thanks for the offers guys, but its really no big deal. i was just looking for something quick and easy to skim… with pictures. lol. im pretty set on how my setup is going to be…
i dont know why using mild, in sections, that will be coated and is on a good weather car is cheaping out. it will last long time, easy, everything will be taken care of. charge piping is a lot of aluminum, and a little bit of undecided. its not always about buying all the most expensive stuff. with this build, im putting together what i <i>need</i> to make this setup work well. saved money on the mild, but you can bet your ass it will work just as well as if it were SS. saved money on my FMIC, but history has shown, my last setup had upon the LOWEST IATs and VERY minimal psi drop. that goes for 98% of the ls1 community as well. saved A LOT, A LOT of money and frustration going with truck manifolds instead of making tubular headers. they are far past proven to make among the highest HP in setups, work flawlessly, flow very well, hold up to a BIG beating, great fitment, etc.
everything else is top notch. sometimes i look for better deals, yeah, but why not. i've saved lots of money buying the SAME stuff from less expensive places. a lot of these big name companies slap a HUGE brand name tax on their stuff. it's amazing. what it comes down to is, the end product will tell the story. both visually and the performance aspect.
lastly, here are some money bag builds. each of these have mild hot sides. most are on the verge of or are running 8’s. they were EASILY $12k+ builds JUST for the turbo setup from big name shops that are top notch. some are street driven. the owner of the green one DAILY DROVE that car to work for 3 months. rain, storm, sun, whatever. these are just a couple that i found in about 45 seconds
(1100+rwhp through glide, old 370)
(900+rwhp through auto, lot more boost)
(still in building stage. sold off gt47-88 for a manly turbo)
im not 100%, but i think this one is
(1000+rwhp through auto)
same for this
(1000+rwhp through auto)
(1100+rwhp through M6, small ass turbos)
and the list goes on