AGP L2R installed!!!!!

[GSX4LIFE]

Yes they did it for me. They didnt charge me anything, but I dodnt know if they are doing this anymore. I ordered my turbo like two days after thier website went up. And I was the third official internet customer. Youd have to call them and work it out with them, but even if they charged, I cant see it costing all that much. Good luck.

 

[Ben K]

Yes, we will weld a 90 cast elbow to the compressor housing for an additional $35.

 

[doug]

Thanks, GSX4LIFE! And keep us informed on how the install goes. Are you using a FMIC?

 

[GSX4LIFE]

Oh yeah. Im completely modded out. Im using HRcs FMIC, I think it is one of the best out there. My only recourse at this point would be a standalone management(EMS), which I will probly be doing in the future. For now I want to see, for myself, the absolute limit of the SAFC and bigger injectors.

 

[larryd]

Originally posted by Ben K
Yes, we will weld a 90 cast elbow to the compressor housing for an additional $35.

Ben.. thats not cool.. when I asked when I bought mine you guys said you dont do it that Id have to have it done locally and sold me the coupling.. Id much rather have had that piece welded on

 

[Z1500]

The story of the damn cast elbows:
Once upon a time....j/k

We couldn't get a 2"-2.25" silicone elbow in time for 4LIFE's turbo so at the last minute we found a 2.25" cast elbow and welded it on. Notice how his turbo is polished except for the elbow, that's cause I welded it on right at the last minute.

My general feeling on welding on elbows is that it's not a good idea. If you get the elbow welded on towards the passengers side, what happens when you want to get short routed piping for your I/C. Or what if you want to sell it, or you buy a 1g with short routed piping. Or what if you want it to point to the passenger side but slightly towards the back of the car so the lower I/C pipe can clear the fan. Or you need to have it come down towards the ground more before turning 90^ so it meet up with your LIP. All these things can be done and redone 100x when using a silicone elbow. Not to mention the flow, it's bad enough that we have to turn 90^ right out of the turbo, but the ID of those cast elbows is under 1.75" and the ID of a silicone elbow is a full 2".

Larry, if you want to send us your compressor housing we can weld a 2" elbow on. I didn't realize you were unhappy with the silicone. The above is just my recommendation, you can have whatever you want.

Kevin
www.agpturbo.com

 

[larryd]

haha, send it back.. u kidding me.. no way man.. I aint sending out anything that i have in my possesion now.. I just dont want to end up blowing off the silicone hosing and wish I had the cast one.

 

[b00sted99-X]

Originally posted by GSX4LIFE
Oh yeah. Im completely modded out. Im using HRcs FMIC, I think it is one of the best out there.

i like their design and core as well... i just would rather have short route piping which it seems they don't offer as an option. the short route of course leaves you room in the fender well for fabbing up a CAI. how's their standard stock location piping working for you?

 

[GSX4LIFE]

I wouldnt exactly call the piping"stock location". Its not in the stock location. The only thing that is the same is the one pipe that comes off the compressor.

 

[Black95GSX]

I've run 25 psi through those couplings z1500 uses.

I wouldn't worry about blowing one off.

 

[b00sted99-X]

Originally posted by GSX4LIFE
I wouldnt exactly call the piping"stock location". Its not in the stock location. The only thing that is the same is the one pipe that comes off the compressor.

well i meant that you still can use your normal UCIP because the piping goes to the fender well where the stock SMIC would be instead of short routing it up by the radiator and what not. isn't that how its set up? i'm looking to free up that fender area for the CAI is mostly what i'm getting at... but i really do like hrc's FMIC.

 

[GSX4LIFE]

Oh, yeah. I got ya. Yes it does come in as the stock design