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More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:38 AM
This project has been a long time coming for me. I originally had plans to boost the old Sunfire GT I had until that went up, sold off most of the LD9 parts
and decided to update to something with a little more aftermarket support. I ended up with this 04’ 1SV Base 5-speed with about 50K on it. Almost immediately
I knew which route I was going… Saab Kit


Being a Member of J-Bom there was already lots of experience with this kit. I have to give props to Chad (cadwz24) and Todd (tmanz24) for hooking me up with
part numbers and tons of advice on how to take full advantage of this setup.


Anyway on with more pics then ever needed to be taken.... Full Saab Kit Install on 2004 Cavalier


Some Parts I started with:

I traded my old sunfire for this half started Saab kit:

TD04L-14T Saab (Mitsubishi) turbo
Turbo manifold w/Air Induction
Saab 370cc Injectors
Oil feed and return lines
Coolant feed and return lines
Stock Saab charge pipe piece
Stock Saab TB adapter piece
Brandoson Downpipe
Random gaskets and things



Better Pic of the lines



370cc Saab Injectors



Turbo



2” E-bay intercooler



E-bay Couplers/L-Bend Pipe kit





Radiator Hose Tee – From jagsthatrun.com



My room right before the start of the project, things were getting crazy







The Good Part – The Kit Install




I figured I would get the hard part out of the way first so I dropped the pan so the return line could be drilled



Drilled a pilot hole






I liked the angle so I went ahead and started to drill return sized (17/32”) hole. I was about 90% thru when the drill started to buck. I gave the drill full throttle
and pushed a little harder. Yup i knew it was going to happen.







That’s what happens when you buy the cheapest bit you can find and have a heavy duty 1/2” chuck Milwaukee Drill.




The hole was almost done and didn’t look that bad





Block – 1 Me – 0

But I had something for it…. A little carbide action



I worked from the inside and just cleaned out the material so the hole was clear





I think it turned out fine..Next on to the oil Feed plug

If you look close at that allen… she ist straight anymore…



But I had something for that in my bag o tricks too…



A little heat and the plug came right out.

After that things went a little more smoothly


Looks like there might be room back here for something….



This ones no good



But this one will work just fine



Turbo mounted up



Turbo underside



Oil Feed and manifold brace



Oil Return



Upper Radiator hose spliced w/Tee and using OEM coolant feed line, Coolant return was into the closest Heater core line(no Pic)





Next Came the Downpipe/Exhaust

Now the Brandoson downpipe is a good piece don’t get me wrong but, I had to “convince” it to actually fit. It was hitting on the up-facing thermostat hose barb.



Ball-Peen “convincing”





O2 bung



First time MIG welding bear with me on these welds

Making some smoke



Bungs welded



2.5” Collector – Magnaflow Cat – 6”Flex Pipe



I think the welds came out ok



Rest of turbo back together



All done….






On to Front End - Intercooler and Charge pipes


04’ Bare Front end (maybe just for reference)










Needed to ditch the stock washer bottle…and pick up this (off of a toyota tercel/paseo). Props to Jay Van (qwik2k2z24)








Mounting Intercooler







Charge Pipes - all 2”

Starting from throttle body – Stock Saab piece



To Exhaust L-Bend







Drivers Fender





Up Front



Passenger Fender





Under Engine – used stock Saab charge pipe cut to fit



Then upward



Front with test fit nose on




Moved and modified PCM bracket




Turbo back shots








Gay makeshift defiantly not permanent filter




Finished Engine bay










Interior

All torn up




Gauge Supply




Guages installed – Autometer Ultra lite boost, Stewart Warner ele. Oil Pressure, AEM UEGO Wideband (I know not really needed, only thing left over from the LD9 project)



Guages (dark)



Full Dash






Clean Engine Bay





So that’s what I have. The whole project wasn’t all that bad. It took maybe 3-4 hours a day by myself in my garage for a week after work.
I think it turned out well. She has ran perfect from the very first start-up.

I Love how stock the car looks from the outside.








Im excited to get to the track. All I want out of this is a 13.9 slip…that’s all I’ve ever really wanted. I’m thinking this will get me there.



