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Old 04-03-2009, 11:25 PM
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Where can i find one of these? Also is it good for everyday driving and also road trips if i wanted to take it?
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Old 04-03-2009, 11:51 PM
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ask member vashthe3rd- I think he has a 62mm STS or was it hellion?
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EDIT: its a hellion single but he can give some nice insight on turbo's ...just PM him
https://mustangforums.com/forum/memb...ashthe3rd.html

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Old 04-04-2009, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by silverpony41
Where can i find one of these? Also is it good for everyday driving and also road trips if i wanted to take it?
Here ta go. If I wanted a turbo this is the way I would go. Turbo in the back and not under the hood.

http://ststurbo.com/
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theres a couple online websites that have it pretty cheap...watch out for ground clearance, no one told me but the sts piping runs really low! i have trouble looking for parking since i cant go into most parking structures, in LA!
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Old 04-04-2009, 09:21 PM
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You should be able to just send them an email and get a response. I have had better luck calling them as they either don't respond to email or just don't give you a great answer.
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Old 04-04-2009, 10:17 PM
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Old 04-05-2009, 12:05 AM
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Is anyone else having trouble with the low piping, cuz if it is low i better look for another brand.
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Old 04-06-2009, 03:39 PM
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Hey just a heads up... The STS kit also uses a non-gravity fed oiling system. Plus since these are not gravity fed, the oil sometimes cavatates in the rear causing additional failures. PM me for the new info on the twin high-mount Garrett kit that uses oil and water cooled turbos with internal wastegates for a super clean OEM look. No ground clearance issues either. I can supply images, tech drawings, and ridiculous dyno numbers since the kit can come with GT28's, GT30's (71 or 76 trim, and even GT35R's.
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Old 04-07-2009, 10:57 AM
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Just be warned. Remote mount turbos have a major flaw.....getting oil back to the engine. I HAD the STS twin turbo kit on my car for a very short time. The scavange pump that STS uses kept failing and they were unable to come up with a reason or a solution. Finally they just stopped responding to my phone calls and e-mails all together. When I say it was failing, I'm not talking about under boost or load, I'm talking about normal driving conditions: 5th gear 2000rpm, 65-70mph. It's a gut wrenching feeling to see smoke pouring from your turbos and oil dripping out the tail pipes when you finally get stopped.

The STS kit will make your car wicked fast, but their tech support sucks and quite honestly, I would sue them if I thought I could do it for less than what I paid for the kit. If you really want to go turbo, I would recomend looking elswhere.
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Old 04-07-2009, 09:36 PM
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The oil issues STS had was when they orginally designed their kit and did in fact have issues with the oil pumps they were supplying with their kits failing. They have since changed to a different oil pump and the issue has gone away.

It was very common for their early kits to have oil pumps failures.
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