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Topic: My Turbo 50 Experience
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Fast(er) Eddie
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I Just wanted to share my DT5 (Dan Turbo 50) story with the board.
Merry Christmas ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
I have had the opportunity to have an engine built by Dan and I am very happy with the way everything worked out. I know lately there have been a number of posts about other members positive experiences in working with Dan on their builds, so I felt I had to ad mine as well.
I went to Dan several months ago with an idea and a budget to build me a "nice" street engine for my 89 LX project. Dan told me right then and there that he was not quick, but that the wait would be worth it. I was okay with that as my project had a laundry list of things that I wanted to do first, before dropping the engine in.
Along the way, I changed my mind 1,000,000,785.639 times. I went from Gt40's, to Edelbrocks, and finally to AFR heads. I bounced back in between the E cam, then F cam, and finally had a custom cam cut. Pistons and Compression ratio was a whole 'nother story.
What I am trying to illustrate here is that Dan will actually work with you through the build process. I have spent thousands of dollars over the years with various machine shops, only to be treated like an invoice and given a T shirt, and a kick out the door.
I was able to make a friend in this process, which to me is more important than the build anyway.
Pics Below
Thanks again Dan!!
Cliffnotes:
Dan is the man, took his time to build me a sick ass engine, I made a friend. Look at the pics.
[ December 12, 2012, 09:30 PM: Message edited by: Fast(er) Eddie ]
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Posts: 584 | From: Dirty Five Thirty | Registered: Jul 2004
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Nice lil setup you have there!
Dans alright I guess.... ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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looks nice, enjoy that bad ass motor
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Nice set up you got there sir Dan is great Guy
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Posts: 1427 | From: Apatzigan michoacan..... Mnt view 650 | Registered: Sep 2005
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Fast(er) Eddie
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Thanks guys!
I know I'm gonna be real happy with it.
It's going in my little 89LX that I T topped, and put 04 IRS under it.
I just had abe50's guy do my interior:
Auto Upholstery thread in the vendor section
POST #10 (two tone grey)
So now I'm trying to get all this together in a week (if I'm lucky) to make an appointment at MRP for tuning. I took all next week off work to try and pull it all together.
Wish me luck
[ December 12, 2012, 11:22 PM: Message edited by: Fast(er) Eddie ]
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Dan is the MAN!
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That's a very nice set up.... ![[worship]](graemlins/worship.gif)
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Posts: 7604 | From: *NORTHERN*KILLA4NIA* | Registered: Oct 2008
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turbo50
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Folks are gonna begin to think I am hypnotizing people.........
Hope it runs like it looks......
Or atleast holds oil pressure.
Dan
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quote:
Originally posted by turbo50:
Folks are gonna begin to think I am hypnotizing people.........
Hope it runs like it looks......
Or atleast holds oil pressure.
Dan
I think your secretly drugging people with out knowing lol.
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Looks real good, congrats on the new setup!! Dan does an awesome job.
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COBRA50
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That engine looks bad ass
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Posts: 166 | From: RWC | Registered: Jan 2012
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Looks good, I hope to have a sweet Dan built
motor soon.
Posts: 549 | From: angels camp | Registered: May 2008
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damn im a modular type of guy, but those pics gave me a woody ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
looks like a nice build you got yourself
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This thread has .... FTW all over it
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Can't wait till the Giants lose tomorrow night so all you Giants fans are forced to shut the fuck up.
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Dan is a good guy. If I didn't have the option of building engines here at work, I would not hesitate to take my motor to him. Anybody who takes their motor to him will not be disappointed, I have seen several of his builds and seen how they perform.
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Posts: 2214 | From: 510/east bay | Registered: Mar 2008
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Fast(er) Eddie
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quote:
Originally posted by SLOWSN95:
Dan is a good guy. If I didn't have the option of building engines here at work, I would not hesitate to take my motor to him. Anybody who takes their motor to him will not be disappointed, I have seen several of his builds and seen how they perform.
And I'll be seeing you soon Nick!
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Dan built a motor with AFR's? whats going on Dan?
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turbo50
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Originally posted by v-town coupe:
Dan built a motor with AFR's? whats going on Dan?
new style heads. 8mm valves, better valves they stepped their game up lately.
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quote:
Originally posted by turbo50:
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Originally posted by v-town coupe:
Dan built a motor with AFR's? whats going on Dan?
new style heads. 8mm valves, better valves they stepped their game up lately.
The fastest motors you have buit are AFR headed..lol
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Fast(er) Eddie
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quote:
Originally posted by CornOil_&_Boost:
quote:
Originally posted by turbo50:
quote:
Originally posted by v-town coupe:
Dan built a motor with AFR's? whats going on Dan?
new style heads. 8mm valves, better valves they stepped their game up lately.
The fastest motors you have buit are AFR headed..lol
Yeah I'm really looking forward to this summer/spring.
I have been waiting to drive this car for a year, and I still have to have it painted before I'd put it on the street. I'm just gonna do something simple with paint though ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
I'm in the process of trying to find a 9" wheel with some lip to it. Any ideas guys?
I will be installing as much as I can over the next week, to try to get it out so Nick can get it tuned.
Thanks for all positive posts guys!
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Looking nice!! I have the same valve covers... I should be the next one posting about my Dan experience... It's sure been an eventful one... Now tear the streets up...
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Dan is well........ Ehhhhh??? Jk
Nice build Ed, but I ran into issues with a Holley intake hitting those valve covers on a customer build and it caused a huge intake leak, the intake just slopes down to far on the right side! We ended up using the ford racing slant edge tall valve covers! They were $250 but are Bad ass and fit with the 1" spacer! Customer did not wanna run 2 spacers and neither did I!!!
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Posts: 3535 | From: sac town | Registered: Feb 2005
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turbo50
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quote:
Originally posted by *BlownMach1*- TRMYN8R:
Dan is well........ Ehhhhh??? Jk
Nice build Ed, but I ran into issues with a Holley intake hitting those valve covers on a customer build and it caused a huge intake leak, the intake just slopes down to far on the right side! We ended up using the ford racing slant edge tall valve covers! They were $250 but are Bad ass and fit with the 1" spacer! Customer did not wanna run 2 spacers and neither did I!!!
Did you look at the pics? If fits with a one inch spacer
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With the new renegade 165s that out flow the old afr 185s, yea that guna be one potent lil 302
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