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ORIGINAL: mattblasi

Not a problem I will bring it out for yat to see, but here is my update on the kit: (copied from another post I just made here cause it was alot to type :P)

Well I HAVE THE KIT, and it is INSTALLED on my 07 AUTOMATIC (the only one as far as I know on an auto - and I will tell you why) which I purchased from Jesse at Turbo-kits.com. What can I say it was a great deal on the kit, and I think he is still has going on.


OK so I am going to update Jesse's thread with this as well but the kit is awesome, but the issue I had that is in no way going to affect the Manual transmission cars is the clearance beneath the transmission on the Y pipe that comes off the cats and goes back to the front to the turbo. So basically we were able to bring the clearance to barely make it under that trans pan but with such little ground clearance already on my car we have not driven it too much with the worry of possibly dmaging underneath. Now remeber that is ONLY an issue because I have an automatic transmission and the kit was made for a Manual transmission so we knew going in there would need to be some kind of changes made to get it to work.

Other than that issue everything on the kit went very smooth on the install, the instrauction provided with the kit were extremly detailed (in fact we joked about some of the detail) but overall I am extrmely pleased with both its performance and quality. I will try to get some photos up soon and some of the dyno sheets as well.

We did do a custom tune on the car and that is because with there being 2 huge driving lights in front of my intercooler (cervini's kit) and really not needing to push the limits on the car at the moment. Also I wanted to get a few mile on the kit before turning it all the way up and seeing how high it would go.

Basically (back to the transmission issue) there are a few ways we saw that could be worked around to get the kit to work. The first was what we did (explained above), and the second is what we may do which is to basically cut the exhaust further back and bend new pipes to fit it behind and around the transmission instead of under it, we tried to get away without doing this but with my car being lowered on the H&R Coilovers (also purchased from Turbo-lits.com) is making for very very low ground clearance under the transpan, and the last thing I need to do is bottom out and smash either that pipe or the pan. Unfortuantley there is really no way to alter the pan and there are no low profile pans available.

In fact my next step is to add a new torque converter and trans cooler to kind of support the extra heat and pressure. We are also upgrading to a single piece aluminum driveshaft and a new set of rear gears.

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ORIGINAL: TurboKits.com

Awesome, thanks for the update can't wait to see the final #s... Also, have you been to shows with the turbo on? I know you said all of the judges loved your car and with a turbo would almost always be #1 in your class! Good luck bro and thanks for being the brave tester for everyone

Jesse

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ORIGINAL: mattblasi

Not a problem I will bring it out for yat to see, but here is my update on the kit: (copied from another post I just made here cause it was alot to type :P)

Well I HAVE THE KIT, and it is INSTALLED on my 07 AUTOMATIC (the only one as far as I know on an auto - and I will tell you why) which I purchased from Jesse at Turbo-kits.com. What can I say it was a great deal on the kit, and I think he is still has going on.


OK so I am going to update Jesse's thread with this as well but the kit is awesome, but the issue I had that is in no way going to affect the Manual transmission cars is the clearance beneath the transmission on the Y pipe that comes off the cats and goes back to the front to the turbo. So basically we were able to bring the clearance to barely make it under that trans pan but with such little ground clearance already on my car we have not driven it too much with the worry of possibly dmaging underneath. Now remeber that is ONLY an issue because I have an automatic transmission and the kit was made for a Manual transmission so we knew going in there would need to be some kind of changes made to get it to work.

Other than that issue everything on the kit went very smooth on the install, the instrauction provided with the kit were extremly detailed (in fact we joked about some of the detail) but overall I am extrmely pleased with both its performance and quality. I will try to get some photos up soon and some of the dyno sheets as well.

We did do a custom tune on the car and that is because with there being 2 huge driving lights in front of my intercooler (cervini's kit) and really not needing to push the limits on the car at the moment. Also I wanted to get a few mile on the kit before turning it all the way up and seeing how high it would go.

Basically (back to the transmission issue) there are a few ways we saw that could be worked around to get the kit to work. The first was what we did (explained above), and the second is what we may do which is to basically cut the exhaust further back and bend new pipes to fit it behind and around the transmission instead of under it, we tried to get away without doing this but with my car being lowered on the H&R Coilovers (also purchased from Turbo-lits.com) is making for very very low ground clearance under the transpan, and the last thing I need to do is bottom out and smash either that pipe or the pan. Unfortuantley there is really no way to alter the pan and there are no low profile pans available.

In fact my next step is to add a new torque converter and trans cooler to kind of support the extra heat and pressure. We are also upgrading to a single piece aluminum driveshaft and a new set of rear gears.

