Marauder Turbo Project Thread

[Zack]

Forgot to show everyone my new plates!!

 

[yjmud]

so I guess you are not going to repaint it a different color :naughty:

 

[Risky]

Good work zack and those are some Bad *** plates!!!!!!

 

[Zack]

so I guess you are not going to repaint it a different color :naughty:

Thought about it until I asked how much door jambs cost to paint. Lol

 

[guspech750]

Fucking awesome license plate Zack.

 

[24shofast]

Looking great!

 

[a_d_a_m]

This is awesome!!!

Im not after a number Adam, just the whoossh of the turbo.

Still am excited to see what it puts down.

 

[Zack]

I cant believe some guy said my crossover pipe looks terrible on another website.

A: Its not done
B: Its made from 2 different exhaust pipes
C: Im sending everything to be professionally welded
D: Everything is getting thermal coated Black.
E: Whats wrong with the design?
F: Seriously!

 

[a_d_a_m]

I think it'd look better if you used this:

 

[guspech750]

I cant believe some guy said my crossover pipe looks terrible on another website.

A: Its not done
B: Its made from 2 different exhaust pipes
C: Im sending everything to be professionally welded
D: Everything is getting thermal coated Black.
E: Whats wrong with the design?
F: Seriously!

I just read that a few moments ago. To say the least. I was shocked baffled. It's obvious to any normal automotive person they are not done.

 

[Zack]

Its all mandrel bent piping and I tied the passenger side in EXACTLY how you are supposed to be to get the best exhaust flow.
I dont get it.

 

[a_d_a_m]

He's also the person who said that a cooling mod is not necessary, so I wouldn't worry much about it dude.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1241110#post1241110

 

[Yaj Yak]

fuck em!

 

[Yaj Yak]

ps. this is all awesome.

 

[guspech750]

He's also the person who said that a cooling mod is not necessary, so I wouldn't worry much about it dude.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1241110#post1241110

Oh yeah. I remember that babbling bullshit he was spewing. Too funny.

 

[Zack]

Well I suppose they can just go buy a professional kit that looks nicer.
Oh wait...

Oh, another thing, what this is costing me so far:

Turbo: $1000
Piping, Wastegate, clamps, BOV, Wrap, Turbo feed/drain stuff so far: ~$900-1000
Intercooler: $275
Mach 1 Upper: $120


Yet to buy:
All intercooler piping, couplers and clamps.
Downpipe stuff
Intake piping/filter/coupler


In all honestly, this isnt costing that much.

 

[a_d_a_m]

But...but...IT ISN'T PRETTY TO LOOK AT RIGHT NOW, ZACK! That's the most important thing!!!

 

[Yaj Yak]

forgive me but what material is the piping... i dont know if you said it yet or not...

when I went turbo with my gtp- i went from an intercooled/header/etc setup and after selling a shit ton of my mods, only wound up paying around 800-1000 bucks to turbo my car- and that is with vendor made hotside parts and then went a second quicker on less boost. which is okay by me.

this is awesome. keep it up.

 

[01bluesnake]

Hey Zack, didnt notice any mention of the brand V bands getting used for the project. Definitely pick up some RPS units that have a interlock type feature to cut down on leaks. Standard flat face V band flange setups work, but seem to always get a little leakage even after being surfaced and high temp sealant used. They are little more pricey but well worth it for peace of mind and to be leak free.

 

[Zack]

Its all mild steel.
some aluminized some not.
Gonna sandblast everything before coating.

If I ever do this again I will get my shit from scrap yards...I just don't have the time to go hunting for epic deals right now.

 

[Zack]

Hey Zack, didnt notice any mention of the brand V bands getting used for the project. Definitely pick up some RPS units that have a interlock type feature to cut down on leaks. Standard flat face V band flange setups work, but seem to always get a little leakage even after being surfaced and high temp sealant used. They are little more pricey but well worth it for peace of mind and to be leak free.

That's what im using Drew!

 

[01bluesnake]

Awesome. I seen you post about them having a sale and was hoping you grabbed theirs.

 

[MM.Junior.]

Everything looks awesome!! Loving the plates man!!

 

[RacerX]

Zack, looks great so far. Are you going to use an aftermarket radiator? It's amazing how much space there is when the stocker is reolaced.

 

[yjmud]

looking good man can't wait for the payoff then the gen3 build