SuperHO
Mental Patient
NCTaurusSHO said:
how much????
Real Turbo SHO
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how much????
adidas_kn
LOWSHO
Now thats's the question to ask. If we were to supply our own turbos and intercoolers to your spec and ours what would the cost of the rest cost? Basically just some good old fashioned custom tubing and mounts right? Most of us would also provide our own fuel system mods and tuning.
Let us know because there are plenty of interested parties.
Later
"J"
Let us know because there are plenty of interested parties.
Later
"J"
ant-live
New Member
NCTaurusSHO said:
Yes, How much?...and I would actually prefer a intercooler that's more pleasing to the eye....so what options would you have?
NCTaurusSHO
Guest
well the only problem with the intercooler..... is that the intercoolers with the side ports dont fit very well..... because the piping runs into the headlights.... we used the diesle intercooler because it has front ports, so it fits... we just had to customize it. Most turbo sho's have the smaller intercooler that fits into the fenderwell. But for the large ones... they may have to be custom made. As on the price... I am not really sure yet..... We are just trying to get this other (T3/T4) turbo project off the ground right now.... but we can definately let you know how much...depending if you can find the intercooler or not. Also I would recommend the FMU's and The injector upgrades (to prevent detonation).... and fuel pumps and stuff.
NCTaurusSHO
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SuperHO
Mental Patient
adidas_kn said:
erm, I was actually wondering how much the whole damn thing'd cost, cuz I'm not exactly a fabrication guru....I'm still trying to find a trunk lid cuz I can't get my latch nuts welded back in.
NCTaurusSHO said:
I am assuming from your multiple references to 'most turbo sho's' that you believe there to be quite a number of them. I know of only three that have run on the road. Of those, two were using large FMIC. I have never seen an IC in the fenderwell (on ANY sho). And a custom unit is really the way to go. It will be far from your largest expense.
And no knock to NCTaurusSHO, or his partners, but before I go and spend money for someone to build me a turbo SHO, I would want to see dyno numbers, drag strip times, and lots of miles and time on the setup. Also, if you are going to start a project like this, it really pays to do some research on IC size/efficiency, compressor and turbine selection, upgradeability (as concerns MAF placement, turbo placement, etc). There is MUCH to be considered. It looks like the car pictured is an 89. There will be a bit more rerouting to do if you have a 90 or later (ABS, etc).
It is nice to see more turbo SHO's, just rememeber, these things are not plug and play systems. Do your research.
It is nice to see more turbo SHO's, just rememeber, these things are not plug and play systems. Do your research.
NCTaurusSHO
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I guess maybe you have an underlying problem considering you knock everyones elses work... I don't see any pics of your sho.... so maybe you can talk **** to me a little more once we've seen them..... We didn't post on here to boost our business...just to show that it isn't THAT hard to build a turbo sho.... Like everyone thinks it is. We are building a 91 turbo sho as we speak, and it insn't as difficult as you say. You may think you are the SHO MASTER. But hey. We did it too.
NCTaurusSHO
Guest
also. It was just a project. We didn't research the turbo size...etc....because we just happened to have a turbo/intercooler/other stuff....lying around. We only spent about 100$ all together, with the people we know and since we do own our own shop and all. So I mean what can I say. Yeah yours might be fast...but how much money did you put into it that we didn't have to.
SuperG
New Member
Wow...I did not read Tim's comments that way at all. Didn't he first post that you did a good job and that you had a well thought out plan?
In fact I agree that it will be great to see how your dyno numbers turn out and whether there are any long term affects that may require a few alterations. Afterall, that is really the only way to determine how good any new setup truly is...
In fact I agree that it will be great to see how your dyno numbers turn out and whether there are any long term affects that may require a few alterations. Afterall, that is really the only way to determine how good any new setup truly is...
K-Dawg
SHO Member
Maybe you didn't read what was was posted. He was trying to be helpful.NCTaurusSHO said:
92sho16
b00sted
NCTaurusSHO said:
Im sure tim didnt not mean it the way your taking it and the reason why he hasnt shown any pics in this thread is because hes known on this forum and so is the car everyone knows his car is real and of good quality.
NCTaurusSHO
Guest
yeah it just makes me mad... because i didn't come on here to say that mine was faster or anything. I do appreciate the help... but I am not willing to put all this money and things into it, when it already runs fine. I just wanted to show you what we had done. That is all. But everyone is Bigger turbo this, better setup that. I didn't really want to build turbos for everyone. Just saying that We would if they came here. I mean we have no problems with the setup or anything. Yeah we haven't run it on the track or dyno'd it, but we beat everyone. It is just something different. So if he was just trying to help... yeah i appologize. But everyone thinks the have the answers, and we already know what is going on. When we take it to the track, we will put up the results. Thanks everyone for looking at our turbo sho.
jelloslug
Digital
Are you going to do any tranny upgrades? I will venture to say that the stock diff won't hold up very long with the power you putting to the wheels.
SHOMurph
Ford B@stard
NCTaurusSHO said:
do a search for Toolman's ride. His car pics have been posted and posted on here for years. Ease up....he was trying to help.
You might have turboed it but Tim has many years into his ride.
**** I can bolt up a turbo to my alternator bracket and say its turbo'ed.
We've seen turbo SHOs before but Tim's the only one I know of that is consistantly driven.
Put some miles on it, dyno, track it and break a couple of trannys.....then you can "boost" about your accomplishment.
BTW: You should have just Supercharged it.
NCTaurusSHO said:
You are new here, so maybe you have me mixed up with someone else. I can not find where I have been anything but supportive to people doing turbo projects. My inbox is always full of requests from people researching turbo SHO's, and I am always more than happy to share any of my experiences with them. No reason for them to go through the same trial and error I have.
Again, I was not trying to talk **** to anyone, only offering what I consider sage advice for anyone wanting to turbo a SHO. Once you have put 50k+ miles on your turbo setup you can start selling them with the confidence you now have.
I never said it was difficult. It is quite easy in fact, IF you do the research and use quality parts. But I have always aproached modification to the SHO thusly: if something is worth doing, it is worth doing it right. I drive my car, often and enthusiastically. Also, boost is addictive. 5psi is good, 10 psi is better, 15 psi is amazing. There is no way my SHO would still be on the original engine (and its not) if all was left stock. If someone really wants a healthy, dependable, powerful machine, that will last them for more than a season, then it is worth it to invest a little money into the system. Or course you can always upgrade things later, but getting all your ducks in a row at the beginning insures you will not have a ton of downtime with failures. And I have never thought of myself as master of anything. I have no problem coming here and asking for help when I run into trouble. But seeing as I know of no other turbo SHO owners offering information to the members of this forum, I feel a responsibility to them to speak about my experiences with my car.
texantony
Active Member
jelloslug said:
Well, I wouldn't question him on that he seems to know everything and any questions or suggestions will just **** him off
. Tim has been on here for years. You've just been here a couple of days. Well, I know who I don't want building my turbo sho :hpoop: . Not that turbo shos are fast or anything :laugh_ti: .Similar threads
