Forced Induction Custom Turbo System: 2001 Corolla

Custom Turbo System: 2001 Corolla

Today we ran the car on the dyno to get a "before" sheet. The blue run is in 4th gear and we hit the speed limiter at 116mph. The red run is all the way to redline and was made in 3rd gear.



This car is running a Fidanza flywheel, 2.5" stainless mandrel-bent exhaust, cold air intake. I posted some pics up of all that work a few months back. Now it's here for a custom turbo system.

-Doc

cool stuff =] so thats without the turbo? you are waiting to put one in?

It's here at my shop GETTING IT PUT ON.

-Doc

i cant wait!!! how much power are we looking at adding?

props for another DOC monster <does evil laugh>

At least 50% more

-Doc

MMMMmmmm....170 HP(maybe 170 lbs/ft) 1.8L, Gen 8.5, Corolla....<drool>

how much would it run for a setup like this doc?

dem mountains kill my horsepower, whats really sad is driving my car up over berthoud pass, so hard to pick up speed i need more power!

I'm keeping my expectations low in hopes that we'll be pleasantly suprised.

-Doc

^ lol doc.

thats exactly how i look / think about things... i guess its better to expect nothing then get surprised of the outcomes rather than to expect alot then be disappointed later. i learned that the hard way.


@ vortex:
i was just goin to ask some of you turbo peeps what your hp stats are

thts hot

That is one crazy exhaust manifold. hehe Isn't that turbo a bit big for a little corolla?

no turbo big enough for rolla's.. hehe

those are some nice welds

It's really unique... The downpipe curves off from the side. And its a huge diameter. What size is it exactly? I can see the exhaust is a wide diameter too.
I know this is a long shot but do you think you would be able to sell this as a kit able to ship out if it meets demand?

that would be nice.. ^^^

damn, I miss my turbo corolla... thats some good looking stuff tho

Its not going to meet demand. Look at his rear disc brake swap kit. Everyone said they would get it but they arent moving at all.

this means everyone will have to drive down to doc to get their turbo's done. i would personally if i won the lottery, or if a 10k check with my name on it dropped down from the sky.


+1 to hawtness doc!

Very nice. I wish I had used a v-band clamp for my downpipe. I can't get the stupid thing out unless I drop the cross member cause the flange gets in the way. Looking forward to seeing what you put out with this setup. What size turbo is that anyway? Looks about the same size as mine.

Are you going to disable the speed limiter?

Thanks for the great comments everyone. That turbo is a GT2860RS, and if my calculations are correct, it should be just perfect for the engine and horsepower goals in mind.

The awesome welding are courtesy of the new guy that we've hired here at the shop, "Angry" Mike, who's a very good tig welder. He designed the manifold (a cross between a log and a tubular design, similar to a log but with much better flow and extremely compact) along with the downpipe.

The diameter of the downpipe along with the complete exhaust is 2.5".

I would like to market this kit, but we will not have the chance to blueprint this one, and demand is a big concern. If anyone wants this same setup though, or any custom turbo setup, ship it on down and we'll take care of it. This customer sent his car down from NJ.

I'm going to leave the speed limiter in place as far as I know. It isn't about how fast you can go, it's about how fast you can get there.

-Doc

AMEN!

thats nice! now all i have to do is work my ass of and come up with some $$$

does anyone make a v band for an internally gated .48 t3? the three bolt flange is effing impossible to get to with the sharp angle my downpipe is at.

Yeah I know what you mean. I've never seen them offered, but if you can pull the downpipe off and cut it where you want the v-band installed, we can weld it up for you no problem.

-Doc

Oh heck yeah, if you're in the area you've got to come by

-Doc