Top Secret turbo manifold

[lucky]

Does anyone have any additional information on this? From the little info on their site, I gathered that it is custom made to order giving you the option to run a variety of Greddy and HKS turbos. What I want to know is if there is any benifit to using this manifold over the Greddy or HKS manifolds that come in their turbo kits. I believe Top Secret uses larger piping which would increase flow...can anyone confirm this? Also, while browsing some sites, I noticed that on the Greddy turbo kits they seem to include everything with the exception of a downpipe. Does anyone know if this comes with the kit or not or did the webmaster get lazy and not type all of the parts that come in the kit?

Thanks in advanceEric

[I H8 UR DSM]

yea, im 99.9% sure the kits come with the downpipe

in the pics, there is a downpipe

[lucky]

Awesome...no info on the Top Secret manifold I assume??

[I H8 UR DSM]

i assume you have their webpage

http://www.topsecretjpn.com/Categories-engl.htm

but i dont know anyone using it, IMO obviously your going big : ), so i'd recommend getting a custom manifold, and custom downpipe...i wouldnt be too concerned with a turbo kit when going that direction, custom parts and piping often work out really well with a high hp setup....i dont know any details on any of the top secret equipment for 240's though, sorry

[SpeedRacer1]

A local shop around here has a Top Secret catalog, i'll take a look in a few days and see if i can dig anything else up. Their TD06 exhaust manifold goes for well over $1500. Heres the only things I can gather from the broken Japanese translation:

SILVIA/ 180 SX SR20DET Corresponding turbine: T67, 78 and 88, TD06, GT3040 and other corresponding west gate: Trust Type-C and HKS racing \ 220 and 000 one off OK (please convey the specification of turbine and west gate when ordering)

The 220 and 000 is 220000 yen which is roughly 2200 USD. And since its not a kit I doubt the Top Secret one comes with any DP.

[BuudWeizErr]

Don't forget about JDM turbo kits though.... We have a steering column that gets in the way, so most kits require modification.

http://www.jspec.com/trustdman.html

Probably something close to that Exhaust Manifold.

[lucky]

BuudWeizErr - That is the manifold that comes with the Greddy TD06 turbo kit. I don't think the flanges for the T88 and the TD06 are the same.

I H8 UR DSM - I have a little something up my sleeve. I'm sure you have a hint of what I plan on doing from the email you got from me . I really hate the cost of custom parts so my plan was to buy the kit and the Top Secret manifold and then sell the Greddy manifold. Doing it this way would save me alot of hassle since I won't have to worry about making custom oil lines, downpipe, ect. Who knows...mabye I'll just have to bite the bullet and have someone make the custom parts for me.

SpeedRacer1 - Yeah, that's about how much I got from their site too. I would really appreciate it if you could get me some more info about it. Too bad I have no Japanese skills or I would email them and ask them myself

[BuudWeizErr]

BuudWeizErr - That is the manifold that comes with the Greddy TD06 turbo kit. I don't think the flanges for the T88 and the TD06 are the same.

Yeah, I knew that, sorry I didn't make that clear. I was just trying to say that the TS manifold will probably require a lot of modification, just like a lot of aftermarket manifolds from the Japanese market. I just posted that GReddy manifold as an example.

[I H8 UR DSM]

"Japanese Spec 1994 SR20DET. Greddy turbo kit T-88-34D custom ss steel manifold and waste gate."

[BuudWeizErr]

:bowdown

Wow... They probably don't have the same problems that the 240SX does because their column is positioned differently (I assume) in that car. What is that, a 510?

[I H8 UR DSM]

yes, but again, tahts a custom manifold : )

[lucky]

BuudWeizErr - I'm pretty sure no matter what route I take I will have to have some custom mods done to the manifold unless I convert the car to RHD. AFAIK, all that is required to install it is moving the wastegate which isn't too much of a problem.

I H8 UR DSM - That's very close to what I want but that is the T88-34D...I will be going with the T88-33D. Go ahead and call me a wuss but I just don't think I need the extra power the 34D will make

[I H8 UR DSM]

if you were big dog, you'd have a setup like Victor, hehe, j/p

http://members.blackplanet.com/osofast/

[lucky]

lmao...actually, I have seen that car before. He used to be running a 2JZ setup. Seems like a nice guy from what I know of him from supraforums. Very nice car but I'd hardly call that streetable

[I H8 UR DSM]

true...yea he went through vinny for the 2jz setup at perf. factory(who we are affiliated with), now he's using unorthodox (near my house) for the skyline setup, he's crazy, lol...thats a lot of money to throw into the supra setup just to take it back out...i understand the reasoning, but i mean he shoulda kept the same manufacturer platform/motor anyway, and woulda never ran into that nhra problem....unorthodox also is building a skyline rb26 that will run street tire class next year.....

and whats that rollcage? 50point? lol....

he's a nice guy, got a little rassed on FA since people think he was rather cockey about his plans and setup, but whatever, he's fine with me, lol...

i only saw the car at the track once last season, but he didnt run it....afaik, it didnt make any passes in any events, and he never talked about what hp or 1/4 it was putting down....

[lucky]

Sorry to break the news to you but last I heard, NHRA has no street tire class scheduled for the upcoming season.

Quote »The National Hot Rod Association has announced class changes for 2003 in the NHRA Summit Sport Compact Drag Racing Series. The modifications to the current class structure reflect the interest level and needs of the sport compact series at all levels of competition. [/quote]

That quote was taken from a thread on supraforums and was posted by Victor.

[I H8 UR DSM]

ok, but where does that say anything about street tire class....i havent heard anything of the sort, any more references? I no longer drag race my car : )

i know they have added those pro fwd and pro rwd categories...

my friend dustin has built his car for the last year for street tire class, to compete against jeff hill etc, so it would suck for him, lol...



street tire class is like a fan favorite around here, it would really suck of nhra if they take that away, but give me one more reason to change to autocrossing : )

[lucky]

Quote »The National Hot Rod Association has announced class changes for 2003 in the NHRA Summit Sport Compact Drag Racing Series. The modifications to the current class structure reflect the interest level and needs of the sport compact series at all levels of competition. In 2003, the NHRA Summit Sport Compact Drag Racing Series will feature two professional "heads-up" categories competing for a world championship: the Pro RWD (rear-wheel drive) class, which was formerly called Pro, and the new Pro FWD (front-wheel drive) category. Additionally, the current Modified category will feature rear-wheel drive only vehicles, the Street Tire class has been eliminated, and two new classes (Sport FWD and Sport RWD) have been created. [/quote]Oops...sorry about that...it didn't post the whole text into the quote. I'll check on the NHRA's website to see if they changed this but I haven't heard anything since. I think it has alot to do with the turn outs they had last year. There wan't much participation in this class. And you really can't call it a competition anymore now that Titan is running much faster than any other car out there. Titan dominates this year, RX7.com dominated for a couple years before that. I think it was a smart business move but it does suck because I know a couple of people who built their cars for this class.

edit: here is the link to the NHRA story...http://www.nhrasportcompact.com/2002/news/100801.html

[lucky]

BTW...your friend has a VERY nice setup. I think that license plate pretty much sums it up

[I H8 UR DSM]

yea, he bought eastcoast motorsports off one of our other friends a couple of years ago...he ran a 11.2 and blew up his pretty stock motor at the end of the 01 season, and sat out last season to build up/paint, and try a new setup....its at turbo trix right now, he's going AEM, and that T72....it will be a nice street car ; )