VI Engineered Top Mount Single Turbo Kit

[Jonvigil82]

Lots of top notch fab work on the @Jonvigil82 account but the @VIEngineereed account isn't working at all. Neither is @VIEngineered....

Sorry check @vi.engineered

 

[dyezak]

Sorry check @vi_engineered

Not coming up under that either.

 

[chrisdfv]

Not coming up under that either.

Vi.engineered on instagram

 

[dyezak]

Vi.engineered on instagram

That works!!! Nice stuff.

 

[dyezak]

Maybe it is but with as quick as vendors come and go, why not come to the table with a kit that’s well built and makes great power? It’ll put twin cars’ dick’s in the dirt with proper supporting mods.

And since the gauntlet was thrown, I think this was the last dyno that Tony posted of his twins. There were no qualifications given, just that you'd beat a twin car.

And I dug this up too.

And no, I don't run Tony's turbos. And yes, I'll be going to a single setup this winter. But a gauntlet thrown is a gauntlet thrown and it makes for interesting drama.....so I'm fanning the flames a bit . (edit to add: and competition is good for the consumer)

 

[Jonvigil82]

Haha we have a few set ups going on to some built cars soon here. I can’t wait to get the numbers. I’ve been playing with the idea of picking up a 6speed car. I may be selling my ls powered fd rx7.

 

[terryd5150]

Haha we have a few set ups going on to some built cars soon here. I can’t wait to get the numbers. I’ve been playing with the idea of picking up a 6speed car. I may be selling my ls powered fd rx7.

I've got an N54 6MT LCI sedan I'll sell you. Lol.

I look forward to seeing what you can offer the platform.

 

[chrisdfv]

Received my kit from Jon earlier this week. Everything came nicely packaged. Craftsmanship is spot on.

 

[LoBoost]

Any updates, installations, dyno’s, reviews, etc on this kit? I’m going to be purchasing either this kit or the doc race kit within the next month or two. Strongly leaning towards this kit.

Also, I see that they have an OCC / coolant tank listed on their site now that looks pretty nice.

https://www.viengineered.net/product-page/oil-catch-can-coolant-reservoir

 

[Aaron]

That air filter worries me. I'd love to see particulate and airflow test results for it, assuming of course it's going on a street car.

 

[cloud9blue]

Yeah, that air filter is fine for a track car. I actually trying to get a set made for my EFR setup right now.

But for a street car, you are better off with something that actually filters air a bit better. If you don't have the space for a direct mount filter, you can just run a 90 degree coupler and run a filter on top of the radiator shroud or route it to the driver side instead, which is what I am doing. If your space is tight even for a 90 degree coupler, you can use a snake head coupler like this.

http://www.treadstoneperformance.com/product.phtml?p=86452&prodname=Cobra+Head+Silicone+Hose+Coupler+3"

 

[LoBoost]

I read somewhere that they did a bunch of testing on that filter material to get it just right. Maybe on the Nelson racing wheel page. (Can’t remember)

Would a normal stubby filter fit in that location?

 

[cloud9blue]

I read somewhere that they did a bunch of testing on that filter material to get it just right. Maybe on the Nelson racing wheel page. (Can’t remember)

Would a normal stubby filter fit in that location?

A thin foam with that sort of porosity would flow fine. The problem is that it wont filter that well. But as I said, it is fine for a weekend on a clean track. But not good for a daily driver with all the dust, dirt, and sand you can suck up from the street.

 

[cloud9blue]

Also, I hope the foam is greased with filter oil,.

 

[boostE92d]

Haha we have a few set ups going on to some built cars soon here. I can’t wait to get the numbers. I’ve been playing with the idea of picking up a 6speed car. I may be selling my ls powered fd rx7.

I love my n54 but you should not sell an fd rx7 to get one.

 

[cloud9blue]

I love my n54 but you should not sell an fd rx7 to get one.

I love rotary too, but there is nothing great about a FD if you take out its rotary engine.

 

[chrisdfv]

Any updates, installations, dyno’s, reviews, etc on this kit? I’m going to be purchasing either this kit or the doc race kit within the next month or two. Strongly leaning towards this kit.

Also, I see that they have an OCC / coolant tank listed on their site now that looks pretty nice.

https://www.viengineered.net/product-page/oil-catch-can-coolant-reservoir

 

[Tony@VargasTurboTech]

And since the gauntlet was thrown, I think this was the last dyno that Tony posted of his twins. There were no qualifications given, just that you'd beat a twin car.


And I dug this up too.

And no, I don't run Tony's turbos. And yes, I'll be going to a single setup this winter. But a gauntlet thrown is a gauntlet thrown and it makes for interesting drama.....so I'm fanning the flames a bit . (edit to add: and competition is good for the consumer)

LOL, literally had no idea this dude was talking out of his ass. John, I have $5000 that says you cannot produce a better graph than this with your kit, and yes that year old 173MPH pass, let me know when put its dick in the dirt... Youbetter hurry up though. Race season is coming in CA, and it will be surpassed by a wide margin...

 

[JuniorB]

This is just another quality made product, not just another top mount. I wouldn't call it over saturated, as it seems each one has its good quality, and it's week. I've read on numerous treads on single made manifolds, and see there is sustainable workman ship on these, the only think that I would like to know but not mentioned is, isn't the wastgates suppose to be evenly displaced and not a 90 degree? I'm not hear to start a war, but it's knowledge.Thank you.

 

[LoBoost]

@chrisdfv how’d the install go? Any problems? And how’s the car feel with this kit on it? Did you end up needing anything that wasn’t included in the kit? Looks great by the way!