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Old Nov 15, 2012 | 04:32 PM
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Is the 5858 going to be over the transmission on a sidewinder style manifold?
 
Old Nov 15, 2012 | 05:33 PM
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Is the 5858 going to be over the transmission on a sidewinder style manifold?
No nothing like that, we should have the manifold done tomorrow I will post some pics of it installed.
 
Old Nov 15, 2012 | 09:36 PM
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No nothing like that, we should have the manifold done tomorrow I will post some pics of it installed.
any chance of making another manifold for me?
 
Old Nov 15, 2012 | 09:45 PM
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any chance of making another manifold for me?
What he said! Group buy
 
Old Nov 16, 2012 | 06:32 AM
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Subscribed! Good luck with build
 
Old Nov 16, 2012 | 12:34 PM
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I can't wait till I get home to drive it
 
Old Nov 16, 2012 | 06:22 PM
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I can't wait till I get home to drive it
Its your car?
 
Old Nov 16, 2012 | 06:45 PM
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not sure if you stated this but what size injectors are you using?
 
Old Nov 17, 2012 | 08:32 AM
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Its your car?
Yeah it's mine
 
Old Nov 17, 2012 | 08:37 AM
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If i remember right they are using 650cc injectors
 
Old Nov 27, 2012 | 01:33 PM
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UpDate!

So we decided to go with a smaller turbo

-Precision Turbo 4854

New pictures









 
Old Nov 27, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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looking good
 
Old Nov 27, 2012 | 02:00 PM
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Looking GREAT!
 
Old Nov 27, 2012 | 02:38 PM
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Yea, a 48mm turbo makes a lot more sense for stock internals and it still leaves plenty of room to grow should you choose to build a rotating assembly for it lol

What turbine side? Is that still T3? .63 A/R? That housing and 54mm turbine would make for great top-end and relatively low drive pressure, suffer a bit on lag in lower gears though. Power and pull will more than make up for it.

Should make great power on pump gas (~36-38lbs/min) and won't max out the 650 injectors at the Fit's base pressure. Will you be running an adjustable pressure regulator and converting to a return-style fuel system?
 
Old Nov 27, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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looking good! how much does that turbo typically retail for??
 
Old Dec 1, 2012 | 03:29 PM
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updates??!?!
 
Old Dec 1, 2012 | 03:38 PM
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Sorry I took the car back for a few days. I just got off of deployment and needed to go somewhere. I'll be dropping it off with them again at the end of the week. They told me they need about another week with the car.
 
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Looking forward to the results
 
Old Dec 1, 2012 | 07:14 PM
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Have they given you a cost figure or range on this build?

I might buy a 2nd fit just to do something like this!
 
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Any change these guys would build extra turbo manifolds?
 



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