Black Magic - 1991 SSE - Turbo
06-16-2005, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
Turbo > Blower! Fastest 3800 is a what? Oh yeah TURBO! lol.
Merlin > All.
Merlin > All.
But your right repinS..... it'll be good to go out on top.
Even if it'* I'm to be "de-throned" by randman1s L67 in a few weeks.
I'm hoping I'm able to make it to the track to set some new records with a 87-91 before randman1 gets his beast at the track.
hehe.... sorta like the land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats.......
06-16-2005, 09:46 AM
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Hey merlin, i'm not sure what your rear exhaust mani looks like but if your looking for another option, you might want to check out westcoastfiero'* headers. They make a rear header for the series 1 that seems to point torward where you have your turbo.
I'm not sure if they would do just the rear or even if it points in the right direction but i thought i'd give you a heads up.
http://www.westcoastfiero.com/headers/headers.html
I'm not sure if they would do just the rear or even if it points in the right direction but i thought i'd give you a heads up.
http://www.westcoastfiero.com/headers/headers.html
06-16-2005, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Merlin 91/97
Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
Turbo > Blower! Fastest 3800 is a what? Oh yeah TURBO! lol.
Merlin > All.
Merlin > All.
But your right repinS..... it'll be good to go out on top.
Even if it'* I'm to be "de-throned" by randman1s L67 in a few weeks.
I'm hoping I'm able to make it to the track to set some new records with a 87-91 before randman1 gets his beast at the track.
hehe.... sorta like the land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats.......
06-16-2005, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by repinS
Originally Posted by Merlin 91/97
Black Magic is going to have one more weekend at the track.... and then she'* going to retire.
And hall0n speaks the truth. The man, after all, has a 270hp turbo car besides the SSE
Yes, I do
And its even an old volvo :PBought another volvo turbo today by the way
Tuning it a bit tomorrow, putting it in the bench on sunday.... could be fun... I hope...
06-17-2005, 12:47 AM
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hey Merlin thats some incredible work! its about time someone attempted the LN3 turbo. Glad you liked the article :P so where did you get the turbo and apparatus from? also what do you think your total cost would be when its all finished?
06-19-2005, 02:22 PM
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Total cost..... you don't wanna know......
The turbo was about $900 USD, the piping was $300 USD, misc parts $500 USD.... plus intercooler and labor.... probably around another $1000 USD.
The turbo was about $900 USD, the piping was $300 USD, misc parts $500 USD.... plus intercooler and labor.... probably around another $1000 USD.
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Another milestone today.....
Black Magic used 10psi of boost today!!!
Although I wasn't there for it, my mechanic tells me the boost spools up very quickly. A passanger in the car said it was like it lost 1000lbs almost instantly.
w00t!!!!!!
.... and best part.... nothing blew up
Black Magic used 10psi of boost today!!!
Although I wasn't there for it, my mechanic tells me the boost spools up very quickly. A passanger in the car said it was like it lost 1000lbs almost instantly.
w00t!!!!!!
.... and best part.... nothing blew up
.