5SFTE Project, Been running since may...small updates! Options

[jcaron9gt4]

hey guys....so this weekend i officially started my turbo project. After many months of researching and buying parts, me and my friend started on this thing. Ive bought just about everything except an oil pan so far. Lots of help so far from Manny, and i'm sure we'll be calling on him a lot more, as the project goes on ...hope you dont mind manny lol. So we got most of the wiring done this weekend, wiring up the Safc ll and my gauges. Ill try to keep you guys posted as this thing gets more underway...Im at school, and can only come home on the weekends to work on it, so i'm hopin to have this done by the end of April. For now, here's a few pics of the stuff i've got so far...minus the injectors, pipes, manifold, MAP sensor, and oil lines...which are all being delivered by tomorrow or tuesday.


Intercooler...supposed to be 28x5.5x3, but they messed up and sent me one thats about 7 inches tall. W.e, it fits and doesnt look bad, so im keepin it.


Stock 3sgte downpipe, so i can be legal for now


Oil feed line and fittings from stealthmode. $40 shipped for everything you see


-3an fittings from ebay for 2 bucks a peice


255 Supra Walbro fuel pump


Boost, Air/Fuel, and Oil Pressure gauges


Some Couplers and clamps


CT 26...minimal shaft play


Lotek 3 pod pillar


SAFC ll black edition


Perma Cool Oil Relocation kit

Thats about it for now guys...ill post some more stuff up later on, when i get some more stuff done.

This post has been edited by jcaron9gt4: Nov 24, 2007 - 12:45 PM

[Cisco93lude]

about time u got some pics up. thats all my handy work by the way. im the brains behind it all! lol j.k. but everything is going smoothly. hopefully we are dont by april. I am boosting my h23 prelude si in the meantime so im stuck in the middle of both projects. justins car is gonna b sick when its done though. Manny has been a great help! thanks man! hopefully he can help us with the stupic safc inputs lol. the manual is so damn confusing.

This post has been edited by Cisco93lude: Apr 1, 2007 - 10:44 PM

[bccentaur3]

how many miles on the celi? Oh btw can't wait until this project gets rolling.

This post has been edited by bccentaur3: Apr 1, 2007 - 11:25 PM

[jcaron9gt4]

how many miles on the celi? Oh btw can't wait until this project gets rolling.

It's got 154,000 on it, but its strong. Never had a problem with it, and feel that if i take my time and build it right, i shouldnt have any problems with it.

[bccentaur3]

hmm, you're making me think twice about swaping in the 3s.

[jcaron9gt4]

hmm, you're making me think twice about swaping in the 3s.

Yea...i was about a few days away from actually buying a 3's clip, till i started looking into the 5sfte...i did a little math, and figured this would be a lot less money...Plus, im not really looking for much over 200whp, so i figured id go this direction. The clip alone was 2000, the wiring harness would be about another 3, and i dont have the room to do the swap at my house, so id have to pay my mechanic to do it for about 600. I was looking at well over 3k's for the whole thing. ( assuming nothing went wrong). And im well under 2k's with this, and just about done buying everything.

[bccentaur3]

Where did you get the turbo and dp?

[jcaron9gt4]

Where did you get the turbo and dp?

i posted up on forums on 6gc, alltrac.net, mr2oc.com, and celicatech, and found a kid selling one through those....he sold it to me for 90. i also bought the downpipe on ebay for like 40 shipped.

[shin]

Where did you get the turbo and dp?

i posted up on forums on 6gc, alltrac.net, mr2oc.com, and celicatech, and found a kid selling one through those....he sold it to me for 90. i also bought the downpipe on ebay for like 40 shipped.

gut the DP. your turbo will love it. for the oil relocation lines, maybe you should consider SS braided lines. and for the oil relocation adapter that's going on the block, i think you should get the one manny has. i have one that's like yours and i have problems completely securing it cause the Dp was blocking the lines from turning. GL with your set up. and remember to get it dyno tuned.

