Engine performance upgrades heads cams forged internals etc...
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Who said rear mount? I said as close as I can get it to manifolds if I have to chop and fabricate that's what's going down
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If you can get a T70 to fit anywhere near the engine bay then props to you especially for your allocated budget. In all sincerity I do hope you can pull it off but having looked at many of these forced induction options in detail on several cars it is never easy and never cheap.
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If you can get a T70 to fit anywhere near the engine bay then props to you especially for your allocated budget. In all sincerity I do hope you can pull it off but having looked at many of these forced induction options in detail on several cars it is never easy and never cheap.
Buy hey if you do pull it off and it works and lasts...sign me up. I'll buy a set
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Indeed. Having owned several modded forced induction cars that budget is laughable...for a decent setup. I won't get into explaining what's wrong with EBay turbos. There's plenty of info out there.
Buy hey if you do pull it off and it works and lasts...sign me up. I'll buy a set
Buy hey if you do pull it off and it works and lasts...sign me up. I'll buy a set
Also once it's been done I don't sign people up they should have come aboard before the ship set sail.
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If you can get a T70 to fit anywhere near the engine bay then props to you especially for your allocated budget. In all sincerity I do hope you can pull it off but having looked at many of these forced induction options in detail on several cars it is never easy and never cheap.
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I was digging through the emails I had with the owner of the turbo CLK. He sent a few pictures so I thought I'd post them here for you and anyone else thinking about it. His is a rear mount single turbo.
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Should be going down soon just tending to the soft stuff right now I'm in Texas and the damn Ac compressor is out lol I have a reman on the way before I have a heat stroke
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Bloody he$@ that is sweet! That guy is supposed to be sending me emails with details on the build when he gets back in town Tuesday
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I don't have any emissions to deal with so my exhaust can be chopped at the manifolds and I can customize how I see fit and I'm thinking that will free up enough space for my plans but if not I'm sure there Will be room somewhere I can live with
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I love naysayers. I guess you wouldn't believe that I built my own house with my mitts for 6,000$ either **** I only paid 4600$ for this car and 200$ for the spare engine. Yet here I am basking in it and other people are paying 1200 a month just for their roof over their heads and in debt for the next 30 years and I built mine in 2 weeks and debt free. Makes me feel like a God among mere mortals. So you'll have to excuse my laughable budget and abilities to make things happen for a fraction of what other people can.
Also once it's been done I don't sign people up they should have come aboard before the ship set sail.
Also once it's been done I don't sign people up they should have come aboard before the ship set sail.
.Regardless, all the best with your eBay build. Should be entertaining.
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The current generation 600 and 65 use the 7 speed so 13+ sl65 and 15+ s600, s65 and 16+ g65. So they must've found a way to handle the massive torque output of the v12 tt. The 4matics used to use the 5 speed for some time as well, but those are 7 speed now too. The refreshed CLS550 now has a 9 speed, so maybe they'll move over to that eventually, but don't see the point of more than 7 (even 6) gears really.
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It was a friendly joke haha
But yeah, it does have a lot of HP/TQ but it is quite a heavy car. I've also seen builds where they take off the SC and put two turbos which is crazy!
But yeah, it does have a lot of HP/TQ but it is quite a heavy car. I've also seen builds where they take off the SC and put two turbos which is crazy!
