Project Thread Project SC400TT

[SC400TT]

Gang:

Frank said he was cool with me posting up a pic of the custom headers he engineered and made for my project, so I am posting it for you to see. Keep in mind a few things:

When shopping for a fabricator, it is sometimes very tough to find one that can do what you want correctly...I went through 2 other incompetent shops before I got to XTREMEBOOST. Frank is a heck of a fabricator and welder...Here is a comparison of what you can get from different shops:



1)General's Welding and Fabrication, they fabricate headers and chopper parts, so they claim...
Here is the pic of what I got from him as far as the headers were concerned...

"BlanK" Nada, Nothing!!!




2)Trinity Auto, they do good auto repair, but, fabrication, well a picture speaks a thousand words...

or this





3)XTREMEBOOST: Frank is an excellent welder and fabricator, and his employee Mike is excellent with Toyota and Lexus. Again, a picture is worth a thousand words...


More pics to come, next week... :redface: :bigeyes:

Ryan

 

[SC400TT]

Stage I will be done within 2 weeks. Then off to paint, then Stage II.


Ryan

 

[stevechumo]

Oh, Ryan! I can't believe the Trinity shop could weld that bad. It seems like they tried to save a few bucks on the elbow pipes by using the straight pipes instead. But...the XTremeboost shop's headers are excellent. They know what they do. When the system is completed and running, please post up the result.

 

[SC400TT]

Interesting...I thought I would get a lot more comments on these headers...I sure got a lot of complaints on the previous crappily welded ones...These are obviously much better made...But not too many people stating anything...Hmmmm......:feedback:

Many more pics of the project coming soon, as all the welding and fabrication should be done this week. we expect to crank the engine and actually run it this week...Car has not run in more than 1.5 years...

Ryan

 

[Lextreme II]

I want a set.....

 

[robie]

When I saw the pic's,I just fell in love. that guy who made them was gold; they are tough but slick. your not just getting performance your getting style points too.

keep the pic's coming; if you see my post I have been keeping a close watch in how you car turns out . because you might be the cause for another SC400TT. thank you for your DEDICATION TO THE PROJECT AND WE YOUR SC BROTHERS ARE ALL ROUTING FOR YOU!!!!!!!:usa2:

 

[robie]

LextremE I Saw Your Video For The First Time Last Week. I Thought To Myself I Know That Car! Sick Burn Out.

 

[jibbby]

That second set looks very stream lined to me... They look good to go to me....

 

[SC400TT]

Thanks, Guys...I appreciate the positive feedback...


Ryan

 

[cjsupra90]

Ryan, the headers look awesome!

One question though, I see a support brace on the driver side header, but why not one on the passanger side? The passanger one looks longer and would more likely need a brace. Are you supporting the end somewhere else like on the turbo itself?

Can wait to see the more pics!

Chris

 

[cjsupra90]

oh yeah, how ever welded that other set should be shot............

 

[robie]

i got one question where does the turbo mount on?

 

[SC400TT]

Ryan, the headers look awesome!

One question though, I see a support brace on the driver side header, but why not one on the passanger side? The passanger one looks longer and would more likely need a brace. Are you supporting the end somewhere else like on the turbo itself?

Can wait to see the more pics!

Chris

There is a brace on it...You just can't see it from that angle...

Ryan

 

[SC400TT]

i got one question where does the turbo mount on?

The headers are designed with future maintenance in mind. That is the reason for the V Bands where they are...An extension was made that angles down and towards the center of the car, and back up to hold the turbos in place. Here is a pic to show them installed...Much more to come in the next few days...This is before these pipe were ceramic coated...They have since been coated...



Ryan

 

[Lextreme II]

Ryan,

Nice work....Finally.... after all those phone calls..... and advice.... you finally get it done..... I noticed your down pipes are merged in the front/center fo the engine. Is that mean your dp will go under the car?

 

[SC400TT]

David, thanks...You provided invaluable help to my early efforts...I enjoyed those conversations quite a bit...

The Dp's are merged in front because it is impossible to run a DP of any size at all on the driver's side, if, you plan on keeping the AC. There is no room, unless you go under the car, this is not adviseable, even to a non-lowered car. So, we solved the problem by merging them in front, and running a single DP around the passenger side, where there is sufficient room. The DP will be split off into 2 2.5" exhausts, and run all the way back.

More pics to come soon...Wait till you see the polished turbos and the ceramic coated pipes...Oh!! and the water injection...the nozzles are in, and the rest is on its way...

Ryan

 

[Lextreme II]

I think you can save your money on the water injection.... and spend it on a good computer.

 

[robie]

how much power are you looking of getting from that set-up?

 

[SC400TT]

how much power are you looking of getting from that set-up?

With the water injection, 800-900 RWHP. If the turbos start to run out of gas, I will re-size them...

Ryan

 

[jibbby]

Ryan that power output will be nuts!!! When you said to me "You can only beat me in my dreams you weren't kidding....I had no idea.......... I better start dreaming..... :sleeping:

Now I have a few questions for you.... I know your V160 tranny, and forged 1uz..engine can handle that enormous rwhp output that you are shooting for, , but what about your rearend? SC400 spindles, axles, driveshaft, etc...? What have you done with your drivetrain to handle that power output? ...