I need help with my gt3582hta build

[ozzie_1978]

I'm using extremepsi.com for all these parts just to get a base price of what all I'll need. I know I should be able to find a lot of these parts cheaper elsewhere but I need to know things like... do I actually need some of these more expensive brands or can some of them be knockoffs and be fine? or are there better deals? Do I actually need a 5 inch thick intercooler? what am I missing? stuff like that. I'm getting the butcher stroker crank and crower aluminum rods from ffwdconnection.com for $1319 and custom ground 290 cams and all this....

1700 GT3582HTA Ball Bearing Turbocharger
1000 Extreme Turbo Systems 12" Ultra Race Intercooler Kit 2G DSM
260 TiAL 50mm Q Blowoff Valve #21495
220 Tial 38mm Wastegate #16320
375 FIC 1150 injectors
145 aeromotive fpr
25 aeromotive fp guage
193 aem fuel rail
526 ACT 3200 6 puck sprung clutch
200 fidanza flywheel
248 supertech 1mm over intake and exhaust valves
209 Brian Crower valve springs
430 Ross racing pistons
40 NGK plugs
95 walbro 255 fuel pump
40 NGK Wires
500 DN Performance Exhaust Manifold
132 Greddy timing belt
80 Cometic head gasket
81 Greddy full auto turbo timer
1665 Aem ems,
40 Non cruise control throttle cable

8164 from extremepsi.com

250 for radiator with twin slim line fans,
300 for new timing belt stuff.

I'll also need a cam gear sensor, alternator, starter, new water pump, steel braided fuel lines and a lot of gaskets

totaling $10433 so far

 

[ozzie_1978]

I'm not building a daily driver, I thought that was obvious.

I have a 1g intake I can port for now, unless I find something better.

What's wrong with kiggly beehive valve springs?

I already have full exhaust, ARP head studs and I have a 3" o2 housing coming as well.

 

[haioku-rocket]

Believe it or not the big boys run the fel pro headgaskets up to 50+ PSI. Cometic is not a necessity.


I would disagree with this, strongly. If there is one thing you should never skimp on its a headgasket, im not disagreeing with you that they can hold up to 50+psi but why push your luck if in 2 seasons you are replaceing a blown headgasket and have to redo all that you have done! i mean you could warp the head and then all your new valves are useless because you have already shaved the head, and you have to remachine everything. OR you can spend a few 100$ more and save yourself money and hassle down the road. that seems silly and its not like you arent saving money on other parts, so use some of that to spring for the cometic.

Also you must figure in how much its gonna cost to install/machine all of this. This is assuming that you are taking it to a shop to have installed, because ive found some of the shops prices to be a real eye opener.

Really? why don't you ask Brent Rau why he runs a fel pro MLS headgasket??? I think hes close to 60 PSI.

 

[haioku-rocket]

The FelPro MLS units are the one's that the race cars use FYI, not a standard Felpro gasket. The Cometic's are known to have problems, I wouldn't skimp on that.

yeah thanks kraka... I guess I should have specified on the MLS. My bad. You knew what I meant anyways.

 

[Eclipse99GST]

I know plenty of people who run cometic, one of which is my uncle who has a 1000hp 4-cylinder engine. I also run cometic in my eclipse. Both of us have never had a problem.

Cometic or Felpro. Both are good headgaskets. It's a matter of personal choice.

Erik