The kit was ordered back in February and took almost exactly 7 weeks to get to my front door. Brad, sent the kit next day air on his own dime to make sure I got the kit on the promised date. Overall look of the kit was good, packing was ok, with one of the boxes kind of falling apart, but that’s typical UPS. In opening the box all the parts were in good shape, the coating was good, and the turbo was packed well. The intercooler was coated with some sort of Anti-Oxidant coating that was removed with Mothers Aluminum polish. When we had the kit laid out I noticed that there were two pipes missing, I immediately called Brad, he was very upset, and sent me the missing pipes SATURDAY DELIVERY. I was very impressed.

 Day 1 - Header installation (Friday Night)

  Headers were nicely made, smooth welds, with bigger than 1-5/8 primaries, all the welds were ground smooth, and the flanges were nice and thick. In putting the headers on we noticed that we needed the header bolts that were missing in the kit (brad offered to buy me a set or refund me the money for another set). After purchasing the header bolts, we noticed that some of the welds around the flanges were a little thick and proved to be tricky to get the bolts into the flange, one tap of the hammer, and the bolts popped in. Header install complete, with only some wrap on the passenger side A/C line. Header install Perfect.

 Day 2 - Main kit install (Saturday)

  Started the day by installing the Front mount intercooler, T line for the oil feed. Every nut and bolt was provided in the kit and we used every one, including the T and braided lines.. The Intercooler is sheet metal and 3 core. Installation proved to be a two person job, one to hold the intercooler and another to mount it and line it straight. For the Cobra, you have a power steering cooler that needed to be relocated; we found it best to tuck it under the radiator support with minor bending to the lines, perfect fit! Ring at the door, my Pop, brought me two pipes that were delivered by UPS Saturday delivery, I got my pipes just as Brad promised.

   Once the intercooler was installed, we went ahead and cut the fender well out to make room for intercooler to intake piping.  Easily cut with a die grinder, and if done right, can look factory made. After that was complete we had started back with the crossover pipe from the header to the main 3" pipe. This was a little tricky, and things to remember are to never tighten bolts until everything is lined up. We put both pipes in and loosely tightened the V-band clamp system (works awesome!)

   Next we installed the Turbo and waste gate. Turbo was a little tight, and if I were to do it again, I would install the turbo onto the flange then install it in the car. The piping for the waste gate and down pipe didn't line up very well, but with a pry bar everything lines up! Now somebody really needs to slap TIAL around. After we installed the down pipe and waste gate, we decided to tighten the bolts that go into the waste gate, Well, Tial, being so smart, sent us Stainless bolts to screw into the stainless housing. The bolts bound up, and both of them broke in the waste gate. Not fun, 4 hours later, and two new bolts, we had to take the system off drill the new holes, and put the system back together. That was a total PITA. Note to anybody putting this system on, drill out the threads on the waste gate and just use two bolts and nuts, SO MUCH EASIER!

 Day 3 - Finishing up (Sunday)

  This was a crazy day. We got alot done after the whole broken bolt fiasco. We got the intercooler piping installed and found one pipe to be a bit too short. We welded on an extension to the pipe and that was finished. We then decided to drill and tap the hole in the oil pan for the drain feedback from the turbo. As hard as I thought this was going to be, it was pretty easy. Brad provided the stainless line and all the fittings, nice and easy!! We modified the lower radiator hose with the pipe that was provided, simple cut and install.

 Note: I told Brad about the fact that we needed to extend the intercooler pipe and he made a fix immediately, there will be no need for any welding when you get this kit, it was just something that we caught and made Brad aware of.

 After the engine compartment install was done, we proceeded to install the H-pipe that comes with the kit. The pipe is pretty neat, installs with one V-band clamp and then hooks up to your catback. We installed this pipe in about 10 mins, awesome, and easy to run open exhaust at the track too.

Installed the JMS chip that I opted for in the kit, and plugged the ECU back in.

Moment of truth, we triple checked everything, and then I got in the car and turned the key. Fired up first try. NO EXHAUST LEAKS! Unreal. The car started we ran it through a heat cycle on the lift, I even hit the two step really quick so we could hear the turbo spool. Music to my ears! We killed the car then buttoned her up.

Summary:

  Awesome kit for the money. Brad is an awesome person with a great upbeat personality. He needs to figure out a realistic timeframe for his kits to be shipped, but other than that, I have no other complaints. I would like to thank the people that helped make this project possible.

Rodney, for use of the lift and shop tools, and his two hands all weekend - Cromwell Automotive

Brad Eddington - Owner of Turbolocity

XXTuning, Al and Danny, two great guys who helped me out a ton! XXTuning.com

Cory, for his two hands and keeping us laughing all weekend.

Aaron Rouse (Snipe656) and Pete Calabrese (SnkyPete) for keeping me entirely SANE while I was waiting for my kit, and for their expertise in Turbocharging Mustangs.

My girlfriend Santina, for dealing with me during this entire ordeal  :)

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- Chris95SVT