3800 v6 Home Made Turbo Project!!!!
 

Hey, been a while since ive been on here, ive made big progress...

from just a noob asking stupid questions,
to getting usefull info from you :)
to researching what i need
to buying the parts
to making the manifolds

ive got about 1-2 weeks to go, being christmas dosnt help (stupid family, cant get any work done)

when tuned this should pump out 250rwkw @ 10psi and run a low 13 second pass quite possibly a 12 second pass

heres a teaser shot, im from australia, and the cars called a Holden Calais, 1989 model, Buick V6 (same as your 88 model i believe)
makes 127kw @ flywheel stock, and round 100rwkw stock... with a retune from my mate makes 115rwkw and runs, 15.5 1/4 mile
its fitted with a Turbo 700 automatic box which can take a pounding...

The turbo is a MasterPowers T04E ar0.50 Inlet and 0.68 Exhust compressor wheel, with a 3" dump from the turbo,
im gonna get a boost controller soon, the wastegate has a 10psi spring in it

heres the price break down so far

Turbo + External Wastegate - $500
800x600x80 Intercooler - $205
Steel Braided oil lines(so i dont have a fire) + fittings -$350
turbo manifold materials - $100
silicon piping - $200
Blow off valve - $50
2" boost gauge - $50
2 bar map sensor (for fuel regulation) - $138
4m intercooler piping/ dump pipe straight 3" piping - $80
5x 90deg 3" bends - $60
1x 180degree 3" bend - $20
6x cream top injectors - $10
Vaccume Lines - $10
Top gun longer spark leads - $25
Crow Cam Heavy duty valve springs - $60
ACL VRS kit (inc head gaskets, valve stems etc) - $110
150,000km cyclinder heads - $FREE
Clamps - $10
T4 Flange - $30
3" cat converter Flange - $20
V-Band flange kit + Vband - $100
wastegate Flange - $20
booze for my welder - $40

heres some pictures of the car
all is not complete yet, work still in progress since i took the photos the turbo manifold has been welded so the turbo is no longer sitting there, btw its all taped up in a safe place :P only took covers off for pictures :P

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enjoy

Re: 3800 v6 Home Made Turbo Project!!!!
 

just a question for you all, what can i use to wrap my cooler piping near the throttle body as it passed the turbo (when its all bolted up turbo wont be leaning against piping) but i want to protect it from heat... i was thinking a heat shield or heat wrap..?? the dump pipe will be wrapped anyway

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i dont know what that thing is but i kinda like it

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350 for oil lines, 200 for silicone :S ----

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good quallity oil lines to avoid fires... :P
turbo's get VERY hot...

and this cars gonna be given a fair ammount of boost

silicon is expensive, the straight stuff is cheap
its like $3 per 2.5cm

i got

25cm 3" $30
20cm 2.25" $20
1x 3"-->2.25" adaptor $50
1x 2"-->2.25" apaptor $40
1x 90deg 3" bend $60


OHHH ----, forgot.. this is AUD people not USD :P might be why it seems expensive
it all adds up!!!

Re: 3800 v6 Home Made Turbo Project!!!!
 

I though that was a Ford Taurus for a sec. looks cool though that you are doing that. Rear wheel drive too? should be fun. good luck

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I have to say that AUS has some pretty sweet cars next to Japan that we'll never see. :'( That's a pretty nice setup. I'd say get a exhaust housing wrap or have it ceramic coated or make a nice heat shield. What else are you using to control the petro injection?

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video?

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that looks pimp. im all into turboed 4 doors.

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Hell yea, lookin good 8)