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Old 06-13-2011, 07:19 PM
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custom turbo kit have a few questions

ok so i have a 2006 cobalt 5 speed with about 70xxx miles im piecing together a custom turbo kit fot it i currently have the turbo t3/t4, the turbo manifold, the intercooler, the piping, the silicone couplers and t bolt clamps, 42# injectors and harness, wastegate, BOV, manual boost controller, exhaust flanges to make a custom 3" down pipe, i got a spec stage 3 clutch, exedy flywheel, boost gauge and i think thats all i know i need a few more things(a slave cylinder for the clutch along with the pilot bearing) i found one on zzperformance but its for a ss will it fit and what els do i need before i can it running. i know i need to tune it i already talked to a guy at trifecta idk what els i need i herd the stock fuel pump can handle 42# injectors so what other tips do u guys have i also got a maf addapter tube to help make the install easier and ya anything i u think im missing????
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oil feed and return lines
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ya i got a lt-1 wide band sensor and i just need a gauge for it that im getting and ya the oil feed and return i was already looking into!!!
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and a second car or plenty of time off incase something in the build goes wrong
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ya i picked up a lil pick up truck cuz im expecting to take a few weeks to turbo and im planing on using trifecta to tune
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rods and pistons lol
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what amount of boost u planning on running
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i have talked to the ppl at trifecta and i have an ecotec builders guide i was planing on running 10 psi and the first thing im getting after the turbo is rods and pistons they are not that much!!!
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10 lbs is fine...for now...i personally would run 8 for piece of mind when you slam on the gas...you dont make the wince face and wait for something to pop haha but it would pull hard too
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ya thats what i was thinking for now but i talked to the guy at trifecta and he said he was tuneing them to 12- 14 psi stock and they were holding up just fine!! im only going to be driving it when i wanna boost any ways lol
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the ss TOB doesn't work for the f23
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ya i talked to the guy at zzperformance he said the same thing thet that TOB was for the f35 transmission i gues ill just get the stock one from chevy in my local town
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whats tob??

throw out bearing man

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you guys and your internet lingo haha
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