Turbo


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Recently, I imagine that this is all going to bolt together nicely, make good power, and be totally drivable right from first start up.  Certainly, all this research and planning will add up to something right?  And I now completely understand why I’ve had these same parts on my shelf twice in the past, and never gotten around to installing […]

Levers and Welders


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Last thing I said was that turbocharging would wait until 2012… but I’ve ditched that.  It’s happening… but with only 6 weeks until the first auto-x, I feel like the rush is on.  It really shouldn’t be a problem assembling everything and making the car look like it’s turbocharged, the concern is getting it running to a point where I’m […]

Time Is Ticking Away



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I gave some of you the impression that I’d found an old HKS turbo kit.  That is not the case.  I’m building from scratch, but with the hope of creating something similar to what HKS had produced.  Anything can be done with money of course… I’m trying to do this with a very limited budget.  To this point, I’ve consistently […]

Turbo Sizes


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If you’ve been here for ten years you know a little bit about my history.  It’s been about FOUR MONTHS since I proclaimed NA forever, and spoke with disdain of turbocharger responsiveness and engine bay clutter.  What changes in my mind?  Well… nothing actually.  I just resign myself to reality once and a while.  I don’t have 15k for a […]

Third Time is the Charm?