ZZP Z7 Turbo Kit

Well i think the title says it all looking at picking this turbo kit up in a few months, yes I know my CAI will have to be taken off, by then i also plan on having the SLP powerflo exhaust system, just seeing if anyone else is familar with this this turbo kit or not, i will also be pruchasing the air-air intercooler kit, boost controller the ceramic coated piping, Tial BOV. Also had a quick question if the #42 injectors will be good or if i should go ahead and go with #65?

id go with the 65inj

Alright should the stock fuel pump be powerful enough?

Since the turbo kit is put together by ZZP I would ask what they recommend ,as far as the stock fuel pump I do'nt think it will flow enough for 65LBer's ,by the way good choice in a FI system ,what kind of condition is your tranny in?Since you will be nearly doubling your whp,Good Luck! Chico(pops)

Thanks. Well i bought the car used it actually has alot of miles 124,500 to be more precise, bought it at i believe 108,000. That is one area I was sort of concerned with even though i have had no tranny issues at all thus far. Have had to make quite a few repairs to the car since ive gotten it but its been running great for a while now. Some things ive had to get replaced: New Rack and pinion, right front hub bearing, Front Driver side CV boot, and a few other smaller things i can't name off the top of my head.

I doubt you'll need 65lb injectors. Like somebody already said... see what ZZP recommends.
I've heard about 65's being harder to control and tune... and the point about the stock fuel pump is true, but to clarify: the stock pump won't support the full flow of the 65's. It will work with them up to a certain injector pulse width (IPW).

ZZP says the stock fuel pump in the SE's/GT's don't supply over 300hp.

Now, I'd say that's a very conservative estimate but yes, you are going to need a larger fuel pump.

HAve you decided which turbo you are going with? That will make the difference in being able to use 42.5# injectors or nedding the 65# ones.

GO BIG OR GO HOME lol

Well the Z7 kit only has the Turbonetics 62-1 turbo right?

Unless you ask them for a bigger/smaller one, yes.

For the 62-1 they supply, you should be fine with 42.5# injectors as long as you make sure to install a more powerful aftermarket fuel pump.

So either way, you need a stronger fuel pump.

Alright.

Alright another quick question, any suggestion on gauges to get?

you really need to do more research. im nervous that since you are asking these types of questions, that you really dont know what youre getting yourself into

For the sake of answering the question, you will want at LEAST 1 aerforce gauge, as well as a boost and oil pressure gauges.

But I agree with Corey. If you knew exactly what you were getting into, you wouldn't be asking these questions.

Umm sorry i guess i worded the question incorrectly or something, I was talking about if you had any recommended brand names/brands to stay away from.

Dont worry some people here forget the whole purpose of a discussion board.You know a lot of them were born with knowledge about turbos and swaps

Dont go spouting things like that. If you could see the number of people that came on here wanting to go turbo with no research being done, you would feel the same way. Do a search.

Or go post on clubgp and see how bad you get torn up.

Hello isn't what this thread is? A step of research?

I really wish people would stay away from comments like that because asking questions is research. Boards like this one started just for this purpose. Not as a social networking/myspace deal.

Well thats why we come here instead of clubGP hoping people can help us with the question instead of saying you need more research.What do you think hes doing?How can a person research anything if all what people say is u need more research.

I agree, this is the perfect forum for people to come and ask questions like this. A new member or individual who may be new to forums in general wouldn't think to search all the posts in an effective way right from the get-go.

That being said, if we were to have answered his questions and suggested that he spend some time searching and reading the archives because there is a lot of good info out there, I think it would have been a bit more helpful.

So go forth my child, and search the forums for this info you seek! If you seek, you shall find! (especially in the turbo section on clubGP.)

As far as brand of gauges? Anything will do really.

A lot of parts stores carry Autometer gauges, which are the brand I use, and they work well enough. It's kind of like buying band-aids. There may be different brands but they all do the same thing just as well as the next.

The one thing you way want to decide on is the type of oil pressure gauge. I really like mechanical oil gauges because they respond in real time exactly how the engine is. It feels more accurate. Electrical gauges refresh certain times per second, so they don't always have the exact data at the exact second.

However, mechanical gauges require running HIGH PRESSURE OIL INTO THE CABIN!!!! This is the *only* reason I gave up my mechanical gauge for an electrical one.

Nylon tubing and brass ferrels don't exactly do the job with 60+ psi of oil pressure and if you tightened something wrong, you could have a slow leak, or be shooting 60 psi worth of oil into the ground, or worse, your face/cabin.

For a boost gauge, just go mechanical. I'm not even sure they make electrical boost gauges. Make sure it's a vacuum/boost gauge so you can read it both ways. Also make sure it's hooked up to the right spot...

And then just the aeroforce interceptor gauge.