3S-GTE USDM Turbo Engine ssautochrome t3/t4 any good? - Page 11

91_two · 04-20-2008, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mr2gq

what like just the manifold?

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

Adrians89MR2SC · 04-20-2008, 08:35 PM

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 · 04-20-2008, 08:38 PM

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 · 04-20-2008, 08:57 PM

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 · 04-20-2008, 09:19 PM

Quote:

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 · 04-20-2008, 09:20 PM

oh, by the way, this thread is ridiculous.

shimric · 04-20-2008, 09:22 PM

Quote:

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 · 04-20-2008, 09:29 PM

Quote:

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 · 04-20-2008, 09:50 PM

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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 · 04-20-2008, 09:58 PM

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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 · 04-20-2008, 10:00 PM

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

shimric · 04-21-2008, 01:29 AM

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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 · 04-21-2008, 03:23 AM

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.

Adrians89MR2SC · 04-21-2008, 08:09 AM

well i never said the ssac kit is BETTER than the ko kit, but whatever you want to say to argue ..

and i dont need a turbo kit to race every weekend or crap, i wanted a replacement for my daily driver and im not paying 1/3 of what the car is worth for a damn turbo ..

mr2gq · 04-21-2008, 09:15 AM

Hmmm if I recall I seen people on here complaining about the oil lines that come with the KO kit leaking. Every kit has there problems. Oh and none said they was wanting this kit to use at the race track and beat the balls off it. As adrian said we was using it just to get the car going and if it works well then great. I dont know about you but I damn sure aint got hte money for has to go the the track every weekend and beat the balls off it everyday. dont know if you noticed but gas it about 4$ a gallon now

Adrians89MR2SC · 04-21-2008, 12:30 PM

got my kit in this morning ..

unpacked it and it looks amazing ..

even gave me the turbo accessories, even though it didnt say on the website .. so i got all the oil lines,fitting, bolts, extra gaskets (gave me two metal turbo - manifold crush type gaskets and one paper one)

took pics, but im late for school .. so ill post them up around 4-5 ish ..

damn i cant wait to get it on ..

eckoman_pdx · 04-21-2008, 03:34 PM

Adrain, I posted that because you and your SSAC buddies kept talking about how you'll see if it's "just as good as the $2200 kits." For several pages you've been saying we'll finally see if it's "just as good." Look, buy it, break it...whatever...it's your car, if you want to put that POS kit on it go ahead. I just got sick of hearing you were going to show us it was "just as good." because the fact is it is not. If you want to see if it's "just as good" you have to treat it the same way...and the fact is it won't hold up to the abuse and treatment that the good kits can. If you don't believe that you are just sticking your head in the sand.

mr2gq, no kidding gas is near $4 a gallon...everyone knows that. I drive my car daily also...maybe some of you don't like to have fun with your cars because of that...but some of us still do.

shimric · 04-21-2008, 03:58 PM

So how did this end up being a sticky?

Adrians89MR2SC · 04-21-2008, 04:26 PM

b/c its finally gonna prove if the ssac mr2 turbo kit is any good since NO ONE has bought / tested it ..

im about to post the pics in a couple minutes, and as mr2magic requested i am going to post up a step by step install with pictures ..

i believe mekkafire started a similar thread and had a "problems" list, but if i understand correctly he passed away (and possibly never installed the kit)

the only thing on his list was you have to clock the turbo compressor housing around which isnt hard to do ..

one complaint i found about other kits was the flanges on the header being warped, but mine is VERY slightly warped .. not even enough to consider taking it to a machine shop, bolting it up should straighten it up though ..

eckoman_pdx · 04-21-2008, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shimric

So how did this end up being a sticky?

+1...that's a good question...

04-21-2008, 03:23 AM	#213 (permalink)
eckoman_pdx Rev 6 Install Expert Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 2,799 Thanks: 66 Thanked 177 Times in 149 Posts iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	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. Last edited by eckoman_pdx; 04-21-2008 at 03:30 AM..

