Turbo Swap Woes Options

[Turbo Tension]

Well the car is running, very strongly too 8) However I have three things left to take care of that are annoying.

-My tap in the vacuum lines for a boost gauge is no longer sealing right and the focker howls like a banshee between -10 and 3psi

-Both turbos were smoking very heavily (normal I'm told for new turbos) but now the back one seems to persist...possible oil leak :shock:

-I managed to be ULTRA SLICK and somehow disrupt the harness on my oil pressure sending unit so I gotta dig under the car and check to see if I managed to unplug it with the damn rear heat shield.

All of these are minor, and the car is running STRONG!!!!!

[Turbo Tension]

Actually, my car feels slower right now than it did with the 9b's at 15psi. With the stock boost solenoid I'm spking 12psi and holding 10. Tomorrow I am going to take out the "restrictor" that's in the bottom nipple of the boost solenoid. I haven't launched hard yet.

Can you feel a huge difference? Is it up in the higher gears where the difference is felt? Are you blowing the tires off in 1st gear or anything ratical?

In the future I plan on running 15psi. I'm thinking of putting in the supra fuel pump I have and running 14psi with my MBC since that's supposedly safe. When I get the 450s and the SAFC in I'll go up to 16-17psi

What type of psi are you running now? in the future?

I would not Jet Coat the turbos at all, that would cause them to retain heat inside. However, coating the Manifolds and the O2 housings would be wise, that way you wouldn't need to put all the heat shields back in Also, get the Jethot2000 coat, it's good to 2000F and it's flat black, so it won't be blingy, but it'll sure take care of business. Porting the turbos would also be good. Money and Time kept me from doing all the things you listed.

I am going to have the manifolds removed, ported and JETCOTED, along with the exhaust housing on the turbos, hogged out and Hot Jet Coated.

It shouldn't flex, I believe they have a Steel core, but once they chip or crack a bit, it's a downward spiral from there. If you're going to throw down $1000 on something I can think of somehtings better than that. (Fuel pump, AFC, Big injectors, Lowering springs, etc) Some people do say that it makes shifting much easier, and one person noted that they can put their car in 1st gear at 30mph without double clutching. I guess they're pretty light too. Not what I'd spend a G on though.

Does the carbon fiber single piece drive shaft make that much difference? I heard that It will flex and give on hard take offs, and then return the energy as it un torques, is this fasct or fiction. I am all about tranny preversation.