08strokin
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What's the price on this kit?
DFI Performance - T4 conversion kit review
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Call DFI for exact pricing, but Wes said it'll be a little more than other kits at about $2000. I haven't seen other kits in person, but the stainless cast pedestal is a work of art. Not sure what other kits include, but looking on his website now, I believe his kit also includes the turbo blanket, Y-pipe boots, intake pipe as well as the other stuff you'd expect (pipes, pedestal, hardware, etc).
http://www.dfiperformance.biz/projects/dfi-7-3l-turbo-kit/
~Mitch
FrankTheTank
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Now that another vendor is selling it, I wonder if he will sell just the cast piece and pedistal. I think an email is needed
I'm confused why you believe there is an issue having the oil drain into the fuel pump port... Its simple to run, easier to pipe and connect, and drains right to the pan.
I built my own kit, and specifically did NOT want the drain at the back of the turbo.
I built my own kit, and specifically did NOT want the drain at the back of the turbo.
I'm not an expert, and I'm sure it's not an "issue" as many people do it, including your custom set-up and Jake's kit. It just seems that draining oil from a hot turbo over the cam *might* be less good than draining that oil in the factory location. But like I said, I'm not an expert, and many people have had success with other set-ups. I'm very happy with the set-up on mine, and it didn't seem difficult to run (albeit I just watched Wes do the work I wasn't leaned over the engine).
What was the reason on your set-up that specifically did NOT want the drain at the back of the turbo?
~Mitch
What was the reason on your set-up that specifically did NOT want the drain at the back of the turbo?
~Mitch
m j
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JIC fittings vs hose clamps on the drain is one reason to not go to the factory spot apparently
strokin'_tatsch
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When I got pricing awhile back, I was told near $1800-1900 IIRC. Either way, I decided as nice as it may be, it's not really $300-400 nicer than an Irate kit in my mind.. I wanted the Turbonetics kit in a bad way, but you used to be able to get them closer to the price of an Irate kit.
V-Ref
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$1399 for me back in the day
strokin'_tatsch
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$1399 for me back in the day
Yeah. I just went back through my emails. The price I got quoted from DFI back in February was $1925 for a full kit minus a turbo... Not sure if that price point has changed since then though.
FrankTheTank
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I emailed the company, haven't heard anything back yet......
buschpoweredstroker
New member
Where'd the Intake come from? Looks a lot sexier than my custom.... I need it for 5.5" inlet on turbo...
Intake is part of the DFI kit. Not sure what sizes they have them for - this worked on a S366 frame. Call 'em and find out. To make everyone's life easy, here's the shop phone number: (503) 543-3353 - they're open generally 9-5 on Pacific time.
Hotrodtractor
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Many of us drain the turbo the fuel pump hole in the valley just to have less issues. The routing of the hose is just flat better, doesn't rub anywhere, gives you room to work and install easier, etc.... I've been doing them that way since 2007... maybe early 2008 and I know others were doing it that way before I was. To the best of my knowledge no one has had an issue with the small amount of hot oil dumping onto the unused fuel pump lobe of the camshaft.
