Turbo kit thread
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1LoudLS
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sport models do
agreed, however even alex is not allowed to post unless the car is done and in hand!!!
ATrom
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shhhh
1meanmark
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updates crazy june a few days turns into aug. sucks being a pioneer but you rock guy.
1LoudLS
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the LS has an adapter right where you bolt the oil filter on at, and it runs engine coolant through it to cool the oil.
So theres no small radiator??
1LoudLS
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as far as i know, its just another part of the main cooling loop, if it had its own radiator, then it would need its own reservoir and pump for the coolant.
i personally would like to see a true oil cooler where the oil itself is pumped through a radiator in the front of the car, where even the hottest 100*+ air temps would be much cooler than the hot ass coolant running through the motor. but i would immagine that would put a lot more stress on the oil pump, or the thickness due to really cold weather.
now correct me if im wrong, but isnt the trans cooler actually pumping the fluid through a heat exchanger in the front of the car?
oddball
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You actually want oil quite warm. Cold oil is bad and collects contaminants (notably, water). Using engine coolant keeps the oil around 220(ish) which is a good mark.
Same kind of thing for tranny fluid, although it is actually a terrible lube until it's warm. Quite a few cars have the trans cooler in the loop BEFORE the radiator exchanger so the radiator warms the fluid back up. In the case of the LS, the tranny actually limits the fluid flow through the cooler.
jolinc01
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Looking good. Your bumper looks like mine on the bottom with the scrapes. Also I wish they made those intercoolers in black for a "stealth" look.
Yeah, it was mainly my dad not going slow enough when I first installed the eibachs. Well I also took out a big chunk of the bumper cause I reversed with a cinder block under neath the car when I lifted it to install the 19's, I was pissed but it wasn't noticeable unless you were under the car.
ATrom
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Lookin good! Have you drove it yet?
G-RELL
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AMAZING... we're all dying for videos, specs etc....congrats man
05 LS8
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WOW, it's coming together nicely man. I am sure you can't wait to get behind the wheel of that car.
BTW, it seems like the front wheel is touching the piping in one of the pictures. It won't be a problem at a full lock?
BTW, it seems like the front wheel is touching the piping in one of the pictures. It won't be a problem at a full lock?
I haven't driven it yet, I think they did over the weekend though.
Tires wont hit the pipes at full lock.
Specs will be posted once I get them, very soon guys.
I want to eventually do work on the tranny, but I need time for my wallet to heal from this turbo.
Tires wont hit the pipes at full lock.
Specs will be posted once I get them, very soon guys.
I want to eventually do work on the tranny, but I need time for my wallet to heal from this turbo.
RodLS
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Did you figure out how to mount fog lights?
Tru-Blu
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Holy Major Piping Reroute, Batman! 
Curious to see how that ties in with the rest of the exhaust/piping. That looks like it was an ungodly amount of custom work.
Curious to see how that ties in with the rest of the exhaust/piping. That looks like it was an ungodly amount of custom work.
cammerfe
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I'm impressed with the precision of the work shown. Why was it that you didn't go remote. There's plenty of room in the rear, and the piping is significantly simplified.
KS
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