The final pic is the only one that really matters






Made this just to make some noise, I love the way it sounds video dosnt do it justice.

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If anyone needs Saab Numbers or some help I should be able to help ya out, let me know.








Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:06 AM
very nice setup. sweet deal bro. looks very steath on the car. great job




Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:06 AM
link to video:

Linky



Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:31 AM
What does 1SV stand for never heard of that before? What is your oil pressure running at at WOT?



FU Tuning



Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 5:23 AM
Beautiful!

13.9 is a very reachable number with that setup!





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Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 5:26 AM
sweet pics and grats on the nice install






RIP JESSE GERARD.....Youll always be in my thoughts and prayers...



Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 6:27 AM
yay for michigan.

looks good man.



Portage, MI
Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 6:51 AM
wow good job man. lots o pics.



Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 7:06 AM
John Higgins wrote:What does 1SV stand for never heard of that before?


"1SV" means 1 special value. It's baser than base. I'm pretty sure Darkstars' GTC is a 1SV, check out his profile to see what it has (read: doesn't).

Nice, you make it look easy . What are you using to tune it?


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Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 7:11 AM
god damn i so want one.. do you have to tune for it? How much does the whole kit usually cost?


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Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 7:56 AM
When warm i think Oil pressure is around 40-45psi

im using the eco-supercharger reflash and t-map

this kit cost me around 1900 but i bought a lot of stuff that wasnt really needed and paid alot more than i should have on a few things.




Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 7:56 AM
Liquidplamsa wrote:



Better Pic of the lines



370cc Saab Injectors




HAHAHA.... I have more pictures if you want to use them too


Nah man, I'm seriously stoked to see this thing going. I guess I'll just have to live through you

You should atleast bump the boost up to 8psi, that should make for a bit more fun.





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Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 8:14 AM
Liquidplamsa wrote:When warm i think Oil pressure is around 40-45psi

im using the eco-supercharger reflash and t-map

this kit cost me around 1900 but i bought a lot of stuff that wasnt really needed and paid alot more than i should have on a few things.


Damn.. I could afford/do that..

Get some dyno/track numbers now



Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 8:25 AM
Looks good. Props on taking all those pics. They will no doubt come in handy at some point in the future.

Enjoy your new found boost.



FORGET GIRLS GONE WILD WE HAVE GOVERNMENT SPENDING GONE WILD!

Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:01 AM
Very nice!!!

Who supplied the PCM?

Glad she's up and running.



Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:19 AM

glad i could help lee, very proud of ya

cant wait to get to the track and race you, steve, chad, mitch and whoever else, haha
its gonna be a dead heat, haha

.



Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:55 AM
Cool mang!!



15.2@89mph 2.171 60ft. 9.830 1/8 R.I.P. "LULU"
Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:50 AM
looks good

glad i could help



Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:36 PM
NICE!!! haha this makes me even more excited for mine. I'm piecing my Saab kit together too. Around what RPM are you making full boost?


2003 White Cavalier LS Sport Coupe
Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:59 PM
You can make full boost at 1,500 RPM in neutral with this damn kit.... seriously






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Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 5:17 PM
Lee for president!! Great job buddy!


Kettering FTW!



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Go Go OG Traction!!

Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 5:25 PM
WOOT! glad to see it done



Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 5:41 PM
awesome work lee!! cant wait to run ya

if you turn the wastegate in it will hold tighter and give you more boost. i have mine turned all the way in, im at 8-9 psi, 10-11 when really cold.




Member of J-body of Michigan.
Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 5:43 PM
JoeyDaBomb wrote:
Liquidplamsa wrote:



Better Pic of the lines



370cc Saab Injectors




HAHAHA.... I have more pictures if you want to use them too


Nah man, I'm seriously stoked to see this thing going. I guess I'll just have to live through you

You should atleast bump the boost up to 8psi, that should make for a bit more fun.



I have more pictures too. lol

Finally, it made it into a car. haha.

Originally I got that kit from someone im mexico a year before I sold it to joey. So the turbo has very low miles on it.

Anyways, how's it treating you? I chose to go a more CA legal method



Re: More boost for Michigan – (uber pictorial)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 6:03 PM
you boosted michigan guys suck...

god i need boost!

nice install and write up! bet that's a blast!



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