thinking of using a new turbo-opinions
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Waist of money, that turbo is going to be holy laggggg! When you get it let me know, will show you that a smaller turbo is much better unless this car is a drag car! If anyone wants a ride I would love to show you how Fine Line set my car up. Not only how stock it looks but how it drives, the car drives amazing! I don't understand why you would want a 2,000 rpm power band, I guess we all have different goals! If I am right the FP is not BB? 2.5XTR is considered a GT28, a step up from a 20g! Go rotated if your going above a 30r, anything bigger then a 30r become laggy. That's my 2cents.......
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as for right now e85 is off the table. i do plan on installing 1000cc for the next setup just incase we get some pumps locally. 400 on pump would be my goal. im gonna shoot for 91 pump then maybe a 50/50 race pump mix tune for fun.
i drive it daily. mostly fast paced mountain roads. my parents live up by loon lake. that road is insane. my 20g does fine and a couple hundred more rpms before full spool is ok by me.
what i would like is a 49-50lb turbo that spools close to my 20g.
ed always points me in the right direction i just like trying new things.
i drive it daily. mostly fast paced mountain roads. my parents live up by loon lake. that road is insane. my 20g does fine and a couple hundred more rpms before full spool is ok by me.
what i would like is a 49-50lb turbo that spools close to my 20g.
ed always points me in the right direction i just like trying new things.
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heres my current rundown of parts. i do need to delete the tgv's,add a spacer and was giving some thought to the aeromotive 340lph pump.
GT spec EL header w/kellys custom ewg.
38mm mvs
gms inlet,maf hose
cobb sf intake w/box
DW 740(were actually flowing between 714-731cc)
spearco tmic w.stock bov. have been thinking about upgrading but the stocker seems to work well.
td06-20g 8cm2
walboro 255. deleted intank filter
golan SS filter under hood
hallman mbc
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I absolutely loved my DOM3 with the 10cm housing. On my stock wrx block I made 360/340 with a pretty conservative tune at 19psi, Ask Ed for his opinion on the turbo, I know it surprised the hell outa him with the number it made so easily.
I really wish I kept my car longer and got a built block then turned up the tune. Full boost was at 3400 and it had one hell of a 3k-6k power band.
I really wish I kept my car longer and got a built block then turned up the tune. Full boost was at 3400 and it had one hell of a 3k-6k power band.
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so far the spearco has been great. i want to max it out w/o loosing the front end stiffness.
ive done some more reading and heres a idea
850cc
KStech 73mm that fits the cobb box
either 20g XT upgrade/3071/gt52
i figure i should hit 370-380 on eds dyno.
ive done some more reading and heres a idea
850cc
KStech 73mm that fits the cobb box
either 20g XT upgrade/3071/gt52
i figure i should hit 370-380 on eds dyno.
Since you said E85 was off the table, I think those numbers are too high for 91 octane, even for a built block. Or are you doing meth injection?
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Waist of money, that turbo is going to be holy laggggg! When you get it let me know, will show you that a smaller turbo is much better unless this car is a drag car! If anyone wants a ride I would love to show you how Fine Line set my car up. Not only how stock it looks but how it drives, the car drives amazing! I don't understand why you would want a 2,000 rpm power band, I guess we all have different goals! If I am right the FP is not BB? 2.5XTR is considered a GT28, a step up from a 20g! Go rotated if your going above a 30r, anything bigger then a 30r become laggy. That's my 2cents.......
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400whp is very tough to achieve on straight 91 Octane. The only cars I've tuned to that have been running GT35's and I think that's a bit more lag than you're looking for.
-- Ed
-- Ed