bcl Toughest BA Turbo Lifetime Members 3,408 Member For: 21y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 01/09/03 12:40 AM Author Share Posted 01/09/03 12:40 AM (edited) Below is a pic of the intercooler piping that goes through the guard.I've marked where I was told is a major source of restriction ... where the diameter goes from around 2" to 1" (so I was told) ... it's does look restrictive.Click HereAttached is a pic of an exposed exhaust manifold (with a very basic & crude design) + turbo.Click Herepic of standard inlet manifoldClick HereAnother pic of the GCG inlet manifold, which looks very factory ... IMHO better than factory.Note relocated battery.Click Here Edited 01/09/03 05:14 PM by Photomanager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom XR6 Member 1,460 Member For: 21y 7m 16d Location: Geelong Victoria Posted 01/09/03 09:13 AM Share Posted 01/09/03 09:13 AM Looks like the new upper manifold just bolts up to the standard lower manifold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMoffat Member 744 Member For: 22y 5d Posted 01/09/03 09:47 AM Share Posted 01/09/03 09:47 AM It looks really neat doesn't it, what price and what performance gain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl Toughest BA Turbo Lifetime Members 3,408 Member For: 21y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 01/09/03 09:55 AM Author Share Posted 01/09/03 09:55 AM quite possibly;looks like it, but you'd have to ask GCG.This is one option I'll be seriously looking into; the design looks very good and these guys have a lot of good turbo experience.Given the more efficient and reduced inlet path I'd expect much better throttle response and it to come on boost much quicker.It seems to me to be very much like the reverse of going from a top mount IC on a rex to a front mount I.e you always get more lagbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynosteve Dyno Tuner Member 426 Member For: 21y 7m 6d Location: Redcliffe Posted 01/09/03 10:10 AM Share Posted 01/09/03 10:10 AM was a pretty good weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl Toughest BA Turbo Lifetime Members 3,408 Member For: 21y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 01/09/03 10:38 AM Author Share Posted 01/09/03 10:38 AM AMoffat,I have a flyer from GCG, and they are currently working on putting the info on the web.Their stage 1 is $5490 fitted and tuned, for inlet manifold, thermostat housing, new IC, XEDE ecu, Odyssey battery. They don't touch the exhaust in this stage, run the stock boost ... and estimate around 300kw at the flywheel.... basically an efficiency upgrade.Stage 2 has stage 1 plus injectors, 10lb boost; around 360kw ; $7595.... and still with stock exhaust Stage 3 includes new rods (I'm annoyed I didn't take a picture of the stock rods that they had.... as they look weak, plus the stronger rods they fit), and 1 bar boostBest that you talk to them if you want more info ... I don't represent them.brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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