Pardon the blurry! Here's where we make our way from the intercooler outlet to the throttle body.

 

Here you can see the Super 20G turbo, tucked in close to the engine for maximum response and best heat transfer. There is a heat shield above the turbo that's been removed for this view. The wastegate actuator features an easily-adjustable turnbuckle to fine-tune boost level.

 

Here you can see the turbocharger from underneath, as well as the downpipe flex-section. We replace the stock catalytic converter and pipe, for they are not up to the airflow of the turbocharged engine.

 

The downpipe continues rearward to hook up with the cat-back exhaust. It's a 2.5" diameter. There's no cat on this car, but in production, we will offer cat options.

That's the last photo for now. Thanks!

 

Really nice pictures. That should keep some 2.4 owners up at night as they wonder when they can have theirs.

 

Ya ! its like going to Disney land but for 2.4 owners,Im sure some are pretty excited

 

That just looks awesome. I can see the fitment issues with the auto trans on the turbo-interooler piping now. I like it though... can't wait to see some of these out on the roads.

 

Looks great guys! I can't wait to see what you have going for a 2.0 turbo swap.

 

2 questions:

1. With the intercooler to throttle body duct located in the right front fender well, is there any room left there for the inlet air filter to be run to the same location so it can recieve cooler air then the present location of under the hood?

2. I see the oil supply and return lines for the turbo in your under side picture. Does this set up use the additional water cooling as well? If not, can it?

Separately, about the auto/manual trans issue...

My goal with this car was to build a daily driver that produced the most horsepower possible in the most reliable fashion possible. I bought an auto specifically for two reasons. The first was as a daily driver, an auto is quite frankly easier. Second, most drag cars are in fact automatics. With the current abilities to tune the 4T45E trans, it can be a great drag car as well as a driver.

 

We are looking at the possibility of an airbox for the air filter to allow routing cooler outside air for higher powered iterations.

We've done a number of systems with similar underhood air filters, and with effective intercooling, all has been well at these power levels. Available underhood space is at a premium on these cars, so component placement becomes a dance of deciding which areas can be compromised, and which cannot. Free-flowing piping runs that are minimally intrusive to surrounding components are the biggest priority, and thus the overriding challenge.

We don't have watercooling on this particular system, but it could be readily retrofitted...the turbocharger does have accomodations for it, and we have fittings and related parts to make it rather straightforward.

You are right on about the advantages of the automatic! As technology availability continues to improve, it's ever-more viable.

 

Very nice... any idea on when this will be on the market and how much it will cost...

 

WOW I bet that car sounds SICK> can u guys take a sound recording.

 

3 questions: when? where? how much?

 

Hey, watch it!

I'm 54. Look at my car. It ain't stock. A LOT of "older people" were building performance before most of you were born, and are still interested. Some of us even made the leap to modern technology rather than V-8's and Holleys

I also know a lot of "girls" that like to build cars.

Now, how many out there will have the bucks to buy a turbo kit, I don't know. I, for one, would prefer a turbo/automatic set-up, because they're much more consistent running brackets (take a look at the number of drag cars with autos - there's a reason, and it ain't total performance).

 

Looking at the pictures, if we say had or wanted a strut bar, would that effect if it will fit or not, because looking at where my strut bar is i think that would be a tight fit, but i also have an auto so the kit might be slightly reworked i think...correct me if im wrong

 

Bill....Ok, I see the intake pipe, and the post intercooler pipe to the TB.

Where does the charge pipe run from the turbo to the intercooler? Also where is the bypass valve?

Bill I assume it works ok but how come you are running the MAF on the charge pipe right before the TB? Wouldn't/couldn't you run the MAF right above the intake cone filter pre-turbo and the bypass valve post turbo?

I am assuming they are there I just can't see them...Otherwise...thanks for bringing reality to our little corner of the world..we have BOOST.!

 

Second to last pic shows the pipe from the turbo to the intercooler running under the engine.

Good question about the MAF sensor though. Dan and I were planning on putting that where you mentioned... before the turbo. Bypass valve is another good point... I didn't see it in the pics. It has to be after the turbo... but I don't see it.

 

Soon. Probably later this summer.

You can purchase directly from us, or from one of our dealers.

Pricing will be determined soon...we have to finish development before we can accurately cost it out.

 

Yes, the charge pipe from turbo to intercooler runs under the engine. The blow-off valve is located on it.

We've done a fair bit of experimentation, and the MAF functions best in the location shown

You're welcome! Thanks for your interest. We're looking forward to these getting out there!

 

Ok so it's a BOV and not just a bypass valve. Interesting.

 

lookin good and the pics are great....im sure that we could probably find somewhere to run that intake outside of the engine bay.....and guys the maf is in side the intercooler to tb pipe....maybe its a better idea cuz the air is cooler and maybe it would be more efficient and fuel productive to put it in the intercooler to t/b pipe....wouldt you guys say the same

 

I'm not sure what you mean by fuel productive. I was taught that in cars with a MAF sensor, the sensor is usually placed before the turbo (in the intake piping) and a bypass valve is used to vent the pressure from the charge pipe back into the intake piping (after the MAF sensor). Hahn's setup places the MAF sensor in the ic-tb pipe and vents the pressure before the ic into the atmosphere with a blowoff valve (therefore venting before passing the MAF sensor). I think the advantage of this would be more accurate readings from the MAF sensor and probably better overall performance of the fuel management system.

 

those photos bring tears to my eyes, i want this so bad right now.

 

So... ummm what do you gotta do to make a kit for the 2.4 with the auto tranny?

 

So will the kits have the 20g we see here or the 16g like the solstice kits?