We have been holding off till the release of the truck kit to become a sponsor on the forum and that day is quickly approaching. So we wanted to take opportunity to introduce ourselves for those that havent already seen the thread going on ls1tech. Currently we have a system set to release which we have already been getting quite a few pre-sales on for the 99-06 trucks. As far as fitment on the new 07+ trucks, we have not verified if it will bolt up or not at this point. We will be looking for some help possibly on that testing(I know people are going to ask).

I dont want to bore you with text and Ill get to the photos as I know that what we all like to see. Here is a copy of the thread started on ls1tech, read over it and let me know what questions you might have. My name is Chad by the way and I take care of most of the online forums/email/tech. If you call in the shop, Adam will be the one you talk to a majority of the time. He takes care of the daily operations, shipping, and most important, phones

Also I check emails a lot more frequently than pm's so if you need a quick question answered and you can get us by phone,



We have been working on the truck turbo system design for some time now and I finally have some pre-production parts going back on the shop truck. We started with a 2004 Chevy 1500 and has 22x,000, old lady pamper highway miles(Im kidding its a wore out old utility truck). So we tore into it and designed a single system using the stock dr. side manifold. This is where we put a little twist on the typical system, we didnt just build a log that had the driver bank flowing into the back of it. I wanted to keep both separate and maximize flow as much as possible. What we came up with is a pretty cool looking manifold that is going to work well and unlike any other truck setup that Im aware of. Here are a few shots of what I have going on right now:













When designing this kit, we test fit all the way up to our On 3 Performance t4 flanged 88mm turbo. Although this turbo does take a few tweaks to fit the downpipe, it clears everything else. We will have options for directly exchanging the stock On 3 70mm turbo all the way up to the 78mm unit that will be released around Christmas time.

As you can see ground clearance is not an issue, none of the tubing can even been seen when looking level at the vehicle in the air






I setup the downpipe so that it will come out of the turbo, re-circulate the wastegate and step to 3.5" at that point. From there is goes down below the firewall and will run back as a 2 piece section (3pc total).



Then what we are doing is using the factory hanger and just going to tack that to the last section of the downpipe.



Each production kit will be coming this same way and terminate at this point. On our truck we are going to make a little plate for the bed and have the exhaust run from where you see out through the bed in front of the rear tire.

One other custom touch we are going to be doing on this truck instead of just having a filter is making a custom 4" air intake from the turbo into the grill at the top left corner. I havent gotten that far yet but just was getting ideas as the truck was going together last night



Part of the kit will also be the new hard upper polished radiator hose. This allowed us to eliminate the surge tank on the passenger side and give us a little more room to work with the turbo stuff. On top of that, each kit will require the user to go with an electric fan. In our case, we already had some 98-02 Camaro take off fan's and went ahead and threw those on the car.


I will continue to update this thread as we make headway and for those interested in the kits, we have a tentative release shipping date of

NOVEMBER 17, 2013


This is not set in stone but when we are expecting to have them ready to ship. As far as a price, they are going to be $1,890 for the On 3 single turbo system with the 70mm journal turbo. If you check the website, we have intercooler upgrades, injectors, turbo upgrades, etc. All of those upgrade costs are standard across the board so if you looking to go with say a 4" intercooler, 76mm turbo, one of the On 3 ceramic ball bearing units, all of that can be found on the site.

LS1TECH special, we are going to run free shipping on all order for this system up till October 31st. This is an incentive for our customers to get in on a $95 savings. November 1st, this offer is gone so dont miss out if your wanting to go turbo -

Email us for any questions concerning the kit as well


I will be continuing to work on the truck and make progress over the next week or so. As I do, Ill try to take more photos and post as I do.

Just a brief break-down of the kit and how it will come:

Complete hotside, crossover, tubular manifold and downpipes, 304ss
Complete Cold side, 6061 polish aluminum 3", all bead rolled
On 3 70mm Journal turbo
On 3 44mm vbanded wastegate
On 3 50mm Blow off valve
On 3 3" core air to air intercooler
All couplers and t-bolt clamps (black)
SS vband clamps and Lap band clamps for turbo back tubing
Custom laser formed intercooler brackets and hardware
Complete oil feed/drain kit
Instruction CD for install questions

Im sure I am leaving something out but like I said Ill be building this thread as we make headway and keep everyone informed for those interested in the build or the complete On 3 Performance Chevy 1500 / 2500 pick up truck single turbo system


I have a lot of people asking me for better photos of the manifold. Today I got in our 78mm prototype turbo and decided to throw it on the truck to get some mileage on it. Since it was apart, I shot a few more photos to hopefully this will help clear up any questions people might have.

Also people have asked about heater line clearance, as you can also see I have made some custom stainless hard lines to clear all the hot parts without having to worry about melting a line















Look forward to being involved on the forums and helping some people build quick turbo trucks

 

Damn commies!!!!

 

Nice !! Great price

 

So when is it being released?

 

I am going to get one, but more than likely I will order 3 kits. You should give all of us the opportunity for the discount and free shipping!

 

I would assume any kits already on order, 7-10 days before they are shipping. As for doing bulk kits like that, I will certainly work with you on some sort of special deal

 

Whats the price for a 76mm kit?

 

Can i order it but with my choice of turbo? i want to run something like GTX47.

 

Any issues with over heating? I know in AZ and south Texas if you reduce the coolant capacity at all you run a major risk of over heating. I believe Nelson Performance has run into a lot of issues with people trying to reduce overflow tanks or switching to hard lines. I believe they tell everyone to stick with stock capacity for that reason. I am sure it's no biggie in cooler climates, but when it's 110* all summer with over night lows of 90* at best. We can't mess with things quite so much.

 

The kit is $1895 and to go with the 76 journal turbo, its $99, $399 for the ceramic ball bearing upgrade

We can delete the turbo but if you add something in like that we havent tested, its going to be up to you to make necessary tweaks to downpipe to make it fit. We will have options up to our 7875 that will be a direct fit, after that, it would be up to you to mofidy to make your specific turbo fit.

I have has zero issues with cooling, I run a fairly large overflow still in the truck. It still gets up into the 100's here as well and its not been an issue. My fans are on just a manual temp switch where I can control where they com on. Overheating is not going to be an issue at all