I have had the car for about 2 months now. Even before I bought the car, my intention was to turbo it. I have now started putting together a list of parts for my turbo setup. I would much rather piece it together myself, so I can get exactly the parts I want. Here's the list so far:
- 3" header-back exhaust (already on the car)
- Garrett GT35R turbo
- Custom Slow Motion Motorsports manifold
- TiAL 44mm wastegate and 50mm BOV
- RC 750cc fuel injectors
- Walbro 255lph fuel pump
- AEM EMS tuned by SloMo
- Wiseco 8.8:1 comp pistons
- Bryan Crower valve springs/retainers
*edit*
- OEM head gasket (Cometic has leak problems)
- ARP head studs
- Precision 600hp or 750hp FMIC

Let me know if you have any other recommendations. Thanks!

 

What kind of horsepower are you looking for?? Who put a 3" header back on a NA car?? What kind of intercooler do you plan on running?

 

I'm looking for over 500whp. I'm looking for suggestions on an intercooler right now. I was thinking about a Precision 600hp or 750hp intercoler. I know a GT35R can support over 600hp, so I'll probably end up going with the 750hp. I'd like to build the internals to handle 30psi, so I can run it on half that on the street, but bump it up with a boost controller on track days.

 

When you say track, do you mean you intend on drag racing, autocross, road course, etc.?

 

I would do some research on Cometic headgskets for our car. Mine leaks and I've heard of many others leaking. I think that most people use an OEM gasket if you aren't going to go any thicker.

 

you may want to add a set of ARP head studs to your list.

 

^Thanks, forgot those. Alright, scratch the cometic head gasket. List has been updated. Car will be used for both drag and AutoX.

 

If you're going after 500+ whp, you had better address the diff and tranny. Also that amount of hp will not come in a linear fashion, so it will be a handful around the turns if you feel like tracking it. If you want to drag race it would be great, but for track days you might want to get a set up that has a smoother fatter power curve. just mho

 

What about rods and sleeves? When I built my engine I swapped out the rods and sleeved the block as well. I'm wondering if the same should be done here for reliability's sake? Considering he's likely going to be running big boost given the low compression?

 

Yes, tranny/diff are being addressed. I was just wondering about my engine setup. This is mainly a drag car, autocross is just for benefit of being a more skilled driver. Also, should I get 4.57s or will stock gears be fine with this kind of power?