04-21-2008, 09:15 AM	#215 (permalink)
mr2gq Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 445 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Hmmm if I recall I seen people on here complaining about the oil lines that come with the KO kit leaking. Every kit has there problems. Oh and none said they was wanting this kit to use at the race track and beat the balls off it. As adrian said we was using it just to get the car going and if it works well then great. I dont know about you but I damn sure aint got hte money for has to go the the track every weekend and beat the balls off it everyday. dont know if you noticed but gas it about 4$ a gallon now Last edited by mr2gq; 04-21-2008 at 09:38 AM..

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04-20-2008, 08:35 PM	#202 (permalink)
Adrians89MR2SC Build,Drive,Sell,Repeat Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: McDonough, Ga Posts: 895 Thanks: 9 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	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)

04-20-2008, 08:38 PM	#203 (permalink)
mr2gq Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 445 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Well I think I got my intercooler stuff straight now. But as soon as mine is broke in ill take it to the dyno.

04-20-2008, 08:57 PM	#204 (permalink)
Adrians89MR2SC Build,Drive,Sell,Repeat Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: McDonough, Ga Posts: 895 Thanks: 9 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	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 ..

04-20-2008, 09:20 PM	#206 (permalink)
doctreetop No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 162 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	oh, by the way, this thread is ridiculous.

04-20-2008, 10:00 PM	#211 (permalink)
Adrians89MR2SC Build,Drive,Sell,Repeat Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: McDonough, Ga Posts: 895 Thanks: 9 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	i wonder how many pages i can take up with pictures ..

04-21-2008, 08:09 AM	#214 (permalink)
Adrians89MR2SC Build,Drive,Sell,Repeat Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: McDonough, Ga Posts: 895 Thanks: 9 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	well i never said the ssac kit is BETTER than the ko kit, but whatever you want to say to argue .. and i dont need a turbo kit to race every weekend or crap, i wanted a replacement for my daily driver and im not paying 1/3 of what the car is worth for a damn turbo ..

04-21-2008, 12:30 PM	#216 (permalink)
Adrians89MR2SC Build,Drive,Sell,Repeat Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: McDonough, Ga Posts: 895 Thanks: 9 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	got my kit in this morning .. unpacked it and it looks amazing .. even gave me the turbo accessories, even though it didnt say on the website .. so i got all the oil lines,fitting, bolts, extra gaskets (gave me two metal turbo - manifold crush type gaskets and one paper one) took pics, but im late for school .. so ill post them up around 4-5 ish .. damn i cant wait to get it on ..

04-21-2008, 03:34 PM	#217 (permalink)
eckoman_pdx Rev 6 Install Expert Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 2,799 Thanks: 66 Thanked 177 Times in 149 Posts iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Adrain, I posted that because you and your SSAC buddies kept talking about how you'll see if it's "just as good as the $2200 kits." For several pages you've been saying we'll finally see if it's "just as good." Look, buy it, break it...whatever...it's your car, if you want to put that POS kit on it go ahead. I just got sick of hearing you were going to show us it was "just as good." because the fact is it is not. If you want to see if it's "just as good" you have to treat it the same way...and the fact is it won't hold up to the abuse and treatment that the good kits can. If you don't believe that you are just sticking your head in the sand. mr2gq, no kidding gas is near $4 a gallon...everyone knows that. I drive my car daily also...maybe some of you don't like to have fun with your cars because of that...but some of us still do.

04-21-2008, 03:58 PM	#218 (permalink)
shimric OT Ruler, Thread Hijacker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: tom's moms house Posts: 1,510 Thanks: 42 Thanked 49 Times in 42 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	So how did this end up being a sticky?

04-21-2008, 04:26 PM	#219 (permalink)
Adrians89MR2SC Build,Drive,Sell,Repeat Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: McDonough, Ga Posts: 895 Thanks: 9 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	b/c its finally gonna prove if the ssac mr2 turbo kit is any good since NO ONE has bought / tested it .. im about to post the pics in a couple minutes, and as mr2magic requested i am going to post up a step by step install with pictures .. i believe mekkafire started a similar thread and had a "problems" list, but if i understand correctly he passed away (and possibly never installed the kit) the only thing on his list was you have to clock the turbo compressor housing around which isnt hard to do .. one complaint i found about other kits was the flanges on the header being warped, but mine is VERY slightly warped .. not even enough to consider taking it to a machine shop, bolting it up should straighten it up though ..