BEGi is going to offer DIY kits
02-08-2009, 12:36 AM
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Cool stuff. If Bell will release their prices and more info I may join you in the land of China. turbo anyway, I still think I will go with the Bell manifold and downpipe.
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02-10-2009, 01:20 PM
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Why doesn't BEGI just go the extra mile and offer a Chinese manifold that doesn't suck and a Chinese DP that doesn't suck? There are a ton of cheap Chinese Suby DPs that work great.
You would think if a company could make a turbocharger that worked well that a manifold would be trivial.
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You would think if a company could make a turbocharger that worked well that a manifold would be trivial.
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02-10-2009, 03:13 PM
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Not really much to forget. Manifold, turbo, downpipe, oil feed and drain, coolant feed and drain, protect hoses from downpipe... of course fuel/ignition control, injectors, intercooler, maybe some other little things you can always add later like shields and cold air box.
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03-20-2009, 09:01 AM
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Not really much to forget. Manifold, turbo, downpipe, oil feed and drain, coolant feed and drain, protect hoses from downpipe... of course fuel/ignition control, injectors, intercooler, maybe some other little things you can always add later like shields and cold air box.
Give me a shout out... I just sold my Supercharger set-up yesterday after talking to Stephanie about the Shanghi kits. I am going to call them back and spec out some additions and deletions to the kit and probably order one today. I'll be the local test case...
I already have the Megasquirt on the way from Braineack, so I will delete the FPR from the kit, and I will probably get Corky to add something for a recirculated BOV, and I will put together my own intercooler from eBay.
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03-22-2009, 02:38 AM
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Ordered a shanghai kit last week. Can't wait to be boosted! We opted to leave out the pipe from the turbo to the intake manifold in favor of going with an ebay fmic. The idea of a non intercooled setup freaks me out a little.
1stproject. It's true that ball bearing turbos spool faster, how much, I don't know.
If anyone is curious, the chinacharger is comparable to a gt2854 and yes, it is journal bearing. It's listed on BEGi's website. I'll post up a build thread when we get the kit that will hopefully be complete with spool data and dyno numbers.
1stproject. It's true that ball bearing turbos spool faster, how much, I don't know.
If anyone is curious, the chinacharger is comparable to a gt2854 and yes, it is journal bearing. It's listed on BEGi's website. I'll post up a build thread when we get the kit that will hopefully be complete with spool data and dyno numbers.
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03-22-2009, 10:48 AM
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Ordered a shanghai kit last week. Can't wait to be boosted! We opted to leave out the pipe from the turbo to the intake manifold in favor of going with an ebay fmic. The idea of a non intercooled setup freaks me out a little.
1stproject. It's true that ball bearing turbos spool faster, how much, I don't know.
If anyone is curious, the chinacharger is comparable to a gt2854 and yes, it is journal bearing. It's listed on BEGi's website. I'll post up a build thread when we get the kit that will hopefully be complete with spool data and dyno numbers.
1stproject. It's true that ball bearing turbos spool faster, how much, I don't know.
If anyone is curious, the chinacharger is comparable to a gt2854 and yes, it is journal bearing. It's listed on BEGi's website. I'll post up a build thread when we get the kit that will hopefully be complete with spool data and dyno numbers.
I am trying to decide what to do about the intercooler. I really want this set-up to look OEM this time. My previous custom Greddy installation made some good power, but left a little to be desired in the appearance department.
I really like the looks of the new downpipe on these kits. The little mini-divorced pipe is a nice addition.
When you decide what you are going to buy for an intercooler, let me know. I would like to see what you do. What kind of price break did Stephanie give you for deleting the pipes?
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03-23-2009, 02:37 PM
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Hey Jesse,
Give me a shout out... I just sold my Supercharger set-up yesterday after talking to Stephanie about the Shanghi kits. I am going to call them back and spec out some additions and deletions to the kit and probably order one today. I'll be the local test case...
I already have the Megasquirt on the way from Braineack, so I will delete the FPR from the kit, and I will probably get Corky to add something for a recirculated BOV, and I will put together my own intercooler from eBay.
Give me a shout out... I just sold my Supercharger set-up yesterday after talking to Stephanie about the Shanghi kits. I am going to call them back and spec out some additions and deletions to the kit and probably order one today. I'll be the local test case...
I already have the Megasquirt on the way from Braineack, so I will delete the FPR from the kit, and I will probably get Corky to add something for a recirculated BOV, and I will put together my own intercooler from eBay.
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