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<blockquote data-quote="MTBSully" data-source="post: 13150299" data-attributes="member: 92134"><p><span style="color: #FF0000"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">2015 UPDATES: PAGE 6</span></strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Been waiting to make this thread for a while now. I bought my cobra in march 2012, and around June 2012 I decided I was going to skip the whole whipple/KB phase and go right to what everyone seems to do eventually, go turbo. I started collecting a few parts in october, researched and learned all winter, and last week finally ordered the kit, return fuel system and some other things now that I am out of school and have time to work on it. Here is the basic rundown:</p><p></p><p>On3 2nd Gen FF Turbo Kit</p><p>-Turbonetics 7668 Ball Bearing T4 Turbo</p><p>-Dual Tial 38mm Wastegates or single tial 44mm wastegate (opinions welcome here)</p><p>-Tial or HKS 50mm BOV</p><p>Lethal Performance Budget Return Style Fuel System</p><p>RXT Twin Disk Clutch w/ 26 Spline Input</p><p>Eboost Street boost controller (Unless I can find a good deal on an eboost2)</p><p></p><p>Relevant mods already on car:</p><p></p><p>Upr k member</p><p>Maximum motorsports control arms</p><p>Maximum motorsports coilovers</p><p>Maximum motorsports caster camber plates</p><p>Kenny brown Full length sfc</p><p>Bf irs brace</p><p>arp 3" wheel studs</p><p>N2MB Wot box with no lift shift</p><p>maximum motorsports bumpsteer kit </p><p></p><p>This is a thread to entertain you guys, but it is also my first time tearing into a modular motor and my first turbo car, so there will most likely be questions in every post. So, If you have been through this before, please stop in often to see the progress and offer advice if needed!:beer:</p><p></p><p>Kit and fuel system should be here later this week, so I started digging into things today. Onto the pics:</p><p></p><p>Started last night with a compression test. Looks healthy to me!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472117[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Her last miles (hopefully) as an Eaton car! 40,999.5</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472118[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Glory shot of the Recaros I put in a few weeks ago. Keeping with the red and black theme</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472119[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>99-01 parts I picked up last fall. Painted the intake flat black this winter. Anyone see anything that I am missing?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472120[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And finally my workspace at my summer house. Space is a bit cramped but it will do</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472121[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Started with a blank slate:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472122[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Is all this shit EGR stuff? I am deleting the EGR, but there is a TON of Vac lines over here that I disconnected today.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472123[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]472124[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]472125[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Kind of skimped on pictures between the start and actually getting the blower and intake off haha, oh well.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]472126[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Looks like they were up a little late putting together my motor!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472127[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Do I need to keep this part of the PCV system or should I give it to the guy buying my eaton swap?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472128[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This was on the back of the intake and was stuffed into the wire loom behind the intake. Thought i might have broke a wire or something when I ripped it out but I guess ford was smart enough to use two layers of plastic wire loom so It would appear I just broke the little plastic fitting. Oh well, not going to be reused</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472129[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472130[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This was plugged into the back of the eaton. What happens to it now?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472131[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And here is where I stopped for the day. Lots of progress, and more to come tomorrow</p><p>[ATTACH=full]472132[/ATTACH]</p><p>:beer:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MTBSully, post: 13150299, member: 92134"] [COLOR="#FF0000"][B][SIZE=4]2015 UPDATES: PAGE 6[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] Been waiting to make this thread for a while now. I bought my cobra in march 2012, and around June 2012 I decided I was going to skip the whole whipple/KB phase and go right to what everyone seems to do eventually, go turbo. I started collecting a few parts in october, researched and learned all winter, and last week finally ordered the kit, return fuel system and some other things now that I am out of school and have time to work on it. Here is the basic rundown: On3 2nd Gen FF Turbo Kit -Turbonetics 7668 Ball Bearing T4 Turbo -Dual Tial 38mm Wastegates or single tial 44mm wastegate (opinions welcome here) -Tial or HKS 50mm BOV Lethal Performance Budget Return Style Fuel System RXT Twin Disk Clutch w/ 26 Spline Input Eboost Street boost controller (Unless I can find a good deal on an eboost2) Relevant mods already on car: Upr k member Maximum motorsports control arms Maximum motorsports coilovers Maximum motorsports caster camber plates Kenny brown Full length sfc Bf irs brace arp 3" wheel studs N2MB Wot box with no lift shift maximum motorsports bumpsteer kit This is a thread to entertain you guys, but it is also my first time tearing into a modular motor and my first turbo car, so there will most likely be questions in every post. So, If you have been through this before, please stop in often to see the progress and offer advice if needed!:beer: Kit and fuel system should be here later this week, so I started digging into things today. Onto the pics: Started last night with a compression test. Looks healthy to me! [ATTACH=full]472117[/ATTACH] Her last miles (hopefully) as an Eaton car! 40,999.5 [ATTACH=full]472118[/ATTACH] Glory shot of the Recaros I put in a few weeks ago. Keeping with the red and black theme [ATTACH=full]472119[/ATTACH] 99-01 parts I picked up last fall. Painted the intake flat black this winter. Anyone see anything that I am missing? [ATTACH=full]472120[/ATTACH] And finally my workspace at my summer house. Space is a bit cramped but it will do [ATTACH=full]472121[/ATTACH] Started with a blank slate: [ATTACH=full]472122[/ATTACH] Is all this shit EGR stuff? I am deleting the EGR, but there is a TON of Vac lines over here that I disconnected today. [ATTACH=full]472123[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]472124[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]472125[/ATTACH] Kind of skimped on pictures between the start and actually getting the blower and intake off haha, oh well. [ATTACH=full]472126[/ATTACH] Looks like they were up a little late putting together my motor! [ATTACH=full]472127[/ATTACH] Do I need to keep this part of the PCV system or should I give it to the guy buying my eaton swap? [ATTACH=full]472128[/ATTACH] This was on the back of the intake and was stuffed into the wire loom behind the intake. Thought i might have broke a wire or something when I ripped it out but I guess ford was smart enough to use two layers of plastic wire loom so It would appear I just broke the little plastic fitting. Oh well, not going to be reused [ATTACH=full]472129[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]472130[/ATTACH] This was plugged into the back of the eaton. What happens to it now? [ATTACH=full]472131[/ATTACH] And here is where I stopped for the day. Lots of progress, and more to come tomorrow [ATTACH=full]472132[/ATTACH] :beer: [/QUOTE]
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