RK87TC
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Joined:
Nov 2004
Clearwater, FL, USA
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Yeah...you are right there Joe  ..the added time is what gets me going sometimes. Guess all that is why a fella gets to brag when he calls it "custom built" huh?
87 TC MM k-member package, EVM 3link/watts, Ess. d-port, 2277 solid cam, T3/04E 63 stg3/60, Spec III clutch, alum. flywheel, Stinger header-3" exhaust-FMIC-SDS-gillis valve, Cobra 17" polished wheels, moon roof, 5spd, K&N cone, 110 alt., 93 cobra MC/Booster, Steeda shifter.
Ralph
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Stinger
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Joined:
Oct 2005
Shawnee (Kansas City), KS, USA
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Quote:Originally posted by AerobirdMotorsports:
I think he messed up by not designing the header to clear that size of turbo to begin with.
You've got to consider that Holsets weren't even a consideration when the header was designed and that guys running that large of turbos were in the great minority. I designed it to fit around turbos people were using at the time. I emailed some of the "heavy hitters" to get their compressor housing diameter and made sure they all cleared...same goes for not offering a T4 flange, only a few people were running full T4 frame turbos at that time but now it is becoming more common.
Now tons of people are running holsets, have 400-500hp goals, and there are many more turbo options available that have many different sized compressor housing far larger than even 3-4 years ago.
To date, this is the first T04E hybrid I've heard of that didn't clear the runner. My SC50 isn't even close to touching.
Fortunately, it's a problem that is quite easy to fix. As for the plug wires, those who don't have the header swear you can't get to #1 or #2 plugs...those who have actually tried realize they only need a swivel socket and extension and all is well...you can pull them quicker than you can remove a stock IC to pull the plugs on a stocker.
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