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Old 08-20-2005, 03:07 AM
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Well, now that I've decided to keep the truck, I've been debating building my own turbo setup. Would it be cheaper to do this using the hot parts (manifolds/piping to turbo) from PTK and fabbing the DP and IC piping? Or would I be better off to just go with the kit from Livernois? TIA.
Old 08-20-2005, 09:07 AM
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Are you putting the turbo on the truck or the Formula?
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If you have the skills, know how, and equipment, it's definitely cheaper to build your own. You pay a lot of money for those thinks when you buy a kit, plus you have the satisfaction of saying "I built it" when your done!
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If you have the ability then I say go for it! I would try to copy a proven system to make it easier. The STS would take the least amount of fab work.

I just bought a CMotorsports front mount T76 kit with the newer header design and everything is like a piece of artwork.

I can take pics of all the parts for you before I install them. But, after looking at how complex just the header is, I would try to do a remote mount. Parish also has a wesite with all of the pics of his original CMS T76 kit. But, Mine is much prettier than his original kit since that was one of the first .
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I want pics!!!
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OK, I'll see if I can get some today.
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yeah i would like some pics too.
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Build it yourself if you have access to a chopsaw and a welder. I did it so I'm sure you can too. I spent about $2400 building my kit if I remeber right, which is a lot less than an STS or Livernoise kit.
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got pics ???
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