solid ck alluminum and do all maching. Sounds like he is pretty in depth like you just has all the equipment to do these fabrications. He did say not all tuners no how to tune them properly didnt get into specifics on that.
 
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