**** CARTEK/STS C5 Single Turbo is finished !! ****
07-31-2005, 10:17 AM
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Get Julio and the guys to throw up the graph and pics of the system please 
I can't wait to see what it looks like
Are you running stock Z06 exhaust manifolds? What about cats or just an OR xpipe?
Have you used a turbo blanket or heatwrapped the exhaust?
I can't wait to see what it looks like
Are you running stock Z06 exhaust manifolds? What about cats or just an OR xpipe?
Have you used a turbo blanket or heatwrapped the exhaust?
07-31-2005, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Chrispy
Get Julio and the guys to throw up the graph and pics of the system please
I can't wait to see what it looks like
Are you running stock Z06 exhaust manifolds? What about cats or just an OR xpipe?
Have you used a turbo blanket or heatwrapped the exhaust?
I can't wait to see what it looks like
Are you running stock Z06 exhaust manifolds? What about cats or just an OR xpipe?
Have you used a turbo blanket or heatwrapped the exhaust?
Yes , the car has stock Z-06 cast exhaust manifolds .
I am not running any cats .
No turbo blanket , no heat wrapped exhaust at this time , if Cartek thinks heat is an issue , I'll have them address it .
I need someone with a digital camera to take some pics and post them .
07-31-2005, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by STEALTH 99 C5
I need someone with a digital camera to take some pics and post them .
Looks like your priorities are in the right place.
Last edited by sandiegofrc; 07-31-2005 at 05:26 PM.
07-31-2005, 05:40 PM
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Hope you make it up to NE dragway in September. I am having a forged 347 engine built with a F1 Prochrger strapped on as we speak. Should be some fast Vetts up there come race time. MUST SEE PICTURES OF CAR ... Who lives close by to Cartek, run on over and snap some pictures.
08-02-2005, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Tsab
Mike, can't wait to see what it will run!
, then I have to go out of town again . 
08-02-2005, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by STEALTH 99 C5
We may run the car in the extreme heat this week , it will be a good test for everything . I haven't actually seen the car since it's been running , I'll get to see it/drive it for one day this week , then I have to go out of town again .
, then I have to go out of town again . Its about time, you went with a TURBO
08-02-2005, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by CraZee ZO6
no numbers yet?
Last edited by STEALTH 99 C5; 08-02-2005 at 11:03 PM.
08-02-2005, 11:44 PM
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St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by STEALTH 99 C5
It made 700/730 right out of the box on 93 octane , no break-in miles yet , Julio said if I want to run race gas he could get another 100HP out of it , I'll see how it runs they way it's set now .
08-03-2005, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by STEALTH 99 C5
It made 700/730 right out of the box on 93 octane , no break-in miles yet , Julio said if I want to run race gas he could get another 100HP out of it , I'll see how it runs they way it's set now .
08-03-2005, 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by STEALTH 99 C5
It made 700/730 right out of the box on 93 octane , no break-in miles yet , Julio said if I want to run race gas he could get another 100HP out of it , I'll see how it runs they way it's set now .
wow awesome!
How much Cartek?
and how much boost!?
08-04-2005, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by CraZee ZO6
oh so STS isnt making a complete kit for the c5?
) My rep at STS said that all of the plumbing is done, and is in the process of being coated.I have a deposit with them for their first production unit. I'll start posting more once I receive the kit and begin the install. I'll probably have it optioned like my Ram, with a dual mode boost level + water/methanol injection.
If that weren't enough, the STS system for my wife's Escalade is already here. I'm going to try install this without her knowing (probabaly when I'm doing the suspension work), and prepare myself for the expression on her face the first time she mashes the go pedal!
08-10-2005, 01:04 PM
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I was able to drive the car for the first time last week before I left for the West coast , the car is f#$king awesome !!!!!!!! I barely got into boost due to traffic and the thrust from that turbo sets you back like a jet engine . It was 94-degrees and the car had excellent drivability . The car sounds wicked just cruising around .
I let Dave from Cartek take the car to the track on Sunday for it's maiden voyage down the track and some dial-in time , on it's first pass with conservative shift points and an extra safe tune it ran 10.2 at 133 without locking the converter and Dave lifted during the run . My emergency brake wasn't working so Dave couldn't hold the car to build boost without it creeping on the line and he only got a 1.7 60ft . On the second pass , the sprag in the transmission snapped just after the 60ft and that was it for the day .
The tranny should be fixed with an upgraded sprag by the end of the week , I'm confident the trans will hold this time .I'm looking forward to getting the gearing , converter and shift points dialed in so I can get the full potential out of this beast . Thanks to Cartek for building me another nasty set up
I barely got into boost due to traffic and the thrust from that turbo sets you back like a jet engine . It was 94-degrees and the car had excellent drivability . The car sounds wicked just cruising around . I let Dave from Cartek take the car to the track on Sunday for it's maiden voyage down the track and some dial-in time , on it's first pass with conservative shift points and an extra safe tune it ran 10.2 at 133 without locking the converter and Dave lifted during the run . My emergency brake wasn't working so Dave couldn't hold the car to build boost without it creeping on the line and he only got a 1.7 60ft . On the second pass , the sprag in the transmission snapped just after the 60ft and that was it for the day .
The tranny should be fixed with an upgraded sprag by the end of the week , I'm confident the trans will hold this time .I'm looking forward to getting the gearing , converter and shift points dialed in so I can get the full potential out of this beast . Thanks to Cartek for building me another nasty set up
08-10-2005, 01:42 PM
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St. Jude Donor '03-'06-'07-'08
Mike - sounds awesome. Congrats to you and Cartek.
Sorry I missed it on Sunday - looking forward to seeing and hearing it run!
Sorry I missed it on Sunday - looking forward to seeing and hearing it run!
08-10-2005, 05:32 PM
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Thanks for the update.
Please keep us posted on how your STS/Cartek turbo setup compares to your N/A 441ci?
How does the power delivery compare?
Which would your prefer as a street car and why?
Please keep us posted on how your STS/Cartek turbo setup compares to your N/A 441ci?
How does the power delivery compare?
Which would your prefer as a street car and why?