Finally, I'm turbo'd

[jordan 572]

I finally got my car back from installing the turbonetics kit. I bought the Turbo kit from Steve at RDP motorsports. Steve was a really nice guy and exceeded my high expectations for sure. His pricing is unbeatable, turbonetics customer support was great also. I do however have to complain a bit about the fitment, taking into consideration this is an aftermarket kit you can't expect perfection but from start to finish there was about 40 hours of labor. Not the 12-15 as advertised, everything went good until the turbo went in, it was almost like the up pipe coming into the hot side of the turbo was about a half inch short, this caused the down pipe from the hot side to ride in really close to the pulleys, a lot of tweaking took place to get it so the down pipe didn't rub against the compressor. Then to get it where we wanted it, the cross member need to be notched out a bit so the pipe wouldn't rub. This wasn't a big deal but just took time, once that mess was done it was onto bending the sheet metal structure around the right headlamp so we could run the big hose boots to the BOV and intercooler. Instead of bending the structure out we cut out the entire piece and fabricated a new one in that went around the pipes. This was personal preference really, you could have bent it out with some pliers but we thought it would look amateur. The rest of the kit was top notch quality, the welds were perfect, all the parts were there and everything was pretty straight forward. The last problem was getting the air cleaner to fit inside the front fascia, we had to bend the mounting bracket to get it to sit where we wanted it to so the front fascia would fit. I forgot to mention we had to move the radiator about a half inch to the left to make room for the heat wrap on the turbine, not a big deal but more time. Overall I am happy with the kit minus the few hiccups. It would be very easy to weld one of the up pipes or down pipes just a degree off, it's such a tight fit that you almost have to expect it. The car is a lot of fun to drive, when the turbo kicks in I have to RDP motorsports did not do the install.
Here is my one picture for now

[RSBAD454]

Cool, I love turbos, but there is just too much plumbing for me.

[iUAE]

NICE , haw many wrhp u got

[puertoricanfont]

badass. Now post some videos

[jordan 572]

Originally Posted by iUAE

NICE , haw many wrhp u got

Going off others dyno numbers between 480-520 I would guess, I need to get it tuned though. Shooting for 570whp

[jordan 572]

Originally Posted by RSBAD454

Cool, I love turbos, but there is just too much plumbing for me.

I almost have to agree.

[2010 SSRS]

looks awesome, post more pictures

[destroyerofu2]

Originally Posted by jordan 572

I finally got my car back from installing the turbonetics kit. I bought the Turbo kit from Steve at RDP motorsports. Steve was a really nice guy and exceeded my high expectations for sure. His pricing is unbeatable, turbonetics customer support was great also. I do however have to complain a bit about the fitment, taking into consideration this is an aftermarket kit you can't expect perfection but from start to finish there was about 40 hours of labor. Not the 12-15 as advertised, everything went good until the turbo went in, it was almost like the up pipe coming into the hot side of the turbo was about a half inch short, this caused the down pipe from the hot side to ride in really close to the pulleys, a lot of tweaking took place to get it so the down pipe didn't rub against the compressor. Then to get it where we wanted it, the cross member need to be notched out a bit so the pipe wouldn't rub. This wasn't a big deal but just took time, once that mess was done it was onto bending the sheet metal structure around the right headlamp so we could run the big hose boots to the BOV and intercooler. Instead of bending the structure out we cut out the entire piece and fabricated a new one in that went around the pipes. This was personal preference really, you could have bent it out with some pliers but we thought it would look amateur. The rest of the kit was top notch quality, the welds were perfect, all the parts were there and everything was pretty straight forward. The last problem was getting the air cleaner to fit inside the front fascia, we had to bend the mounting bracket to get it to sit where we wanted it to so the front fascia would fit. I forgot to mention we had to move the radiator about a half inch to the left to make room for the heat wrap on the turbine, not a big deal but more time. Overall I am happy with the kit minus the few hiccups. It would be very easy to weld one of the up pipes or down pipes just a degree off, it's such a tight fit that you almost have to expect it. The car is a lot of fun to drive, when the turbo kicks in I have to RDP motorsports did not do the install.
Here is my one picture for now

I'm taking my car to steve at RDP and having them install the kit and tune. he said I could hit 600+rwhp easy and still be safe. I'm having them throw in a booster pump and gauges, running about 8psi. I cant wait!!!

[WheelmanSS]

How much boost you putting down?

I got 573 HP @ 6.5 PSI on my Vortech. Would love to see you hit over 600 with your setup.

[jordan 572]

Originally Posted by WheelmanSS

How much boost you putting down?

I got 573 HP @ 6.5 PSI on my Vortech. Would love to see you hit over 600 with your setup.

I am running about 8 psi, haven't gone to the dyno yet but am hoping for 570-600+.

[destroyerofu2]

Originally Posted by jordan 572

I am running about 8 psi, haven't gone to the dyno yet but am hoping for 570-600+.

I was told by steve that at 8psi you should be right in the 600rwhp

[GaBoy25]

Congrats man. Under hood looks great.

[CyberPredator]

congrats. you will love it. turbos are a blast!

[se7en]

Very clean looking

[camslambam]

Weren't you talking like 3 weeks ago about supercharging it with Ted? or am I confusing people lol.

[WheelmanSS]

Originally Posted by destroyerofu2

I was told by steve that at 8psi you should be right in the 600rwhp

Nice man. 600 does sound about right.

Another thumbs up to Dyno Steve. He has become my go-to guy on the site. He seems to be the best at FI and is a pleasure to work with.

[trans665]

wow, this is the kit i was going to buy next month..been saving for almost five months,only about 1700.00 more to save..
the reason i say was is i was under the impression that the install was going to be a straight forward no hassle 12 hour install...this is my only car and it cant be down more than a day. let me see what other options i have..

BTW..badass work man,looks clean.

[jordan 572]

Originally Posted by camslambam

Weren't you talking like 3 weeks ago about supercharging it with Ted? or am I confusing people lol.

No. That wasn't me.

[jordan 572]

Originally Posted by trans665

wow, this is the kit i was going to buy next month..been saving for almost five months,only about 1700.00 more to save..
the reason i say was is i was under the impression that the install was going to be a straight forward no hassle 12 hour install...this is my only car and it cant be down more than a day. let me see what other options i have..

BTW..badass work man,looks clean.

It's just the nature of adding any forced induction. While superchargers can be put in in quite a bit less time I still wouldn't want to rush it as fi is something you want perfect.

[jordan 572]

Originally Posted by GaBoy25

Congrats man. Under hood looks great.

Thanks man, I still want to do some more though.

[1969to2010]

I have the same kit and I love it
Good luck looks great Steve's great people

[rhunley14]

Make sure your hose from engine to radiator is tight. Mine came off yesterday and engine overheated.

[jordan 572]

Originally Posted by rhunley14

Make sure your hose from engine to radiator is tight. Mine came off yesterday and engine overheated.

Upper or lower?

[rhunley14]

Both came loose..just take notice if you smell coolant pull over asap

[ParkerB57]

Did you get it dynoed yet