Turbo/exhaust mani for my car

[turbotalon1g]

IF its a street car I'd recommend a ETS core.

[Goat Blower]

I had the 2.4, FP mani and 3575 and made 520 at Shane's. Great spool up, but looking back, I doubt if I would've lost anything going down to 2.5" IC piping and a 3" exhaust. Seems like people are making more and more with less, and most of us old guys are downgrading to something more fun on the street.

[Speedfreak]

Originally Posted by JET

Lots of good opinions guys, thanks! This is making me realize that I am building too big. Either I should drop some of my stuff down a notch (probably don't need 3.5" exhaust or 3" IC pipiing either) or raise my hp goal. I'll have to do some more thinking, but pretty sure I am leaning towards a 5858 in a mitsu housing and FP cast manifold now. It will save me some money and should easily meet my goals.

I really don't see myself needing much over 500-550 whp, I had 460 before I sold my stuff and I thought that was a blast. That was on an old style SCM61 with stock intake manifold.

Just remind yourself that the bigger you go the more will/can break. Or the more likely you'll have to buy more expensive/possibly finicky components in order to handle to power. I'd lean toward taming down the plans and shoot for a more reliable/less headache path of 500whp.

[Constant_Project21]

Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

IF its a street car I'd recommend a ETS core.

There happens to be a race ETS core in stock at MAP, for a 1g. I love those damn cores, so nice. It's 3" inlet and outlet.

[goodhart]

If I were to do my DSM again, I soooo would do the bolt on/fp race manifold route. T3 is a major pain in the ass from my experience, at least with a 1g. There are so many good bolt on turbos now days for almost everything it seems, that T3 is almost pointless unless you are shooting for 650+ HP.

I like your fp mani, 5858 (except for I only see the 5862 in a bolt on housing on their site?), etc setup. Sounds like a fun, faster spooling setup.

[JET]

Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

IF its a street car I'd recommend a ETS core.

Cores that blast in to a flat wall like that drive me nuts! Map does have several other cores with cast end tanks that I want to check out. The vibrant ones have a nice design, but I want to see inside if they have a decent turbulator setup or not.

I agree Mo, I am going to downsize and go more reliable with better spool.

[Halon]

It's not completely flat, it usually has like a 3* taper