the big wire hanging in the pic is supposed to go under the oil cooler and get bolted to the bell housing the 3 little wires ground in the same area as the bigger ground wire

 

With the TTR Intake manifold will I be able to use my stock dipstick or will I have to fabricate a bracket for it?

 

I modified my stock dipstick slightly with a few bends, bolted to the hahn braket provided with the stage 5 kit, nice and strong and doesnt wiggle around. Call hahn and order a replacement dip stick tube bracket. Well worth the money and knowing your tube isnt sliding around.

 

Thanks buddy. I might move them then. I ended up grounding the big ground to one of the starter bolts but i'll prob ground it to the bell housing since thats where it's supposed to be. The little ones should be fine where they're at I would imagine

 

Yeah I will do man

 

when you get some results plz let me kno, i would like to see what the 20g can do with a proper setup and a built motor.
i think i have some videos when the car was on 18psi n' up. if i can find them ill post'em up.

 

please do

 

as long as you dident stick them under the knock sensor they should be fine

GDS

 

Cobalt SS 40-130 HAHNCHARGED by S20GCOBALTSS - Car Videos on StreetFire my old set up

 

i kno i have more on my other computer so ill post those if i find them. all the cars i raced the driver claimed 350whp+ and mind you i have a 2 1/2" catback on 18psi and a base tune because my wideband was broken.

 

nice it looks like you took the sti and 240, took the srt8, but lost to the viper, and tied the evo. Pretty nice man. I cant wait to see what a 3 inch exhaust, e85, and 25 psi do with a ported head, cams later.

 

Pretty good runs Dr.Balt just curious what kind of tires do you run?

 

i know this may sound retarded but did you guys have to do the firewall mod at all? and how hard was it to get the turbo in? i know my k04 we had a hell of a time

 

Ok guys I might be able to spend more on a turbo then I first thought with the PTE5531 what other turbos been a step up in performance but around the same in power would y'all suggest. New price range is about $1500. Also specific specs like .48 ar and inlet/outlet sizes and IWG or EWG.

 

I removed the firewall padding when I installed the zzp kit. I had no clearance issues getting the s252et in.

 

Yeah just removed the insulation.

Bad-a. If thats the new budget i would go with a ball bearing unit like the 5558 or 5858

 

Ok are they internal or external wastegated

 

the difference is in the wheel and design. not only are the 5558 and 5858 ball bearing vs the 5531e being journal bearing. but they both have the CEA machined wheels which outflow the 5531e cast wheel and is also lighter to help spool. there are also different covers available to help flow and prevent surge. i personally would go with the ported s cover.

the 5558 compressor is the same size as the 5531, 55mm for both, but again the difference is in the wheel material and design. and the 5531e runs a 57mm exducer turbine wheel to the 5558/5858 58mm exducer turbine wheel. even though the 5531e and 5558 are both 55mm inducer turbos. the cea wheel, and the 58mm turbine allows for the 5558 to be rated at 590hp vs the 5531e being at 520hp. and along with the change in wheel design and being ball bearing, the 5558 will spool at least the same if not a few hundred rpm sooner than the 5531e.

the 5558 and 5858 both use the same 58mm 76 trim turbine housing but the difference is solely in the compressor wheel. being a 55mm and 58mm inducer. although i'm unsure of the exducer size. i would imagine it's the same or only slightly larger on the 5858 because its rated to 620hp vs the 5558 590hp.

again both the 5558 and 5858 are available in the same a/r turbine size as well. .48 .63 and .82. but with these turbos they offer a 3" vband exit instead of the entry level turbo only offers 4 or 5 bolt. and they are both externally gated as well.

 

x3 on removing insulation, it added a good inch or two to the depth I had back there to work and keeps me from worrying about it burning on the exhaust or turbine housing. Unlikely to catch fire since its made from fire retardant material but cleaned up the bay a good bit.

 

Thanks Mark this helps out A TON man

 

no problem

 

hey guys I need some help again. My tuner and installer is convinced that the stock mass air flow on my set up has/is reaching the limits of the flow etc. He thinks I need an after market one or to increase the diameter of my charge piping to remedy this problem. To tune properly to increase my boost.

My problem is I haven't heard any of you guys running into an issue like this. Does this ring a bell to anyone, or at least make some sense? Is there any plug and play for an aftermarket mass air?

 

Turbo Tim from zzp said someting about that to me too when I was emailing him about my setup so it's a possibilty

 

the insulation is there to keep the heat off the brake lines. IE not heating up the brake fluid.

 

Would a Turbo blanket actually work to dramatically effect the temperature in the engine bay to keep the lines from heating up and also keep the heat in the turbine making the turbo some what spool faster?