N/A EJ25 power limits
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I think that you can get up to 250 at the crank if we could get a redesigned intake manifold, with an intake, headerback, cams, heads, Engine Management, Phenolic Spacers, Pulleys, improved spark, Walbro, parallel fuel rails, And a redesigned Air Box.
I think that you can get up to 250 at the crank if we could get a redesigned intake manifold, with an intake, headerback, cams, heads, Engine Management, Phenolic Spacers, Pulleys, improved spark, Walbro, parallel fuel rails, And a redesigned Air Box.
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Blah. Now we're talking severe law of diminishing returns. For that kind of money you could have a 10 second or better turbo car. I'm not gung-ho enough on N/A to do it just because.
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Blah. Now we're talking severe law of diminishing returns. For that kind of money you could have a 10 second or better turbo car. I'm not gung-ho enough on N/A to do it just because.
Blah. Now we're talking severe law of diminishing returns. For that kind of money you could have a 10 second or better turbo car. I'm not gung-ho enough on N/A to do it just because.
Its about N/A power limits!!! Diminished returns my ***, have you drivin a high 200hp N/A 4-cylinder Impreza? Nooooooooooooo... Not many people have either, but the low 200hp N/A cars are nasty as it is.
And we all know that going that fast in a Turbo car causes ALOT of maintenance problems, like exploding tranny's, blocks, and all sorts of stuff... With that much money into a high power N/A engine, it would stay much more reliable
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reliable, shmeliabel. I wanna go FAST! Haha, just kidding, that's why the turbo kit comes after I crack the 200 hp barrier with a PEMS. I want to be able to tune well before I add boost, and even then I won't get crazy. Plan on using a small, fast-spooling kit limited to about 250-260. In between I might use nitrous too, but I doubt it since I'm not a big drag fan and it's not wise to keep on the street. One thing at a time. Maybe by the end of next year I will add cams. Everything I've read and heard about the EJ25 points to them as being the biggest obstacle to better power.
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Here you go, the nastiest N/A Subaru I know of:
On the web site it says 360hp or 300psi though, Ive seen a JDM magazine with the same car but showing only 270 or so, i'm not sure anymore...
http://www.spomotorsports.com/PhotoG...ID=#CustomerID
http://www.syms.co.jp/pages/history.html
On the web site it says 360hp or 300psi though, Ive seen a JDM magazine with the same car but showing only 270 or so, i'm not sure anymore...
http://www.spomotorsports.com/PhotoG...ID=#CustomerID
http://www.syms.co.jp/pages/history.html
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To be honest, I am simply unimpressed with such a high-strung, all-out motor. The 600+ hp FWD turbo drag cars don't do anything for me either. Speed costs money, and all those cars prove to me is that someone has more than me. A 250hp RS-T homebrew RS-T is what gets me going.
I do appreciate, however, that when factory-backed teams dump 6 figures into a race car for a season, it filters down to us on the street, resulting in my 2.5l flat 4 getting me down the quarter faster than 5 and 6 liter muscle cars from the 60's and 70's.
I do appreciate, however, that when factory-backed teams dump 6 figures into a race car for a season, it filters down to us on the street, resulting in my 2.5l flat 4 getting me down the quarter faster than 5 and 6 liter muscle cars from the 60's and 70's.
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Why are you talking about drag racing??? I'm not...
Why are you talking about drag racing??? I'm not...
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How about shoe horning in a H6 3.0L motor and building that up? Maybe some 12 to 1 compression pistons like the V8 guys? The four throttle body setup works great on any car. The GTI-R Nissan built used them to add to the low end response and it worked great. Of course they also used two springs per valve, a distributor system and it was a turbo motor. Oh the intake manifold was a very clean design as well. From the intake it was a direct line into the cylinders for the intake. The exhaust only made a slight bend before entering the exhaust manifold.
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How about shoe horning in a H6 3.0L motor and building that up? Maybe some 12 to 1 compression pistons like the V8 guys? The four throttle body setup works great on any car. The GTI-R Nissan built used them to add to the low end response and it worked great. Of course they also used two springs per valve, a distributor system and it was a turbo motor. Oh the intake manifold was a very clean design as well. From the intake it was a direct line into the cylinders for the intake. The exhaust only made a slight bend before entering the exhaust manifold.
How about shoe horning in a H6 3.0L motor and building that up? Maybe some 12 to 1 compression pistons like the V8 guys? The four throttle body setup works great on any car. The GTI-R Nissan built used them to add to the low end response and it worked great. Of course they also used two springs per valve, a distributor system and it was a turbo motor. Oh the intake manifold was a very clean design as well. From the intake it was a direct line into the cylinders for the intake. The exhaust only made a slight bend before entering the exhaust manifold.
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"Borla headers don't make much HP, there's a british company (PDE? I think) that makes a 4-into-1 design that's supposed to be good. "
Do you mean TWE (Tech Works Engineering) based out of Calgary, Canada? They have a 4-1 merge collector header. Apparently very few out there since they are going through some issues to get setup to do ceramic coating.
Do you mean TWE (Tech Works Engineering) based out of Calgary, Canada? They have a 4-1 merge collector header. Apparently very few out there since they are going through some issues to get setup to do ceramic coating.
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Yeah, that's them, TWE. I thought they were overseas, but that's good that they're closer. Has anyone got dyno charts from their headers? I would think that headers should make a difference on our cars, the stock ones seem like quite a comprimise. I'd like to see something that moves the placement of the cat converter, maybe removes it, and has the manifold making less twists & turns.
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Originally posted by BAN SUVS
How about shoe horning in a H6 3.0L motor and building that up? Maybe some 12 to 1 compression pistons like the V8 guys? The four throttle body setup works great on any car. The GTI-R Nissan built used them to add to the low end response and it worked great. Of course they also used two springs per valve, a distributor system and it was a turbo motor. Oh the intake manifold was a very clean design as well. From the intake it was a direct line into the cylinders for the intake. The exhaust only made a slight bend before entering the exhaust manifold.
How about shoe horning in a H6 3.0L motor and building that up? Maybe some 12 to 1 compression pistons like the V8 guys? The four throttle body setup works great on any car. The GTI-R Nissan built used them to add to the low end response and it worked great. Of course they also used two springs per valve, a distributor system and it was a turbo motor. Oh the intake manifold was a very clean design as well. From the intake it was a direct line into the cylinders for the intake. The exhaust only made a slight bend before entering the exhaust manifold.
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I would try that, but only for a drag car... it would totally fuxor up the weight differential of the car... make it like 60/40 or worse.
I would try that, but only for a drag car... it would totally fuxor up the weight differential of the car... make it like 60/40 or worse.
EDIT: You mean the OBS swap thing?
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I don't think 25-30 pounds that would come from a turbo/intercooler kit would tip the scales that far. What exactly did you mean?
EDIT: You mean the OBS swap thing?
I don't think 25-30 pounds that would come from a turbo/intercooler kit would tip the scales that far. What exactly did you mean?
EDIT: You mean the OBS swap thing?
And a turbo/intercooler with all the piping and equipment is a big more than just an 30lbs... Unless you got some really lightweight exhaust piping... (Note the WRX's 100lbs weight difference to the concurent model RS's)
