ruger311

Well after almost 4 months and almost calling HP everyday after the first 6 weeks i received all of my stage 3 turbo parts,,,, i am very impressed with the quality of work done by HP,,,,,but of course the customer service sucks harder than a kirby!!

Started the install yesterday, the headers went on great they were easy to install they allowed enough room so that you can get a nice ratcheting box end on the 3/8" bolts no problem easiest headers i have ever installed, i cut out my fender where they showed in their instructions, mounted the turbo, everything was going great and looked very nice,

i tried to install the long *** downpipe along side my mcleod bellhousing and mini starter, luckily it actually cleared but the damn thing is so long and i dont have a lift i opted to cut it where i think it would come out and exhaust would be easy to tie into, i ended up cutting about 1.5' off the end of the DP,, so got that slid up underneath the passenger header, i tried to v-band the upper downpipe to the turbo,, well guess what??? IT DOESNT FIT,, the damn thing doesnt clear the crossover pipe coming outta the passenger header,

i guess HP DOESNT mock up everyone of their kits b/c if they did they wouldnt found this out,, so i had to add a couple inches to make it all clear,, THANKS A LOT HP now i get to send it off for coating again,,

oh yeah they also forgot to weld in O2 bungs into my DP too,, THANKS

you know when you pay for one of these kits and you have to wait for it this long you would think that they would at least make sure things kinda fit and their parts actually go together,,

as for the quality of the kit i give it a 9
as for the fitment of the kit i give it a 8 just because i had to do some fab work
as for the looks i give it a 10
customer service i give a -100000000

here are some pics of my install so far, gotta send the upper DP to get coated and everything else went just fine just gotta do a lil more tweaking

all that i lack now is running oil line, bought a new msd digital 6 and hvc II coil to replace my crane Hi6 gotta wire that up, wire up two step, run fuel lines, tank, reg, filters, pump, rails, and thats pretty much it, should have it finished this weekend with exception of the downpipe

ruger311

I will make a nice writeup on the install once i finish it, b/c it will take a fair amount of time to write up!

Streetracer911

sweet....Id really like to read the write up....looks good

kweb288

dude that is awsome! how much are you looking for, and what kind of engine did you put it on? good luck man

WhiteWindsor

You may already know this. Unfortunatly i did not. My car lost spark, and i measured voltage at coil. I did not have any, so my dumbass jumped 12 volts directly to coil and it fried my MSD DIG 6. Capacitive discharge means there will not be any voltage at coil with ignition on but not running. I was just used to the normal way, that being you should have 12 volts at coil with ign. on. I sent it to MSD and they said it was "Economicaly Unrepariable". I burned a ground trace and tried to repair it myself, i am an electronics tech, it did not work. I called them and asked them about repair and told them what happended, they said max charge to fix box would be $88, i thought i was going to get lucky, but wound up having to buy another one. The original problem had nothing to do with the MSD, i was running a COMP polymer dizzy gear and it shredded, that was my spark problem.

CAPACITIVE DISCHARGE
The MSD Digital 6 Plus features a capacitive discharge ignition design. The majority of stock ignition systems are inductive ignitions. In an inductive ignition, the coil must store and step up the voltage to maximum strength in between each firing.

w8less

sounds like HP quality was a little over hyped with some of your issues wasnt it

ruger311

i will get at least 600-650RWHP on the street with 12-15#s and then at the track the sky (actually turbo) is the limit with a little race gas,, looking for ~750-800RWHP this is going on my 89 GT Vert Dart IE 347

heres the breakdown of the car

1989 Ford Mustang GT Convertible

Engine
347 Stroker Dart Iron Eagle 4 bolt mains
Scat Forged 4340 Crank
Scat Forged 4340 H-Beams
JE Pistons 8.5:1 Compression
Comp Cams XE282HR camshaft[/align]Comp Pro Magnum Hyd Roller Lifters
Comp Valves/Guide Plates/Springs/Retainers/Lock/Pushrods
Speed Pro Plasma Moly Rings
ARP bolts
Professional Products Harmonic Balancer
Moroso 7qt Oil pan
Clevite Bearings
Melling HV Oil Pump
Fidanza Flywheel
EPW 1.6F Roller Rockers
Racing Head Service 200cc 64cc Heads
Cobra Valve Covers
BBK Underdrive Pulleys
New water pump
New power steering pump
Cometic Head Gaskets [/align][/align]Power Adder[/align]HP Performance Stage 3 T-76mm Turbo System

