Thiking of switching to front mount turbo. Anyone here runnin a Livernois kit. Considering buying plumbing from them and useing 67 from STS kit. I am a welder by trade and have had 5 years experence in a race car shop in EasTexas, and I dont have Pacents to fab my own kit now . Atleast till winter when I get laid off at work. Anybody make kits besides Livernois?

 

Livernois is it and shipment is on hold from what I understand due to a re-design or something like that. Been on hold for quite a few months.

 

Be prepared to pay at lease $2500 just for the hot side pipes, That's what they quoted me when they first came out with the kit and they really didn't want to sell just those parts.

 

thanks guys. guess ill have to build my own this winter

 

M J are you runnin stock manifolds ?

 

stock manifold on the driver's side and a c-motorsports log manifold on the pass side. I bought it used and it is pretty much used up. It has been welded at least twice, this last time it was cracked in about 8 places. I will probably try to use the factory manifold turned upside down soon. Not sure how it will fit though.

 

Why are you tired of it?

 

Problem with flipping the stock manifold is, it is pretty close to the coil packs and you would have to relocate them or build heat shields and run longer plug wires around one end of the manifold.

I going to be building a turbo manifold like the ones Parish built but for only a singe. Using the stock manifold on the DS and having a cross over come under the truck and into the back of the log with the turbo mounted on the other end of the log. This setup is going on a 5.3 I'm putting in my dads '72 4x4 long bed with air bags . Its being built out of schedule 10, 304 stainless pipe (about 1/8 wall). Should be pretty durable. If it works well, I may build a couple more .

 

just not satisfied with STS .My truck is an 04' Put on STS when the truck had 7000 mi. the truck now has 70k and just never been satisfied. Maybe the Tune not shure. I also dread the rain when i am traveling.

 

M J . Do you have the turbo supported anyway besides just sitting on the flange. In 03' we built an Outlaw 10.5 Cobra Mustang with 100mm turbo . we used all kinds of braceing on that thing. Maybe thats why your manifold is cracking . If the log manifold is made of thin wall exaust tubing the viberation, heat, and the weight of turbo will desrroy the manifold . is your sutup Parishes Old? I will hit a little more on this tomorrow .I have to get ready for work now .