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ORIGINAL: mattblasi

Not yet I am hoping to make NOPI Nationals in Atlanta this weekend the first show with the kit, I am already registered and have my room and all so its on =)

Then there is a Ford and Mustang Show in the Richmond VA Area I will be at, Import vs Domestic is a bit after that, then there are a few smaller events and cruises before the car goes up for more mods during the winter....mainly the interior and the cage will be going in.  =)

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ORIGINAL: TurboKits.com

Awesome, thanks for the update can't wait to see the final #s... Also, have you been to shows with the turbo on? I know you said all of the judges loved your car and with a turbo would almost always be #1 in your class! Good luck bro and thanks for being the brave tester for everyone

Jesse

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ORIGINAL: mattblasi

Not a problem I will bring it out for yat to see, but here is my update on the kit: (copied from another post I just made here cause it was alot to type :P)

Well I HAVE THE KIT, and it is INSTALLED on my 07 AUTOMATIC (the only one as far as I know on an auto - and I will tell you why) which I purchased from Jesse at Turbo-kits.com. What can I say it was a great deal on the kit, and I think he is still has going on.


OK so I am going to update Jesse's thread with this as well but the kit is awesome, but the issue I had that is in no way going to affect the Manual transmission cars is the clearance beneath the transmission on the Y pipe that comes off the cats and goes back to the front to the turbo. So basically we were able to bring the clearance to barely make it under that trans pan but with such little ground clearance already on my car we have not driven it too much with the worry of possibly dmaging underneath. Now remeber that is ONLY an issue because I have an automatic transmission and the kit was made for a Manual transmission so we knew going in there would need to be some kind of changes made to get it to work.

Other than that issue everything on the kit went very smooth on the install, the instrauction provided with the kit were extremly detailed (in fact we joked about some of the detail) but overall I am extrmely pleased with both its performance and quality. I will try to get some photos up soon and some of the dyno sheets as well.

We did do a custom tune on the car and that is because with there being 2 huge driving lights in front of my intercooler (cervini's kit) and really not needing to push the limits on the car at the moment. Also I wanted to get a few mile on the kit before turning it all the way up and seeing how high it would go.

Basically (back to the transmission issue) there are a few ways we saw that could be worked around to get the kit to work. The first was what we did (explained above), and the second is what we may do which is to basically cut the exhaust further back and bend new pipes to fit it behind and around the transmission instead of under it, we tried to get away without doing this but with my car being lowered on the H&R Coilovers (also purchased from Turbo-lits.com) is making for very very low ground clearance under the transpan, and the last thing I need to do is bottom out and smash either that pipe or the pan. Unfortuantley there is really no way to alter the pan and there are no low profile pans available.

In fact my next step is to add a new torque converter and trans cooler to kind of support the extra heat and pressure. We are also upgrading to a single piece aluminum driveshaft and a new set of rear gears.

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ORIGINAL: mammad78

any updates about 2007 Automatic

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ORIGINAL: FC

All we have is 92 octane gas on Oahu. Will the octane be too low?

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ORIGINAL: nem

Hey,  sorry i havent posted here in awhile. Trying to sell our home and in the process of building a new one. First thanks Matt for meeting up with me and letting me see  the kit first hand. I have seen the Hellion and now the turbonetics kit and they are both top notch kits. On lowered cars there seems to be clearance issues on the Hellion kit. Matts car is lowered and does not have the issues as with the Hellion kit. The fab work his shop did for the routing of piping for his auto looks very good. The turbo is very scary quiet. No one would ever know you had  FI unless they popped the hood kinda like a sleeper. The car pulls very nicely. To bad we couldnt hit the main street and take her up past 100mph. LOL!
I have been in contact with turbonectics and still no release date for an auto. Not trying to steer this in the wrong direction I dont think Turbonetics plans to release a kit for an auto. Like Matt's car you can fab the piping and make it work. I am still considering this kit but building my new home has put some things on hold. I have some pics of Matt's car i can post if its ok with Matt.

Ray

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ORIGINAL: TurboMustang

Question(s)- For TurboKits

1.) How would replacing the stock exhaust manifolds with an aftermarket shorty headers work with this kit?  It seems to me that it would work well, possibly help the turbo spool faster; as long as the shorty headers mated with the stock cat back to maintaing the Cats.

2.) What compression ratio would you recomend if forged internals were installed to reap the best possible gains and performance?

Question- for turbokits and/or Mattblasi and other Kit owners

1.)  How does this kit sound?  I LOVE the sound of turbo's spooling up real loud (like a jet engine) and then a huge rush of air from the B.O.V (not a squeak).  My Buddy has an HKS SSQV B.O.V on his Nissan 240sx S13 (Silvia engine swap) and I love its sound.

THANKS!