Remote Turbo Install Complete!

[Evil Ranger]

In the Tune. He's using Sniper software. I use SCT PRP.

 

[Dave R]

explain how you are adjusting the mass air meter....i cant say ive ever herd of that, unless youre talking about clocking it

Technically your not adjusting the mass air meter, rather your adjusting what the computer does with the information that the mass air meter is reporting to it.

 

[bottledgt]

well i knew all that. i just thought the way it was wrote something else was going on i hadnt ever heard of. SCT is good shit

 

[Evil Ranger]

Technically your not adjusting the mass air meter, rather your adjusting what the computer does with the information that the mass air meter is reporting to it.

 

[bottledgt]

whats all involved with this sniper system? whats the price on it? i need to get something for the 331

 

[D94R]

I'm rather impressed with this. Was never a fan of a remote turbo setup if one could be made to fit underhood, but I like what you have done. Good work!

 

[V8RangerBoy]

Sorry - been a busy week getting the rest of the stuff finished up in it and whatnot.

The Sniper system is pretty straightforward. This makes the tuning process sound really tacky and like it isn't going to get what you want, but in all reality it's just a series of dropdown menu's to input what you have in your setup. Compression ratio, aspiration, displacement, injectors, pump size, MAF brand, size, and calibration, etc. It adjusts everything in the computer for what you have. The guys at Sniper have a really really well put together setup, and even for a person with little computer/car knowledge, it would still be easy to figure out. The basic Special Forces software does NOT allow you fine-tune the super-specific points of the tune, like the MAF curve, etc. The more advanced Sniper software covers this. The only fine-tuning options in Special Forces allow for timing and AFR ratio adjustments. However, there are numerous authorized people within the Sniper 'network' that will customize your tune for you for a small fee, or many just for donation. The starter Special Forces software was about $350 from RPMOutlet.com, with free overnight shipping for the holidays!

The tranny is an M5OD. The transfer case is, well, I quite seriously don't know. My dad snagged it at the same time he got the tranny. Says Borg-Warner on it. I wanted the manual tranny and manual t-case instead of the Explorer's auto tranny/auto TC setup. I like to KNOW it's engaged haha and I just like driving a manual.

As for the exhaust, I cut the mufflers clear out. It's straight piped, and isn't obnoxious at all. Has a good tone under accel, not extremely loud, but good and throaty. Pops every now and then under decel, but nothing crazy. Amazingly quiet under cruise though - everyone comments on how quiet it is for being straight piped. Came out really good.

For calibrating the MAF as blow-through, well, I put in "Blow-through" for the selection in the Sniper software! It adjusts the computer for the appropriate changes, and input the new transfer function for the Lightning MAF.

 

[V8RangerBoy]

you mind posting a full motor pic? i wanna see what youve got on the intake to keep out of the heater box. ive got mine hacked all to hell and back for the throttle body and tube

Here's the best couple shots I could find. The intake/charge tubes come out RIGHT ahead of the heater core, basically touching the thing. Both pics were taken as I was rigging up the tube structure with bailing wire, but the finished product looks real similar.

 

[bottledgt]

ahh, i take it theres an elbow im missing then. i may change that later if i can find whatever im missing off that intake. and for 350 , i think ill just get an SCT chip tuned whenever i get an 02 harness thats right and a computer that isnt fried

 

[Black Widow '90]

that looks AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Robin Hood]

can you get some videos of a run down the street or something? i'm curious. how much power you getting from this?

 

[V8RangerBoy]

If I honestly knew anyone with a video camera I'd do a video! But, I have a couple video's of a turbo'd 5.0 Explorer that sounds similar.

behind the truck during takeoff
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/45665368-9fb6-4b81-b1f7-99e200af6ea3.htm

0-60 pull
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/ad981c26-cb4c-47b6-9bba-99e200ad328b.htm

parked
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/5b1427cb-8e08-47a8-9158-98b001452a71.htm

He's running a 3" single exhaust whereas mine is 2 1/4" headers to 3" then back down to 2 1/4" duals. He also still has all four cats in. Mine whistles alot more under throttle, and has quite a bit deeper tone. 0-60 time is pretty similar, even with the 33's on my truck.

Power... really wish I knew of a place close to me with a dyno. I have a magazine article with a stock-block build of a 5.0 Fox-body 'stang running 10psi that went from 200hp to like 445, and 240tq up to 490 or 500. I figure at 6psi and with the bigger tires and whatnot I'm probably around 340hp, 360tq or so. Pulls really really hard, I beat a 350Z without too much effort and a turbo'd Eclipse up until about 70mph.

 

[V8RangerBoy]

ahh, i take it theres an elbow im missing then. i may change that later if i can find whatever im missing off that intake. and for 350 , i think ill just get an SCT chip tuned whenever i get an 02 harness thats right and a computer that isnt fried

The charge side of the turbo sit's in the inside of the C-shaped nook of the frame. The tube itself follows the frame line up until about where the headers snake past the frame, then it's a 45 deg bend up and out towards the pass. side, then another 45 deg bend to point it up towards the engine bay, then another 45 deg bend at the heater core to point it up towards the headlight, then 2x 90's to turn it into the manifold.

I definitely would have given SCT a shot since they have really nothing but good rep, but since I couldn't find anyone really locally that could do tunes for me, I was really skeptical of doing the whole e-mail scenario or whatever. I wanted to be able to either do it myself or do it face-to-face with someone.

 

[bottledgt]

yeah the mail order crap is usually just that...crap

 

[rocket5979]

yeah the mail order crap is usually just that...crap

Remote custom tuning can be accomplished with good results, you just have to datalog your truck and send those logs to your tuner. If your tuner even thinks about trying to tune your vehicle, in person or remotely, without logging then go somewhere else. Still it is best to tune a FI combo in person because you can hear, feel, and see what the vehicle is doing and help diagnose any problems that may arise in some combinations.