Thx auzvectra. I've seen that some other members also have these vxr units. Will be ordering one tomorrow
nice to see some decent work there .
1st off, ditch the stock turbo it's crap (and they are over boosting it anway with those levels by the sound of it) and drop a vxr turbo in.
the vxr turbo costs round the 1200 mark landed, and will still be 20% higher flow then a high flowed stockie .
mr turbo are good, i get parts from them, but neva had work done there.
there is room for a bigger turbo, trust me .
i have a garrett gt35/40r on mine, hehehe.
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Thx auzvectra. I've seen that some other members also have these vxr units. Will be ordering one tomorrow
Sounds like you're not trying to cut too many corners Good to see
PS. What are the dimensions of the intercooler and where'd you get that done?
Oh, and welcome to the site!
Thanks delemonte.
Overall dimensions are
wide; 570 mm excluding inlet & outlet (630 mm including inlet & outlet)
Height; 300 mm
Thick; 80 mm
3 inch inlet & outlet
2.5 inch ss pipes
I took my car to BPS (Bayside Performance Services http://www.bpschiptek.com ) in Cleveland and they had "Innovative Exhaust Systems" if I remember their name correctly, to make the intercooler and pipe work. These are the same guys that also made the exhaust. At first, I drove without the front fan as that didn't fit anymore but the car was running a bit hot and I got sick of turning the aircon on and off to lower the temps. AM Auto Services ( http://www.amauto.com.au ) fitted a spal slimline fan. They cut out a bit more of the front bar and bumper so they could move the intercooler forwards. The radiator was moved backwards. It all works perfectly now though it is a very tight fit.
Its no wonder your turbo is shot, 24psi overboost is way to high. Drop in a VXR turbo and you'll get good results.
Dont forget to get an uprated fuel pump as the standard one shits itself when pushed to hard
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HAHAHA, I like overboost (& beer ). It's difficult to get it to overboost only to 21 psi and holding at 19. I think that the actuator is also on it's last legs. Yeah, will be getting the vxr unit.
Some pics of the intercooler, bay and exhaust. Hope this works.
i'd be interested in know ing abit more, i have talked to this guy at clevelend and don't think he know's much,, maybe skylines and commadores he might know but would suggest not to go back to him,because some of us are running stock turbo's with everything done , been on the dyno a few times, in the past ,first two done weren't actuate becuse u can change the settings for HP, at the last wheel on wide bay they had a dyno there which was a new one,which can't be played with,i got 122.4kw@126kph 400.8 N.M @114kph and i have owned mine for 7 years with same stock turbo...
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and yeh i forgot i still have my cross over pipe too .
152kwatw is realistic. I had that when i had my stock turbo, just depends on the map you have. Holding 19psi?? Forget that!! Thats not realistic!
With dyno day coming up will be interesting to see what my boost holds at around 5500-6000rpm....
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