well i figured id start up one of these threads and keep it updated along the way...ive gotten alot more parts since the last time i posted up in....heres what i have so far:

UPDATES: POST #'S 16,68,124 and 162

turbo and manifold together...i had to test fit the studs and everything


studs ended up having to be cut down in three spots:



piping and couplers/t clamps:


this is for the compressor outlet:


heres the intercooler from treadstone (28"x6"x3.5"):



this is the ic mounting plate...still has to be welded on:


and heres all my fittings, line and gaskets:


so far ive got everything mechanical i need minus the bov and dp....i still have to pick up my electronics as well as the injectors....car goes in bright and early monday morning to have the downpipe made so well see how things go...ill update this thread as things progress....enjoy

 

sweet. what turbo is that?

 

garrett t3/t4 50 trim w/stg3 wheel....however there will probably be someone in here that says it doesnt matter if its a stage 3 wheel or not

 

sweet, you should make some good power with that. What is your goals?

 

i would love to hit 300hp with this...thats my ultimate goal...i screwed up when i ordered my wastgate and got the wrong spring...so it looks like ill be running about 12 lbs of boost...i remember looking at the sols on 50's and they were running about 250 at 8psi...although its hard to compare them and doesnt really sy much

 

sols? what car is this going on? and all you gotta do is get a boost controller.

 

cobalt...from what i understand a boost controller will only control boost from the springs level and up...not down

 

12 psi should be fun. thats what i would like to run. im just worried how the tranny will hold up. i peak at 9 psi right now.

 

yea what im worried about most is the clutch...which i know will go...but im going to baby it for a while to i can pick up a stage 3 or something...im not sure what ill do yet....im not so worried about the tranny itself, its all in how you drive it...as with the auto...you should be fine as long as your running a tranny cooler

 

oh, I didn't realize that you wanted less boost. I thought you were upset cause you wanted more boost.

 

what type of turbo is it?

 

garrett t3/t4 50 trim...lol no i think 12 is pushing it to begin with

 

well i just test fitted the intercooler on the car with the plate welded on and its fits like a charm...ill have to take a day and make the ic piping...not sure when thatl be...but things are coming along nicely

 

Cool! Sounds like it is comming along nicely! Post some more pictures when you get a chance!

 

will do...i didnt get a chance to take a pic of the ic on the car because it started raining....but i can tell you it looked awesome! i havent gotten to buy anymore parts lately because of that damn downpipe....should be paid off after this weds when i get paid

so far i still need:
BOV
injectors/harness
spark plugs
3 gauge pillar
wideband
MBC
and a damn maf bung

well i went outside and got alot better look and did some test fitting after the rain stopped....the throttle body inlet is 2.75" in diameter...i have a rubber(not silicone) 90 bend thatl fit on it so ill use that....tb/ic side i figured i might be able to do it with 2 90's and a u bend to come off of the ic and around through the plastic gap on the side.....as for comp./ic side i should be able to get by with 2 75's a 90 and maybe a straight....so ill have to take a weekend and cut everything up and make it fit nicely.....and as for taking off the stock intake i did that in about 5 minutes so i dont know why everyone was having problems with that a while back

 

well today was a nice day and i had some time so i decided to do the ic-tb side piping....i will say this was my first time taking the bumper off and it all went smooth except for the F***ing bolts that connect the bumper to the front quarter panels....

as for piping itself heres what i came up with...













i was able to kind of flex the pipe and silicone to make it meet up...thats why you see some tiny gaps between the couplers and pipe....the two 90 bends are rubber...anyways i think the t-clamps will probably pull everything tight

 

found the thread, thanks for showign me this, now i kno which pipes to get, will be orderign intercooler and pipes this saturday, wil post pics

 

This looks awesome, i can't wait to see the final outcome!!! Keep up the good work!!!

 

thanks....it was defintately some work getting that bumper off...but it was my first time so that may have had something to do with it...anyways...im hoping the couplers will allow some slight bending...seeing as standard size pipes wont make it meet up perfectly...the pipes only took about a a half hour to cut

 

Hey mike, you gonna make it to carlisle???, i'd love to see this in action.

 

didnt know anything about carlisle....when and whats going on?

 

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/north-east-56/carlisle-performance-style-may-9-11-official-rollcall-98632/ i know it's coming up fast, but here is some info...

 

damn theyve paved it since i wast at the vette show a few years back....anyways id love to come to it but the car more than likely wont be ready by then...id be up for a different meet if one could be organized sometime in june or something

 

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/deleted-threads-89/ocean-city-md-meet-89188/

 

now that i mite be down for