Nice set up!! Congrats on your build.
so everyone knows i just did an install of this kit on a 2011 and it had the same issues so its not that its not 2013 friendly. exhaust bolts and intercooler mounts were an issue but easy to overcome. i did the install on the floor in my shop, no lift, in a few evenings after work. still waiting on the new ac line and boot for the throttle body and shes done. if it were my car id cut the pipe from intercooler to throttle body and weld in a larger maf housing to eliminate the need for the "maf upgrade" which is only necessary since he put the maf in a 3inch pipe. directions with it leave something to be desired but all in all a nice kit. i used dei cool tape on some wires that i felt were pretty close to heat sources. rerouting wiring and mounting the fuse box and ecu took the most time,but im being pretty anal since its not my car
anybody whos near st louis missouri thats considering this kit or any other for that matter and wants advice or install pm me. thanks
so everyone knows i just did an install of this kit on a 2011 and it had the same issues so its not that its not 2013 friendly. exhaust bolts and intercooler mounts were an issue but easy to overcome. i did the install on the floor in my shop, no lift, in a few evenings after work. still waiting on the new ac line and boot for the throttle body and shes done. if it were my car id cut the pipe from intercooler to throttle body and weld in a larger maf housing to eliminate the need for the "maf upgrade" which is only necessary since he put the maf in a 3inch pipe. directions with it leave something to be desired but all in all a nice kit. i used dei cool tape on some wires that i felt were pretty close to heat sources. rerouting wiring and mounting the fuse box and ecu took the most time,but im being pretty anal since its not my car
anybody whos near st louis missouri thats considering this kit or any other for that matter and wants advice or install pm me. thanks
Have to set expectations appropriately, this kit + a cheaper used 5.0 could be an cheap way into 9's. But so would a paxton setup and it would probably do it easier, cleaner, and more reliably.
why would a paxton be easier and cleaner and more reliable, just out of curiousity
i have a vortech so im happy but..
adjusting boost is easier on turbo car, install time wasnt much different, the turbos have more hp potential, install looks sick as hell, we dont really know the longevity of either setup but you should know that turbos are easier on a stock motor than superchargers so that is more reliable
this kit was well worth the money, i installed it. sure its chinese knockoff stuff but so what. if chad at on3 couldve had an american company produce these as fast and as good as them at a competitive price, he would have . there always less expensive ways to do things that can in alot of cases be better. but we will see after some time on the road
Same assembly line doesn't always mean same quality. That aside, those turbos just don't last. I used them when I first started playing with turbos. Everyone one of them wiped the thrust. And not just on my cars. Other DIYers locally, same problem. Never came apart so no one thought to look. Once mine started to leak we found my thrust was shot checked them all. Every single one was bad.These turbos roll down the exact same assembly line as the quickest turbo coyote car on the streets right now. Its weird that people knock the turbos and various products yet on other applications not a word is said, thats the internet for you I guess
hmmmop:Same assembly line doesn't always mean same quality. That aside, those turbos just don't last. I used them when I first started playing with turbos. Everyone one of them wiped the thrust. And not just on my cars. Other DIYers locally, same problem. Never came apart so no one thought to look. Once mine started to leak we found my thrust was shot checked them all. Every single one was bad.