Cooling
Northern 2 core Aluminum Radiator
Flex-a-lite Black Magic Extreme Fan

Intake
Edelbrock Performer 5.0 RPM II
Accufab 75mm Throttle Body Blank EGR
Lightning 90mm MAF
Siemens Deka 60# injectors
Stock Fuel rails w/ BBK FPR
Autometer FP guage
[/align]Fuel[/align]Aeromotive A-1000[/align]Aeromotive 10micron and 100micron Filters[/align]Aeromotive 1000 regulator[/align]Aeromotive fuel rails

Tuning
Dyno Tuned
SCT burnt chip

Ignition
Crane Hi-6 Digital Ignition (will swap to MSD Digital 6 Plus)
Crane Coil (will swap to MSD HVC II coil)
Stock Distrbutor
Accel Cap and Rotor
New Ignition Module
Taylor Plug Wires
Autolite 25 sparkplugs
93 Cobra G3 Alternator Conversion
93 Cobra High Torque Mini Starter
Optima Red Top Battery

Exhaust [/align](unknown what ill do with the turbo maybe open downpipe???)
Hooker Super Comp Unequal Headers 1 5/8" w/ 3" collectors
Flowmaster 3" American Thunder Exhaust System (dumped)
New O2 Sensors

Transmission/Driveline
Tremec TKO600
Steeda Tri Ax Handle
Mcleod SFI Bellhousing
SPEC stage3+
FRPP Aluminum Driveshaft
Driveshaft Safety Loop
Stock 8.8" Housing
3.55 Gears
Eaton Pro Posi Locker
Moser 31 Spline Axles 5 Lug
Moser C-Clip Eliminators
21 tooth speedo gear
BBK adjustable clutch cable and quadrant

Suspension
Maximum Motorsports Road and Track Box
MM Strut Tower Brace
MM 4-Point K-Member Brace
MM Full Length Subrame Connectors
MM Panhard Bar with Aluminum Rod
MM Heavy-duty Rear Lower Control Arms
H&R Race Springs
Bilstein front struts
Bilstein rear shocks
MM Caster/Camber Plate
MM Urethane Pinion Snubber
Front spring isolators
Rear spring isolators
Solid Steering Shaft
MM Aluminum Rack Bushings, center drilled
Front Swaybar bushings
Front Swaybar end link bushing kit
Front control arm bushings, urethane
SN95 Front Spindles
New Hubs
New Ball Joints
MM 6pt Bolt/Weld In Roll Cage w/ Swing out door bars


Exterior
Cervinis Heat Extractor Hood (coming soon)
Saleen Wing
Shorty Antenna

Wheels and Braking
2003 Cobra 17x9s Chrome
Nitto 555DR 275/40/17 Drag Radials on back
Nitto 555 Extreme 275/40/17 on front
2003 10th Anniversary Cobra Calipers Red on front
13" Proslot slotted rotors on front
New Stock drums and pads on back
93 Cobra Master Cylinder
MM stainless steel brake lines [/align]Weld Prostars 15x10 w/ 6.5" BS[/align]Mickey Thompson ET Drags 26x15x10
Weld Prostars 15x3.5" with Moroso DS-2s on front[/align]
Interior
Florida 5.0 Custom 6 gauge cluster w/ autometer gauges
Autometer Pro Comp Vac/Boost gauge
Autometer Pro Comp Pyrometer
All Black interior minus the rear seat
Corbeau LG1 Microsuede seats
ACC Black Carpet
New Black Door Panels w/ SVT logo
MOMO Jet Steering Wheel
MOMO F1 Shifter
[/align][/align][/align]thanks for the update on the MSD i dont think ill have a problem with it i appreciate it![/align]

ruger311

yeah just pisses me off to wait so long and then have their pieces not fit, i mean i could see it if it hit my bellhousing or block or something but not their pieces not fitting together themselves, but i really didnt figure that it would be just a "bolt on" anyway, oh well itll be another week before the start up

w8less

thats a long *** list

bighungrymatt

looks great! you got some money in that car!! Cant wait to read your writeup