lpf turbo kit

[tws123]

has anyone seen or have any experience with this kit? it appears to be a low mount kit using oil less turbos! lpfbuilt.com

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[sonic]

Sounds scary ... Never have I seen an oil less turbo... Those things spin fast and without oil how can a turbo live?

 

[Z_Rocks]

looks like it's an previous gen mustangs kit that still uses S197 exhaust manifold.
Oil-less? Turbo shaft and bearing needs oil and cool oil. Even if it self contained oil, it requires some way of cooling it down. Otherwise it will have a short life.

 

[JasinEdward]

I know a guy that has a 2012 v6 that bought a single kit... He's already sold it and purchased a new one...

 

[Tetsubo]

Justin has done several cars in Houston. After talking with him I was actually considering his kit. They've been beating the hell out of the cars racing. I've been in talks with several people here in Houston about TT setups. He is offering me a hell of a deal installed and tuned atm. Not 100% sure I'm going to go his route though.

 

[Tetsubo]

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[Z_Rocks]

Not 100% sure I'm going to go his route though.

Why not? What don't you see right?

 

[Tetsubo]

I understand the kit uses Comp turbos and they do have some sort of coolant running through them. The passenger side is a S197 header, driver side is stock and 38mm Precision wastegates. The comp turbos are super light compared to others.

I've come from the Mazda Import scene and the comp turbos are new to me, "oiless" throws me off in the first place. I've been in talks with another shop about a TT kit build that he would like to sell after it is completed. Twin dual ball bearing PTE6266s atm or maybe something else, 44mm Tial waste gates and straight piped. I'm limiting myself to Id1000s and a BAP for now. Both kits are more than capable enough to make 700whp. Anything after that you'll basically need some sort of better fueling.

Tomorrow I'm supposed to talk to the other shop about finalizing somethings and pricing.

Don't get me wrong though LPF cars roll out! They are always on the street and tracks.

 

[sonic]

Wow the oil less is new to me

 

[tws123]

I understand the kit uses Comp turbos and they do have some sort of coolant running through them. The passenger side is a S197 header, driver side is stock and 38mm Precision wastegates. The comp turbos are super light compared to others.

I've come from the Mazda Import scene and the comp turbos are new to me, "oiless" throws me off in the first place. I've been in talks with another shop about a TT kit build that he would like to sell after it is completed. Twin dual ball bearing PTE6266s atm or maybe something else, 44mm Tial waste gates and straight piped. I'm limiting myself to Id1000s and a BAP for now. Both kits are more than capable enough to make 700whp. Anything after that you'll basically need some sort of better fueling.

Tomorrow I'm supposed to talk to the other shop about finalizing somethings and pricing.

Don't get me wrong though LPF cars roll out! They are always on the street and tracks.

Ive seen these turbos around for awhile. they are water cooled. some kind of grease packing in the turbo. I think the biggest issue is repacking the greased bearings. I don't daily drive my mustang so I thought I could get by with a kit like this

 

[Tetsubo]

I don't daily mine either that was another reason I was looking at it.

 

[olaosunt]

looks like it's an previous gen mustangs kit that still uses S197 exhaust manifold.
Oil-less? Turbo shaft and bearing needs oil and cool oil. Even if it self contained oil, it requires some way of cooling it down. Otherwise it will have a short life.

The Hellion also uses one 197 exhaust manifold .

 

[Poppacapp]

They have gone bottom 9's on this kit. As far as long term reliability etc, I guess that remains to be seen.

My primary consideration with a twin kit right now is low mount(SBD, LPF) or high mount(Hellion). I semi-daily drive my car, and low mount turbos worry me if caught in the rain. It seems the Hellion kit would work better as a non-weekend car.

 

[Z_Rocks]

The Hellion also uses one 197 exhaust manifold .

I didn't know that.
Thanks!

 

[Z_Rocks]

They have gone bottom 9's on this kit. As far as long term reliability etc, I guess that remains to be seen.

My primary consideration with a twin kit right now is low mount(SBD, LPF) or high mount(Hellion). I semi-daily drive my car, and low mount turbos worry me if caught in the rain. It seems the Hellion kit would work better as a non-weekend car.

From the original pictures, SBD seem to have a nice design on their custom manifold. If SBD can offer some sort of cover to protect "Hotside" part of turbo from water splash, that would be great. You splash cold water on a hot metal, it can weaken it's structure or form.
On the Hellion side, the heat from the turbos will ruin all the rubbers and electrical wires in the engine bay, when you shut the engine and all that heat gets trapped under the hood. A friend of mine who put TT in his Corvette (in the engine bay) had to replace most of his electric lines within six months, due to heat from TT.

I love turbos, but you have to deal with getting ride of the heat and keeping the Turbos cool.

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