{"id":4402,"date":"2013-02-15T22:47:18","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T06:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/?p=4402"},"modified":"2013-02-17T21:27:58","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T05:27:58","slug":"turbo-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/2013\/02\/turbo-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Turbo System"},"content":{"rendered":"

The A-Spec turbo kit fit together within expectations. There were a few minor items that needed modification, namely the downpipe (discussed further in a later post). More focally, however, the crucial parts of the system went together like a fine watch’s clockwork and this alone appeased the long wait-time and price for me. When dealing with a niche car and handmade fabrications, there is a degree of leniency you have to uphold.<\/p>\n

Here is everything all mounted up in the engine bay. The 5866 turbo is physically quite large. The clearance between the car body and LIM is tight, but just right. A-Spec did a spot-on job with this part, and it’s arguably the most critical. The short-runner design of the manifold sits the turbo low and relatively far back. This leaves ample room in the front, where a 5″+ air filter can be used. <\/p>\n

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And a closer look at the manifold & wastegates. I made sure to be thorough and invested in reflective heat sleeves to keep hoses in the area safe. <\/p>\n

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These are the dump pipes aimed and mounted. This party is about to get REAL<\/strong><\/em> loud. <\/p>\n

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In the picture above, with the pipe coming through the hole in the subframe near the control arm, you can see the 4″ extension I had to get welded on. <\/p>\n

All this hardware is making the engine bay mesmerizing… occasionally, in between work, I find myself just standing and staring at everything for extended lengths of time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The A-Spec turbo kit fit together within expectations. There were a few minor items that needed modification, namely the downpipe (discussed further in a later post). More focally, however, the crucial parts of the system went together like a fine watch’s clockwork and this alone appeased the long wait-time and price for me. When dealing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4402"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4402"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4436,"href":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4402\/revisions\/4436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}