[Cisco93lude]

shin does your relocation work tho?? we were going to cover the lines in high temp sleves so they wont get ruined by the heat. how do you gut the downpipe?? thanks

[presure2]

Where did you get the turbo and dp?

i posted up on forums on 6gc, alltrac.net, mr2oc.com, and celicatech, and found a kid selling one through those....he sold it to me for 90. i also bought the downpipe on ebay for like 40 shipped.

gut the DP. your turbo will love it. for the oil relocation lines, maybe you should consider SS braided lines. and for the oil relocation adapter that's going on the block, i think you should get the one manny has. i have one that's like yours and i have problems completely securing it cause the Dp was blocking the lines from turning. GL with your set up. and remember to get it dyno tuned.

vin, i told them about the problems we had with your setup and the lines.

matt, i would AT THE MINIMUM get some heat sleeves for those lines. like i said to you before, those lines are in close proximity to your DP ect, and will be exposed to some serious heat.
the last thing you want as your driving down the road is for one of those lines to pop.

looks good man!!
keep some money put aside for a rebuild on that turbo.

[Cisco93lude]

ya thats what i said in the post before. we called marios in FR and he said he can get sleeves for it. and maybe we will heat wrap the downpipe too.

[jcaron9gt4]

yea, if the wrap isnt working out to well, im just gonna buy some braided lines...but for now, i want to see how some heat wrap works. As for the downpipe, im def. going to be buying a new downpipe shortly, but just gonna use the stock one for now. And i'll probably gut it after i get that sticker lol ....im at school and am on a tight budget for now, and am just trying to get my setup up and running for the summer when i start working again...then , alot of things will start getting replaced.

[6strngs]

nice! I'm getting close to my 5sfte too. I just spent $550 today and ordered an APEXi AFC Neo and a AEM UEGO wideband O2.

whit kind of intercooler is that and where did you get it?

Can anybody say something about the quality of glowshift gauges? I saw them, but I figured that because they were so cheap that they probably wouldn't be accurate. anybody ever used them before?

I was told the oild filter didn't have to be relocated... is that true?

one last thing, I also want to know how to gut the downpipe.

[jcaron9gt4]

I bought the intercooler off ebay...its a JDM Sport FMIC Intercooler 28x7x3 with 2.5 intlets

The gauges im not too sure about...i read some mixed reviews, mostly good ones, but some people didnt like them.

I am almost positive that the oil filter has to be moved...You can fit a downpipe on without moving the filter, however, you'll never be able to get the filter off to change your oil....theres just not enough room.

[Pipo]

I bought the intercooler off ebay...its a JDM Sport FMIC Intercooler 28x7x3 with 2.5 intlets

The gauges im not too sure about...i read some mixed reviews, mostly good ones, but some people didnt like them.

I am almost positive that the oil filter has to be moved...You can fit a downpipe on without moving the filter, however, you'll never be able to get the filter off to change your oil....theres just not enough room.

This post has been edited by Pipo: Apr 6, 2007 - 2:22 PM

[jcaron9gt4]

well pipo...if you do it like that, then i take it back lol

[6strngs]

I bought the intercooler off ebay...its a JDM Sport FMIC Intercooler 28x7x3 with 2.5 intlets

The gauges im not too sure about...i read some mixed reviews, mostly good ones, but some people didnt like them.

I am almost positive that the oil filter has to be moved...You can fit a downpipe on without moving the filter, however, you'll never be able to get the filter off to change your oil....theres just not enough room.

Check this out

no intercooler? I wonder how that worked out...

[Batman722]

Check this out

is that the burien kit and does that bolt onto the stock exhaust ?!?!?

[shin]

I bought the intercooler off ebay...its a JDM Sport FMIC Intercooler 28x7x3 with 2.5 intlets

The gauges im not too sure about...i read some mixed reviews, mostly good ones, but some people didnt like them.

I am almost positive that the oil filter has to be moved...You can fit a downpipe on without moving the filter, however, you'll never be able to get the filter off to change your oil....theres just not enough room.

Check this out

NOOOooOooOOoo way are you gonna following wat he's doing.... he's got the Burien kit... which imo is a no no no..
this one's more like it

this is an example of a 5sfte done right. mad props to the JDM guy

this is the master


i miss my 5sfte