ssautochrome t3/t4 any good?

[mr2magic]

I've been surfing the german car forums for info on ssautochrome. Seems the headers are very often used by honda, nissan, mazda and yes, toyota owners too. So far no reports of any quality problems at all. I know it's not representative of the turbo kit, but it is food for thought.

[Adrians89MR2SC]

finally, your coming to our side mr2magic ..

ive had a open mind the whole time and ive seen only a few reports of bad parts ..

besides the glued turbo that everyone brings up (now there welded) , the only two things i have seen are that the manifolds crack (but that can be prevented by inspecting the welds and fixing any flaws before installation) and ive heard of one turbo having faulty seals, but was fixed with a $30 rebuild / seal kit ..

mr2gq hasnt had any problems with his kit yet, and im anxious to get mine tommorow and see how it goes ..

[91_two]

Originally Posted by Adrians89MR2SC

just thinking about it .. other similar kits are $2200 +

theres no way a $400 kit is going to be good, and if it is im sure it wont last long ..

Originally Posted by Adrians89MR2SC

its coming monday ..

then the picture taking and fun will begin ..

im anxious to find out if its gonna be any good and what kinda #'s it puts down .. ive heard of three people that have bought the kit (me, mekkafire, and mr2gq) and so far ive only heard from them that they are decent .. havent seen any complaints except from people who havent bought the kit ..

also, we need to change the "ssautochrome turbo kit review" thread b/c its a different kit now than what is pictured on the "turbo upgrades" sticky .. so we will get that changed when i get all the pics and some miles on the kit ..

Glad you wastd $400, you could have had part of a good kit.

[mr2gq]

what like just the manifold?

[Adrians89MR2SC]

Originally Posted by 91_two

Glad you wastd $400, you could have had part of a good kit.

me and mr2gq will be the ones when our $400 kits turn out to be just as good as the $2200 kit ..

but wait, you allready know there junk b/c you bought one and found out for yourself like the million other people that havent bought ssac stuff

Originally Posted by mr2gq

what like just the manifold?

pretty much what he was sayin ..

man i could have bought a name brand turbo for $900, a $50 t3 adapter for $200, a downpipe for $400, and the oil lines and wastegate for the remaining $700 .. oh and dont forget the "misc hardware" aka zip ties .. then i would of had a $2200 street brawler kit ..

or i could get a $400 t3 kit ..

hmmm .. thats a hard one ..

[mr2gq]

Man I just went out and beat on it just a little bit after I just got me a hose to replace the intercooler hose, and damn this thing hauls ass. And I got another 8 more or so psi to turn it up hehe

[Adrians89MR2SC]

hmm .. according to everyone else mr2gq wasted $440 and it isnt supposed to work ..

[91_two]

Originally Posted by mr2gq

what like just the manifold?

Or the full kit, still waiting on you to take it to a dyno.

[Adrians89MR2SC]

hard to do with the kit sitting in a box on a fedex truck ..

and mr2gq is working out some problems with his intercooler piping, and still breaking in his new motor ..

but as soon as i get the kit hooked up and the local dyno's have a dyno day, me and mr2gq will get the kit dynod on two different 91 mr2 turbo's (we live 30mins away from each other)

[mr2gq]

Well I think I got my intercooler stuff straight now. But as soon as mine is broke in ill take it to the dyno.

[Adrians89MR2SC]

yea, and mine is allready broken in so ill be ready in a couple days ..

all my friends at college go to the dyno days, and that dynomax dyno tour thing comes to summit .. its around $45 for two dyno pulls ..

[doctreetop]

Originally Posted by mr2gq

Well I think I got my intercooler stuff straight now. But as soon as mine is broke in ill take it to the dyno.

Dude, stop being a pansey, turn the boost up and go WOT. Thats how a very large percentage of people breakin the new motors.

[doctreetop]

oh, by the way, this thread is ridiculous.

[shimric]

Originally Posted by doctreetop

Dude, stop being a pansey, turn the boost up and go WOT. Thats how a very large percentage of people breakin the new motors.

Seriously, how long does it take you to put 500 miles on the damn thing. I hit 500 miles on my bike in like 2-3 days. Jeez you suck.

[Adrians89MR2SC]

Originally Posted by doctreetop

oh, by the way, this thread is ridiculous.

i agree with you 100% .. theres no point in seeing if the $440 ssac kit is any good since everyone has allready bought it and put a review up ..

[hmong337]

Originally Posted by Adrians89MR2SC

i agree with you 100% .. theres no point in seeing if the $440 ssac kit is any good since everyone has allready bought it and put a review up ..

couldn't have said it better myself!

tomorrow is D-Day... let's get pics of that kit

[Adrians89MR2SC]

Originally Posted by hmong337

couldn't have said it better myself!

tomorrow is D-Day... let's get pics of that kit

lol, ill have the camera ready .. heck ill even take a pic of the fedex guy if i see him ..

[Adrians89MR2SC]

i wonder how many pages i can take up with pictures ..

[shimric]

Originally Posted by Adrians89MR2SC

i wonder how many pages i can take up with pictures ..

As many as you can until you get banned.

[eckoman_pdx]

You keep saying "better than your $2200 turbo kit" and then talk about how you'll show us once it's on. I don't care if it holds up after 4000 miles, and I don't care if you put down decent dyno numbers when you go to the dyno a month or 2 after you get it. Go to the drag strip, beat on it with passes down the strip every weekend, drive it on the street like it was meant to be driven. The fact of the matter is your $440 SSAC kit won't hold up to that abuse. A good quality turbo kit like one from KO Racing WILL hold up. It will hold up on the strip over the long haul, and the street. It'll be the last turbo kit you have to buy. They are designed and made with all that in mind. Kris doesn't just take an off the shelf turbo. He takes them apart and modifies them to his specs, they are not just off the shelf GT28/30/35 or T3/T4's. Like with every part of his kit, the turbos are NOT just off the shelf...there is a reason they cost more. The whole kit start to finish is designed from the ground up to be quality, hold up and for performance. The were designed by someone with the understanding of engineering and flow dynamics. You can't say the same for the SSAC kit. It uses an off the shelf turbo, a cheap one at that, the welds are crap, and that's the start. I don't care if 5000 miles later you say "told you so." Come back to me after a season of hard street driving and abuse at the strip. The SSAC kit just won't hold up to that, it won't hold up pass after pass to the track abuse. A good kit like KO will. That's the difference. You get what you pay for.