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  1. AlbatrossCafe
    I'm in Bellevue. I have a '78 280z with an '82 L28ET. I bought it with the swap completed though cus I wanted to avoided that hassle. I tore down my engine a few months ago to throw in a bigger turbo, Megasquirt, injectors, fuel pump, intercooler, etc. and it has been down ever since. I probably need more help than you do LOL
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    Do a search. There are a lot of examples scattered on here. This thread shows a lot of wheels, some with flares. I would start by combing through this: https://forums.hybridz.org/topic/58528-wheel-show-post-your-pics-of-you-wheels/
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    Really cool. Love it. Never seen that swap before.
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    Beautiful :')
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    I don't have any advice for you, but I am super curious how this works out. As someone who just paid about $1000 to have my OEM turbo rebuilt and upgraded to T3/T4, I will be pretty envious if this works for you with a dramatic explosion 😁
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    Are those turn signals on the back...? If so, that could be pretty cool. I always felt the signals in the stock 280z location were hard to see.
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    yeah, it does. I was thinking the same thing but it came with plastic so I bought plastic...
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    1/8" NPT is right, with a 1/4" ID hose. I will definitely plug one of the boost reference ports on the comp. housing. Makes things way easier without that T fitting. Thanks!
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    Don't be scared! Nothing is mounted yet. The harness just fell that way while I held it for the pic. Side of the shock tower seems like an easy location and I'll throw it on there. Yeah, I would prefer to avoid a vacuum line adapter. I was wondering about having larger barbs for the solenoid. My concern was, if I add in larger barbs, does that risk running too much air through the EBC and damaging something? I was thinking it might have had the smaller barbs for a reason, but I have no idea. If not, this seems like the easiest solution.
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    I also have one I just took off a few weeks ago if CGSheen falls through
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    I have a couple questions about my electronic boost controller that I am using with MegaSquirt. The EBC has 3 ports. I assume 2 are input/output for the vacuum line and the 3rd is actually the air that vents to atmosphere? Does which port you use matter? See pic #1. Can I install it behind the heat shield here (on the master cylinder side - see pic #2)? If not, where is typical? If I install it here, is the "vent to atmosphere" gas gonna be too hot for the master cylinder or is that amount insignificant? The tube coming out of the turbo/wastegate is much larger than the one going into the EBC - how should I best address this step down and step up in size without a ton of awkward connections? EBC (#1): Install Location (#2): Hose to wastegate is different size than EBC connection (#4):
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    So don't think I can pony up for ceramic coatings, but I used heat wrap on the downpipe and ex. manifold and added a blanket to the turbo. Now I am reading that using wrap on exhaust manifolds is a bad idea... Something about it causing the steel to become hotter than it would if it just vented normally and causing it to crack. What do you think ? Is a heat wrap not recommended? How come the stock engine did not use it if it was so necessary?
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    I'm not looking for 400hp performance. Looking for a modest ~280hp or so. Seems like coating the ex. manifold would be overkill? A blanket is easy enough, I can add that to the turbo
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    Hey guys, Just wanted to let you know how my Gpop shop turbo rebuild went in case anyone was looking at going to them: http://gpopshop.com/ Before: 1982 L28ET Garret AiResearch stock T3 turbo After: Upgraded into T3/T4 hybrid with T4 .50 trim compressor wheel and Stage III exhaust turbine. All moving components rebuilt/replaced if applicable. Review: So far, I am very satisfied with their work. When they said "we will make your turbo like new" I was skeptical. They took my 35 year old turbo and genuinely made it better than it was when it was new back in 1982. Externally, it looks great. I decided to have Gpop upgrade my stock turbo because I didn't want to deal with fabbing up external wastegates or put in spacers to get something aftermarket to fit. The cost (~$900 btw) was comparable to buying a new Garrett hybrid and in the end I get something that I know will bolt right in AND has a warranty to boot. Also, their customer service was awesome. I say "Externally, it looks great" cus I haven't finished putting together my engine yet 🙃 I'll update the review with actual performance "soon"!
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    I According to Gpop, a new housing would be an additional $100-$250 and they commented:
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